Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1860 — CHRONICLES. [ARTICLE]

CHRONICLES.

[From“the Bolton Garland

Book Ist —Chapter I. Ai d it came to pass, in the fourth year of the reign-of James the Democrat, sirnamed Buchanan, that certain of the young men who dwelt beyond the river which is called Iroquois, gathered together and said among themselves, one to another: Lo, what shall we do when the nations of the earth shall rise up against us, and taking council together shall seek to kill us! We have neither helmet, nor breastplate, nor shield, nor sword whereupon to stay our faith; neither know we in what manner to withstand the assault of the enemy. Therefore, let us choose from -among us, one that is steadfast in the faith and vaile.it in battle, and he shall form us into an army and rule over-us, and appoint our ways. And they all, with one accord agreed to these things. And they chose one Albert from among them-—a man mighty in stature and fair to look upon—and gave unto him authority to command them. And he led them forth unto battle, and they placed upon his shoulders ornaments of fine gold and gave unto him a sword, and he arose in his might and taught them, saying: Be strong and of good courage, that thou observe to do according to all the law which I, thy Captain, command thee. Turn not from it—to the right, nor to the left—that thou mayst prosper whithersoever thou goest. Have I not commanded! Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for Albert, thy Captain, is with thee whithersoever thou goest. These things spake he unto them, and when he had finished, they cried with a load voice: Amen; so let it be. Then ordained they also Sergeants and Lieutenants, and unto many others gave they high offices; but they were all subject unto Albert their Captain, none being so great as he. And it came to pass that the army made a great feast and asked all the daughters of the land. And they all with one accord began to make fine clothes wherein to airay themselves, that they might not bo afraid when they came before the Captain and his hosts. And when the day of Washington was fully come, each man took with him his household and departed unto the temple wherein the feast was to be held. Now, there was at this time a singing-school, among one sect of the Gentiles, and many know not whether to attend the feast or the singing-school. And a certain damsel, named Fanny, halted long between these two opinions, and being much cast up and down in her mind about the points of doctrine,.went forth in the evening and sought consolation of* And there enune that way one a youth skilled ’in learning, and known throughout the land of Jasper for-hiiLgallant-ry, and he did conjure her with swdtfUavonls to go with him; for ho was unto the place where they muke melody-’in -their hearts, and sing with the spirit and with the understanding. Now Fanny was sore troubled at this and would have been persuaded by the word& which the youth spake uuto her, but theie happened to pass that way one Rebel t, a Sergeant of the army, and when he had spoken unto her concerning the good things which were lo be eaten at the festival, she forthwith renounced the singing school and Horace;, and came out boldly on

the Captain’s side. But Miriam, not the sister of Moses, but of Cicero, and whose fatlfter was-a tax-gatherer, because of the pridoian her heart, came not unto the festi■val.; caine Alary, the daughter of David. And ivhen the people were assembled together in the temple, there appeared unto them, upon the throne, and beneath the banner and the birds, one Edwin, a lawyer of Rensselaer, arrayed in royal apparal, and he made an oration unto them ■ And it came to pass that sore terror and amazement seized hold upon all those who heard him, for he spake as never man spake before, and his face did shine as the candle-sticks upon the altar. And he stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, saying: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. This day do I declare unto you that not many years hence ye shall become a mighty nation, whom ail the tribes of the earth shall fear. They shall come from the East and from the West.

from the North and from the South, to make war war upon you; but thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, thou shalfc dash them in pieces like a, potter’s vessel—Selali! Thou shalt not be afraid though ten thousands of people shall set themselves against thee round about, for the mischief shall return upon their own heads, and their violent dealings .shall come down upon their own pates— Selah! These things spake he unto them, with many others which no man could remember, and when he had made an end op speakung, the people gave a great shout. And -there arose from behind the throne a sound of sweet music; of the trumpet, and psalter, and timbrel, and of harpers harping j on their harps. Now, while the musicians! were playing, each young man took with him ' a damsel, and did go round the temple, hold-j

ing sweet converse and walking with all ! circumspection before the Captain. There were Isaac, the Sergeant, who wrote sweet psalms, and Julia, the fairest of all the ma-1 dens assembled; and behind them came John the Baptist, with a maiden, who, because of her comeliness, was called Rose; and certain of the maidens were very wroth, because that John held the hand of the damsel, and they made no small stir among themselves because of his wickedness; but straightway one of them who were contending, went and did likewise, at which the rest were filled with wrath and indignation, and yowed to chastise ! the offending daughter at the next' coming! together. Likewise behind them came Isaac, a cunning worker in tin, and Margaret, his wife; and Adolphus, a yejuth altogether love- ! ly, with Elizabeth, the sister of Edwin; and Sophiah, and Susan, and Sarah, and Edwin ! the lawyer, with a maided, who, because nfl her small stature, was called Lucy. Then 1 nat ..t.oj, d.. rr „ t 0 men*, and did rejoice and make merry in their: hearts because of I

the good things that were set before them. There* were mandrakes, and pomgranates, and five measures of manna, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and many gechals of nuts, and seventy flagons of methiglin. Ilowbeit all things were decently and in order, and when they arose from the 'table, eaclt man went unto the post-office, where Robert the Sergeant, gave them a letter of good cheer, commanding them to deliver unto him twenty farthings in return. Then arose Alvarin, a Lieutenant, and proclaimed unto the multitude concerning a loaf of sweet bread,which Lucettie, his wife, had prepared, and which contained a ring of fine gold—the price thereof being seven pieces of tribute money. Now each man bought thereof, on pecting to obtain the ring of which Alvarin spoke; but unto none of these was it given, being kept back for the youth Isaac, according to the words which were spoken by the prophet Nehemiah. Now when it was proclaimed abroad throughout the assembly that Isaac had got the ring, there arose a strife among the maidens who it was that found greatest favor in the sight of this young man. And while they were yet warmly disputing, one Caroline cast her eyes about her and beheld Robert the Sergeant standing in their midst and harkening unto their contention, and immediately great confusion seized hold upon this damsel and all that were with her, and they all with one accord besought Robert that he would not reveal the things which he had heard spoken concerning the young man Isaac; and when he had promised, they let him go, and each maiden departed her own jvky. Ilowbeit, unto none of these damsels "gave Isaac the ring, and they “were much pleased that one was not favored above another. Now, all these acts of Albert and his host—first and last—behold, are they not recorded in the book of Ya-hoo, with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over the land of Jasper, and over all the kingdoms of the countries round about Rensselaer. An Eye-witness.