The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-03-08

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1 bcaff, so that he perjured his soul an
torswore bis country and joined him
self, unto the Philistines, fOrsa1in,
the lord his God. Thcn resolved h,
TO make war upon his countrymen
and stir up. strife. against them, TO
the sight of, a true Israelite was re
proach in his eyes. Therefore, whor
the day eame,for the people to gath
or togetkea-about him, in order tia
they might get justice, he charged hi
grand jurors to persocutA and indie
all who loved, Jerusalem, or who at
tempted toSreach the land of Abra
ham. Moreover, be caused his scribt
10. bring out Che rolls Of his court anC
had stricken: :ttgsrefromatAe pames q
those, learned &pstHsA,Es%.aRfi0 refused
to bend theifgifqiees to Baal.s Aye
verify, he gloried 10 bis soul that he
had given his voice for secessIon J, and
he hardened bis heart and seshis face
against all who desired the Eiion Of
The tribes of Israol so that, his hate
was as the hate Of Saul forJDayid
and bis name became a dreadful sound
in the ear, SO that direful was the
curse of those days, and the memory
thereof sad and full of woe and la
mentations. boz gsi ,at".' 4, 500
John, whose surname was Backster,
ESQ called FROM his habit Of bGfkqSteer,
iag,) also took counsel with himself
in hissecret soul, and sought where
out he could suck most preft /; for
riches were the desire Of bis heart
Now, John bad u smooth tongue
withal, and did beguile many people.
With the Isriaehtes, he turned b faUc
towards Jerusalem; with the Philis-
tines, he worshipped Dagon and eoun-
seled with the chief men Of Askalon.
Forthe sake Of a fee and the reward
thereof, he pleaded at the judgment
scat for captive IsraeIites and for
the sake Of show and effect, he &C
Isoutred himself in warlike guise, a
.helmetof brass upon his head, and o,
coat ofdNah weighing five thousand
shekes upon his shoulders, anda shot
gun was iH bis hand. And behold, he
marched against those who sought to
bura the bridges used by the armies
of jeff; and he m rched very val.
iantly indeed, and with great noise Of
drums, And the Iand was filed with
the noise Of his valor /; and the brave
ry OF his marching was Wonderful to
behold and he returned home again.
Then was his soul kindled BY this
great glory, and he conspired in. his
heart to become mighty warrior,
like unto oshua. No longer was be
content with staying captive Israel-
ties with the jaw bone Of an ass be-
fore the judgment seat, for tho sake
of fee and the reward thereof For
the captiyes he pleaded for, went
downsto the grave despite his jawing
Yet jawed he not like Samson. And
II came to pass while DO was medita.,
ting great deedsin his heart, no pen,
ned letter to a counsellor Of jeff. at
Askalon, IN black ink did be pen it,
and wrote his name with q flourish at
the bottom thereof and the super
thereon bore the name Of
one LaAgdOn, whose surname was
Haynes. And in this letter he had
penned was an earnest request and
that jeff. would make him a
eader Of thousands in tho hosts of
The PhileStipes, and commission him
! Brigadier, with all aud singular the
omolumenti thereof For the mind |
ot John, from his boyhood, bad been |
Bondrous prone to lucre, and be bow
ID before the gods of the heather, be-
,ause they were gold and silver, and |
not that religion was in his heart, bat
hat gain was in his eye. Now this
etter pleased not thS king of the
Philistipes, and be refused TO write
iis.6at thereonj but the cause thereof
8 a secret to this day, snless JED, bad |
lever heard Of Johns vaIorous march
hg and martial bearing against the |
,ridge,burnsrs. Now, John was NOT
discouraged in bis efforts TO ajd jeff
he Seceshito, but still str6ve tc win |
he kings favor, And he beard that |
n the North country the people learn-
I'd whatIwas going ON la the world |
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