Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-16

vert engaged in Commerce
there. Thou must have many
friends. Seek them out and
have them help us in this mat
ter of much moment. But
bark We, Edward, those War
riorites are a stiffnecked people
and long have been seditious to
our rule. Much policy must
needs be used.
Then Edward spake and made
answer thus: Four years have
| gathered in the taxes. Once
| recognized not your wisdom.
But have not come with my
head bowed down in sackcloth
and ashes? Full six and thirty
months have been under your
tutilige. | have grown some
what smooth of speech, and
much persuasion have | cult
waited. | have many relatives
in the Warrior valley. Besides
/ have some henchmen there
who fain will do my bidding.
| will bring many people to the
assemblaga who would burn
their houses if | bid them. |
will see that they issue Bonds
against their lands. Then the
Wise Men spake and made
answer thus: Edward, it is well.
Then they spake unto And
rev the Constable, saying: Go
thou northward even unto the
city of Woodbine, a place much
famed for it's seat of learning.
Some years past, before thou
vert raised up to rule the peo-
pie, in that city thou didst bar
ter in fat oxen and fat swine,
which thou didst send to the
Tribe of Armour, and the King
dom of Dunn, the public Util-
itist. Thou must have some
friends among the tradesmen
there. Go thou among them.
Tell them with the completion
OF this mighty Temple our Cap
ital city will grow and expand
even unto the house of Black
man, situated on the plains adj
iacent unto that city. Then
their city may become a Suburb
and enjoy our hospitality. They
will load thy Chariots with
many talents of silver for our
Temple.
Andrew spake and answered
thus: Sires, watch my smoke.
And unto Michael the Ancient
they spake thus: Michael, three
score years hast thou spent in
the valley of the Sioux. Go
thou down into that valley.
even beyond the lake of Sol.
larry not long in the Ancient
City which bears the valleys
name. It's jewellers have long
recognized the wisdom of our
reign and fain will do our bid
ding. Go thou beyond into the
suburbs, even into the north
west corner of our Kingdom.
There may be some Agricultur-
alists there, who have not yet
heard of our wisdom. If thou
findest those who murmur say
to them, 1t will cost but one
mill each year for thirty years
for each piece of silver that
totals the value of their lands
and houses and property.
Should any die and thereby
cheat the Tax Gatherer their
sons can take the burden up.
And Michael answered and
spake thus: Sires, | know on
which side of my loaf the fatty
globules OF the bovine are
spread.
Then the Chief of the Wise
Men spake unto Bates the Grave
saving: Thou art from Mud
Valley, a city southwesterly in
our Kingdom. Long hast thou
dwelt in obscurity there. The
people knew not thy worth.
But it came to pass about the
fourth month of the present
season that one Alva the Miller,
being somewhat chafed at our
advise, didst resign as ruler, a
thing very rare in our King
dom. Our advantage presented
we in our wisdom sought thee
out and set thee up to rule over
the people. Thou owest us
much. Then Bates the Grave
spake and said: Chief, have |
not for 10, these many years
crooked the pregnant hinges of
my knees at thy shrine? Yea
if thou didst eat but one sour
apple that not my stomach
panied: then why rail thus at
me? Then chief made answer
saving: To impress upon thee