The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-03-15
CHRONICLES OF GEORGIA.
WHEREIN 1T Is NARRATED HOW
THE CAUCUS WAS INVENTED.
And How the Rulers and Elders AID.
pointed Commission to Teach
Them Their Business,

And 1t came to pass in those days, ev-
en- in the first days of the rule of Allen.
who was also called the plowboy, while
the rulers and elders of the people still
spent their days in lowering at S1,4OO a
10 yer and their nights in the balances
of the Kimball.
That Clark, who was also APP Howell
did howell much in his organ touching
the grievous burdens that were laid up>
on the people by the tax gatherers.
And there were many of those that sat
In the council of the rulers and elders
and likewise many others throughout
the land of Georgia who were in the
habit of sneezing whenever thew
thought that Clark, who was also an
Howell, had impnged upon a dose of
snuff.
So that at that time there was lifted
up great noise throughout the land in
favor of producing the burdens of the peo-
PEG; for verify the yoke of taxes was
heavy and gIievous to be borne.
But there were those also at the time
in the council who winked with the eve
aud laid the finger on the nose,
And these said to one another. Go TO.
The spasm will soon pass and then our
fingers shall be thicker than Williams
| lons.
And others of them in like manner
said 10 the peoples are fools and Clark's
organ is working smart racket. Yea.
he will even give the people the razzle-
dazzle.
And one of the rulers did put forth his
tongue so that his cheek was even more
extended than the check of govern
ment mule, harder also that Stone Noun.
tain granite or the hardness thereof.
And he did likewise with his thumb
punch another of the rulers in the ribe
even as tie roysterers do.
And he said unto that one, Let us lie
low even as the festive possum lieth low
when old Trailer trees or Tige doth get
him by the seat of the breeches.
Behold, we will let this uproar spend
itself while and then we shall even SO
direct its force that we shall 'yank yet
other and many more shekels OUT of the
people.
And in those days there went up
great clamor from the people desiring to
know why the council who were lower
ing away the fifty days at 81. 400 lower
did not make laws to relieve the people
of the tribute.
And the rulers and elders of the peo-
pie caused Clark, who is also ap Howell,
to write in his organ and say, 10 it is
necessary To STUDY THE SUBJECT.
Aud one said let US even appoint a
c ,mmission.
And thereupon they did clap with the
hands and shout aloud for joy. And
| they all lifted up their voices with one
accord for the space of ten minutes and
said, Yea, we will appoint acommssion.
And one who was not cato the racket
but thought the game was honest asked
of the others, What for?
And they laughed him to scorn and a
sc fer said unto this one: Why, to find
out how to make laws and then they
can teach us.
And the unsophisticated one answered
and said unto the others, But were we
not chosen of che people to make the
laws because we were the wise ones Of
the land?
And they said, Lo he is NO better than
the sinner whose name was Watkins and
who dwelt in the land of Gilmer.
And they turned him out OF the eau
Gus and made him to eat grass with
Watkins and the pops.
For aforetime when the rulers and ell
ders had first assembled at the begin
ming of the fifty days it was discovered
that there were two pops in the council
and the other hundred and seventy and
three were afraid and went and hid
themselves;
And sent for Elem and said: Lo thou
wise man, there are two pops in the eoun-
Gil and we are only hundred and sew
enty aud three and We are afraid;
For peTadventure he pops may cor
rupt us. Do thou therefore tell as what
we shall do that we may not be devour-
oil of the pops.
And FEM did council the rulers and
elders and said unto them that they or
ganizs a caucus whereun.O the pops
might not come.