The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-09-18
CHAPTER /.

i j. Now in the days of James
the Beautiful whose sur name was
Vardaman. and who was the nigh
ty ruler of great country by the
Father of Waters.
/ 2. There was in that country, a
| powerful clan which had thereto
fore governed its institutions, and
grown fat thereon;
! 3. So much so, that the people
1 Everywhere murmured and said
'Lo, these have greedily taken
more than just share; let them
be cast out and others put in their
places; we have no more of
them"
4. Therefore, being importuned
so to do-and because he remem-
bered certain things-James the
Beautiful raised his vioce unto
the legislators of that country
and said,
| 5. Let US smlte the clan both
hip and thigh, and drive them
out. -
6. And so they did.
Z. And the pie counter, the
blind tiger and divers other dark
rendezvous which had known
them so long, knew them not
again.
s. So, in that wise, it came to
pass, that the hands of the power
full 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.
9. Now, the leader of the pow
erful 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.
IL. And, behold, the time drew
nigh when the scepter should de-
part from James the Beautiful,
for, SO it was written by George,
the great law giver, in the book
called the constitution, that
/ IL. The succession must
change every fourth year."
13. But, while this event was
yet long way off, Anse the Dis
Greet called together his captains
of politics to take counsel how
they might, by strategem, by
flank movement.or forced march,
take the citadel of power once
more, and
a. Regain their lost estate;
10. For he was leader never
yet caught mapping when the pie
counter, or the fellow with the
goods on him." was within five
hundred days march of his ranch.
Is. And the chief thought of
the conference was, which one of
several qualified faithfuls, there
present, would be the most suit.
able to put into the forefront of
battle (their names do not matter
now y?
II. And among all those contest
ling there fer availability and Sc
lection was one Earl the Eloquent,
alias, the boy Senator.
1S. But, behold, there was also
another of the powerful clan,
more subtle even than Earl the
Eloquent, in the eyes af the
big Man." who was called the
Truly Wise, alias, the Wonderful
judge called also by Charlie the
Brave, Iago.
19. Now Anse the Discreet
loved this one more than any Of
the others; not, forsooth, because
he would the more readily bend
the pregnant hinges Of the knee,
but because be considered him
the more able to serve the pur-
poses of the clan.
90. And he therefore discount
ed the claims of Earl the Elo-
lquent, because he understood not
the force and plausibility of his
Ieflorts.
i 81. He would not allow the
TrnIy Wise to contend before
j him and the captains for the priv.
4 ilege of standing for the sue
cession, but held him in the back
ground, in order that be might be
selected with better grace at the
psychological moment, and moi
only be a wise chocie, but also moi
leave any wounds upon the mem
bers of the clan to be healed
!, thereafter.
%. Thereafter, when, as arbi
ter supreme, and after prayerfu
meditation (a), he again called
the captains together, with all thu
would be applications Of the clan
kindly, but firmly, rejecting al
others, he tragically pointed tt
the Truly Wise and exclaimed:
%. Thou art the man; stant
from under, all ye others, and le
: us call him: for be alone cal
overcome our old enemy hin
who goes into the fight this tim
for himself, and whose brilIianc,
is known Of every man.
24. Now, the Truly Wise VIII
had Just been cut off from the pl
counter by James the Beautiful
was on to the game, and knew
In advance Of the decision wha
WAS going to happen; SO also dil