The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-09-03

And it came to pass in those days, that the
people rebelled against the Emperor at Rome,
and said one to another, we will rot have him
70 reign over us any longer. =,
And the men of valor forthwith put on their
armor, and Weut out to light With the hoseS OF
the Emperor. -,
And there was in the army of the rebels a
valiant soldier. whose name was Moses, and ne
said unto the captain of the rebels, "Behold
7 will 90 into the strong places of the enemy,
and will pull down their banners, and will
Law waste their strongholds, and bring down
their high places Lo! I will utterly rout them
from the land of Canaan, and the lace OF an
enemy shall no more be seen in the land:
And the captain of the rebel army said unto
Moses. ':Be it so thou shalt go into the strong
places of the enemy and shalt do therein as
thou wilt"
And he went down by the seaside, where
the hosts of the enemy were encamped, and with
fire and sword laid waste their strong places,
and with the banners he had taken, made tor
him garment of many colors, and OF stripes
and stars, insomuch, that even Solomon, IN all
his glory. was not arrayed like unto this valiant
soldier of the rebels.
And his fame went abroad over the land.
Then he said unto the captain OF the army,
<sBehold are there not many OF the people,
who are 10th to wage war with the enemy, ana
who hide themselves in the mountains ana IN
the hedges? Lo! will go out amongst them,
and will drive them from their places, ana
will swell the ranks of Israel, SO that not
one shall remain outside the tents OF the army
And he forthwith put OH his garment OF
many coors, which he had caused to be made
by skilful hands out Of the banners OF the
enemy. and he went afar Oft into the noun
tains and the wilderness, and the young
mer and the young maidens went out to MS
standard, and the ranks Of the army were eX-
ceediugsy sweled. 3
But it came to pass that when the captain OF
the Kings host had heard that this valiant sol,
dier was not fighting in the ranks of the rebel
army, he took courage, and behold he marched
straightway to the City by the Sea, retook all
the stronghods, laid waste the country, ana
utterly destroyed the army of the rebels. ~.
And Moses feared the anger OF the King,
and forthwith pulled off his garments made
out of the banners, and clothing hlmsel IN
sackcoth and ashes and in ragged garments,
he knelt before the throne and said, "Oh
King! repent me in dust and ashes that 1
have rebeled against your majesty, and am no
longer worthy of being called your servant.
pray you to let me dwell with the Ethloplans,
in Canaan, and, with them, build up the waste
places therein, aad will sin no more"
And the King was moved unto tears, and
said unto Moses, "Let us have peace TO tiny
way amongst my Ethopans, and make their
rough places smooth, teaching them the way
of truth and soberness, and dwell amongst
them SO as to bring them out from darkness
to light, and make of them people that Will
be useful to the King
And Moses said, "Great King, will go
Selah."
Then he straightway went forth, and he
called the Ethiopians together and said unto
them. Il will be your leader and behold you
shall all have forty acres and mule, ana the
;and will be blessed" And the Ethiopians
cried out, with loud voice, '"AmenH
But it came to pass, after many years, tnat
the Ethiopians came unto Moses ana sald,
<sWhere am de forty acres oh land and de mule
what you say you gwine git tor US =
And Moses said unto them, $50 and steal
vour mules from the Amalekites, and | Will
cause to be made unto me key that will! un-
sock the doors of your PRISONS and hencetorth
YOU will be blessed whilst | am your leader"
And they rejoieed greatly, and went their
way. and made him the chief ruler IN the SAN
hedrim, and he waxed strong in the favor OF
the people; so that his fame went abroad
throurh % the land, and the Queens ofSheba came
unto him, and they burnt incense at his feet.
And it came to pass that he clothed himself
in purple and fine linen and bought unto hlm'
self palace and placed therein silver and fine
gold. and fourished as the green bay tree.
And the Ethiopians came together and sald,
<sOh. Moses, thou must be our King, and we
will bow before thee, and thou shalt rule over
us and our wives and children, and we WILL DE
unto thee thy faithful servants"
Then Moses said unto the Ethiopians, "Be 1t
unto me as thou wilt" And straightwayy he sat
,1pon the throne, and he ordered the tithes to
be brought unto him, and the keys OF the
treasury. But he made unto himself idols
from the fowls of the air, and worshipped
them in pits, and from the beasts OF the forests
he gathered unto himself swift horses; ana ne
loved the fowls and horses exceedingly, ana
bowed himself before them. And ne "or-
shipped figures of men and figures OF women
on pasteboard, and gave unto all these or the
tithes that he received from the treasury, until
10 the treasury was empty, and he had not
wherewithal to worship in his temple, ana
great sorrow came into his heart.
And he bcthought him that there was in his
domiuions land of oranges, and he sent
trustv messengers to the owner thereof, saying
INTO him. ':Behold the King sent us unto thee,
that thou mayst give unto him six thousand
shetcls Of silver out of the richness of thy land,
that the anger of the King may not rest upon
thee. and the land be taken from thee forever
TT Tben the Ethiopian bowed himself before
the Kings messengers, and SAID unto thcm,
s:The M Kiug's will be DONE" and he brought
with them the bags of silver, and the King
was was exceedingly rejoiced, and sent his mes
sengers all over the land, that he might eat OF
the fulness Of his servants.
But it came to pass that there were no
sbekels remaining in their hands, and he said
to himself, "Where is the treasury of the
wicked Amalellites which they sinlully call
their banks? I will place my own officers IN
charge of it, that it may not be stolen by the
wicked thieves any longer And he ordered
his judges to have the s od ag1d guathv he fed bars of
silver iT an and Of gold to be placed in the hands OF
Iivod h a~n N tpus5v servants, and he reoiced ex-
ceedidrIy roe at the work Of his hands ,