The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-20
JACKSON COUNTY.
EpistIe of Old Sancho.
CHAPTER III.

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Now the battle ragged fiercely through
out all the land.
And the Pharisees, and all the self
righteous were arrayed against the peo-
pie.
The members of the council, also,
having brought their reasoning TO an
end, went unto every city, and unto
every hamlet, and unto almost every
man;
And they knew every man, what sort
he was, by the armor with which he
was clad: for when they found u man
who was clothed with Honesty for
breast plate, and Justice for an helmet,
and whose sword was Truth, and whose
shield and buckler was Faith and Puri.
ty, they disfrauchised him at once, and
stoned him with epithets of "Rebel,"
"Copperhead," Traitor" and such like
hard substances.
And they continued their prosecutions
from city to city until the whole coun-
try was in an uproar.
Now it came to pass that while these
thugs were being done, Edward the
Wise jourueyed into the province OF
Jackson, to comfort the brethren which
were there.
And whensoever he found man that
was armed with stones manufactured
of deyilish slang, and clothed with cor
ruptIon and filthipess or Ignorance and
prejudice, behold, he tarried with that
man, and comforted him with many
words, saying: "Yerily, thou knowest
that whilst we were sitting in the
council we were troubled with many
things.
"Bat most of all, how we should best
serve our party, regardless of justice
and right; and how We should continue
| our rule over the people.
"Also, we sought how to shower green.
backed blessings into our pockets. and
upon all our friends.
| But that which troubled us least OF
all. was the welfare and prosperity o.
our country at large.
"For we considered it sacrilege, and
worse than blasphemy to attempt Il
mingle wisdom and Justice with oul
corrupt legislation"
Now, it happened that while Edward
was journeying from place to place, ht
found Sancho by the wayside; but h,
wist not that it was Sancho.
For his eyes being dim, and the day
being far spent, he could not discern
what kind of armor Sancho wore; there
fore spake he the more freely.
And when Sancho questioned hin
concerning the matter touching th'
brethren who were sent into the city o
Weston, Edward answered and said
"Behold those brethren wrought botl
aTherefore did they do twenty day
, work in twelve days; and verify l wa
so little acquainted with justice ant
right, (having never been possessed
, either, that thought We ought to pa.
them sixty pieces Of money.
"And now also l would put you il
remembrance that political honesty /
an article in which We did not deal; TO
we we're determined to profit ourselves
even at the expense Of the people; ant
= if any man should fault us, he shall b'
punished according to our law.
:. "Know ye not that it is unlawful t.
speak against the rulersf
y Therefore let every man submit t
5 be enslaved by us, and we will sool
! swallow up the substance OF the coun
try, and establish an aristocracy, au'
ye shall be exalted to be our servants.
Now when Edward had made an en
of speaking, he looked wise, and sa
down.
Aud having refreshed himself, he wen
i on his way.
o But when he was departed, Sanch
, reasoned with himself saying, 'ho,
could these men, while at Weston, wor
both day and night for the space Of tw
0 weeks without sleepingf
!. "And if they slept, how could the
I work while asleep
Therefore believed he none of thes
. things; and the sayings OF Edward wel
t o mystery to him; and he could not III
lderstand such doctrines. SANCho'