The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-04-27
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IL came to pass once upon time thai
Amos said unto Levi: Behold, ! have great
riches lying idle, 1t is yielding me no us
ury. Take thou it Levi, only give me
thine obligation bearing $40 per cent
per year Are not my wants more than
supplied? And Levi said Not so, my lad
but | will neither borrow nor beg, but
have claim upon certain piece of land
| will soil thee, in the land of Asa II is a
high and lofty mountain from which can
be seen the kingdoms of this world, also
will sell thee the oxen and the horses
and the cattle thereon and every living
thing thereon for so much. And Amos
said | will give thee so much. And Lee
vi said Take thou it. And he took it and
left the price, and Amos and Levi were
happy and loved each other and loved each
others kindred.
But it came to pass in time that great
sickness came upon Abigail, wife Of Asa
and she died and was laid with her faith
ers. Then Asa's friends gathered around
him to comfort him, and great was his dis
tress, and he said | have no home. But
they said: Thou hast But he SAID Nay,
Nay; does not Amos hold claim upon
whatever liveth and walketh on this noun
tain? And they sand Did Abigail sign the
claim9 And Amos said: She did not, my
lords Then said they Asa, this is all
thine And he said: So be it, And he
sold the place, even before the going down
Of the sun he sold it. Then Amos said:
Verify, / am defrauded by Levi. And he
said to Levi: Pay me back the money |
paid thee for the land. And Levi
said Nay, nay, will not. ] did no
agree to do So Did | not sell thee tho
land and the living things thereon, and
hast thou not removed many of them?
And he said; Yes, but want my money.
Then Amos and Levi did not love each
other so much.
Now Levi was q merchant and sold
goods So Amos said unto himself Truly
Levi is holding back my money, and has
he not merchandise to sell? So Amos did
go and buy of Levi, and did buy ham and
eggs and -four, and he told Lew TO charge
it and Levi charged it until Amos owed
Levi a large sum. Then Levi said to Am
os Behold, thou owest me SO much. And
Amos said verify, so mncb, but did not
Abigail, wife of Asa die before / carried
away the mountain? Aud Levi said: See
thou to it. Then said Amos Surely il is
not good for near kinsmen to disagree.
Let us leave it 10 our kinsman whom we
both love And Levi said Mt to him
alone So they called their near kinsman
and the law maker and the law guardian.
And Amos told his story, and Levi told
his Then said the three comforters:
leave us alone that We may consider. And
they considered and said; What will we
do? Then they took paper and wrote
thereon and said We find that Amos has
no tItllD upon Lew linen tDelT tOuHte-
nances became troubled and they wept,
aud one, more wicked than the rest being
a Gchtle, said Why dost thou shed these
tearsY Aud they answered him aud said
Are not Amos and Levi our dear kinsmen,
are they not our near cousins? What will
they say? Then one said Will not Amos
love Levi more il be pays him one hun.
dred dollars. because Asa's wife died?
Aud with one accord they answered. Yea,
yea. Then they wrote on the paper: But
because they are kiusmen Levi shall pay
Amos ono hundred dollars. Then Levi
went 10 bis home and his wife said! Why
dost thou speak harshly to thy little ones
And lie answered aud said: Verify | have
this day paid one hundred dollars, have
given Amos the account Of the ham and
eggs and -four he did buy and said charge
it, that he may continue TO love my kins.
men and my children. Verify ! will buy
no more love.