The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-10-30
AND JAMES UEPT.
The Actions Of the Inumerable
Tribe Of Independents causeth
James to Mourn.
lie Hath Vision II WW''hioI, Ap-
peareth Before Him the Dread
. ful Soup ,l'uraea-
] Chronicles. Chapter II.

Now it came to pass after the chief
men OF the independents had ceased
speaking to James, the wise man, who
ruled over the citv Of Rapid, and when
he heard the psalm they sang unto him,
he was much moved and wentaway unto
himself and wept bitterly, and as he
wept he cried in a loud voice, saying, O.
independents! Independents! how gladly
would / have gathered thee under the
wing OF democracy as q hen gathers her
brood, but thou art not suckers How
dark and gloomy hast thou made all
things in future to me, as | behold the
yawning tureen, where 1 shall soon be
in the soup.
And James marveled much at what
the Independents had done and said
Surely none are more worthy to sit in
councils OF Benjamin tl!anI. None can
deny my wisdom; else how came I OF all
this gold? Then how cometh it that
these men hath not heard ofmy wisdom?
Did they not read my great veto mes
sage to the railroad land stcal?-which
OF course, being understood and inter
preted meaneth only taffy to the voters.
All. could it be they have read this veto
bstween the lines?
Now while James yet continued to
thus muse to himself, he arose and say
eth, it was written OF old chat a prophet
hath not honor save in his own coun-
try, therefore l will go to the great
council OF the tribe myself, which assem-.
bleth in the city OF Huron, nigh unto the
river Jim, that l may be seen by all OF
the chief men OF the tribe which dwell in
the land Of Dakota; and there will my
wisdom shine forth.
And as James drew nigh unto tie
council there vas a great commoton
among the people. Many were heard
saying, is not this James, the money
changer, who dwelleth in the city OF
Rapid, nigh unto the wilderness OF the
Black Hills? And they sayeth unto him,
james, why camest thou here? What
came ye ont for to see? Then james
was much confused and he spake not.
Then they spake to him saying, art thou
not a wolf and thy coat like unto that
OF the sheep? Depart from us, yeworker
OF lniquity, we never knew YOU So
much confused was James, that lie in
sists even unto this day, that huge
chunks Of ice past many times up and
down his back. And he grew very an
cry and ate no meat that day and went
on his way in the darkness OF the night
before the sun arose sayins, Twill gomto
my own people who know OF my wisdom
and there will | be honored Now it
came to pass while James yet tsrrled in
the city OF Huron, there was much
speaking in the council OF the tribe OF
democracy which assembled in the city
OF Mitchell because OF the absence OF the
tribe OF the independents and the great
danger OF going to battle against the
host OF republicans and independents.
And while they were yet speaking some
OF the chief men Who had grown old in
fighting for their tribe, and could show
many scars, spake amcng themselves
saying, tits not a wise man that is much
needed at this time, for defeat is written
in the stars, but one who hath q barrel
like unto that Of the hogshead and a
brain like unto the mustard seed, with
much brain we fear the barrel would not
be opened. When the name OF james was
heard, they all said, evenhe. When at a
late hour. James who had iourneyed all
the way from the city OF Huron, came
into the council a great shout went up in
praise OF him and he was proclaimed the
chiefest among ten thousand, the one al
together wise and great. Then James
made a great speech to the multitude
and said let us drink and be merry for
tomorrow we may die. And when they
had tariied long together they
sang. the favorite psalm OF the tribe
which runeth in this wise:
Hufrah for the, ,demoeratie tariff
On which our fight is made,
For theac caliSs OF tile people,
" NIGH gotl bet is nee trade.
Httrrah FOR General Jackson
And the good old dayss Of yore,
HURT h for thssphskey bottles
We have emptied by the score.
Hnrrah for the demiohn,
The party viii hold thee high;
For from thy neck hath come
Many drauehts Of good old rye