The acts of kings: . And the brother would make answer, saying. Yea,verily have I sealed. 32. Howsomever, there were those among the people ofthe city who sealed not, neither would they be sealed, butwent their way in a mood not at all hopeful, saying, 33. What*s the use? The Ethiopians have possessed thecity and the sealing-places thereof, and we are to them innumbers as a handful of white beans in a bushel measure ofblack-eyed peas. 34. Therefore, because of them that were lukewarm, andsealed not, the Ethiopians of the city made much ado, andsent unto certain of their tribes that dwell in He
The acts of kings: . And the brother would make answer, saying. Yea,verily have I sealed. 32. Howsomever, there were those among the people ofthe city who sealed not, neither would they be sealed, butwent their way in a mood not at all hopeful, saying, 33. What*s the use? The Ethiopians have possessed thecity and the sealing-places thereof, and we are to them innumbers as a handful of white beans in a bushel measure ofblack-eyed peas. 34. Therefore, because of them that were lukewarm, andsealed not, the Ethiopians of the city made much ado, andsent unto certain of their tribes that dwell in Henrico andHanover, and the regions round about, saying, 35. Come unto us speedily that our enemies may be out-sealed, and the woolly crown of Ethiopia exalted. 36. And they came a-running. 37. And it did happen in those days when a freedman wasabroad upon the highway and journeyed, that he wasasked, 38. Son of Ham, whither goest thou? 39. And behold he would give answer, saying, I goa-sealins:. 26 The Acts of 40. Thus came it to pass as foretold by the haplessprophet J. N., who prophesied, saying, 41. A negro for a sixpence, and two negrbes for a meas-ure of barley, and the two shall not earn their salt. 42. For, behold, the negro shall become as the Irishmansflea, seldom to be found in the same jplace. 43. Yea, he shall become utterly unreliable, save as avoter, and the Radical Bureau shall feed him. 44. So the Registrars sealed them, even the least of thedusky sons of Ham, because they were valuable as voters,and knew not on which side their bread was greased. 45. But lo ! when some of them would be sealed, behold,the Registrars found them without names or local habitation. 46. And the Chief Registrar spoke thusly unto one of thenameless: 47. Son of Ham, what is thy name, and where is thyabiding place ? The Acts of Kings, 27 48. And he answered, saying, I dunno. Is ye not bid-den to gib unto us names ? 49. And they sealed him, and unto him was given a newname, that he
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