Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-25

Now it come to pass after the wars were
ended, and the yoke of every bondman had
been broken, that Abraham died. And
there was grievous and bitter mourning
throughout the land because Of him And
they carried him up, and buried him in his
own city. And q man named Andrew
reigned in his stead And Andrew was a
man of fierce countenance and given to
much strong drink. And he walked not In
the ways of Father Abraham And on the
day that he began to reign, when all the
people were assembled, with many wise
men of other nations, he stood up before
them all and did utter many bold and
strange sayings, whereat they were all as
tonished And they were filed with shame,
for they said, This babbler hath brought a
reproaeh upon our government Then the
men who had called him to rule over the
nation marveled, and said one to another,
What meaneth this? Verify this man
hath sworn unto us with a strong oath that
he would walk in the ways of Abraham,
And did he not say unto those who had
been oppressed, Surely will be your
Moses to bring you forthY But behold, he
seemeth turned toward the soul of Belial."
Now on q certain time Andrew went
forth to visit the cities and towns through
out the land And whithersoeyer he came
he boosted of his greatness and of the
honors he had attained, insomuch that his
sayings became byword unto the people.
And Andrew waxed worse and worse, and
set at naught the counsels of the wise men
whom Abraham had had round about him
continually. And he gathered unto HIM
self vile men who loved oppression, and
were given to strong drink, and sought to
place them in all the offices of the nation.
Now, when the wise men who were set to
make laws, beheld his act of violence, and
saw that he had waxed exceeding bold and
set at naught the laws he had been appoint
ed to execute, they were filed with indig-
nation, and they said one to another, Be-
hold, how he defeth the laws and bringeth
dishonor upon our nation. Let us arise
and thrust him down from his high
place, that he bring not ruin upon our land,
and his name shall become q byword for
ever unto all people
So they appointed seven wise men who
should bring charges against him. And he
was accounted prisoner in his own palace.
But Andrew was wilful and stifnecked OK.
ceedingly. Moreovea his friends sent unto
him messages of cheer, saying, "Gird up
the back bone Of thy strength, for, behold,
we are all with thee, and we will do,all thy
heart deviseth. But the wise said, "Who
shall teach the british man wisdom? For
he seeth il not when his end draws nigh. J"
And the people rejoieed when they saw
the naughty tyranC brUugfr tow, and they
said, Now will we have Benjamin, who
has been faithful in all his WAYS. to rule
over us, until the appointed time when
Ulysses shall be p1ade ruler over the ma
ton For the people loved Ulysses be-
cause an excellent spirit had been found in
him, and they said, He hath led forth our
armies in the day of battle, and hath driven
out our enemies from their strongholds, and
now shall he rule as in the time of peace"
And all the acts of Ulysses, and his
mighty deeds Of valor, and how he drove
out the enemp from their intrenchments,
behold have theynot all been written in the |
books Of the wise men?