The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-12-17
CHRONICLES.
ny PETER LIMERICK.

see spake unto "Moses" j ohnson-say ing
thou hast way Jared much with thy PEG
pie but 10 now, the Priests and Elders
amongst us hath heard that thou art wea.
ried with thine official Office holding
and long suffering and wouldest that thy
servants lead thee to some quiet cave
where thou mightest pray for the peace
of thy people,
I'd. But Moses" lifted up his voice
and said, Ye Scribes and Elders
of the people. it is true that I have
said was weary, but We wot not what
lmeant; for then spake | in parable
and behold, then, we were journeying
through the wilderness but, now, that
we are come to the borders of the river
Jordon, being led by my servant Aaron
-Senter-I desire to cross over for
thee into the SENATORIAL promise
land that | may fight the Chief of the
SftRlxtians which 1fr people have sur
named ''the Beast and also, moreover.
paradventure, that may eat of the
grapes of that land for are they not
good and valued at more than $1,000
from harvest to harvest?
Sd. But the people, nicknamed "the
Legislature" smote upon their breasts
and said, not so Moses" for thou hast
acted with a great wickedness. Be-
hold, in the midst of our journeyings
thou dldSt break to pieces the Confede-
rate calf we were wont to worship, say
ing unto us that we should do none of
such thing: but afterward, didst not
thou gather together the pieces of our
broken calf and make unto thee and for
thine own worship a great and ugly
my policy brute of an OK?
4th. And Moses" answered and said,
yea truly, | did so, but was | not then
first drunk on the strong wine of the
Philistians? and afterward more so on
Confederate X Road Lime juice? but
bid me, now. that | 90 over into the
promise land" and will do mighty
things for all our people.
9th. But the Scrbes and Elders
who had gat to themselves the name
"Sanhedrim'' lifted up their voices and
walled loudly at Moses" and said hast
not thou ruled our people as with rod
OF iron? Hast not thou whipped our sons
with whips of scorpions? Hast thou not
robbed our widows and stripped gar
ments from our orphans? and placed
burdens grievouS to be borne on the
shoulders of our old men? and madest
thy self the equal and the imam and
brother" ofour Niger servantsY And
10 didst they not give unto thee gold
watch?
9th. And "NIoses" answered not a
word, hut his chief white man.servant
cast the nantes from off their Shout
dcrs and cried with exceedingly loud
voice, 0! wicked GergeSitcs, Harris
sites, Robertsite, Furnishes, Ethridge-
ties, Bcownitcs, and Footitcs, thou hast
grieyoasly wronged and oppressed our
master "MoSes" who cometh to thee as
a Bride" even from out the Bridal
Chambers" and yc receive him not.
Your voices are as the voices of Asses
which know not the vdlue and force of
our masters bits and bridals.. Hath not
"Nloses" our master pardoned both us
and thou? Hath he not turned great
numbers of our brethren out Of prisons
who were about to be oppressed and
slain for robbing and numbering the
Philistians2 And hath not our master
"Moses" so lifted his hand and winAed
his eye rs to make many of our chief
very rich and great, SO that
they number much sheckles of gold and
silver, and many he asses and she asses
and cattle?
And 10 hath not Moses our master
taken to himSclfin all our land many
concubincs ?-Iea and hath he not
been husband to our mother the |,
Widow Cobb
And even now. Q! ye Scribes and |
Elders, hath not "NIoses" our master
feasted us and some of you on his wines
md strong drinks, and lined many of
our pockets with what Is finer than much .
Furnished brdSS2
9TH. But the Sanhedrimitcs would |
not harken to the words Of the man-ser-
wants of Moses
9Th. And when it was night they
entered privately into al ark TINT roc.