Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-01
Cbroaieles OF The Times,

ANDY SEEKETH HOW HE SHALL ES-
CAPE FROM THE STRONG PLAoE-HE
FISDETH Hole AND THRUSrErH IN
HIS HEAD-THE LAwGIyERs FIX A
STONE ABOVE HIS NECK.
Now the days when the Lawglvers Of
the nation sat in council together were
many days, even until the sixth day OF
the third week of the third month OF the
third year of the reign of Andrew the
wine bibber in the land.
.. Insomuch that they hedged him
about with great laws, and bound him
with great Oaths, and shut him up in a
strong place.
3. So that he who was chief ruler was
as servant before the will of the people.
4. And he who was the first was as the
last of all men, weak beyond the weak
ness of an Alderman.
5. For the Lawgivers did compass him
about and set over him mighty men of
valor, captains in the hosts Of Uncle Sam,
to rule over the land of Dixie, which is
the habitasen of Jeph the Repudlator and
all his host.
6. Wherefore the power departed from
out the house of the 6re-eater, and the
will and the proclamations and the edicts
of Andy were of no avail.
7. Since no man needed them 80 obey
them, and the prophecy of the Alderman
came to pass, in that loyal men both
black and white did rule the nation.
8. And Ham was not cussed, neither
murdered as aforetime, and the Unionists
which dwelt in Dixie went up and down In
gladness, for there was none to modest or
make afraid.
9. And when these things were ACCOM-
plshed the Lawgivers departed from out
the door of the Temple and went their
ways.
10. But straightway they had gone
out and were scattered up and down as
far as the East is from the West, Andy
and those that were with him, cunning
men full of all subtlety and wickedness,
took counsel together.
IL. How they should destroy the laws
and escape the oaths and break down the
strong place which comprised them about
and make of no avail the will Of the Law
givers and the people which were moi
rebels neither regulators.
II. Now it came to pass that certain
hairsplitter of the house of Stanbery, g
kinsman of Dogberry and a TOadee, was
at this time chief counsellor to Andy the
wine-bibber.
10. Wherefore Andy and those tina
were with him, even William the SeaweeC
and Gideon the Wooden Ham aud vii
liam the Scandal and all the rebels anC
Toadees and cursers of Ham and follow
ers of Jeph, looked to the man of tn
house of Stanbery that he should delive
them.
IA. And he arose and sought dilgentl,
about the strong place which the Lawgiv
ers had builded, if peradventure he shout,
find a weak place which might be broker
down.
Is. And as he sought ne found hole
half score, as large as mans head, Q
curious make, for the breadth of the to
was not great and the breadth of the bot
tom was less.
Is. So he told it to Andy and to thos
that were with him, and they rejoiced.
II. For they said, The work of tn
Lawgivers is of no avail, since we sha
escape by the holes that be left in tn
strong place.
, IS. For they visit not that the hole
were left that they might thrust in tbei
5 heads and be hanged.
, 10. So they came and thrust each ma
his head into a hole looking outward tc
ward Dixie.
}. 20. But their bodies were within tn
, strong place.
q Nevertheless they cried ont unit
Philip the Greek, and unto Daniel ii
. Sickle, and unto the other man of vale
: which were set over the land of Dixie
o rule it.
Q %. Saying, We be escaped from Il
:. strong place and the work of the lawgiv
l. ers is of no avail.
d %. Wherefore ye shall obey us an
not them.
e "a. But Philip the Greek and DAM
J. the Sickle laughed them to scorn, sayin
" Verify, we see thine ears that they ha,
D. escaped from out the strong place and
very long, but thy bodies We see no
10 neither have they escaped.
"a 25. And Andy waxed exceeding wro
n and strove nightly to thrust his boo
also through the hole, bat could not.
Is &c. Neither could he withdraw /
Of head, for the bottom of the hole was ma
IN rowed even uuto nothingness.
ID q. Now it further came to pass tn
re when the Lawglvers knew that Andy al
n, those that were with him had thrust
al their heads, they made haste and gathert
4, themselves together in the Great Temp
III %. AID George, theeloquent, with Fred
- rick the Great, also Luke the Apostle a
10 Worthington the Courteous man, were
$. the midst to speak for the province of t
ID mountains.
O. 90. And the Lawgivers chose out ce
u tain cunning meu, who should carve c
IS. stones in shape like to the holes in
as strong place and fix them into the no
al above the necks of Andy and those tn
were with him.
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