The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-01-13
BLURf AGAIN BLURTs.
And Tells of Strange Things He Saw
In Vision.

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In Vision.
EEL, Jan. Moreover the spirit Of
American politics continued TO instruct
me, and in the last days Of the reign Of
Ben. the Omega, while lay upon my
couch In the night time saw in vision,
n great aud turbulent river with foam.
ing waves rolling high aud roaring with
great noise, and it's course was through
the whole earth, and | said what il meant
by the riverg And the spirit wid, IL was
peoples and nations striving for rules,
and | heard noise on the north side OF
the river aud looked and saw creature
Of great size come up out of the water
on TO the dry land having the body OF a
pOrcupne and the head aud neck Of
goose. The spikes on the body were of
very great length and size, and l was
afraid of the monster, but the spirit said
be not afraid for the creature cannot find
you as IL is blind. And said what is it,
and why is it blind? And the spirit said
it's name is Republicanism. Just then
l saw u man among the spikes of the
creature aud he was pulling the spikes to
still greater length and the creature wig
gled and grunted much, aud the mans
face glittered like new tin, and he re-
buked the creature and spoke great swell
ing words, saying you must bear it, and
after two years you will see the beauty
of it. And | said who is the man and
what is these quilts or spikes for? And
the spirit said the man is Billey McKin.
ley, and he is using the spikes for pro-
lection, and as for the eyes being out,
the creature made war in 1890 with a
Democratic rooster and the rooster spur
ed him in the left eye putting it out.
Then in 1892, at Chicago the monster
attempted to put tariff salt on the roos
ter's tail, that he might get him, but the
rooster let him have IL in the other eye.
SO the creature seeketh some one To lead
him, but findeth him not. And noticed
that the head and bill of the creature
was the embodiment of great strength
and force, and the bill all the time point
ed toward the north like the needle of a
and | said why is this? and the
spirit said because there is no attraction
in the south for force bill. Then the |
monster seemed to be very sick, even
sick unto death, and it stretched its neck |
out OH the ground and saw lump
come up in the neck and the appearance
was like a serpent when he hath swal |
lowed toad. And presently the Great
ure spewed up man who wiggled about |
In the dust short time and gave up the |
ghost and said who is the man, and |
what was the matter? And the spirit
said that is Ethan Spike. He proved to |
be a hyocrit as sometimes he claimed To |
be Republican, at other times Demo
crat from Spoonerville. He also gave
out that him elf was some great one, and |
deceived many, and on account of his
political gossiping the people called him
Ethan the "Quidnunce. Such charac-
ters are indigestable. Remember Jonah.
Then ! saw some Peoples party folks
farming tools, such as axes,
scythes, hoes, &c, approach the monster
and they cut off it's head and meek close
to the body. They also cut off all the
PULLS or spikes, feet and tail, and when
i was finished it very much resembed
IN egg In fact they considered it as
such, and they prepared great nest
platform) and rolled the egg into it and
'ent for Weaver the Oologist" to hatch
he egg. But when he came he was too
small To fit the nest and do the egg JUS
ice. Now you know these folks have a
lnack at making great spread over
heir doings, so they inflated Weaver
With political gas till he was the required
ize, and he entered upon his task. 1t
will require about four years to hatch
he egg. They will then select name
or their new creature of destiny.