Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-11-14
History of Log, the King.
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Louisiana, which is on the further side
Of Mississippi, by the Great Waters.
The name of this man W Log, and
he was mighty among L for under
him were many captains, men OF re-
lown, Ethiopians and Nubians and
the tribes Of Metropolitan, and great
was the yalor Thereof. And the cof-
fers and secret places Of Log were
filled with rich treasure, gold and sill
yer, and green stuffs of inestimable
price, of the treasure of the children
Of Cannon, whcm Log, the King, had
come to rule over and GeSpOil.-
Wherefore the people came together
to the number Of many thousands, and
said unto each other:
Behold our yoke is heavy ard
grievous to bear
And the chief men among them
made known unto the King the mur-
murs Of the people. And Log an
swered them, saving. Whereas MY
father, Grandass, hath st YOU with
a heavy yoke, viii a.u 10 your yoke.
He cha. tsed you N,.n whips, but l
With scorpions.
When this saying was told to the
children Of Cannon they blew a
trumpet throughout all the land, cry
ing out with a loud voice, Lo! this
man hath been an abomination unto
us, 10. these mary days.
And it came to pass that the peo-
pie gathered together to fight with
the captains of Log.
And there was with Log chamber
lains, wise men and cunning, and the
name of one was Paca, and of anoth-
er, Lon.
And Lon was mighty waUior OF
old, and he saith unto Log, the King
Let US 60 down after the rebelliOus
ones, the children of Cannon, and
spoil them by night until the morning
light, and let US not leave q man Of
them. And the King answered: Dc
whatsoever seemeth good unto thee.
Paca, the chamberlain, remained
with Log to comfort him, for be trem.
bled exceedingly, and was sore afraid
Lon, the bloody man of war, gath
cred an host of the tribes Of the Met
ropoitani and of the E,hiops, aid
. went out to fight against the children
of Cannon
And it came to pass that the men
of Cannon, prevailed over the Log
ties, and smote them hip and thigh
and great was the slaughter thereof
When the captains of Log saw that
they were in a strait they did hide
themselves in caves and rocks, ant
high granite places and pits
And Paca LED away Log, the King
into the inmOst sanctuary.
All throughout the country of Lou
isiana, Gammonites prevailed an(
waxcd exceeding strong
When Grandass, the father of Log
who was King of the whole land, bearC
how the tribes had reyolted, be wa.
very wroth, and being filled with ex
cess of wine, he swore a mighty oath
"As the deyil livetb, l shall be re
venged upon this stiff-necked people,"
And be commanded unto bis chic
man, Wi.liar, the son of Beelzebub
that be should make ready by lant
aud sea to smite the children OF Gam
mon.
CHAPTER II.
In the year of the reign of Log, Los
dreamed dreams, wherewith bis spiri
was troubled, and bis sleep brak
from him.
And the King commanded to cal
the wise aud men of counsel, and the,
; came and stood before the King, Pac
ca, of the tribe of kraPthagscrs, Lon
the Skalawag, and many hers of th
family of KustomOuse.
And the King said unto them, "
have dreamed a dreamed and al
troubled"
Then spake they as with one voice
90, King, live forever. Tell thy sci
wants the matter"
And the King answered. "Show m
the Interpretation and the cure for tb
thing, and We shall receive Of me gif'
and rewards of honor"
And they showed it unto him Wit
! subtle reasonii' g and false speech.
Then did Log, the King, make
t great feast for the chief men OF Rad
' Gala, and did eat the substance oil tn
, people, and rejoiced exceedingly muc
t in the power of Grandass, the Ru''
of the land.
"And in the same hour came fort
= the fingers of mans hand, and wro
on the graoi,e walls Of the King