Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18

THERE has recently tu rned up in Eng
L land, from goodness knows where a
singular and hilarious concoction which
seems Immediately to have become there a
kind of national enjoyment, like the Bank
Holiday. It is satirical comment on
contemporary conditions. dealing with
conscientious objectors, prohibitionists
meatless days, lightiess nights and such
like things. II is written in biblical
language and divided into chapters and
verses. with a summary of each chap,
ter. after the style of the King James ver-
sion of the Bible. Two of the chapters
treat of America and her entrance into the
war The first of them tells of the Pres-
dents long correspondence with the Kaiser
discusses the sinking of the Lusitania and
the demand of the war party here that we
bring an end to talk and act. The second
chapter tells of our entrance into the war
Here it is as it appears in the American
edition of THE Book of Artemas,' pub
lished by George II. Dorsn Company:
CHAPTER XVI.
T. Wtidro deliUereth UarLiug. ). WiW
seeketh advice. Q. And tdkeh IT, H.
Wudro dcteH according to his ,oord
H. Wheredt WIN Is amdsed. rs. He
SpeuhtH UOuStJ"fy' f's " ""'O y "N''Nt'
about the matter 2e He J,fghteneth
WtH 2S. Who perceipeth the blessings
OF peace
NIOW the longest rope, IL hath an end
IN Wherefore ii came to pass In time that
Wudro the son of Wyl, did send unto VIII,
that was the King of the Hu, and he said
unto him,
9 Such things and such things hast thou
done. all these being against thy plighted
word and thine niquity. 1t hath tormented
me for a long time past. Now, therefore.
hearken unto me. aud pay attention
3. Because am man OF peace, therefore
have ] borne with thee long enough; and
I am become sick unto death ,cith thy
carvings on And the blood of my murdered
people, it crieth out for retribution,
4. Take heed therefore, and mend the
evil of thy ways for, on the next occasion,
assuredly shalt thou rue the day.
s. And when Will had heard these things
that wudro. the son of Wyl, did say unto
him he sent in haste unto hts chief captains,
and he did commune tuith them.
G. And he questioned them closely COM
corning the words Of Wudro. And he said
INTO them. Think ye that this man, he
meaneth anythin0f
7. And they made answer unto him, saying.
Re Of good cheer and heed him not. for he
40 a man that acteth only according to his
advantage. And TO make war, II ,ud ad-
vantage him nothing For the land of Amer,
IL prospereth exceedingly; and the miller
turneth not away that stream which worketh
his wheel
3. Also he lveth afar off and his servants.
theu are unready. Verify the threats of such
an one. they be full of emptiness: and what
soeyer he sayeth, that hath he also said be-
fore NepertheIess, we will smite him because
of 1t when the time is ripe.
g. And after Will had heard all the things
that the captains of his host did say unto
him. his heart was rejoiced toithin him. and
he said unto them, Assuredly are ye men
after mine own understanding. Let us, there
fore, sec about y. And they did see about
II.
TO- And when word was brought unto
Wudro concerning these things and how
Will did set his warnings at naught. making
mock Of his threats, then was he very wroth,
and he cried out in the violence of his anger.
saying. Ain J. then. job that be born again.
to be tormented thus?
II. And he straightwuy called the people
| unto him. and ke spake unto them. And
| after he had told them everything. he said
| unto Them Is IT, therefore, matter for
| war? And they answered him with q mighty
| voice. saying. 1t is matter for war
r.. And when VIII heard what was come
to pass, he sods amazed, and his knees they
| dd tremble beneath him. And Ne commanded
| his servants that they should bring unto him
| the brazen mask. being part Of the royal
| attire and he did put II on So
| i3. And after that II was on, he did raise
| his voice on high. and he spake. saying.
| "A. What Of the land Of Amor? And what
| of II? Verify. pin that Iieth III tho soap. Il
| II Of more account than \ spike that lftsth
~ head At . distance, VA N 4
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