Nevada County picayune., 1889-06-12
POLITICAL CHRONICLES.

NCai VI HIS iclSi' io caiii' 'o pass that death was abroad in the land, and w. w.. whose sir-name was Smith, and who occupied seat in the high courts of the province, was removed by the hand of the Lord, and there was great mourning among the people, for he was much beloved.
 And it being necessary that his place should be filled, James. the governor of the province, called the people together to choose a successor to take the place of the high judge.
 Now about this time the grea; con vocation of lawmakers was in session 1 in the temple at Little Rock the charm city of the province, and they did issue and edict that there should ! be two more members added to the 1 high court, that there might be no more delay in the eXpounding of the law for the people.
 Now there abode in the province a tribe known as Democrats who had fought nobl ' for the people and had rescued them from the hands of un- l holy men; yea, even from men who were theives and had thus rescued them.
 And there also abode in the prov ince remnant of tribe known as Republicans, and who were great sinners. yea, it is already written of them that such great sinners were they that the people had risen up in their wrath and cast them out of their synagogues, and had branded them as improbable servants.
 The chief prince of the band of Republicans was one Powell, whose other name was Clayton, and who was held in unsavory remembrance by the people in the province of Arkansas. because of his wicked reign over them.
 And it came to pass that Powell, the wicked Clayton, did call his hosts together and then prepare to meet the Democrats in battle, for the un- godly Republicans had been looking with hungry eyes at the high places in the province of Arkansas, and did long to occupy them.
 And there appeared among the ungodly Republicans, one Norwood, pill-maker, who had sought to lead the sect known as Wheelers into by paths and forbidden paths, and who had himself aspired to rule the prov ince, but had been rejected by the people, and he approached Powell, saying: ''Lo, 1 am with you even unto the downfall of the Democrats behcld how mighty is Norwood, the pill-roller! I will bring to the house of the Republicans all my people, the Wheelers, and we will mash the tails of these Democrats, even as they mashed mine and it is yet sore. And then Powell, the Claytonite, heark- ened unto Norwood the pill-maker and took him under his wing.
 And there also appeared one Fl. more, whose other name was Mitchell who had once belonged to the tribe of the Democrats, but who had banked heavily on his great magnetic power, and had left the tribe, saying II have burned the bridges behind me-" and he was now full member of the band of ungodly Republicans
 And it came to pass that Powel and his lieutenants met m the chief city of the province, and did plot tC capture the high courts of the prov ince, and they did select as men who should cxpouud the law, Gregg who was one of their chief fellows and who dwelt in the mountains oi the northwest, and Elmore, the law glver from the country round about Miller, and Hill, from the river Ark ansaw, who was not of them, but wht had desire to become judge.
 And Powell looked upon the worl of his hands and said it was good So with these men to lead their band they started out to meet the Demo crats.
 But Powell snelled pie" afar of and he hied himself away to Benja min. the great high priest of th' Nation, 10 seek fat places for his owl elect.
 Now the Democrats were not Idle and knowing they had a willy foe t( meet, they marshalled thelr force and after calhng their people togethe from all parts of the province, the, did choose as their leaders, Hem