- " 'Wiiwwwimi.. - - ;---nf-vr ii -- i. i.-fir.it jtii rmjiu. t-in ijiii mi OtttOft The whole art of -Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. VOL. 11. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA,, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 1850. Noi 4; Published byTIicodore t TPnT? Twn dollars per annum in advance Two dollars ,J n m,n ycarly-and if not paid before the end of StfAS do ars' and a half. Those who receive their mnPrVhv n crner or stage drivers employed by the proprie ty wiWcWed 37 1-2 cents, per year, extra. mnert discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except altheWon of the Editor. Advertisements not exceeding one square (sixteen lmes( wilTle inserted three weeks for one dollar, and twenty-five rents for every subsequent insertion. The charge for one and three insertions the same. A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers. . . ,. ., DIP All letters addressed to the Editor must be post-paid. JOB TRUSTING.. Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain and orna mental Type, we are prepared to execute every description of Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Itfoles Blank Receipts, ' JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER PAMPHLETS, &c. fctTrinted with neatness and despatch, on rcasonabletermJ AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jeffersonian Republican. I Love She TLailies Every Ouc. I love the ladies every one . The laughing ripe brunette, Those dark-eyed daughters of the sun, With tresses black as jet. What raptures in their glances glow ! ; Rich tints their cheeks disclose, And in the little dimples there Young smiling Loves repose. v I love the ladies, every one The blonds so soft and fair, With looks so mild and languishing, And bright as golden hair. How lovely are their sylph-like forms, Their alabaster hue, And tlfeir blushes far more beautiful Than rose-buds bathed in dew. I love the ladies, every one E'en those whose graceless forms Are rugged as the oak that's botne ' ' A hundred winter's storms, The young, the old, the stout, the thin, At' ' The short as well as tall, - Widows and wives, matrons and, maids, Oh! yes 1 love them all. 1 love the ladies, every one 4 None but a wretch would flout 'em ; This world would be a lonely place , . If we were left without 'em. , But lighted by a Woman's smile, U - A way all gloom is driven, And the most humble home appears Almost a little heaven. I loye the ladies, every one They're angels all, God bless' em ! And what can greater pleasure gire Than to comfort and caress 'em ? I call myself a temparence man, So 1UI drink their health in water Here's to the mothers, one and all, And every mother's daughter ! BAD II USB ARBS. A lady sends us a leltter dascnbing the unkind- ; ness ot two men to their wives, and asKing our ad- be a dream, and marriage the awakening. As it vice in the matter. We give the . following ex- is, most marriages are commenced in deceit on lract: J both sides, and consummated like any other piece ,..,. , , . , .... , , . , ! of acting in a stage scene, where the bridal cost But enough, he is killing her; and married but Ilfnft - ?hR . ffa BUrarti The hannv rminlfi nve momns. uo not casi uns way anu say mese m t : are monsters, a nu not men. you would cnange your opinion if you heard their names ; Jor my pait, I think them a fair sample of the whole. ' 1 vme m t.a uCai uau , uu ... a rya.u.au, wu , . ii ii , . . . ; ioiq iii in ner ujsease was uui iu ms ime 10 cure, as it was a disease of the mind. I have ascertained . . since, that he is not quite as tvranical as former-! uea,,"8' ana neve I0 any emergency, depart irom iard and rosin a valuable ingredient in the compo Iv but she is in the decline " U, h,S-1S aPPh?aJb,e lo bolh "but more especi- sjtion of shaving soap. The quality of shaving soap ,4 Dear Mrs. S. your .ludge Watson was a very good man ; I think I do not know any better, and j-j . . , i Susan did not grieve twenty years as another ac- ( quainiance oi mine nas, wno, tnanks to a gooo constitution. ts not in a decline, and don't intend to be. It is a long time since the fervor of her love was gone, and she has found it ner-Pssirv tn hnr I has toui.d it necessary to her irden her heart against any re- peace of mind, to harde every man is a tyrant one way or another, and I ! turn oi me atiections, or rather against the going ! herseu upon his knee and kisses his 44 beautuul tency, and then mixing intimately