The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-03-14
A MODERN BOOK OF CHRONICLES.

One Of the finest pieces of work that
has appeared in a North Carolina
newspaper for many a day is a Book
of Chronicles which was communi-
Gated to the Morganton Herald Of last
week. Its writer should have APP
pended his name to it in order that he
might have due credit for it. A part
OF it, beginning at the beginning, 10
reproduced herewith:
And when the fourth year OF Daniel, the
son OF Russell, had expired. Charles the
son OF AycOck, assembled the throne, to
Judge the people; and he prophesied
smooth things unto the people, and it
was told them that each man should
dwell under his own vine and fig tree,
with none to modest or make them afraid.
And the hearts of the people rejoiced
nightly at the words of the wise king,
Tor they were weary OF strife and OF tur-
MOL. But behold the chiefs of the people.
chosen for their wisdom and nowledee.
assembled together to take counsel, to
establish the kingdom, to ordain statutes.
and to rule in Righteousness. And they
hardened not to the words of the wise
king, and the hearts of the people waxed
sore afraid. And among the chiefs OF the
people when they assembled to take coun-
sci were many mighty men of valor, and
among them was Locke, the son OF Craig;
Henry, the son of Common: William, the
son OF Allen; George, the son OF Rountree
and Francis. the son of Winston, who i'm
former times had desired to ride with
George, the son OF White and could not.
and besides them other men not SO great.
And when the chiefs of the people had
entered the temple to take counsel. behold
there came other men with them, and
among them Furnifold, the son of Sim
mons, and Others, bringing with them n
certain dangerous continuance, called the
machine. And many of the chiefs OF the
people bowed themselves before it, and
worshiped, and straightway forgot what
manner OF men they We're. And it was
so, that when they had worshiped, some
OF the wise and learned men of the chiefs
OF the people, among them Locke, the son
OF Craig; William, the son of Allen; and
Walter, the son of Clark, who sat not
with the chiefs OF the people but in the
council chambers, upon the seat of judg-
ment, and Others, arose and said: BE
hold, our Constitution has been broken in
pieces by them which sit upon the judy
ment seat But the people wist not at
all that it had been broken And many
wise and good men, even of the chiefs OF
the people. knew not that the Same had
been broken. And the people, when they
heard that their Constitution was broken.
went and looked thereon and they found
no break. And when the people could
find no break thereon. they called their
wise chiefs, and bade them find the break
thereon and they asked them: Hath
our Constitution been broken in twain
and we not know thereof" And the
people and their wise men examined the
and they all said: 1T is
not broken But the chiefs OF the people
said: 1T is broken, and if we cast not
David, the son OF Furches, and Robert.
the son OF Douglas, from the Judgment
seat, we be all dead men,
This is but third of the chronicle,
but the balance is like unto it, be-
lieving which the reader can believe
with us that the whole constitutes q
very fine piece OF work
Observer.