Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-23
Miscellaneous.
The Chronicles OF Abraham.
CHAPTER /.

leader was one jeff, gathered themselves
together and came and encamped over ,
against the river of the Potomac.
3. And their armies were ontrenched |
beyond the river, from the great sea, even |,
unto the mountains, which look on Man
assas; a very great host
4, And the King, even Abraham, com.
manded, and his armies came together
from beyond the Cape which is called Cod
and down East, uE to the far country of
the Kansas and the Jayhawkers.
5. All the tribes of the North came forth
with their fighting men, under their cap
tains of hundreds and of thousands.
6. Footmen and horscmcn and engines
of war, and Simon, the war scribe, caused
the host to be numbered and their num-
bcr was seven hundreds of thousands, and
and seven thousand and sixty and two.
| 7. And Herewith went much cattle, and
blue wagons laden with fine -four, and fir
kins of all meats, dried and salted, molas-
ses also and goldfish.
8. Tobacco was there and whiskey, su-
gar and coffee and white beans in great
superabundancc and the sign of the wag.
ons, and on the breastplates and upon the
banners was U. S.
8. And there was a very great host,
such as hath not been seen since the kings
of old went up to the battles.
10. And as the vultures are gathered un.
to the carcasscs, so there followed them
swarms of commissaries, and suffers, and
contractors and divers camp followers
Greedy for spoil even as grasshoppers for
multitude.
IL. Then came also money changers, and
usurers, and brokers, who take pawns, and
others of the children of the horse -leech !;
and by these was the host deceived and
plundered, and tythed with sevenfold
tythcs.
H. Also the substance of those who abb
ded at home and were taxed, was cum
ningly eaten up by these devouring locusts,
who cried in their language, Hail Colum-
bia and Yankee Doodle, yet stinted not
from their spoil.
13. And the armed men and the people
groanod.
CHAPTER II.
1. And after many days the people
said, Why 60 not forth the hosts unto the
battle
2, Lo these many months have we freely
given our gold and silver, our substance
aud the work of our hands.
3. While our young men are stricken
with the plague of the camp, falling as the
leaves before the wind, and the earth fes.
ters with the dead of our kindred.
4. Our houses are made desolate, and
the voice of lamentaton is heard in our
, dwellings.
5. The chief men and the captains make
fcasts, and are joyous with wine they are
, fierce and naughty and their eyes stick out
with fatness.
, 8. Day by day are the hosts placed in
. battle array, and the captains and the
chiei men ride before them on horses, eau
' Oily appearald and rejoicing in their glory
7. They speak great swelling words, and
. say, WHO can withstand us in the day Of
, our wrath, when our enemies shall be
swallowed up, as the sea swalloweth W
the drop of rain ?
= 8, Nevertheless, against the enemy, no
r spear is upliftcd, not bow is drawn.
9. The banners hang down upon the
banner staffs, and the wren builds her mes
in the mouth of the trumpet.
10. Our chief city is bclcagured, and tn
y, great rivers are sealed against our ships.
i IL. The hosts Of the enemy have US il
3 derision. They put out the lip disdainful
V ly and cry 'Comc over to us ye Yankees
u u who make merchandise ofclocks, and carv
u gun-fints from horn, and are cunning i
: nutmegs OF Eastwood
. ~. Show yourselves; and we will Civ
your flesh to the buzzards of Fairfax
and the ha'Vks of the Old Dominion shall
It line their nests with your hair.
o CHAPTER III.
Y /. Meantime the captains take the rest
= and the host goes not forth from the tents
% 2, In the morning the rcviee is sound
a ed, the drums beat the tattoo at night
e tomorrow is as this day, and the montl
}. pass like tale that is told.
3. They say, wait yet thirty days an
S, your eyes shall see your great salvation
A. All the makers ofshoddy say, Amel