with it half its out of the affections, knowing by sad experience ! eyes" u' wy of varety. There is no time of a ' weight of our resinous preparation, adding a few they would be dahed iuthlesslv back Do not1 w?man's l,fe hn tlie vvanl of some regular pur- drops of some odoriferous substance. The same trv tnmaiiP mp thint u .., ,t ; ' f . s i 8uU ,s s. raucn. fel1 as j"st aflor marriage. It is compound forms an excellent water-proof paste try to make me think you know nothing of this ; ! generally the time she has least to do, and it is the ror lather. Boots when treated with it. will soon am always glad to see an old bachelor, thinking j would save her irom a world of mistakes and rnis there is one less to be tormented " T',e hushand has a great deal to think about. JNow, that he has a wife to provide for, his busi- Our readers must not think we have our finger ness becomes doubly interesting. If she was do in a.family jar ! We do not know who the parties' inS anything before this, she is sure to quit it are. and speak of th R,ihiont t.QoOQ r,Q . ,' .,, t0r0 Ti mo 1. u , , B mu 1C"WD " uc Husmoie we can give some advice that may be useful to some one. In the first place, we hope the writer will excuse us for 'saying frankly, You are a bigot, madam, for hold ing such an opinion as you express of a the aggregate. It wants every vestige probability. All men are mortal, and a err; buj in the whole circle of our acquaintance, we know of but two entitled to the name of tyrant, 1 and we consider them both insane. Our constant wonder is, that with our present marriage laws we have so few bad husbands ho few who are dis posed to exercise lhe full extent of the power con ferred upon them by the marriage covenant. There are quite as many wives, who, by cunning, subterfuge and deceit, tyranize over their hus bands, who, by superior power, enslave their wives. This we look upon as the natural conse quences of the doctrine of woman's inferiorty and' dutjr of subjection. ying is ihe'vice ofslaves.and is taught to wo men, .as the .highest virtue. In the first place, an "accomplished education" is a little more, than the art of appearing what she is not, to get a husband. Then comes the long life of managing him, by those little arts of cajolery, which the Dana school poetizes with such phrases as, " the strength of weakness," "the sceptre of love." Our literature ts teeming with particular directions about the mo dus operandi. If Mrs. Brown wants a new car pet, she does not ask Mr. Brown directly and ex plicitly about the state of their finances, and the propriety of the purchase; but she contrives to call with him at the Jones,'1 where a superb one has just been put down. She must talk about Jone's carpet, cast side long looks at their own faded one, sigh, look sad, speak with a melancholy cadence, and always address Mr. Bown as "my dear." Particular attention must be paid to his dinner his coffee must be in line order, and his slippers just at hand: but still a soft melancholy must reign on a placid face of his injured wife as she waljjp mournfully over the old carpet. All this time no thing must be said ; but Brown must feel that the sunshine of happiness can never beam upon the face of Mrs. Brown, until it reflects from a bran new carpet. When the carpet comes, the lady has managed her card, it is that much of a gain to her, no matter if it should be a heavy loss to him. Their interests are not one. The business of the firm is not a joint stock ; out door matters are his business, in door interest are Iters. Upon this principle a majority of married lives are based ; and the phrases it assumes are almost infinite. The more tyranical and domineering a husband is, the more cunning and deceitful a wife must become to manage him, unless she yield and sink into an abject slavery as some few do.. But to the case n point. The sorrows of a wife of five months are not to be approached lightly. We have heard much about 44 honey-moon," but have an idea the honey is all in the moon that the im aginary happiness is all moonshine. Observation leads us to think the first year of married life is more generally unhappy than any after period thai there is in fact more intense wretchedness crowded into that space, than she was ever before, or is ever after capable of enduring in a life-time. Our advice would be to all " burTor and be strong," watch and wait until you have grown ac customed to your new position. You are in a transition state ; and should