Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-05-16

and dollars, tor the purpose OF building
into themselves q "School House." for
he benefit Of the rising generation, and
hat Of the city.
20. And it came to pass that when the
Ruler of the city learned this fact,
10 became sorely vexed, and reasoning
with himself, he ordered that this should
not be; and thereupOn be notified ali of
his tenants that he would surely raise the
upon them,
81. And he being still 0orsly vexed
WILLIAM and his constituents, re.
to bring about and enforce such
as that William and his friends
will have to build the "School House
themselves, or else abandon the project.
20. And it came to pass, that as the
Chief Ruler was verseS much in "law,'
aud with the sanction Of his legal advi-
sers, he gave notice by proclamation
ali whom it may concern" that he
would impOund any and ell stock Of
whatsoever kind, he may find running 81
large upon the "PubliC Highways"
20. And it again came to pass, thai
10 order to carry out this proclamation
the Chief Ruler must make all the nec-
essary arrangements within h~is,power
and t~hereupon he built a pound, fash
Toned like unto an English Pound"
and appointed under him one ESSEX, al
"Lhief Pig Driuer," whose urname il
LAYTON.
"a. And it came to pass, that when
he had began his labors very early 10 the
morning, that he appointed unto himself
certain young lads, whose business it was
to 60 around and about throughout all
tae city, and the lands Of their estate,
and upon the public highway, and
whatsoever stock of any kind, that they
bring the same unto him, the "Chief Pig
Driver"
25. And it came to pass that upon the
evening of the first day of the reign Of
Essex, that the lads brought many of the
stock unto him, and he i'm
pounded all of their property. a
26. And it came to pass, that on the
morning of the second day of the reign
of Essex, whose urname is Layton, and
being the fifth mouth of the year, .that
the Inhabitants of that city became very
much enraged, and grew wrOth, and were
vexed.
q. Aud it came to pass, that they
together, and reasoned among
themselves. and said !: "What shall we
do p" And they, fearing tho terror Of
their Chief Rulers, aud still reasoning
among themselves, saying !: SIT may be-
better for us to go and pay for our stock,
and bring them home with u.s." and
that day, through the working Of the
English Pound, there fell into the hands
o. the Chief Rulers, many dollars of TIE
poor peoples money, even that Of the
Irish and the Buckeyes.
%. And it came to pass, that among
the rest of the unfortunate poor people,
The property of one EGBERT, whose
surname is Bowen, fell into the hands of
the Chief Rulers, which they forthwith
pu! into the Pound.
20. And it calne to pass, that Egbert,
upon hearing of his property being i'm.
pounded in the English Pound, he did
not g~row'angry or seem vexed, but con.
.rary 70 the ~reaSOnings of his neighbors,
md in the more calm and sober thought
Of his judgment, forthwith went into the
Pound, and did not so much as
ask permission Of the Rulers, and re-
leased his property by the power of
and did not so much as leave
standing the walls Of tie Nelo English
Pound as witnesses against him.
80. Thus did Egbert, boldly and
without fear of the "Chief Rulers" re-
from the Iron grasp of English
Tyranny, his own lawful property to his
'wn peaceable possession and TO his oon
premises, from which they had been ia
zen.
81. And it came to pass, that after
II this had been done, certain Of the
sulers assembled together and held a
counsel of warfare," and it SO happened,
hat the Chief Rulers, determined with
q themselves, that they would arrest
Igbert and Court Marshal him, for thus
citing at defiance all the rule and au.
hority of the Chief Rulers.
80. And afterwards it came to pass,
hat when the inhabitants of the city
card the news thereof, how that Egbert
ad conquered the New English Pound,
nd the British Lion, they assembled to-.
ether; and after they had reasoned
mong themselves, they said that he had
one NoBLY, in that he had rescued bis
roperty, and taken it home in %deiance
T English Tyranny and English Rule
America. and even in the little
,unty Of Viuson, and in the city of
fro BE CONTINUED
IN tho Morko Of