The Forrest City times., 1890-08-30
cAMpA,on CHRONICLES.
Relates How Napoleon Whose Sur
 name ts Flxer Sold Himself Un- to Powell the Republican.


 Aad in those days there lived In the town of lOuOkc, which is tn the land of ArknnsNs ono JaIrcs whose surname was Eagle. and he was a 3aptist aud hc wanted to bc governor. aud when he had gone forth and declared it 50, behold there was one William whose surname was Fishback, who lived near the borders of the land G aud m& he ns said, n,' h IS no, right , iha, here am who hus borne the heat hnd burden of the day. and hath lifted up my vaicc in all nourinns and their gior,o,,s constit,.tionai amendment. and now will he governor; so the people gathered themselves together and cast theft votes and tho hiii democracy cast for William and others. and the swamp dcmo- cracy cast their votes for James tho Baptist. And 1t WAS declared that James should reign governor. and It was SO; and James the Hap list rose up and went unto the city of Little Rock and sat down in the governor chair and cigncd twenty and four months-ns governor. And ntsDut tho days when the new moon was turning red thcrc arose up one Sapolcon Bonapartc whose surname was Fizcr. the Methodist, and said, James tho Baptist hath rcigncd governor and hath gone on after strangc gods and hath bowed himscf down before slotted ballot boxes and other tingodiy things. and lo! now VII, bc governor; and as Napoleon whose surname is Fizcr. was sit ting In ono of the star chambers in the temple at Little Rock, behold there Hppcafcd unto hi,n ono Powell whose surname Is Clayton. whose custom tt was for many years to bow himself down unto the federal patronage, and who was at that time worshipping ut the shrine 9i ienIamn in the City & oi Wsshng."m , ~
 
 Of Powell. and many Of his followers sighed for the flesh pots of Egypt. and Powell whose fsn S sc oyion vo, fst n's n,o ,Sc and showed unto Fizer the Methodist. the governors scat and all the patronage thereof: ana sh tue go,a snnmdeiers M M and a m ,se sL,s % o' will give it all into thine hands if thou wilt fall down and worship me-" and Napoleon Snso paMc aS s sa s not And behold Powell thrust the thumb and fingcr of his right hand into his vest pocket Republican party of tnis whole land. and Fixcr the Methodist. said. .tanst thou deliver the goo,isy" And Powell whose surname is Clay ton, sayest unto him. How canet thou doubtg Oh. thou weak creature. does thou not know that have at my back Benjamin. who sits on tho throne at Washington. and docst thou forget that l have the hands of Jacob tied and that ali the officers of the federal court except isanc are bound unto me; and hast thou eo soon foraotfon that al the poetmasters and revenue collectors and all those who suck pap from the public arc at my backf" And fizer the Methodist. fell down and wcpt for Joy and said. "Oh thou grcai chairman of the central committec. how oft would ] have gathered myself under thy wings as chick hovcrs under tho wings of its hen had known thy great power before. kick thy servants pants full of holes for doubting." and it was so.
 Now about the fun moon Napoleon whose surname is Fizcr. the Mcthodistitc got himself down from the st,r chamber and went forth unto the city of ilecbe. and while he was standing on high platform hes lifted up his yoicc ana cried. 'EIumni hixi kitimus. which being interpetcd means. 'Oh God. what Ii ccnglomcrat!on Of uiScd up politics, And some of tho multitude standing by said hc palieth for Powell and others said not so, he teileth for the Burners Alliance; others say he cailcth for the Union Labor. and one standing by dipped horse brush in some picnic lemonade and started to the stand but the chairman said. let be. Let be. Let's see 1T tho South Methosists will come and de- liver hin.
 Now this be the arst chapter and for the chairinen. will they not be sini,tcn in the second chapter of the chronicles Of the kings. etc.
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