take no very positive step, because you will seldom act wisely. Above all things never make a confidant like this writer, who will aid you to see your wrongs, or whose o pinions of men will lead her to take it for granted your husband is wholly in fault. When you are unhappy, try to think the, fault your own, for very likely it is so, either in whole or in part, and it is natural for love to take blame rather than lay it on the beloved object, just as it is natural or love to wish to suffer for another. Then never utter, nev er act a lie. Never put any show of seeming never use any art of duplicity or cajolery, or wheedling for any purpose, or with any one. Do not understand by this that any ''art of affection," is wrong that coazing and endearments are de grading. It is right to kiss a father, or husband, or brother, in return for any favor or, no, not as remuneration, but just to coax one to do as you wish, only let the object be fairly understood. Deal candidly, speak truth in all sincerity. With a husband this candor should be commenced be - fore marriage, and it should be on both sides r - it i ill t.i i We believe that much more suitable selections would be made in the choice of partners were the parties to reside in the same family circle for a time, during which both should be engaged in their usual avocations. TSach should make it a point h fauhs or foibIes Then Jourlshfp would not 1 i t hnd out m a week, that each has been most egre- BU - - -w -. - - i r j giousiy misiauen in tne otner, ano ii tney are pru- : -! . .t : i : r t .:i:.:n r.. ue,,l lUKJ me " a hcii:w U1 uu&umics ior,evenin damp situations. I usually add to it a 1 T 11 Je t . - - -......j.j ...... ihv, ... uiuww VIoCiT n( nlir itn lannu mnrrmrroc i rn il tliio slnua and ha, t0 df) w,lh j,, n,)W lQ mend matterSj is tne question uui better late than never. Commence a system oi truth and candor of lair ally to wives and do not surfeit your husbands with caresses. Do not teach to think him all you reserve modesty-and delicacy of girlhood were mere trapa. Courtship is represented as a heav- en of enjoyment; be sure you prolong his until the iast day of his life, if you live so long It l it is no uncommon thing for newly married peo-; pie 10 uu iiKe ciiuoren, gei sick on sweetmeats; ano ; afler lhe fa,r w,fe ,or wanl of something else Q dt)j has lwjned her arms aroumJ .,dear Cnarle8 neck, until it is weariness to both ; she placed very time when a pursuit of absorbing interest she goes to board, or if she keeps house, her fur niture is new, her family is small. She has cloth- in enouBn inade UD for a vea- No sewin nn J Visits to mantuamakers nothing to think about o o j - i r i but her Charles, and nothing to do but caress him ; . --"live for him. Well, the Great Creator, when . ulUes 01 m,nd and 00tJy lnal belong to a lrllCtin." nrA . All .1. ., . T T;: a"u eHraw existence, ah tuo iacui- , uuo ui mviug, uru lying dormant wiai llmpn in ' ... womani Q,a nl mane ner lor this purpose rosin to one gallon of oil, and applied a mode- nf r ' . ,v" uuv iuac rate neat sumcient to prouuet poriect solution. I ui prooi or j her for an appendage to man "a creature to lv ' iun r,iio,i ,x,n Ofor lomno o.,ai Mor,Qi. .t, liable to a"nd be loved." and nothine else. He frave hor all one, irom over culture, becomes a kind of over- comparative intensities of light, -which J found to grown mushroom. The course of nature is per- be as 7 to 5 in favor of the prepared oil. This yerteq, and misery iS the result. No doubt there burned with u flame of peculiar richness, plainly is a teat variety of causes, but a large amount of exceeding in density that from the simple oil ; but all the unhappiness of early married life, could be j after two hours the flame of the prepared oil be ameliorated if not cured, by "something to ."jgan to decline slowly, and soon became inferior and by as much dignity and reserve as wnnl.J ore vent the dietythe angel, "the ruling destiny of my faib" of yesterday, from being converted into the tame kitten of to day. But now we have corn commenced, we must make this the subject of an other article. Mrs. Swisshelm. The New York Herald contains the following abstract from a papei read by professor Olmstead ! .