Show TEXT WITH TEXT several years ago the rev ashbel chapman of springfield mass in a series of reform measures the local organization analog ous to tammany he began his pol lical campaign by sending to the boss of ohp di net a card on aich were written the r imbed and chapter of a verse in the bible when the hobs and hi assoc ates 1001 ed up the text they to nd it to be a fre breathing threat ev idlers the min ister had 1 aped to iv e them bv the use of sc one of the most objectionable places in the city was a place known as the firs the firs was the headquarters of the ga and the clergyman agai 1 the place for two months preceding election the evildoers however not only re fused to tremble but they won the elect on some months afterward when all was going at the lively pace of old the end gentleman received a postal card which read thus dear sir we respectfully refer oi to the chapter of isaiah ath verse THE FIRS the devil was quoting scripture and the minister was curious upon looking up the text he was amazed to read the following yet the fir trees rejoice at thee and the cedars of I 1 elanon saying S nee thou art laid down no feller is come up against us |