As it will be written.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 42, 17 September 1887, Page 2

As it will be written.

[Editorial note: The following is an socurate copy of a quaint old document which has been discovered by the workmen who were excavating the grounds 'for the new buildings oi the Loan Company. It is written in very curious characters and it was only after some considerable amnunt of trouble that it was possible to decipher it, It evidently relates to some by-gone period when as now, there was considerable interest taken in an election. We preserve the curious old style in which it Is written and give it vetbatim.j

Now it came to {pass in the days when one Jervois was a governor among the people that he did grievously lack counsellors, upright men and righteous. Other counsellors had the good Governor had, who had ruled the people evilly and scourged them with many rods, out from the trees known as Extravagance, Recklessness, and Greed, trees which grew to a goodly height in the country of Zealandia. And behold the chief of these evil counsellors was the man named Fogle, a son of the tiibe of Israel and a cunning money changer, and behold with him was the man Stout, a son of Belial, as are all the scribes known as "liers.” (Here the manuscript is difficult to read, probably the word meant is “ lawyers,”) But the chiefest in evildoing of these men was Balance, surnamed the smooth tongue for, yea; his words were as honey upoii the tongue; whose charge waste deal forth the land of the state to such as had shekels enough to pay for it. Now . behold so grievously did they afflict the land wuh sore burdens, so liberal ware they with the shekels which the people had paid them, yea every one his shekels according unto his store, that behold the people of that land did arise as one man and cry out with one voice " away with them.” And behold they aWayed with them. And yet; 'subh Was the smqdthnbss of the man Ballance, the assurance of the Son cf Belial, Stout, and the cunning of the money changer Fogle that many did espouse their cause and much trouble was there in the land, yea in the most remote parts thereof. Now it came to pass that the people were called upon_by the Governor’s chief prieststhey which are called Returning Offl“ers, te seek out such men as would speak for them in the city Which is called Wellington.

And io, there was much strife and bitterness in the lands and much noise of tongues and swearing of swears'. And in the city which is known to the ancients as Gisborne Was there special trouble to choose upon a counsellor who should be upright and righteous. And behold three men did stand forth in the market place and seek favour with the pbbplbNow of these shall the chronicler write a full and true chronicle. The first man, that was called Graham, did commune with many of the rich men and did say unto them. It is well for ye to have a spokesman in the Council who shall faithfully do your bidding. Your Servant will willingly do your work because of the 200 shekels which the people giveth to those that speak. But the poor men did the man Graham not love, only loved ha those men which had bullocks and oXbn aiid sheep, theln only would he serve. Bdt the man Graham being slow of speech and dull of brain was at sore disadvantage and thought long how he might overcome this thing. Then made he friends with a son of Ananias and Saphira, to wit a “ penny-a-liner,” [Coptic expression no doubt.—Ed.) him that was known to the vulgar as Dick Dead Eye and they took counsel together. And behold, Graham spoke unto the people and great wan the praise given to his speech fy Dick the son of Ananias ang Saphira, a cunning scribe and wily withal. The second man, him that was called Gannon, was glib el sneeeh and exceeding bold, and spake he many words to the people in so much that the people cried to one another “ this man speaketh too much, let us get,” and they got, Rut Gannon who was full of guile did cause sundry parchments to be written which cast he broad over the land, wherein made ho it remarkablv rough for Graham and others, and some believed him. These were of the tribe known as Phules and others believed him not, which were Wisemen. And behold Gannon had his day Then came there forth one Allan the son of Mac, a mighty son of Anak, who stood full five cubits high and was much beloved of the people in that he had done them many services in the past, and behold Allan the son of Mac did epr ak the blunt truth unto the people, and so they cried, surely this is the man whom we shall sand to the flonncil to speak for us, Albeit Allan the eon of Mac was a rich man, with herds of he sheep and she sheep, of bullocks and oxen, yet loved he full well the poor man and never turned away a man from his door, but gave him to eat and to drink.

Now it came to pass that Deafi Eye the son of Ananias and Saphira did cunningly devise and circulate many slanders upon Allan the son o! Mac and did write hard words upon his tablets, which he did call the Herald, to make what the scoffers called •’ game ” of Allan the ion of Mac, and after many days, when all had spoken unto the people, Graham backed by Dick Dead Eye, Gannon with his full stock of cheek, and Allan the son of Mac with s right blunt shrewdness, there came the Governor's servants and set aside a day when the people should declare whom they should have to represent them. And in that day was strife and confusion of tongues, and behold Dickson and Scott, men r skilled in the artful compounding of sundry strong liquors, which are especially comforting to the stomach at such time, behold then did Dickson and Scott rake in many shekels and their souls were full of pleasure and joy. And many men drank a crafty beverage called “ long beer ” and aome did pay shekels for the same and some did say “chaikit up" and when they did say the latter, then were the hearts of Dickson and Scott sore afflicted, for behold they said with one accord " these be loafers.” And behold one Bullen, he that was chief of the city guard, did take kindly care of such who had partaken of the curious liquors too freely and wen saying “ Itsh all ri' old mon, Mac’s in" and sundry other strange expressions known to the people of that day.

And behold also that when Dick the penny-a-liner did show himself in the market place, then did certain men of loose lives, scoffers and wicked ones, hurl at him the ancient egg, and sundry rats and cats which had been for some days dead. And he was sore afflicted and fled to the city of jaw, surnamed Wellington. Then were the hearts of the sons of Belial, to wit the lawyers, exceeding full of joy. But Allan the son of Mao did gain the favour of the people, and behold full eight hundred of the people did say “ this is the man, ’ and for Graham, the friend of the rich, did only five hundred cry out, whereas Gannon of the long speech was so little in the favour of (he populace that did he only get three hundred three score and ten to cry, " This shall ba our member." And behold then was there much making of good cheer and much drinking of the

good wine which someth from Ca'a lonia, that which man oalleth whiskey, and behold whafl the chief man, surnamed Booth-the-fieak; did sit to do justice next morning, then dill Bullen the chief of the guard bring, up full twenty men who had drunk too much of the curious liquors. But Allan the ion of Mao went down to the Counail of the people And did good service, And the rest of the acti of Allan the son of Mao are they not ahronioled la the Hook of the deeds of Zealandia, namely that which is called Hansard.