-u o c- i t -ii i. r , ' at the .Scienufiicconvent!on,vwhch. will.be found to contain matter of much ihterat. Professor Olmstead, on some peculiar proper ties of a compound of lard and rosin, said : " I do not know that notice has been taken by chemical writers of certain peculiar properties possessed by a compound formed of Hog's lard and the common rosin of the shops. An accident first led me to observe something remarkable in this compound, and I have since made a few ex periments, with a view of further investigating the relation between these two substances. Wishing to fit the brass plate of an old air-pump, so as to make a close joint with the receiver, I had been accustomed to apply to the plate a disc of leather, saturated with lard. With the hope of rende ring it more inpenetrable to the air, I added to the lard a small quantity of rosin, and melted them together. I expected the rosin, would give greater hardness to the lard, and make it fill the pores more effect ually, but was surprised to find that the change produced by the rosin was to impart to the lard at tendency to remain in the fluid state, so that, in a winter's day, the compound, when cold, remain in the state of semi-fluid, at the temperature of a room moderately heated. 1 found also that this preperation, when applied to the leather of the air pump." rendered it peculiarly soft, and, at the same time, very impermiable to air, so as to form a good joint with the receiver. But what more particu larly arrested my attention was this, that, having inadvertenly left the leather on the plate of the pump for nearly a year, during which time the U3e of the apparatus was discontinued, I should sup pose, when 1 took it out again, that I should find the brass plate much corroded, as I had sometimes seen it before, when exposed for a much less time to the action of the oiled disc of leather ; but on the contrary, the brass was entirely free from cor rosion, and I have uniformly found the same to be the case since, however long the leather may have remained in contact with" the plate. This obsei vation suggested another and more important use of the same preperation for lubricating the pistons, which being likewise of brass, and moving in brass barrels, had before gave me much inconvenience, by their liability to corrode by the action of the oil used for lubricating on brass. Moreover, the tendency of the preparation to assume the fluid state by friction of the piston, made a very conve nient and effectual application for this purpose. 1 had recently made a few experiments, with the view of ascertaining the melting point of this com pound, and the proportions of the ingredient which give the lowest melting point. The best propor tions are by weight lard three parts, rosin one part. If the rosin be added in fine powder and the mixture well stirred, (with application of heat,) it softens, and so nearly approaches a fluid as to run freely when taken up on the stirring-rod, at a tem perature of 72 degrees. On melting the mixture and setting it aside to cool, the following changes take place : At 90 degrees it remains transparent and limpid; at 87 degrees a pellicle begins to form J on the surface,, and soon after it begins to grow slightly viscid, and as the temperature descends it passes through different degrees, of vicidity liko oils of different qualities, until, at 70 degrees, it becomes a dense semi-fluid. 44 It is an unexpected result, that the addition o one part in four of rosin, whose melting point is near 300 degrees, to lard whose melting point is at 97 should render it more fluid, reducing the melted point to 90 degrees imparting to it the pro perties of a semi-fluid, at a temperature as low as 7G degrees, and even rendering the preparation o ; a softer consistency than lard itself, at a temoer- 1 ature as low as 60 degrees. This compound o . . lard and rosin, therelore, two somewhat remarka- ble properties : 1. It prevails in the lard, and probablv in al the animal oil and. fats, their tendency to generate an acid, and thus undergo spontaneous decomposi tion. A much smaller proportion of rosin than one-fourth gives to the lard this property, destroy ing as it does the tendency of these substances to oxidation, oeveral important practical applica tions result from this property. Its use for lubri cating surfaces of brass or copper has already been adverted to. It is equally applicable to sheet ItW.I. " ' .w...