The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-10-02
The Chronicles Of Ellick.


2 And took counsel in the city over BY
the way Of the Ridge; which is the ancient
capital Of the Province Of Ellick,
8 That they might present to the peopl,
officers TO rule over them; snnoiating then
with certificates of election, and ordsinine
them into Court u ouse Ring.
Now the Prnvince Of Ellick was alway,
governed BY Rings; which in the common
tongue, meaneth the "Ins,"
| 5 And the candidates who were not
chosen were called the "Outs;" and being
Outs, they went up and down by Cursey
and sinnamshone, and lifting up their
voices, cried,
And their cries went even unto the
shingle whittlers of Jay, and the hide skim
ners Of Jones, and TO the uttormost bor-
ders Of Millsto ne.
z And they said: Oh! people of Ellick,
Lo! you have chosen another ring. which
We would not have been, because you
wouldn't give us chsnoe.)
Now 1t was the custom Of the Dimmy
cnrats of Ellick, after each convention to
have abbott.
9 (Now "sbbolt' mesneth . busting up
Of things generally
10 And they had abbott in the year
whereof these things ore written.
II But, having had abbott, they were
badly scared; and they said,
- Varilv haya h,,s.od . HAIL
too completely this time.
l3 And, repenting, they said: Perad.
venture we have over done it this time: and
and those who were not Dimmycrats an
swered "You bet!"
IA And the chief cause Of abbott this
year. was the desire of Messenger,
who dwelt in the grove nigh to the mill
race of Dick, who had been a Judge in
Ellick,
15 (And Houk'ome Dick " ithin one of
again being Judge. pertsinelh not
hereto.)
16 (Now the Messenger Of the grove
was not the Messenger of whom the Scribe
wrote, in days gone bye, when he was
loyal,
II tBut it was his son; and both are
now disloyal and gave their voices that the
Dimmychrats should have abbolt)
Is That he might have the custody Of
the money Of Ellick, and sell unseated
lands in the FIRST year:
l9 And also one Olejoebiell, who dwelt
on the hilltops and brewed choice liquors,
desired to do likewise, and he Was a Jolly
good fellow.
20 But there was q rumor in the land
that Olejoe did look with exceeding favor
upon Dimmychrat, who was called Jimna.
cluskey.
Fl And 1t was written on the states of
tho caucus. that Olejoe's hash was to be
cooked, because Of this Jimmscluskey, and
SO it was.
% Now the council having gone home,
the sncients Of the Dimmychrats said
among themselves,
% Verify there is but one way To get cut
Of this; the Lion and the Lamb mus. lie
down together; aud be forgetful of past
iniquities
"a And we will call O new Council of the |
and everything will be
lovely,
70 And The Goose will be elevated to an |
point. And they did as they
agreed; and called a new council. And |
here endeth the first lesson.
CHAPTER II.
And the new council met in the hall of |
Justice, when Matthew had rung the bell;
and Matthew was clad in swallow tail,
and its buttons were Of brass.
And being assembled, and the high
places having been filed, one of the chief
men arose and spake, saying:
2 Worthy Chief! Behold there are
'rethern here who ceme not forward; and
,s bid them come up.
And then spake dweller in the camp
If Horton: and he WAS small man but his
lead was level.
And he said, "Oh! Dmmychrats!
hings horten't to be as they are; and we
'annot perceive it in those lamps: and we
will not be garuered in to your corn crib.
Let the Messenger and Olejoe give way,
md then we will come in"
"Otherwise, not. For it can be seen
" the unassisted optic, that Olejoe has got
his council tight and fast.
And as he is already chosen, We think
useless to 60 through the notions" and
lie sat down.
And the Messenger Of the grove said
That's the ticket" and he was willing to
hrow up the sponge: but 0lejoe lifting up
lis left eye
Exposed 1t before the people; and
'sked if they beheld anyt hing with verdure
lad, therein? aud he stuck.
10 And Immediately there was q row,
nd abbott.
IL And the High Priests from Horton,
nd the High Lands, and those who labor
'here the Greeks spring up, and the Mill
tones cry aloud, gave their voices gain
or abbott, and they lit out.
IL And there's chance for lots of fun
n Ellick. And the scribe standeth afar off
nd enjoyeth the fun at distance.
l3 And although these things are also
1ritten in the records of the Messenger Of
he grove, the name thereof being the
,llick Dimmy chrat |