Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-10-28
Psalm Of Sorrow

Behold prophet came; and his henchmen ikeneth
him unto a second Messiah.
But his ways not the that putteth peace in
to the hearts of a people.
For he promiseth peace, but the dove feth afar.
and abideth in strange fields.
For his days full of turmoil and he turneth like
steepe to the east and to the west his people
sIain
He loadeth his land with debts; yea, great that
the youths will be greyhared sres before they are
paid.
He trieth deliver his people the yoke of foreign
masters that they may crnge their necks their de-
mand and thereat there be great lamentations.
He pIundereh time from the sun, that his slaves
toll the zealouSIy
And placeh laws that criticism thereof proceedeh
only from the mouths of the ndscreet; for the citizen
loving his country dareth not, knowing the penalty.
He abandoneth his country and spendeth heavily of
it's in Eastern splendor while his conscrips in
the trenches complain that they shoeless.
He feigneth peace to come, but launcheth greater
vessel of than for he beeveth in peace to
the lannon's MOUTH for did he not train officers to
serve from war?
He feedeh his people to the profiteer that he may
fat hereons and the sugar of the land goeh thirty
pieces of copper, and flieth from the tables.
And his days are full of ambtion but his nights
full of unrest thinking of the misery he hath caused.
For he remembereth well that he deceiveth; but he
persistent, nevertheless in the iniquity.
He marcheth the of the nation to battle, and Civ
eth them like unto sraws with which to Stay the
enemy.
He spendeth millions in craft of the air; but
reacheh with them the battleeds of France the profit
getteth the money, and the Huns rejoice.
In divers ways he wasteth the money of the people,
wrung from the labor of the ancents and the stripngs
at home; water thrown from bucket
He dreameth of covenant that will seal of peace
EARTH but sayeth that force is the weapon;
and his cannon barketh in anticipation.
He fooleth the yellow man, and spake promise to
the Armenian land which, in its fulflmen would have
behed the of Columbia dying in that distant dust.
For his league of nations verify is niquity; for
meaneth the sending of the of Columbia to distant
lands under conscrpton, thing which she hateth and
hath rebuked once before.
He maketh the money of the land SO that it buyeth
third in values and is and discomfort to for
egn nations.
And 10! he asketh man for election who will sustain
his dreams who hath disobeyed his God, and hath
taken unto himself a second woman
Who promiseth his ruler obedience and telleth the
people he will give them relief who be trusted
And the people in confusion knowing how pro-
coed.
Columbia! may yours be the day of triumph when
myriads of right shall vanquish the cohorts of wrongs
when the slips from the hemloc shall declare We
victorious.
For the people desire the Union untramelled, protect
ed by the ancient writing writ in the blood of its
Them Columbia, will be your hour of triumph, after
waiting and sorrow rack and TOLL for the scourge shall
lifted, and the lash no longer sting.
And the land once shall smile in the brightness
of content,