The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
An Old Story.
Atlanta Constitution.

once upon time the four-footed crea
lures and the fowls of the air were very
much worried on account of the BAG
government they were compelled to sub
nit to. They were ruled by the Mink
the Mole and the Slim Black Snake. Fol-
many years they were in great trouble
They made frequent attempts to over
throw the government of the Mink, the
Mole, and the Slim Black Snake, but
they never quite succeeded. The reason
OF it was that the creatures having hoofs
and horns would invariably support the
rule of the Mink, the Mole, and the Slim
Black Snake. The creatures with hoofs
and horns not only had very few taxes
to pay, but they imagined that the
corn try had been saved from very Sc
we're drought by the Mink, the Mole and
the Slim Black Snake.
Thus matters went from bad to worse.
until finally the rulers, seeing how fat
and prosperous the creatures with hoofs
and horns had become, concluded to es-
tablish a tonnery and tallow factory
1t was supposed to be a great thing for
the country. Everything went on swim
mingiy until one fine morning the crea-
lures with hOofs and horns awoke to the
fact that they were supplying the hides
for the leather and the fat for the tallow.
Then there were loud cries for reform.
Mlnkism had been destroying the young
OF the other creatures, Molesm had been
consuming the seeds in the gardens,
Black Snakeism had been making way
with the eggs of the creatures with beaks
and wings, and now all combined were
destroying the peace and prosperity of
the creatures with hoofs and horns.
So all the creatures held meeting and
after a good deal of discussion and
speech making, concluded to make a
a change in their government. A day
was set and all the creatures were in
vited to vote on the question The great
issue was whether the robbing and steal
ing and fiat burglary should be put an
end to, or whether they should go on.
The election was held, and the result
was that the creatures signifed their de-
sire, by an overwhelming majority, that
the robbing and stealing and fat burg,
larry should cease forthwith.
After rendering this verdict the crea
lures went home happy in the thought
that they had done their duty, and that
they would soon be relieved of the un>
just laws imposed on them by the Mink,
the Mole, and the Slim Black Snake.
But right at this point difficulty arose.
The Jay Bird limited that it would be
best to make haste slowly, and the Grow,
which had not taken sides during the
campaign, cried out in loud voice that
it would never do to begin the work of
the bad laws until year or
more after the creatures had decided to
shake off the rule of the Mink, the Mole,
and the Slim Black Snake.
The result was that the robbing and |
stealing and fiat burglary went right |
along for some time, and then, when |
there was a serious effort made to put an
end to it, there were lodging and shut
fling to such an extent chat the creatures
went about their business disheartened,
and finally the Mink. the Mole, and the
Slim Black Snake took charge Of affairs
again, and they remain pretty much in
charge to this day.
The interest in this old-t time story lies
in the moral one may find in it. We |
shall not lift that moral out of its place |
and throw it at anybody's head. The |
Democrats of this country will have to
decide whether they will carry out the
will of the people with promptness, or
whether they will go through with the
stale performance of frittering away
heir opportunities.