The times., 1899-08-24
THE WHITEWASHED THIEF.
Befng the Strange Parable of Rob-
berin Smarter and the
m

SRyannaifeS.
Now in the days when ships went down
TO the sea and the people wore bare fest
because of The great Wave of Prosperity it
came to pass that the tribe of SaYannaites
cfamored for place wherein ships might
also come up from the sea and bring with
them myrrh and frankineense, and nut
megs and such things as are Made in
Germany" And the tribe gathered to-
gether and cried aloud to the ruler OF that
land, saying. Behold. do thou build for US
an harhor for ships aad we care not what
beeometh of our shekefs aad our notes. .
And Grover the Veto being in those days
a fisherman, Hark Mamma ruled in his stead
and was king over that land. And Hark
Mamma hearing the cry of the Sayannaitss
became possessed of large idea and was
exceeding pleased, for in those days ideas
were rare in the Temple of Rulers, anu
upon many occasions brought much gold
into the raiment of those who sat in the
contract places and were changers of pulls.
and Hark Mama spake unto the Savan-
Mates, saying 1T is well, oh come-onS and
harbor shall be prepared" And Hark
Mamma placed large locust in the ear OF
a certain centurion who was wise prop
markings upon the simoleons which were
silver and who was so exceeding learned
that he might sell fGsil oil to distiilery.
And this centurion was called Robberin
Smarter, because that ne was better thing
tran many cubits of ice.
And Robberin Smarter girded up his
coins and departed for the land Of the Sa-
yannaites. And he looked exceeding like
unto a busy day and placed many men
upon great timbeEs. And these men bathed
their feet in the waters and also looked
like unto the building of a house for
planet. And Rohberin Smarter became
such a great teller and so many men
bathed their feet in his employ that he
was given several chariots of gold each
day with which TO buy loaves and fishes
that all might eat.
And the days passed and many scores or
cubits OF shekels had been given unto
Rebberin Smarter and yet his men clam
ored for more loaves and fishes. And the
Sayannaites looked out upon the waters
and saw no harbor and were discounted
But Robberfn Smarter looked like unto an
Ethiopian during the making of ruler
and comforted them, saying, Behoid, the
waters must first be swept from here be-
fore we can make the harbor, and am
filling this place with stone, that the wa
ters be driven out" And the men clam
! ored for more Ioaves and fishes and Rob-
BERN Smarter was again given many Gu
bits of gold and shekels even unto many
chariots full.
Now il came to pass that certain men
who were wise in the making OF harboTs
came upon the work of Robberin Smarter.
and when they had seen it they grinned
much and exceeding much and said one to
the other, Verify, how'd you like TO be the
Ioaves and fishes mani" And they again
spake and said, Verify, Tweed in all his
glory never attempted anything like this
And they came unto the people and reated
all that they had witnessed, And the peo-
| pie grew wroth and when they had seen
what was done they discovered that many
scores of cubits of shekels had been given
unto Robberin Smarter for loaves and
fishes and yet the men who had labored
were hungry and athirst and had only re-
ceived such loaves and fishes as were
marked down from four hundred sheKels
to twenty shekels.
And they fell upon Robberin Smarter
and brought him to the judges which sat
in the courts And Rooberin Smarter
spake, saying ut was not alone /, it
was also the merchants, Greenback and
Gamer. who had gain. And the Judges
found that Robberin Smarter had stolen
the gold of the people even unto the
nuchness of 100000 shekeis, And they
decreed that Robberin Smarter be made a
disgrace to himself and be placed in the
prison wherein all wicked esTturionS and
warriors are placed,
And when rne soldiers would have done
/ this and wofild have taken Robberin
Smarter to the prison. they laid hands.
upon him But Hark Mamma arose, saying,
| Don't soil the mans uniform. Verify /
decree that he be given time wherein to
count his winnings and change his laun-
Z dry." And Robberin Smarter went forth
| and arrayed himself in his rafmeat OF q
Centurion, and when any man would have
touched him Hark Mamma ordered that they
be slapped upon the wrist. And when the
I people demanded that Robberfn Smarter
| be cast into prison, as was decreed, Hark
Mama gave unto a certain lawmaker
many cubits Of gold and ordered that he
/ weigh the testimony and see to it that
Rohberin was not guilty. But the law
maker. finding that there were more than
| fifty score exhibits and one hundred score
proofs. grew afraid and could not find
| him innocent.
/ And again HaTk Mamma turned unto his
Scribe of War, saying: DO thou see to 1t
| thar this man is not guilty, for he is one
of us and his cush is our cush, and his
guilt is our guilt But the Scribe of War
also grew afraid, for Rubberin Smarter had
guilt and no Eaa could find him innocent
| And the warriors of the army said one
to the other: Verify whitewash is great
stuff"
/ And Hark Mamma would net give Rob-
! BERN Smarter over to the jailers, but said:
AZ am weary from dodging. l will go into
| the country and rest And these things
continued until the year had passed, and
| vet Rubberin Smarter grew ehesty and
| bought wine when other men were hanged
i for stealing bread But Hark Mamma sud-
| denly became deaf and dumb, and could
| hear nothing, and said: Verify | have
washed my hands My Chief Judge will
| attend to all this" But the Chief Judge
saw that Rubbern Smarter had guilt and
said: Verify it is up to Hark Mamma"
| And the people were exceeding angry,
! and demanded that Rubberin Smarter be
! given to the jailers And Hark Mama
! again grew weary from his dodging, and
| again said: 81 will rest again. Those who
/ judged this man were net of good sense
and l viii see that new trial is given,
| and the judges shall be Vain Makeway
! and Lawmaker PLATTE" And the people
still wait until a new House Of Lawmakers
| shall sit and it is written that the frag-
ments will be many baskets full.
| These things came to pass in the third
| year of the Green House. and in the last
month of Lake Champlain. Selah
They Had Not the Nerve.
lError, tbe CGrci,fnafis COrurnerciaI Tribi,na