Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-07
CHRONICLES.

And it canaa to pass in the DAYS of
Chester a, whose sur name was AZ!
thur, that the great n1ogn1 Of the vi y
lsge Of Small Fails was greatly stirred ];
| yea he was IA great connmotion, and
did heaye up much filth, yea, from
his mouth did y putrid stream Of mas
tineEs issue. 81 ~ sss# ss.{ss5 NJ. s
He was muchfy stirred; yea, his in
most gall was II high dadgeoh. HI
belched forth terrible Winds with
offensive odors, that all his servants
might see and tremhle IN the preaencs
of his mighty pom osity Yea, his rage
was like unto the fool that roareth,
aid his diseased optic was UNUSUALLY
terrible to. look upon. .s.z .:.: ! u
|. Dire was his wrath, ana hi said un-
to himself, I vii. cause my voice to
sound like unto. that Of the king Of
beasts, and did ! endeavor to initiate;
the roar thereof, which did cause pee
pie to wonder, and say zach S. to his
fellow, lee us make paper and there
unto attach our names and place OFF
ssals thereon and present il, 10 the
high and mighty eetncil of ouy fair
village, to- the end that this nuisance
may Be abated; for doth not the law
say that the beast with elongated ears
shall mot have the freedom of our
city? And each to- his ,neighbor saith,
Yea, verify. 49,. -
And the. people gathered them
selves together and sought to
wheref ore the wrath Of the bleareyed
son Of Small Falls adoption, the
rniEhtiest among tho mighty, tho
chief of those who make show of
their uncleanliness, and say unto all
people, "Behold how unclean anil"
And they sought out the great mo-
gul and did say unto him, "Wherefors
thy wrath, and wherefore dost thou
aff1ict this 'goodly people with the
sound of thy voice which they liken
unto the sound Of the voice of the
brute that moveth his ears when he
roareth and sendsth his foot viciously
forth in playfulnsss? We pray thee
let thy wrath be assuaged and thy
voice DO soft as the voice of the cat
when she pufreth, listen unto thy
friends and acquaint us we pray thee
with the cause of thy rage"
Then WAS che face Of the great rdcgul
fearful to look upon. He stamped the
ground in his rage; hoarse was he
with passion. His voice sounded like
the croaking of a buzzard or the ex-
piring groans of jackal:
Fierce broke he forth: Am I not
mighty? Are not my decrees to be
held in reverence; have I not been
chief of all this mighty clan 10, these
manly years? And are now my coun-
ellis and admonitions ito be set at
naught? Have I not contributed of
my wealth to place in position of
trust one whom I trusted would be
nay servant? And now, behold, he
hearkeneth not unto me, but hath |
gone over to the camp Of the enemy;
even to the thieves who would not d.
vide the swag with me. Did I not
say unto this my servant: ''Thou
shalt not lesrn&of our enemies how to |
coversthe cashtinto 'thine>own: trous=
ers, but shall learn Of me and mine, to
the end that may share thy profits"
Lift up your eyes and behold, even
now my servant standeth at the tables |
of the money changer aud learneth of
their cunning devices, whereby many
people are deftauded and a few arg
made rich. Woe is me, for fear the
money of the many will slip from my
grasp. Go thou quickly, and say to
my servant: "Get thee hence lest thou
be nay corrupted and lknow it not"
And the mighty one thrust his head
into a cooling bath and wept, in an
guish of spirit.
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