The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-08-09
HOW The DEVIL WON HIS
CABINET.
IFrom a Lady's Scrap Book.l

lhe Devll has only two rivals tnat ne
fears, and they are the gossip and scandal
mouger. Though it is against His Satanic
Majesty's principles to own allegiance or
difference to any one, yet he draws in his
horns, fold his black wings behind him,
and bows obsequiously whenever he
meets Madames Gossip and Scandal
monger. 1t would not do for the minions
of Satan to know that he feared or was
jealous of any one belonging to the king
dom of Sin. And so, to gloss over the
fact, he has appointed as prime ministers
Gossip and Scandalmonger. But riv-
airy, almost amounting to a feud, exists
between his Majesty and his cabinet.
The time was when they worked harmon
iously together. But Gossip and Scan
dalmonger were so successful in their
office, that they became vain, glorious
and was exceedingly pulled up. The
| Devil became alarmed and took them to
task for their presumption. But, alas for
the Devil! 1t was too late Prosperity
had made them impudent and rebellious,
as well as Wanting. Look at our
work." they exclaimed; "could ever
your Majesty have done better?" 81"
said Mrs. Gossip, 'have prepared the
seed Of woe and misery, and the hearts
of the people receive it," "And |, said
Mrs Scandalmonger, have sown it
broadcast over the land" Eyes, yes, my
children" responded the Devil, "all that
you have said is no doubt true, but you
have lain claim to 8 greater need OF
praise than rightfully belongs to you.
You have done well, but your work sinks
into utter insignificance when compared
with NINE"
Here the Devil paused for breath ant
rubbed his hands complacently. GOSSIP
and Scandalmonger laughed long ant
loudly, and begged the Devil to go witt
them and see for himself the magnitude
of their work. They went first to tn
crowded cities, and 10! men who hat
stood as towers Of strength for years
whose name had become as household
words, lost their influence and good nam
at the approach of the trio. Friend
!, whose love for each other in times pas
equaled the love Jonathan felt for David
became implacable foes through the med
ium Of Gossip and Scandalmonger. Fam
lies were divided-fair names BLASTED
nothing was found too sacred to with
stand them. No matter how high the
positions, none were found invulnerabl'
Men in the church. state and senate wen
, assailed and sent Keeling down from til
highest pinnacle of fame to the lowe!
. depths of infamny and their fair name
9 were trailed in slime and filth to graft
/ these Unsuitable human vultures. An
It the Devil was struck speeches. with a,
: miration. But there was even a dark
n picture yet Many innocent victims hs
fought against these two emissaries Of tt
Prince of Darkness for years. Foug
with courageness worthy Of a bett
r foe. But at last grown weak and wea
IS Of such q contest they had succumb
J. and a life of shame was the result. Maj
- who had demonstrated their humanity
4 many errors looked back with regret to
|. lost name and reputation. Humbly al
q pleadingly they have appealed for he
to undo the wretched past. But Goss
Is and Scandalmonger, ever on the ale
r. were ready with dark insinuations, a
$. those who should have exercised Chri
:, ian charity, forgetting their own frafl
d turned deaf ear. The good people &
got that he "who turns his ba
a. upon the fallen and disfgured of his XII
in abandons them as vile, and does !
1t face and track with plying eyes
es unfenced precipice by which they
'g from grace, grasping in their fall SO
tufts and shreds of that lost soil, {
OF clinging TO them still when bruised ;
III dying in the gulf below-does wrong
Id Heaven and Man, to Time and Ete-nit
y No person can delineate, nor arti
hand depict, the awfulness of tn
IN wrecks. And as Gossip and Scan'
"a monger stood gloating over their W
the Devil recoiled in horror, and
be claimed, "You are indeed worthy OF nj
y. riety. will now make you my pr
is ministers. So the devil won his cabil
as But it is whispered that he lays aw
X. nights and forms plans 10 still k
lie, ahead Of them. For shonld they
gress as rapidly in the next centur.
on they have in the past they will compile
by circumuent and rout his Internal H
ct. ness, and the historian ten decades 1
no now will record: Behold, old tn
have passed away. The Devil is
~, throrJ ed and Gossin and Scandalmo