Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-08
1t Came to Pass.

Now, it came to pass, in the city
of the Mexicans, that many longed to
edit a newspaper and renew them
selves before the people; and SO
great was the clamor for news where
with to ill their papers that ye locals
passed not by the least item-verily
they made q little news once and oc.
casisnally wherewith to tickle the
ears of the people, even before it
came to pass. Now, about this time
rose one of the chiefest Knights OF
the Quill and tore his hair and made
a VOW which broke the eighth COM
mandment and said: Get We up,
Dogan, grid at your loins, take parch-
ment and go out among the people,
both Cog and Magog, and whatsoever
thou secst write it down; and / arose
up, with my turban under my left
arm and spoke thusly: Oh, KING,
live forever, as thou commandest,
even SO shall it be to the splitting of
a hair. And we walked out and
everything seemed lovely and the
turkey hung high, for the year Of
Jubilee had come, and great was the
mixing of corn juice and hen Cruel;
and many wrestled with the spirit,
uttered groanings that an American
Panther couldn't beat, while not a
few tottered as seeds shaken by the
wind, and my soul said within me
and 1 wrote it down. Murphyism
suspended for the holidays, the food
gates of wine thrown open; saint and
s1nne mixeth and mlngleth together,
and I rejoice and my heart was glad
within me because l could walk
straight before the people. So l
strobe on and drew nigh unto a spot
where the voices Of many children
fell upon my ears like unto the cack-
ling Of many geese in a pond; ard
10, it was in a church; SO I entered
in and 10, q bush appeared unto me
like unto the burning bush which
stood before Moses, save that it was
filled with all manner of glilterlng
toys. So l took the sandals from off
my feet, for / stood upon holy ground.
Then there came forth one, looking
nightly like the devil before day ;
or one born out of due time in a
country where wool was plenty, and
he called aloud the names Of the chill
dren and gave gifts unto them and
many were tickled nigh unto death,
and they called it a Christmas tree +;
and we slumbered till morning. Then
we awoke and wondered what was up.
Lo, a multitude of stiff, strange men
were mixing among u people and
we asked what's the joy. and he saith
unto me: Know We not that a
plague has been sent upon you Mexi
cans and the Petagogues Of Missouri
are come to eat eggs with you and
remain with you for a season: Like
unto the frogs of Egypt came they
among US from Dan to Bershebe to the
cause, and all the Mcxicans arose ~
enc man and said welcome. There
is welcome to our homes, vi turkeys
and our demijohns, and they smack
eth their mouths and said it was good.
for many were hungry and some
thirsteth and many were the wise
sayings they saic, and stately were
their steppings, for We petlgogues all
seemeth to say within yourselves
Mightler is he that ruleth a school,
than him that taketh a city; and ii
s,emeth to us as though they had
done both, and money-making seem
ed to obtain in the city, for music and
dancing, smoking and singing, speak.
ing and smiling seem mighty to pre-
vail, and we said within ourselves
Mighty is the city OF the Mexicans'
Merry getteth her girls and jolly he1
gents, and her boom has gone fourti
all over the land, insomuch that the
booming of the doomed ceaseth mo-
to boom, and we returned to thu
sanctun, and happy asa darkey will
new shoes, was our king, when liz
slappeth US upon the back ant
sayeth, bully, long live my servan
and a festive new year TO all who pa,
for the LEDGER. DoGAN.