- -w.j ...... UMU,u irnn I hnvfl Fnnnn n rrv flun pimlinrr onnliaH with a brush, sufficient, to preserve Russia iron j stoves and crates from rusting durino- summer - . I - ....... ... portion ol black lead, and this preparation, when 1 : ,1 ...iiK n l.nm K ; rt . ... I. . at auuucu vim uiuaii) ik we uiuiuusi. pusstuiu mm m bg found R complele protection tO sheet iron stoves and pipes The same property renders the compound of is greatly improved by a larger portion of oil than is usually employed so as completely to saturate the alaki; but such soap becomes rancid when wet with water, and suffered to remain damp, as com monly, as when in use. If a certain proportion of this compound is added to common Windsor soap (say one-half its weight,) the tendency to grow rancid :s s prevented. A very soft and agreeable shaving compound, or 4 cream,' may be i steami in a close a cake J shaving soap, so as to reduce it to a soft made by common ng soap, so as to reduce it to a solt consis after take the usual polish when blacked, and the soles may be saturated with it without danger of soiling the floor, as it does not rub off, while the leather is rendered, in a high degree, impervious to water. 41 The perfect solution into which the losin pas ses when heated with oil, suggested the possibili ty of improving, in this way, the quality of oil used ... " f" " . - ';"T "ull in liiuwjina nun, auu uy ito icuuuiiiL uiu lUClLlllL! nnint of lartl. to rnder that morp miimhlp fnr hurn- ing in solar lamps. I, therefore, added powdered rosin to lard oil, in the proportion of 8 ounces of ; holding the roBin in solution and regulating-the I. ... P -"" . lamp so as to be nearly of the same size as possi ble. I measured by the method of shadows, the to the other, an effect which doubtless rose from the clogging of the wick. I had hoped, on ac count of the perfect solution which the rosin seem ed to undergo, that the compound would burn free ly without encountering this impediment; but in this respect I was disappointed, and can only say that if some means can be devi3ed lor avoiding the tendency to clog the wick, the addition of a small P.Jlon .f r9,n t0amJt ol? or !ar ttnihv tially to its alue for burninfi jn solar lamps, by rendering less liable to congeal, and by increas- ing its illuminating power. New Orlcaias Thirty Years Ago. Death and the Hotel Keepers. A worthy and eloquent wriier, who enacts ihe part of New Orleans correspondent for the Concordia Intelligencer, a new paper published in ihe interior of the Siaie of Louisiana, quoies an article from a Boston gazette, relative to a man who once nearly escaped premature burial in New York, during the prevalence of the yel low fever, and adds the followihg Mory by the way of illustration : The foregoing reminds me of an incident thai transpired a few weeks ago. Having dined ai ihe Planter's, a firsi rale family hotel, kept by Murry, formely of the Natchez Mansion House, and repaired to ihe balcony, overhang ing Canal street, to enjoy the sea breeze, I fell iulo conversation with a gentleman regia- rered on ihe books as Major H 1, late of ihe British army. Like all oihers of hi class, he had seen much of the world, and was cour teous and communicative. He had served in India, in the Peninsular, vin Belgium, in the wars wnh this coumry, and subsequently, was an aid-de-camp to Bolivar. 44 More than thirty years ago," said he, " I was at this hotel, then known as Beale's. It was in September, and the yellow fever was prevailing, but as 1 had long been quartered in the tropics 1 fell no apprehensions. My vis a vis at dinner was Mr. Cameron, a young Scoich- in an in ihe prime of life, commercial agent of a Glasgow house. For three days we dined and spent our evenings togeiher. On life founh, he did not appear. While sipping my sherry after dinner, I sent for the landlord, and in quired for Mr. Cameron." 44 Major," said he, "your friend will never dine with you again, but whenever you like 1 will conduct you to him."-- Struck wiih these wqrds which though ut tered with a polite nonchalance, had something ominous in them, I rose from ihe table and in silence followed Mr. Beale. He threw open a small parlor, and there lay my young friend, with whom I had parted at two o'clock the pre ceding evening, dead ! Sir, I have had my comrade cut down by a cuirassier at my elbow; l have seen whole battalions swept away by artillery; 1 have seen a storming party torn into fragments by (he explosion of a mine ; I have seen brave men sink, at sea, and hundreds perih in hospitals by the wasiing ravages of wounds and disease ; but never have I been so shocked and apparelled, as by (he livid corpse of that young Scotchman ! He had been seized wiih fever immediately after leaving my room, and expired at daylight ; and