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unto the kings provinces end spake thus
among themselves
Behold, our enemies doth encompass US
around about, and seeketh to lay hands upon
the king and overthrow him; yea, that he
and his wife, his manservant, his maidser-
want, his oxen and herds and the fatl1ngs
thereof might be removed from our midst.
And they desire much that one James, who
was once ruler in the kings provinces and
who was an astrologer and soothSayer In the
kings council chamber, and who had tried to
overthrow king Grover, for he was son OF
the tribe of Radical.
Then the kings people waxed wroth be-
cause Of the manner In which he trode In the
council OF the king.
Then spake they who were Of the, tribe Of
Rad, saying unto James: Arise, thou and
thine household, and soiourn wherever thou
mayest sojourn, thou and thy household, be-
cause Of thine enemy the king, and aolde
thou until we have need Of thee, until In the
ftllnesS OF time when we shall have made OPP
portunity for thee.
And, behold, he did arise, and went into
the land I, + the Britainites, and into the pro
vinces OF the Itaites, where much rest await
ed him because of his sore af1ictlons, b0th OIL
his body and mind.
Now then, 1t was the season Of the year
when the people were wont 10 gather them:
selves together to elect q ruler, and his second
who was TO rule second In his Kingdom TO the
good king Grover.
Then when they had gathered themselves
together. more than forty score and ten,
they made joyful noise and cried. Long
live the mighty king, Grover! And they cast
the lot, which fell upon one Allen, surnamed
Thurman, who was to rule second in the
realm of the tribe OF Democrat,
Now, in the reign OF the tribe Of Radical,
they had oppressed the people with grevious
taxes, yea, burdensome taxes.
Now, there was one who sat In the council
Of king Grover whose name was Mills, who
perceiving the grevious bondage and the tax
es of the tribe OF Rad, sought to relieve the
oh dran n a a
chamber and said:
o king, behold we are rs bondsmen and
slaves unto the laws OF ignorance and tyran-
ny; yea, our people are oppressed by the de-
are tlllers of the soil and hewers of wood
much injury Is done them btcause OF the
high license imposed npon them In the reign
Of the sons OF Rad. The fleece OF their flocks
the earth seeing our grievance, seek to destroy
our commerc And verify say unto you, 1t
Is wrong. Let us, therefore, rise in our might
and power and crush this ignominious law
from the land, for our people are sorely
grieved and oppressed; and remove this de-
cree and give our people free trade.
And 1t came to pass that the saying OF Mills
found favor in the sight of the king, for he
remove all burdens from his people because
OF their faithfulness unto him and of the
prosperity which he saw would arise from
this measure.
sayers and council men, Let US; MS the.faith.
fui Mills has said. remove the oppression and
grievance from our people and Let them pros
per; for, behold, our treasury Is full to over.
flowing, and we have not need Of the money
taken from our people. Let them keep 1t and
buy them much lands, and their flocks may
be increased.
Now the enemies of the king, wishing for
some preteXt that they might find fault OF the
king, cried out and said: Woe are we, for the
king desireth to take the money Of the treas
ury and give 1t unto the vagabonds and seal
seG Or e ng aod
he is our enemy among. us; for his ways are
not our ways, and we derire him who is oi
us and of the house Of Rad. For in those
days we held office ir. the kingdom and were
much prospered; and now we are unable, by
the king Grover, to make gain unto our
selves And the high places are held by those
who know not how 10 appropriate 1t unto
themselves, but who are foolish, and try 10
way to look only for ourselves. And they
cried out bitterly and rent, heir garments.
Now, at this time there lay sick in the
provinces Of the king one Philip, who was
And those who were Of the king, and the
And the people said unto themselves and
unto the kdog LEI hs go unto line tne mouse y o.
pathies, although he is not Of us. Let us seek
his promotion by appointing unto him Ger.
tain high places In the kingdom; for he has
been faithful unto the Kingdom, and was
General In holding the Union together. And
they did as they said.
Also at this time there dwelt In the domin-
ion Of the king certain high priest, who
sought to bring strife and scandal In the
the king, and said, Behold the skeleton In
kings closet! know we not OF the evil spirit
OF The king, for behold he is wrong-doing
unto his wife, the queen Frances. Behold
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the king. And he said various other things
which were false and wrongful.
Then the queen made answer and said.
Thou perverse and wicked hypocrite and
falsiher OF the truth, who seeketh to bring
scandal into the household OF the king, thou
we'll knowest that what thou sayest Is not
true. If thou, and all men, are as kind unto
your wives as the king Is to Inc, thou hast no
thee not; for the king seeketh not to make
" Then the people of the king were wroth
and should have cast him into outer dark
wicked man and desired much evil unto the
Now 1t came to pass that James, surnamed
Blaine, who was sojourning in distant land,
wrote and sent letters unto them which were
Of him, and adherents to the tribe OF Rad,
saying,
Your leader, who once aspired TO govern
the kingdom, has no longer any desire to be
you, and set him up to overthrow the king
Grover; for behold, my day is spent, and
am weak In body and mind and cannot serve
you.
Then were the tribe Of Radical, sorely de-
stressed and grieved, for they thought him
their strongest leader and he was about to
abandon them. -,
Then they said among themselves, We will
drop James and take up John, O son OF Sher',
tor, behold, James has forsaken US, and we
cannot afford to run deadheads. Therefore,
let us bide our time, for when the kings
household is asleep, we will Rise in our
strength by night and overthrow the King
and smite them hip and thigh, "eYery blasted
one Of 'em."
But the kings are vigllant, for they
always know of the wolf in the fold, and
they will watch by the silent hours of mid
night and keep watchful vigil and in the
sunshine of peace, for they know not the
hour neither the day when the enemies ol
the king will fall upon them.
Then they raised their voices and cried
Long live the mighty king Grover and his
second Governor Allen. for prosperity Will
surely come unto us as never before. Hall
INTO the powers of destiny for this deliver.
unce from the bondage Of the tribe OF Rad.
Then there shall be weeping and wailing
"Boom" art "busted," and the days which
smiled upon them in the glory of their rule
are gone, and their tribe will be scattered
over the face Of the earth; for their power Is
broken and their leader Is disguised yea,
even scooted up. JOSHUA.
Troy, June is, lSSS.
Laziness Or Cowardice.