The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-05-04
The Chronicles of Grover.
New York Press.)

The Chronicles of Grover.
(New York Press.)
Now, in the first year of the second
reign of Grover, whose surname is
Cleveland, there arose great clamor
and cutlery about certain islands of ,
the sea; for in times past the ruler of |
those islands was queen who was a
harlot and the people thereof waxed
wroth because of her wickedness, in
somuch that they rose up against her
and took the government from her.
And when they had given the gov
eminent to one of their own number
the chief men of the islands went
down into ship and sailed for Amer
lea, where Benjamin, wise man,
then ruled, and they told Benjamin
of all that had been done; and Ben
jamin gave ear unto them, and when
they asked that he would take the
islands and make them part of his
own country, he said: "Verily,
these islands are goodly heritage;
they are pleasant and fruitful and |
will take them in
SO straightway he wrote message
unto the senate and sent treaty that
the senate might agree to it.
But it came to pass that in the
eleventh month Of that same year the
people elected Grover to be ruler, be-
cause they thought that anybody
would do.
And after Grover was crowned he
also sent message unto the senate,
and said: "Return to Inc the treaty
which "Benjamin hath sent you, for
| like it not, and will not let you rat
ity it, because it is not good"
So the senate sent the treaty to
, Grover, and he called in unto him
Walter, his prime minister, whom the
tribe of Benjamin had cast aside.
! And Grover said unto him: "What
shall do so that Benjamin shall not
profit by the getting Of these islands !?
For am | not the ruler of this land !;
and am not set on high and show
the people the right way When l
laugh do not the Democrats laugh
also, and when | grieve do not like
the Mugwumps so, and when l frown
do not all the people tremble ! But
this Benjamin l despise for he hath
gotten to himself great glory by this
thing, and if | follow him, then will
all the people say, 10 he followeth
Benjamin Tell me, Walter, what
is meet to do, or by the great horned
spoons, off comes your head"
Then Walter trembled, and drew
near, and said: "Let not my Lord
Grover be troubled. If thou latest
Benjamin, do not l hate him more
Hath he not snubbed me and cast me
down? Wherefore now let us COM
promise against Benjamin let us
send under the islands Blount, the
the Georgian, to spy out the land and
see if per adventure he may be able
to show us way out of the hole.
| Now, Grover was well pleased,
and he sent for Blount, and when he
was come, he drew near and kissed
Grover on his second chin. and Gro
yer was more tickled than ever, and
he gave him $40 and ticket to the
land of Honey Lulu, and letter Of
introduction to Lilly-wocky-lauy.
| And when Blount was gone Grover
called for wine and was exceedingly
, glad, and he danced and sang "Wai
Till the Clouds Roll BY" in such /.
loud voice that the hired girl though
tho bnpco n &c ufira
And it was so that 1t happened ii
Grover wished, and his spy reported
q all those things that he had been sen
to do.
Then did Grover send an ambassa
! dor, whose name was Willis, to thos
islands, and he sent letter to tn
chief ruler thereof, and the letter t
Lilly-wocky-lany and tie letter I
the chief ruler did Willis have in hi
!, right hand, and the letter to Lilly di
he have in his Inside pocket. And j
> the letter to the chief ruler he pr,
: fessed friendship, and in the letter
Lilly he said "Bellold, now l al
angry because YOU have been abuse
by enjamin and Stevens. Get I'll
up now and make ready. for | sha
'e bv my own servants restore thee +; I,
A am not Grover, aud who shall tlai
y to stand before mel"
D Now, when these things wei
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