The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-25

Shaii set I'M yea, even before the snow
snail iall, that the people of Egypt in the
part thereof called Johnson, Williamson,
franklin, and Pulaski, will gather them.
selves together to select man to 90 to the
great city called Springfield, there TO make,
laws for the whole land Of Egypt, and es.
pecialIy for Chicago And now, oh, Daniel
the people when they come together, shall
they not select thee oh, Daniel, seeing that
the men Of Johnson, Williamson and Frank.
lin know not of your short comngs; and,
peradventure, oh, Dapne, why should not
your c0unsclors, Joseph srnamcd Fatty,
and Bob, srnamed old Pomposity, give
thee counsel and find some way to humbug
even the people of Egypt, even those that
live in the part thereof called Pulaski But
Daniel lifted up his voice and wept and
said unto Joseph Z" / know that my inter.
est is your interest and therefore your
heart is with me in this great matter, but
have shaved the people of Pulaski which is
IN the land of Egypt, too closely; have
humbugged them too often, therefore the
thing can't be did Therefore Daniel, Jo.
seph and Bob clothed themselves with sack
cloth, putting ashes on their heads and
went about mourning many days,
Now in Pulaski, which is in tue land Of
Egypt at the time Of these chronicles,
about four thousand OF the children Of
Ham lawfully called negroeS) men, women
and children, about 500 of whom were
entitled to the privilege of gathering them
selves with the people before the fall of
snow and having voice IN selecting the
man to goto the great city called Spring
field.
And now many Of the voters were very
poor and hard pressed for bread,
the scorching sun of summer having des.
troyed the crops, the land failed to produce
its fruits.
"And now Daniel said unto Joseph
and Bob" if could find it in my heart to
take of my sheckles Of silver and gold and
buy bread for the hungry Colored voters
then of surety should 90 up to the great
city which is called springfield" But
Daniel was still Of heavy heart and sorrow.
full, for it gTieved him sore t. part with his
shekels Of silver and gold, aud thus the
winter passed, 1t was hard strait. Daniel
must part with his money or not 90 to the
great city, which is called Springfield. But
the spring came; the snow began to melt;
the windows of heaven were opened; The
rain descended the fountains of the deep
were opened and the two great rivers that
wash the shores of Egypt on their sides
went on rampage. Thousands Of
people on the bank were driven to the
wilderness, carried away by the ter
ribe food Want and restitution prevailed
Gaunt hunger stalked abroad, but not in
that part of Egypt called Pulaski, for that
part of Egypt was high and dry, except
where Daniel lives, in the city called the
Mound, anda small space lying near thereto.
And now the great and good Uncle
Samuel, being moved to compassion 10y the
suffering Of his subjects, ordered that small
sums of money should be applied to buy
bread for those that had lost all by the
food Now, this was Daniels opportunity.
Calling his councillors ogether--Joscph,
called FATTY and Bob, called "Old
Pomposity" he lifted up his voice and
SAID, Am not still scribe for the people
aud are not the seals Of the people in my
possession let US publish over the seals of
the people that ] 900 Of the people OF Pu.
laski which is in Egypt have been drowned
out, that being the exact number Of sons
and daughters born in Pulaski, which is in
Egypt then let us draw of the rations
provided by our Uncle Sam and distribute
to the hungry of the colored voters, and
thereby shall be made solid and 20 to
the grea, city which is called Springfield,
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Ham that /, Daniel, have done this and
will these sons of Ham, when they shall
come together before the falling Of the
snow, cast their votes for me-"
And Joseph, who is called Fatty" aud
Bob sirnamcd "Old Pomposity," answered,
"Let 1t be even AS my Lord Daniel sayeth,
and it was done even as Daniel, the scribe,
had said. Thus endeth the first chapter of
the book of Daniel the scribe,
| CHAPTER II.
And Daniel was glad for our Uncle
Samuel had sent many rations of bread,
bacon and molasses and Bob who is called
cold pomposity," gathered together the
sons of Ham that dwelt in Pulaski that is
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