Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-25
summum jus, summa IoJuris.
A PARABLE.
fEor tho Dlspatch.l

Once upon time, the pOwers OF Oold9m,
IN order TO show how much they had at
heart the good of the people made law
which required every citizen IN OoldOm to
UNDERGO a rigid Inspection both OF person
and OF property. -
Tho mowers were so pleased with the
GOOD effects wrought by this system, that
n was made obligatory on every man VINO
had any aspirations TO public honors TO
subscribe his approval thereof. Nor Was
there any difficulty in tho way OF any eau
didate thus asserting TO the same. for
the candidates thought tho powers OF
tLe then Government Of OOldom lmmOr-
taI and that so much zeal for the public
GOOD must be the popular thing. And so
upon every occasion the Ooldomers. were
told OF the merits of the system OF Dol
dom. - "a It came TO be called, and the great
II benefits TO accrue thereirOm When the
candidates thus lmbued with ITS spirit
should be put into office.
All this the Ooldomers bore; for they
were patient people, and most OF IN,
..itizens had friends or kinfOlks that would
be benefited by the system Cor II re-
quircd great many inspectors-as many
as three TO square,. tor the salaries palu
to these inspectors were considerable.
The duties of the inspectors were
very heavy; for once, month al
the time of the salary drawing
each inspector or Fasinus. as TINS
officer WAS called, had to make report OF
ali that ne had done the heretofore ensu-
inc month. And that Faslnus who made
the most thorough showing OF the Work
of the svstem was specially rewarded bV
receiving an addition TO his salary ana
medal, winch bore upon ono side the de-
wee in bas-relief of a pair OF spectacles,
with the legend " InSpicl0 IN onlHtulH," auu
on the other the Roman letters IN alto-
relief % FL These letters were made TO
stand for the words D0nluts fdSinns
AT ono of tho monthly reports IT was
thought by some that the most deserving
of the inspectors had been badiy tTeaie',
III not having the ID. 4. medal awarded
him. And 50 much feeling was enSendereu
at the wrong done the popular oincer tIat
an investigation OF the matter was ue-
manded. and the following report pub
hshed in The OoldOm organ over the halue
OF the Inspector-General:
" To he Public Of Oodom:
"A thorough investigation has been
made in the matter OF Gabriel MINK, VINO
claimed the ID. +. medal tor puollc ser
vices and the board now gives lts reasons
for not bestowlng the same upon Dir: hlnk
who has been q most valuable public ser
want The report which was duly made TO
fms board shows the following Inspection
mado by him: Items: 40 cohee-pots. loI
rocklne-chalrs. ~ hat-racks. Y biscuit
blocks. IS wardrobes, Is tooth-brushes, VI
looking glasses. e. woollen stockings. ~
bornb dresses. II SIX dresses, LIZ
school bags, 80 -four barrels.
- Note.@This Gabriel Kink reports seve-
raj violations of tho wise law which pre-
vents the red haired man from sitting oy
the black haired man IN the puDlic con
veyances. And twice he has seen TWO
white men ride in the black apartment o.
the sane
"'This Gabriel Kink further reports ht
has gwen fifty notices OF noises "ltnlH IN
jurisdiction which disturb the quiet OF the
neighborhood. Among these are the noise:
of biscuit- beating, the creaking OF IN
creased wheelbarrows. the blowing 10 o.
unfastened shutters, the shaking down o
clnders IN stoves, &c. He further reports
that il would be well 20 cut down all the
trees on his beat. as their noise disturDs tn'
quiet of the streets when the wind blows.
Now. while this is a fine showing or INT
work done by an officer. there were manl
things omitted essential to tho pubic
good. There is no account made OF I'M
crying evil or the noise made by goa
wagons and carts that go rafting py III
beat of Inspector kink, and OF wnlch s.
much complaint Is made To TINS depart
ment. that we have thought the meds
ought not to be gwen TINS month"; gu
that the same should be held in commits
SION by the board itself, whose persona
labors have done so much to promote IN
public good of the citizens of Ooldom, b.
the establishment and perfection Of tn
'Ooldom system which is the ,adinira
ton OF the world Jonathan Hushyofus'
inspector-general OF Ooldom and head o
the board for the enforcement or I'll
Ooldom system, &C."
Thus for years the citizens OF Ooldor
lived-supposlng. IS has been said, tina
their system was the best upon earth. unit
ut last there arose o man who from III
desk made TN address TO the people an
proclaimed that personal liberty did nc
exist in Ooldom and could never exiss
where any such system - that prevailed
and he offered TO the citizens new vstsa