Litchfield enquirer., 1833-03-28
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! ne argument Is founded evident and subSiaIl-
a types and wilhal is SO simple, so easy Of compre-
henson TO every understanding that it must carry
CONVICTION to all who not determined to shut their
eyes upon every thing, plain reason and common
sense.
Mr.. PiOncer-Alhough have made no
report lately, through you, l have not been
idle. In one of my rounds NOT long since,
the following dialogue occurred, and / has
ten to send it through you to head quar-
tiers: Itmay be proper to tell you that one
OF the persons engaged in the following
conversation, appeared to be an awkward,
long-sided youth, equipped for hunting
and wearing countenance oflistless vacu-
ity; although / sometimes fancied | saw
an arch expression in his eye, as his face
happened to turn towards the place where
l lay; the other seemed ID be one who
piqued himself on his reasoning powers,
and who looked with sublime contempt on
those who rested their belief on the force
of evidence.
Hunter.-I say, stranger, what's that ere
thing you've got in your hand, that looks
SO speckled like?
Reasoner.-This? It's the Free En-
quirer.'
H. The what al tell you what, mister,
you needn't think to throw your filings out
that way at fellow. If did ask you "a
question, it was civil one; and you
needn't think to nickname body the free
inquirer for it. We are used to making
free in our country.
r. You are mistaken in my meaning.
1t was the paper l called the Free Enqui-
rer, not you.
H. Hey? that thing ?-What dye call
it paper and free enquirer too! Now
if that ant funny, don't know.
X. 1t is paper. A newspaper called
the Free Enquirer.
H. More yet Paper, Newspaper, and
Free Enquirer. Have you any more names
for it?
r. o yes! several more. But I see
you do not understand me, and / must ex-
plain. This thin, white sheet is called pa
perfect it-These black marks are let
tiers printed on it, and we read the words
that they make when they are together.
H. Read O! I mind now; nanny
used to tell Us, that, in the settlements. peo-
pie went to school and learned to read
and she said how daddy and her COULDN'T
read, that was the reason they didn't take
any books with 'em when they moved or
to the range. But l never heard about
newspapers, and Free Enquirers.
r. This is book, Showing one y see
it is made of paper like this but then it i.
folded up and bound between paste boards
and covered with leather, SO as to keep i
safe.
| Fl. Well now, stranger, since find 20
didn't mean to make fun of body, hop
you won't take any pride in what said
and I'D like to know more about that pa
per, as you call it. What's it for?
r. It's newspaper, published in New
York to expose the superstitious notion
that prevail about religion.
II. How does it do that?
r. Why, it comes right out and say
that all religion is nonsense, and religious
people are all fools on hypocrites.
III. don't understand that some how
There was John Davis that used 10 be {
roarer to fight, and get drunk and swear
and play cards, and he went off to a camp
meeting and got religion and ever since
then he's the civilest, best behaved, sober
est fellow all about. And he's no fool, nei
Their can tell you. / reckon if yo,
were to hear him talk you'd think so.
r. Pisa it's all delusion-all pack o
nonsense tell you.
II. Well now, I'd like you to tell nj
what made him leave off his old capers al
of sudden ?
The fellow got frightened by their scream
ing and shouting.
H. don't think so. He's not so cas-,
frightened, thought he wont fight now Blu
seed him one day in fix that / reckon
you wouldn't like to be in. Every bod.
else seemed scared but him, and he wasn'
no more afraid than you are now.
r. All yes, know they have courage
enough about common things but they arr
afraid of the devil, and hell, and all that.
II. Why. stranger see here now, an
YOU afraid of the devil?
r. I?-nonsense-tbe Is no devil.
II. No devil How do you know7
r. Know7 Did you ever see the devil
II. No. Bot I never seed every thing
r. Did you ever see any body that ha'
seen him?
H. No. But John Davis says the bibl'
! saws there's devil. You know, suppose
what he meant by the bible.
r. John Davis is fool, and the bible
| pack Of lies.
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