so little impression had it made, and so much was such a death within ihe every day line of incidents, it had not disturbed ihe business of the house, nor jiad the landlord, who knew our intimacy, nor ihe waiter, who attended us at table, and served us with champagne the evening previous, thought it of sufficient importance to me. In those days, in New Orleans, resident gentle men never appeared at. breakfast. They took their coffee with a cher amie, some beautiful quadroon ; but if they were absent at dinner, you might, without further inquiry, apply for letters of administration, on their estates ! My poor friend was already in his duffin, and even in my grief I could not help noticing its elabo rate finish, solid mahogany, trimmed with velvet, with a silver plate, his name and escutcheon beauiifully engraved. I expressed my surprise lhat these could be procured when the subject had only been dead a few hours." 44 Major," said Mr. Beale, 44 lhat is easily explained. We have an undertaker attached 10 this bouse. Cameron's coffin has been ready twelve months." 44 What sir, had he a presentiment of death ?" 44 No, major, not at all. But in this ciiy the march of disease is rapid'; our fevers kill in a few hours ; mortification immediately ensues, and it is the rule of my house, from July to Oc tober, io measure every man for his coffin the moment he regisiers his name. The chances are ten to one he will be dead in a fortnight.?" 44 As l looked incredulous at this statement, Mr. Beale continued ; 41 perceive you do not credit this, major, but follow me, if you please, and you shall be convinced.1" ,4He led the way to the attic of thehotiso, and there, ranged around tn grim array, stood sixty coffins of different finish and dimensions, one for each boarder, with my own conspicuous among them, my name and coat of arms bla zoned upon it ? 44 Major," said the landlord, " your measure was taken the moment of your arrival. You announced your intention to slay three mornhs, and while legisterring your name, my under taker, who waiches the arrivals, and is very adriot, applied his tape to you. I hope, sir. you are pleased. Inspect the heraldry. It is all right. We consult the .best authorities on ihe British peerage." 44 I was too much shocked to reply imme diately retreated to my room, packed up my baggage, and rang for my bill, determined not to sleep another night in a city where coffins were made and probably graves dug, oeioio hand. My bill was as follows Major n , io Beale's Hotel, Dr. -Four days noaru at 12 00 : Lights, $1 50 ; Cigars Si 00 ; per 25 cents ; Wine, $20 00 ; Coffin, $15C fa 150 00; E E, $!80 75. ,4 1 descended to the bar in ho amiable mood; threw down thirty-four dollars and seventy-five cen', b'tft refused to pay for the coffin. I had never". ordered such a thing ; on the contrary, j is a liberty I should not excuse. 4 ery well Major,' said Mr, Beale, with a low bow and one of his blandest smiles, 44 just as Vou please: t makes no difference. The coffin was mauo n pursuance of a rule of my house. Had you remained a we'ek, you would, most probably, lave needed it, and ai we bury strangers be- bie they are quite dead, had this coffin not been ui ade, your aristocratic body would have been sent to the trench in a pine box ! Do not pay; Major. It is quite unnecessary. But your coat of arms, the escutcheon of the noble house of H 1, is on the coffin, and the first pauper that dies shall be buried in it." 44 This was too much for my ancestral pride; I threw down the sovereigns, made a bonfire of the coffiin, and the same evening hired a baige to carry me from a city were such dred ful customs prevailed. Imperative business continued Major, brought me to New" Orleansj a few days ago. By a singular sort of fascina tion, I was drawn to the same Hotel from which I fled thirty years ago ; and by strange coin cidence, my stay is of the same duration. (I leave this evening) and my bill is about the same." 4How Major," I exclaimed has Murry charged you for a coffin ?" 44 No, sir, not exactly that it occtued in this way. While registering my name, I felt some one touch me on ihe shoulder, as I felt it thirty years before. Indignant that ihe same trick should be played on me a second lime, I wheeled, and at one blow knocked the man down, and placed my foot upon his breast. The mistake was promptly explained. It was an attendant of the hotel in lhe act of brushing tho dust off my coat. I felt much chagrinedj and ihe least I could do was to ask the poor fellow's pardon, and insist on his accepting the same amount that I had paid for my coffin oil & former occasion. 