The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-08-30
SOME MISSISSIPPI POLITICAL HISTORY.
THE BOOK OF NOEL.
An Interesting Little Story Sucenct Told in Three Brief and
Clever Chapters

CHAPTER l.
/. Now, In the days Of James the Beau
tiful whose surname was yardamaD
and who was the Mighty Ruler OF ,
Great Country by the Fathers o
Waters.
.. There was In. that Country, q Pow
erful Clan which had thereto fort
Governed it, Institutions, and Grown
Fat thereon;
Q. So much 30. that the People every.
where Murmured and said, "Lo
These have Greedily taken more
than Just share let Them be cast
out and Others put In Their Places
we hsve No More OF Them."
4. Therefore, being importuned 30 Ia
do and because he Remembered
Certain Things James the Beautiful
raised his Voice unto the Legisla-
tors OF that Country and said.
). "Let us smite the Clan both Hip and
Thigh. and Drive Them out"
8. And 80 they did.
7. And the Pie Counter, the Blind Tiger
and divers other Dark Rendezvous
which had Known Them 80 long,
knew them Not Again.
8. So, in that wise, it came to pass.
that the hands Of the Powerful Clan
were against the Mighty Ruler, and
the hand Of the Mighty Ruler was
against the Clan, even unto the end
Of his reign, and ever afterward.
0. Now, the Leader Of the Powerful
Clan was Anse the Discreet. called
the "Big Man: and he was the
Whole Push with his followers, for,
with them
10. His Word was Law.
II. And, behold, the time drew nigh
when the scepter should depart from
James the Beautiful, for, 80 it was
written by George, the Great Law
Giver, in the Book called the Con-
stitution, that
IL. "The Succession Must Change
Every Fourth Year."
Is. But, while this Event was yet long
way OF, Anse the Discreet called
together his Captains Of Politics to
Take Counsel how they might, by
stratagem, by Flank Movement or
Forced March, take the Citadel Of
Power once more, and
IA. Regain Their Lost Estate,
Is. For he was leader never yet
Caught Mapping when the Pie Coun-
ter, or the fellow "with the goods
on him." was within Five Hundred
Days March of his Ranch.
10. And the chief thought Of the confer.
ence was, which one Of several Quail
ified Faithfuls, there present, would
be most Suitable to put into the
Forefront Of Battle their names do
not matter now!?
II. And among all those Contrasting
there for Availability and Selection
was one Earl the Eloquent, alias,
The Boy Senator.
Is. But, behold, there was also another
Of the Powerful Clan, m9re sHbtle |
even than Earl the Eloquent, 10 the
eyes Of the "Rig Man, who was
called the Truly Wise, alias, The
Wonderful yudge- called also by /,
Charlie the Brave, Iago,
10. Now Anse the Discreet loved this
One more than he did any Of the |
Others, not, forsooth, because he |
would the more readily bend the |
Pregnant Hinges Of the Knee, but |
because he considered him the more |
able to serve the Purposes Of the |
Clan.
70. And he therefore Discounted tho i
Claims Of Rarl the E!oquent, hecapse
be understood not the force and
and plsusibility Of his efforts.
Il. He would not allow the Truly wiss
to Contend before Him and the Cap.
tains for the Privilege Of Standing
for the succession. but held him In
tho Back ground, In order thst hs
hight b selectsd With hsttsr grsos
at the Physiological Nomsnt, spd
not only be . Wiss Choice, but also
not lssvs any wounds upon the mem.
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