The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-16
THE LANDSLIDE.
Or, nm Account of the GroverItes and The
Tribe OF Benjamin.

I
Now. IL happened at this time in the
States, which are United. that the whole
people were prosperous and happy.
Ihe producers of fabrics and tho work.
ers oil metals and those vino digged In the
ground for coal did heap exceeding great
wealth in reward for their much pains and
ENTERPRISE, and many who were originally
serfs and parbaiians from other lands did
| Join IN the universal bounty.
| And did become citizens, and in due
time did own for themselves their proper
| ties aud tenements wherein they dwelt,
and there was much mirth and rcjoicings
in tho land over which BsDjamIn was the
ruler.
| But there arose certain dlscontented
men of the South--ihose who In previous
yeaf5 had rebeIed against their rulers
and they did unite with them the idle anu
dissolute. aud those OF tue house OF Tam
many. aAd those who by reason OF sloth
were not able to purchase their tenements
and dwellings. and who did envy the pros.
perity of others.
And they chose from their number one
Grover hini who. by much excess In eat-
Ing aud drinking, they uid call him the
Fat"
And they said amongst themselves: We
VIII have Grover to rute over ns, Tor he
wiil SO arrange matters that We may all
come In aud feed from the flesh pots. with
out distinction between those who work
and those who rest, ana We Will share
alike the fat which thsse wor.;ers in iron
and diggers OF coal, itavu BY their indus.
try secured
SO the whole country did listen to the
words OF Grover, and hs uid promise them
mueI food and raImont ut prices which
even the most idle and slothiul could pur-
Chase IN large qnantiti8s.
And the people heurkened to tho words
OF Grover, and with much Joy. and at tue
time appointed they did elect him to be
their ril er.
And there was great rejoicing In the Is
lands Of the sea and throughout tho land
of britain.
Now when the people heard of This and
how Ihs barbarians reloiced IL great fear
came upon them for they remembered the
words vi Benjamin how he SAID unto them
beware OF ialee prophets and of the bar
oarians; how their Kings and Prnces seek
20 destroy u.s.
And they remembered these words and
thoir own previous condition when thly
Were serfs and subjects to tho barhai ian
Kings anu thDy uiu cry Rioud and sGnte
themselves and aaid: Nv hat evil have We
doneN
And tho moro they lamented the great.
er fear possessed them 50 thut their hearts
iniled thom, Tor very iear of the shallow
OF evil,
And no man burst say anything. for
their hearts were sad and they renIombor-
cd the words OF Benjamin,
and great hunger appeared aid sickness
and much misery.
Those Who had gold did bury It, and
others who had none cried aloud to Gro
ver for their sullerlngs were great.
But Grover suinamed the rat" could
of himself do nothlug and tho men who
were with him did marvel much and say
amongst themselves, what manner of
thing 10 thlsE that where under benjamin
there was much plenty and pence In the
land. behold now under Grover, In SO
brief Sc, son the people do cry aloud for
bread.
Ana there was none to comfort them;
no. not one.
Now, when the people saw that Grover
ard those who We're with him turned u
deaf ear to their complaints, they said to
each other: Behold, he turns a doaf ear to
our prayers. aud our wives and children
do cry aloud and curse us.
And they urose. every man OF them and
glrding on their raiment did run swiftly
zach TO their meeting places, and did
there elect again those OF the tribe Of
Benjamin for their rulers.
And there was much rejoicing for those
who had gold dug 1t up again. and the
Wot kefs in metal and diggers OF coal did
each resume his labor and there was great
plenty in the land, so much that even tho
idle and slothfnl complained not, ana they
he Groyerites 50 that they were
much ashamed. Selah. w. j. N.