The Trail, Yearbook of Daniel Baker College, 1916 Page: 86
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that Rufus was indignant and he sent out other spies to discover the intentions
of Rufus and report them back again. And they brought back the report
that Rufus prepared mightily for an invasion and at once they were
hanged to the steeple of their temple. And still other spies were sent out and
they reported back saying: "Desolate is the land on the Hill and great
is the fear of the people; and great is the dissention among the dwellers thereof
and weak is their spirit." These prophets were celebrated and placed
on an high place, and the people bowed down before them and worshipped
them. But Copas listened not to them and their sayings and entrenched himself
strongly .against the enemy. And his power was great among the people
and he assembled a mighty and powerful host.
And in those days Rufus was beset on all sides by the armies of nations
and was content to leave Copas in peace for a time. But he vowed a mighty
oath and swore by all his troubles. And thus spake he unto his people. I will
take my rest and I will consider in my dwelling place and I will prepare
against the enemy and I will not break mine oath against them. Woe to the
land that is beyond the railroad. They shall be likened unto a nation scattered
and peeled from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden
down, whose land the herds have spoiled. And they shall be rebuked and
they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountain before
the wind, and as a rolling thing before the whirlwind, and in that day their
cities shall be forsaken and there shall be desolation in all the land. And he
called unto him his captains and spake unto them saying: "On that day
will I lift up an ensign upon the Hill and a trumpet shall be blown and I
will go out with all my strength against the enemy. And all the people rejoiced
for they loved their king.
And when Copas heard these things he quaked exceedingly and led his
men out of the North. And he pitched his camp on the border of the land and
awaited the coming of Rufus. And Rufus came and the wind blew and the
earth belched forth bits of sand and the sun frowned upon them. Then they
came forth and smote each other and the slaughter was very great. Then
finally Rufus began to prevail and gained a great victory unto himself. And
the prophets of Copas smote themselves and there was weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth, and paying of debts, and the people lamented greatly
because of the great slaughter and desolation. Then they went up to their
own coasts and said, "He hath not done us this great evil; it is not his
hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us." And they proclaimed
these things throughout the length and breadth of the land. And
they swore that never again would they bet.
And all the things that the prophets had prophesied to Rufus came to
pass. FPor did Rufus not see the outcome in a vision and tell it to his people?
Thus he fulfilled the oath he had sworn deeply against the Yellow Jackets.Eighty-six
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Daniel Baker College (Brownwood, Tex.). The Trail, Yearbook of Daniel Baker College, 1916, yearbook, 1916; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41439/m1/88/?q=%221915%2F1916%22: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.