Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-20

be abandoned. | singled out those
most inclined to force their will. and
Cd ITEM that they alone were right.
md that it was tEeir uuty to insist up
IN the acceptance OF their theories
| BY everybody else, seeing that the
worship and honor of God depended
1poa settlement of the questions in,
1elVea. Empty-headed fools that they
were. they fell into the trap and the
discussion developed into a quarrel.
Ehen went TO the parties of the 9th
81 slae and made them believe that
heif ]3ope Ct heaven was contingent
'aGn the success and general accept
wee of their view of the case. They
we're only too ready to believe me, and
he nation split. That much gained.
declared that the truth could be es-
tab1ished only by miracles, and presto.
supplied them with the article want
ed II was not difficult either. Their
e se5aess-nay. passion-to De con
sidered the only true religionists made
them believe anything | proposed.
Thus | persuaded one party that
the word of God was revealed to them
by tongues of fire; another lot was
prompted by me to assert that they
iad seen the .Iaster after death. And
1nce induced to speak false, they daily
ATented other more astonishing lies
soon lied as we'll as the devil himself.
Nothing is changed then. on earth >"
as}zed Beezebub. slapping his knee
with pleasure; there are still drunk
'rtis and murdere1s about?"
&c be sure. answered The Choir
us, more than ever
Al the devils wanted to talk al
cnce. and Beelzebub had to exert his
authority to restore order.
The Devil of Unchastity step foe-
ward and report Let him explain
how those protesting to believe in
the Great Teachers words can be Sc
IL. ed from the path Of virtue
We still employ the methods that
you. master, introduced in PARADISE
replied the serving devil, but have
1dded 4 new trick. We persuade peo
Hle Tat wedding with choir ooys
II organ accompaniment is the es-
eaee of matrimony, and that love and
l.utual esteem count for nothing as
'Gng as the services of a priest are
secured. Again we tell them that
when man and wife get tired of one
another the knot may be united and
another substtuted-this process tC
be repeated as often as they like
excellent, excellent" smiled Beel-
zebub. q am proud OF you. But let
Is proceed.
(Which of you fellows manages the
department of robbery?" And contln-
uing he addressed the robber devil
as follows:
He who abolished hades taught men
true brotherhood. l am more than
2ager to learn by what means you sue
ceeded in persuading his disciples to
axe to robbery"
lV.-kings and Privileged Glasses.
ter: as you caused Saul to be made
king of Israel so we introduced mon
arc by in all civilized countries. The
~h:ef privilege of monarch is that
f wholesale robbery, conferred in the
Lerd.s temple by placing a singular
-ort of headgear upon certain indi-
vldual's brow. He is made to sit on
an elevated platform, a golden staff
IN one hand. an orb in another, while
an infinitesimal quantity of oil rubbed
on the sides of his head and in the
Thollows of his hands suffices to make
HIM a sacred being.
AS such he is above the law-can
| do as he likes, rob people, murder
them. anything he pleases. More Of
ten than not he is pleased to issue
laws ccnferring the privilege to rob
on his friends and adherents. These
latter are privileged classes. They al
ways form a minority in the state, but
nevertheless. the masses submit to
them in every way, manner or form.
BY this time they have made robbery