Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-12-05

spy on Charles the Painter to fine
cause whereof he might accus'
him.
6. But when he could find nc
fault in him whereof to accuse
him before the people, his anger
was greater than before.
Z. Then Charles the Ishmaelitt
spake unto his wife. saying: Lo
Charles the Painter is an exceed.
ing wicked man.
8. Inasmuch as he hath begOt-
r ten a Son Charles the Prince, who
has been and is yet, as l verely
believe, selling and giving unto
the people certain vile liquor,
whereby the people are becoming
, drunken.
9. And also he hath taken into
his council certain other bad and
wicked men, publicans and sin
ners. who for the purpose of gain
and profit in filthy lucre, hath also
sold to the people this vile liquor,
whereby they are become
drunken.
10. When Charles the Ish-
maelite had thus spoken he was
moved with much anger.
IL. And he looked about him
and sought how he might punish
these men who had done him no
evil.
II. And it came to pass on the
sixteenth day of the ninth month
of the third year of the reign of
Charles the Painter,
13. That Charles the Ishmaelite
did conceive a weapon wherwith
to emite Charles the Painter and
the chief priest and the scribes and
the publicans, and all of the peo-
pie who were drunken.
IA. Charles the Ishmaelite had
not money enough to pay for his
weapon. So he called upon the
chief priest of the city and the
publicans and the money-lenders,
saying:
Is. Behold! l have in my hand
a weapon wherewith I will smite
all of the wicked people of the
city and make them good. and
cause them to cease from drunk
enness. But my purse is empty,
| have not to pay for this strange
and wonderful weapon Of my own
invention. l pray thee, therefore,
give me of thine abundance that
l may go forth and do the people
good.
l6. And the chief priest, and
publicans, and the money-lenders
were deceived by Charles the Ish-
maelite and gave him bountiful of
their filthy lucre.
II And the heart of Charles
the Ishmaelite was made glad and
he went on his way rejoicing, and
saying.
1S These fools have given me
the wherewith to pay for my
weapon, the like of which no man
hath ever seen before and no man
will ever see again.
10. And on the morning there
after it came to pass that Charles
the Ishmaelite did take his strange
and heathenish weapon and sally
forth into the city.
20. And when the people did
look upon this strange weapon
they were sore, amazed, and said
one unto another: What man
ner of weapon is this?
81. Charles the Ishmaelite
answered them, saying: Behold,
it is a weapon of mine own inven-
ton, the like whereof no man ever
held before, and no man brave
enough, save me, in all the land can
be found to WELD it, for 10! it
snites in front and rear, to the
right hand and to the left hand,
and oftimes smit,s the smiter.
%, But l will fear not for my
weapon is exceedingly sharp and
long and bright, and for these rea-
sons call it my Blade.
%. Aud Charles the Ishmaelite
did WELD his Blade and did smite
Charles the Painter and his son,
Charles the Prince, and Charles
the Great Counselor, whose sur
name is Rufus, because of his
hair.
"a. And he dill also smite
Joshua the Smith, who was also a
scribe and wrote with a pen made
from the wing of the Falcon.
25. And he did also smite David
the Transcriber, and he did also
smite all of the chief priests and all
of the rulers of the people.
26. And he smote Ephraim the
Money Changer, and his son Will
liam, who Is also money changer,
did he smite.
q. And he did also smite the
lawmakers and the publicans.
Yea, evey one of these he smOte
with his Blade.
90. And.some of them that were
, smitten We're fearfully wounded
and others of them that were
! smote were sorely angered. But
none of them that were smitter
died.
30. And when the people saw
the fearful havoc that Charles thu
e Ishmaelite had wrought. and thu
e wide swath he had cut with hi
Blade, they with one voice called
? him Charles the Mower, aud by
that name is he known to thi
l day.
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