44 Saying this the servant shook my hand and departed. Curiosity led me to visit the" attic, but the rule ofthe house has been changed, and instead of coffins I found long rows of Sherry, Maderia, Port. Cognac, Holland, Old Jamaica and Irish Whiskey, in boitles and Demijohns covered with cobwebs, like old monks tn the dark gowns, which Murrey here holds for his guest. The ITKormon and the Germam The following incident, which is said to have" occurred in Louisiana, was related to die wri ier by an old Methodist Itinerant who had trav elled in that country at a very early day : A Mormon elder, one of Joe Smith's thorough bred disciples, engaged in his peregrinations over the southern portion of our country, found himself in a neighborhood, where the people, drawn out by any thing that carried novelty upoti its face, were willing io go out and listen to him every day for a week. Among them was an elderly, venerable German, whose eyes flashed keenly from ihe walls of chaffy cheeks and heavy brows, bespoke that no sluggard mind slept there only half awake. Ho was the lea der of the Methodist class in the neighborhood. Every time the Mormon would hold forth his enlightened speculations, like many others in divinity, he would in the most pompous man ner'possible, call for any questions that any might ask any objections io anything he ad vanced and as a further trick upon his aud itors, would chalange any one, he cared not ho. to controvert any position he had assum ed, knowing very well ihat there was no person anywhere about him who would with any like' lihuod at all, think of accepting it ; and after he had finished his lecture, reiterating his call, he would add, that if there was any passage iu Scripture at all, which his hearers did not understand in his theory, he would gladly ex plain it to them. Af.er he had been there about a week, the old German became heartily tired of him, and concluded to try his hand upon him ; so in the morning, after the people had assembled, and before the Mormon had begun his lecture, he rose and addressed the Mormon thus : 4 If I dush understand you, you dush vant any of us to aok you any questions 'bout vat you ses.' " 4Yes certainly ; any questions you wish to? propoundj I will answer wnh great pleasure. Veil, if I understands you right you ses you dush believe in languages and the interpretation of languages.' . 'Yes, certainly.' 'Also in dreams, and de interpretation of dreams.' Just so ; so far you underatnd me pefecily sir. 4Vell, den, I had a dream last night vill you be so kind as to intarprot it for me an' my neighbors, if I vill tell it to you ?' 'Certainly, sir ; I will give you the exact in terpretation : and I am sure I will be enabled by it io convince you all fully. Veil, my neighbors,' said the t3erman, turn-" ing round and facing the congregation 'yout musht all listen good to de dream, and see if he dush give a good inierpretation- 'Vell, I dream last night dat I vash very sick ; and at last 1 vaah so sick dat 1 dlot. An ven I diet, I goes avay off, very far ; ah ven I did go a grbat vays, I come to de gate of heaven, an ven I got dare, 1 did knock ; den Cabril, from do inside, ses, 'Who comes dere l' 1 told him 'Vat dush you vani ?' 1 told-him 1 vants to come in. 'You ish not gute enough. 'Veil den, vol must I do if 1 cannot tome Jn here?' 'You see avay, off yonter ish te gate of hell, You go dere and knork; and dey must let you in dere.' So 1 goes away off, till 1 come to de gate of hell and ven I gets dena, I dush knock at de gate. 'Who comes deej'; ses one inside. 1 told him. 'Vat dnerYyou vant?' 'I vants to coma in.' 'Veil, den, lvTlf see vat Peelzebub ses about it So he goes avay off into hell, to see Peelzebub. After avile he comes back, and 1 ses. 'Vat did Peelzebub say ? Peelzebub ses you cannot come in.' 4 Vat for? (being quite excited in his tone of voice at the thoughts of being so pertinaciously denied an en trance,) ' vat for I cannot come in V ' Peelzebub ses he expects Chue Smith an all his company- in. . a few days, an ve vill be crowded out ? The uproarous laughter which followed can better be tmmagined than described. Suffice it to say, the Mormon mysteriously disappeared, some said through the back window, befme Uenoo wail . Vestorcd, and-baa never been heart of since,
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