Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-26
TEMPLES OF EQUITY
One Days Record of Sin and
Wickedness.
The Mighty Ruler WAS Grectcdbv
Grcnt Multitude mud tho Pcouic
Wcrc Greatly 1.joiccu 49, tn.rS Ia
the other Courts.

And when the Snow upon The hill sid,s
OF Brambeton had all melted away and
tina; upon the streets Of tho cities hqi
been faulcd OF in dump carts. IN,
great ruler came upon the bcnch to
judge such Of those SIS haI forgotten
the laws or needed not the rulings OF
lie WAS clad in new rai,ucnt. for the
gentle zephyrs of spring We're whisper
ing sof; lullaby of approaching sum
mer into his attentive ear. AMI like tn.
frosis Of winter. disappearing before
the warm sunshine, 50 put he aside the
old heavy garments for Il ntarc arpro-
.viate season.
HIS HEART MADE GLAD.
His great heart was made glad 1T Tho
sight Of so many OF his pscnia. Tor The
snow ana rains OF the ground hog seA-
! son had Kept many OF Jhru from his
-resence: for like unto ,he love Of Il
parent iOr his children " ho,n he ,,h1s-
tisc;h Was tile affection ,f this wise
ruled for The residents roundabout.
/ And though he daily sat IN his SOW
dust covered hall 10 hear tl. complaints
OF his people and also many clm3ipiut,
Vl somebody els. people. vet ~ .aew
not weary in we'll doirc aud albeit his
/ people We're white and fair 20 look tnar
/ ana the other People were of various
/ coIors and did sin with exceeding reg
/ uIAritN still he opened not his inou, 2,
/ ~ rrtuNc. mt his own. nor manifested
ne tne slightest concern Of the aliens
| WI" round no favor IN lis sight
| And ne ruled over all the domains
! from the western suhI:rbs II Atlantic
| CITY. where ,he namelrYs odol, 81 III
| oyster and clam shops is mingled .vith
! the tracing brecHes from, Uo,nn.n.,
toadS. To beyond the railway stations
oil me east. where the noaotonous hum
/ 81 The colored washerWon,In ulays a
/ uuIetni accompaniment Il the discard
! ant screcch OF the cvog- present tue
noats, ana from the aris!otrat Id L.
[ derS Of Client. where eli n4trrs ena,,7.
10 holds its head alofi. to Tho many
! Wharves of the south Side. ma. mn,
! et"innly hathcd by the sal waters ,r
the Elizabeth.
OUT IN THE IIIGHWAYS.
! Now this ruler had odice-s under him
| ana as the diSat,r" 'ahlcucss of tho
! weather had disappeared, ;hey went out
| INTO the highways. boil, BIZ nigh, and
IN the daytime, ami did gather unto
| MN all those who had tranS~rcs,a
| against the law. and who nheved mot
| the Just commands ~ those in author-
| ity. And Yesterday these were brought
! before him Il great number NJ inost.
| whose acts We're contrary 10 the cdictS
/ OF the land. and with great wisdom
| Judged he them. and II bang-up illustra-
| ton OF equity WAS given.
FIRST there was brought before hiin
| one Lula Mercedes. Il comrly lass. with
| pretty blue eyes and bloudned trcsses.
VINO came from great distance. even
| 'hat ancient city upon the river Anpo-
! mattoN. and She took IN her abode
| with one Agcmo Hawk. Then came into
| inns birdllnss nest Il man from Uamp-
ton. wearing the blue habiliments of
| Uncle sam. and he says he lost forty
| pieces OF silver. Agcmo uccuscd I.ulo az
| having Inc sheckels and the wise ruler
commanded that Lula return TO hor
/ former home.
STRAYED FROM THE MARROW
| WAY
Belle Williams. of the tribe of Ham
but whose antecedents had become
greatly blcached. next appeared ana
made her excuses. Belle in her class
WIS iair to look upon. but like the
great majority Of her sort. she had sin
ned before this people and had stravcd
| from the straight and narrow way tim
ieadcth not To Chief Kizcr's domain.
Like many others she fell by the way
Siuc ana was taken in Ivy the guards.
she found no favor in the eyes of tho
ruler who demanded OF her four pieces
/ of silver i'N -
hoserto llaughton. beautiful spoci-
men OF the ne-hibbor's folly. fell unor
| Inc ground before the Judge. ana rrial
out with a loud voice: "Oh. Judra. I
pray thec pardon me this time. | know
no. what II was | drank. though 1t was
| given mo for whiskcv. but it was Xix,
moulten lead within mo. and my hroI
was Ike unto the receptacle of n thou-
sand huzz saws" The ruler had com
and sin no more.
FELL UPON HER NECK.
Pleasant Joyner found no favor with
me Judge. for he fell upon the neck of
ms WIFE with Il right handler ana she
whom he had sworn to love ana mo-
'cci, became the victim of this wirI,o,,
man. t was demanded of him that IN,
pay to the treasury twenty pieces of
| silver. %
Willie Bullock was wicked in th,t bo
borrowed four pieces Of silver without
"a HAPPY l;DY