Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-12

ny. And Il q ~ 80 II thoSs days,
that Abvahsm M - I'd gathered =
Is fathers, All 2S "a "a IL his stead.
q. And DO ~ Wiki kai prevailed fos
1A1aAays being so1sd, there ~ mocsl
tribulaticn. And ~ hlopd suckers AND
preachcr1 essd haf1ees were much afflicted
3. Ard raising their voices. they said,
ssBshe1A he hooey -coab q which We have
eeesu b. vanished, anl The teats He lsave
eockod have become dried up
{. "Whas shall Ne do, that these good
things pass not away from ~, and Ne be-
esms again - lean goats Z" t'
5. And they sent their cunning men and
painted women into the city Of the king
a Shek they might spy out the weakness o.
his court, ard lay snaTes, that be might oe
taken in their tolls.
8. And going thithcr, they clothed them
selves in mourning. and lawented ths death
81 him Who reignsd. - IL
Z. (for they had thought to hoodwink
the king, end hide from him their deceit
9. Aud they cried out for vengeance uPc'
oil those who dwslt in the lsOd ofthe south
and imputed 10 them the death of the IN &
/. Who hsd been slain.
3. saying. LET their men and women be
y slain. draw The sword upon the babe anp
the suckling-lct there be ponc spared IRON
the edge Of the sword. Let the land u
laid dssola,e.
10. "Let thy word, 0 Kingi lit oul
brother. the niegcr, to the high places-ic
him b even ~ ourselves. I'D
IL. "For behold, by these means sha'
- br M down the cnpperheads, and oui
Nstxloa n hfaQe
II. And thou, . King! shall We wor'
ship II thou will bow down and do our WIZ
to thee shall Boxer sing hosannas and Ihad
deus, the Cynic, shall praise thee
Is. 1--WE will give to thee power, and 90
minian, thou shall rule us forever and III,
o glory shall shine like unto mackefel whe'
il stlnke,h."
IA. But Andrew, the king, looking upon
them. perceiyed the malice oil their hearts
and th,ir lying pretences were made mani
fest to him.
10. lie also saw that from the ruin Of Thu
land they sought riches. snd that the chic
OF devils had entered into them.
lG. And answering them he said, at i
written, Trnst not the Yankee when ~
smileth, nor The peddlcr Of nutmegs when h'
singe,h psalms.
IT. "Go yc therefore to your factories
and bagnics and convcn,icles, and bring no.
hither the notions ot the east.
10. "Put oif<he weeds wherewith We arr
clothed, for | perceive through your ar
NOR Of hypocrisy the wickedness Of your
hearts.
10. "Yc have made to yourselves friend,
Of the mainmon Of iniqulty have heap
~.,l,.. s.,e bx.. a oN} ,net
80. "Ye shall no longer through the
tempest Of blood add TO your stores, tor be
hold tic MI ht flee and the dawn Of com
mon sense draweth nigh.
II. ~ have sworn that the covenant o
our iAthe.s shall be kept whole, and behold
the Yankee and hidden traitor shall not lay
his hand upon the law.
~. 1.-The murders which We counsel will
] mot donor shall your deceitiul words lead
me to the worship O. Obi the god cf the
niger.
20. 1.-The day of baby talk hath passed
away, and the blather Of towards hath be
conc as the east wiud-emp,y.
-. Even as the dcvi. did TO the son q
man, SO have ye offered that which is moi
yours to give, and like unto him shall y,
fail in your guile.
25. 1.-The songs Of Boxer are not sweet
ness to my ears, nor do desire the re-
membranes ofdrunkcn leaguers "
20. And the ieague,s, and contractors
and preachers, and harlots went forth {: OH
the presence Of the king sore abashed.
~. And they ground their teeth in thci
rage, their Spite dried in their mouths
and they swore that they had been sold
even AZ Esau.
2S. But the people laughed them 4
scorn and said, "Lct us drive this herd o
unclean spirits from our borders"
20. But the elders and wise men said
"Nay, rather let them be, that they may di
Of their own spleen and bitterness, and thei
name become II proverb to the people
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