The Portland daily press., 1871-11-01
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ,o,,
The Chronicles of Go,b..,

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Geo. W. Carleton & Co. have just issued a
very clever satire called the "Chroncles Of
Gotham" by the author of the "New Gospe-
of Peace" 1t is sharp in its delineation o.
the acts and motives of the railway kings, the
great Bulls and Bears of Wall street and the
operations of Gtuld & Fisk, Jr. The fina
chapter is rather racy, and is as followsl
1. And after these things, there came GER
tain women to the city OF Gotham, singing
women and dancing women from the land OF
the Pahlivoos, and from the land of Jonbool.
And the women were comely and fair to look
upon; and they all painted their eyelids like
Jezebel, and they that came from the land of
Jonbool stained their hair yellow, like gold.
1 =. And their garments began low and end
3. And whereas other singing women and
uancing women sang at one time, and dane
ed at another, and some would sing. and 9TH
ers would dance, these women all sang and
all danced and they sang and danced az the
same time, dancing when they sang, and sipG-
ing when they danced.
a: And when they sang, they lifted up
their arms, aid clapped their hands, that men
| might see that they were comely from the
waist upwards; and wAen they dancel
they flung out their feet behind, and walked
around, that men might see that they were
| cOmely from the waist downward.
D. And the words of their singing, no
man could understand; for verify they meant
nothing; but their dancing meant a great
deal, and was understood of all men.
| q. And they found favor in the eyes OF the
men of Gotham. But in the eyes of the
women of Gotham, they were naught; and
they said: What are these women, that the
men should set so much by them?
Z. DO they not wear garments that bsein
| low and end high, which is an abomination,
and worketh confusion? Verify we ourselves,
when we go unto a feast, where there are
many men TO look upon us, wear garments
that begin low, but likewise they end low,
| even so low that woman's raiment continu.
eth long after the woman is ended.
| g. And this is the rightful fashion of a
Woman's garments, that the ending shall be
| comfortable to the begiEEing and the BEGIN
ming unto the ending. For when we are by
ourselves, in our own chambers, with no men,
or only oui husbands, to look upon us, our
garments begin high and end higher that
| when we are at feast. But these women
| that the men OF Gotham run after, wear raj
ment the end of which correspondent not un-
to the beginning; and of a truth it seemeth
to have neither top nor bottom, but to be all
middle. Verify, it is an abomination; and
the men of Gotham are possessed of DEVILS
8. Notwithstanding, the men set none the
less by the dancing AID singing women, and
when they played before the people, the
houses were filled with men, young and old,
shouting and clapping their hands, and cast
ing flowers and jewels of gold at their feet;
such was the delight that they took ir the
singing that meant nothing, and the dancing
that meant great deal. Even so, also, did
the men of the land of the Pahlivoos, and of
the land of Jonbool. So that the whole world
was filled with the uproar of these women;
and their singing and dancing was called, in
the tongue of the Pahlivoos, as it is spoken in
the land of Unculpsalm, uprocr booph.
10. Now when j Jampbrisc saw the chests
full OF silver and gold that he had taken from
| men of the Query road, and from them that
had made that road and had bought it with a
price, he said within himself, What shall l do
that may live as becometh man of such
great possessions?
IL. And Jemphrisc pondered the matter.
And he said, will buy houses, and lands,
and ships, and chariots and horses, and pre-
ciouS stones, and Will fare sumptuously ev-
cry day.
II. And he bought the houses and the
ships, and he dwelt in both; and he went
down to his ships dressed in the raiment of
an officer of the land of Unculpsalm. And
albeit he was not an officer, no man gainsaid
him, because he was Jemphrisc, and because
he had great possession.
IL. For in Gotham if man had great pos
sessions he might do what was rieht in his
own eyes. even if what was right in his own
eyes would have been wrong in the ewes of
other men, If he had not great possessions.
IA. And he bought chariots and horses.
and drove about Gotham seated on high in a
great chariot, and with many horses. placed
one before the other. Aud the people of
Gotham said, Lo, there is Jemrhrisc riding
in chariot and with horses that he hath
bought with the money which he hath taken ,n
on the Query road.
10. And he bought Jewels of goll and pre
c!ous stone, and wore breast plate of pre-
clous stones, even OF one precious stone. And
the shining OF that stone was seen afar off
and told OF the coming of him that wore it.
H. Likewise also did Bihituede and Others
OF them thereby; and when they saw a man
with breastplate of precious stones, and he
was not Jemphrisc, they said, Lo; he is one
OF them that are of Thur Ing
IL. Yet was not Jemphrisc content with
all these things; and he communed with him
self upon his doings and his possession. and
he said, Lo, l am like unto Solomon for nv
wealth and my wisdom. For have 1 not
shown myself wiser than Daniel and his
coansellors? And are not my proverbs better
than the proverbs of Solomon? And have I
not gold, and silver, and precious stones, and
chariots, and horses, and all the possessions
of Solomon, except the ships that brought
him apes and peacocks to be seen of all men
daily in the Fifth Heavenue. Moreover, L
have the Righteousness of David, for have /
not taken this Query read even as he took
Naboth's vineyard?
Is. Howbeit in one thing Jemphrsc saw
that he was not yet like Solomon for Solo
mon had seven hundred wives and three hum
drph A,,I h6.
not be like unto Solomon in all things
Verify will be like unto him in this matter
also; like unto him, but wiser. For after a
man hath once had one wife, how can he
that is not foolish ever desire to take to HIM
self another? Wherefore l will skip the
wives and begin with the concubines.
10. Yea, verify, / will skip six hundred
and ninety and nine of the wives and begin
with three OF the concubines, one for every
thousand. And will choose me concubines
OF dancing women. and singing women, and
women that play before the people.
~ SO he bought him an house, e7en a
great house, for the women to dance in, and
sing in; and play before the people; and he
filled this house with dancing women and
singing women from the land ,of Pahlivoos,
even OF women whose garments began low
and ended high; and out of these women he
choose his concubines.
81. And in one part of this house he and
his officers wherein he did his business. and
wherein were lis scribes and them that kent
account, so that he might be near unto the
dancing women and the singing women.
Thus did Jemphrise join his business to this
pleasure; for he also was wise in his genera
tion.
%. And he drove through the streets of
Gotham, and round about in the gardens
thereof, with his concublnes in his great
chariot, and with his horses one before the
other. And the people said, Lo, the men
who made and bought the Query road, and
from whom Jemphrisc hath taken it, even rs
David took the vineyard of Naboth, are pay
ing also for these concubines, for their houses
and for their fine raiment, and for their lew
els aud for their fessting.
%. Wherefore men said of Jemphlisc, that
he had the righteousness of David, and the
wealth, and the wisdom, and the magnfcence
of Solomon.
"a. And Jemphrisc was a king in Go.
than ;and he and his following, and Bibltuede
and Peter Beezoueni, and HoaxumaI, and
Slipridic and their following, ruled in all the
country of Mannatton, and there was nothing
done in the city but by their sufferance.
25. And the men of Gotham, even the
merchants and the lawyers, and the artificers,
said unto their sons. Behold Jemphrisc, and
Bihituede, and Peter Beezoueni, and Hcaxu- |
mall, and Slipridic, and consider their ways
il you would learn wisdom and prosper. For |
these be the great ones and the notable, to |
whom it is given to rule in Gotham, and be |
the chief men therein.
26. And the young men did so, and con.
sidered the way of Jemphrsc, and Bihltuede.
and OF them who were of Thur Ing, and veri-
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