AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1095, 12 September 1912, Page 3

AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT.

'•j Now, in the Ays when Masseyus ruled the ’and, and alter ue had overthrown and seui McKeuzibus and Joscpnus into exile and the pledgebieakers to a lingering death, peace reigned throughout the land —the fair land, the laud flowing with milk and cream, and gold, and wool, and flax. And the prophets phophesied that a long period of calm and prosperity would settle upon the people. But there was a tribe in the land—a noisy tribe — who went in and out among the peaceful toilers and sowed the seed of discontent and unrest. These were called the tribe of the Red Feds. They were a people like unto the drones among the busy bees. They made much noise, but brought neither honey nor wax to the hive, but did eat of the food gathered by the toilers. And the noise they made was heard eveu throughout the villages of this lair land. But good counsels prevailed among the toilers and, finally, the Red Feds became an outcast race.

Now, in those days, iu the ancient village of Foxtouius, there dwelt a people who suffered much from fires. And the flames consumed the white piue edifices of the market place in the hours when the black pall of darkness hung over the earth. And the people cried for water to quench the firey elements, aud to carry away the pestilental filth deposited at the rear of their dwellings. But the rulers of that ancient village were of a faint heart. They gave ear to the people, but said ; “The taxes do uow weigh heavily upon you; 10, the bright light we gave you has cost much gulu —much fine gold—and when me bright light burden is removed, v will draw the chrystal fluid uom the earth to squat the fiery fiend, aud cause the fountains to play iu your gardens ; aud your childieu shah be washed, and your slumbers shall no more be broken by the rumbling o£ the chariot. But the prophet Aquarius —he of the greeu glass windows to his eyes—uied aloud lo the people to use up aud rebel against the siothfuluess of the rulers, aud wrote to uio same effect on much parchment —but the rulers heeded him not —and his wailing was heard throughout the laud.

Hcio eudeth the first chapter, [Chapter 11. will appear in our next.]