Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-26

Once upon q time, aa old wolf in
mans clothing gathered large flock Of
sheep, ewes aud lambs in a field sur
rounded by high wall, upon which. we're
written, in big letters OF gold, the words
domestic Institution for the Rearing
Of Patriarchs," and various texts Of
Scripture, which made the place to be
held sacred, so that all who passed by,
both high and low, went crawling on
their bellies and licking the dust as they
went
And the old wolf threw over the wall
the wool of the sheep which he slaught
cred, and the people took it and made
garments thereof, both warm and hne,
for themselves, and their wives, and their
little ones
But some of the wool they pulled
every man put over the eyes of his neigh
Dor, land some they stuffed into the cracks
ofthe walls, lest any ons should look
through.
SO the people we're comfortable ex-
eeedingly, both in the flesh and in the
spirit
And the old wolf had great pride of
heart, which increased day by day, until
he became as God in his own eyes, and
said "Lol ell the nations need wool, and
/ alone can supply them. To mo must
they come, or 60 shiveriny aud naked.
Am not the king of the world
Moreover, he pursuaded the people
that the sheep were q bloodthirsty race,
although, he said, If the wall were pulled
down, the sheep were so fond Of him,
they would haddIe around him the more
ahectionately
But one day, when the wolf was engag-
ed, as was his wont, in devouring the
sheep, he overheard certain men talking
outside, from whose eyes the wool had
fallen, and who had CHANGED to look
through crack in the wall, and see the
wolf Invested OF his mans clothing and
smeared all over with blood And these
men were saying one to another, "This
wall must be abolished" or demolished,
or some such wicked word va.
'Whereupon the old wolf set up a dis.
NAL howl, crying, what are you
talking about out there, We meddling, in.
fdel wretchesF have never required
anything of you but to drive back my
sheep when they Glanced to escape.
Leave me alone in peace. You would
let all the sheep out would you. and
let them cut my throat and the throat OF
my wife, and the throats of my little
ones2
Aud with that the wolf rushed forth,
just as he was, all dripping with the
sleeps blood, and leaped himself at the
shroats OF the people outside, and in his
fury was fam 80 tear everybody and
everything to pieces, and make the whole
land bis den. ae gs,--''. !
The sheep, too, rushed out ana maaa
for the green pastures and stiu waters
in the distance, raising plaintive cries n
Heaven. But, marvellous 70 tell, although
the day was made hideous with the howl
ing OF the wolf, and the land far and
wide was made deep red with the blood
that he shed, although Stript fhis man
clothing, he was seen in all his wolhst
nature, and although the wall, broker
through in many places, was tumbhnI
into ruins without one stone left upoI
another, and the VOLTS likelihood was fas
Howing away, yet were there people no
few, who lifted up their voices ans
wept for him aud said: @Lst the wal
stand, nay, let it be buils up again, ana
let the wolf have his miserable sheep
and do with them, yea, aud with as also
40 ssemeth to his noble nature best; and
earsed be the eye that looketh through
the cracks in the wall, and thrice cursed
thu tongue that shall tell aloud what thl
eye may chance 10 sec. So shall-wi
have pescs and the age of patriareha
simplicity shall return ana blese the iant
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