[Western] Ansteorra Digest, Vol 26, Issue 53

[Tom Jenkins]

Strangely enough, I've been visited by several tax collectors in the past 
few weeks... some bearing the banner of Trelac, and some bearing the banner 
of Bonwicke. All of them seemed to be legitimate holders of tax collection 
notices from both Gavin and Chiang. Really nice fellas' the whole lot of 
them.

If someone would like to collect their belongings, or their corpses, for 
that matter, please send word.
Did I mention I really, really, really don't like taxes?

Ld. Thomas Logan Macleod
of the sad remains of Crossrode Keep


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "HE Chiang" <chiang at nts-online.net>
To: "Ansteorra" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>; "Western Region of 
Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <western at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Western] Ansteorra Digest, Vol 26, Issue 53


>  My Dear Friend,
> I did not believe you could be so easily deceived. I have always held
> Blacklake and it people, in the highest of regards. I have always felt 
> like
> it was a home away from home, so to speak. I have been its named defender
> more times than just about anyone else. Has it not occurred to you that 
> the
> message you intercepted was to set up Bonwicke and myself? As far as not
> denying the tax collectors, or their being mine, I have sent no tax
> collectors to Blacklake or Crossroads for that matter. I have sent no one
> except a few surveyors, fence builders and a few men to guard them.
>  My feelings about tax collectors is well known, and has been low these
> many years. More than one tax collectors has met his match with me. 
> Granted
> things have not been as well in western Ansteorra, lately, but still I 
> have
> seen no cause to send anyone to collect any taxes. I think instead that 
> many
> are trying to use old rumors and lies about me toward their own ends.
>  May haps one day soon, the west will be calm again.
>  I am and remain, humbly your friend,
>  Chiang