Lincoln telegraph., 1839-11-14

Lolryer. How DIDO, square ? Well, I
attended your meeting IN Inc school-house
the o'her evening, and was well satisfied
WIN the seimon. Your preachers wheth.
er fight or wrong, are certainly men of
talent
MIR. 5. used most splendid imagery in his
sermon, aud his arguments. admitting the
premises, were certainly irresistible.
sh'nId have been pleased to have invited
him hone with me, but my wife was rather
out oi health that evening. | cannot see
tor my part, why people should be so pre-.
JUDGED against your sentiments There is
one thing people say about your doctrine
which is true, that il is extremely captiva-
ting and, as for its influence. say / can.
that many of our best citizens are Uniyer-
sai>ts. Let me see---I believe, Square.
thai you have always been warm politi-
can, and on the right side. Well, the
approaching contest requires our unani-
nous exertions : Eaa
Enter Quaker.
Lamyer. Well, Thomas. how is thy
health {? | am glad that thee has taken the
tronble to call
QaGher. do not trouble gentlemen of
thy profession very often but | have call
ed this afternoon to pay some money to
thee. As we Friends do not believe in
training men in the art of killing men sys-
tema'lcaly, they obllge us to pay for the
enjoyment of our principles /; and under
stand thee is the-I forget what military
people call lt-man who receives the con-
stlthtlon money!
Lawycr Yes, and wish | could get
off as well as you do, whereas it costs me
ten times the sum, besides eight or ten days
drilling every year But what renders the
task more unpleasant is the reflection that
always arises when see the banners fy-
ing, aud hear the drums beating around
me, that the object Of all this preparation
is to train US in The art of destroying each
other. And tten | always think of the
peaceful settlement Of Pennsylvania, by
Penn. My grandfather was Quaker,
and have always admired their plainness
of dress, simplicity of language and pacific
sentiments. In shori, Thomas, | have
often thought that if we were Quakers
society would resemble the state of our first
parents in Eden.
Quaker. We shall never be all Qua
kers so long as so many of us are hypo-
critics, and so long a hypocrites have SO
much Influence. lfthy grandfather was
Quaker, | am sorry thee has so degenera-
ted from thy ancestors. The scrupl-sth,e
processes about military duty condemn thee,
for thee must be deluded by the devil. to
violate thy conscience at SD great expense.
Thee speaks our language fippantiy, and
admires our dress; thy ordinary dialect.
and thy fashionable blue coat, figured vest
and gaudy watch embellishments are in
contestible proofs ofihy iusincerity. Thee
eulogizes Penn have heard thee eulo-
gize Napoleon as highly. have observed
the dupIicIty thee uses for popularity.
Thee reads sermon for the Prespyterans
in the morning, when they have no preach
ing. Thee goes in the afternoon aud leads
singing for the Churchmcn. In the eve-
ming thee goes 10 the Universalist meeting.
Thee admires the immersion Of the Bap-
ti>t, the camp.meetng of the Methodist.
aud the plain dress and language of the
Friend. | will tell thee, friend, thee too
strongly reminds me of my brown horse.
| once employed an honest Irishman to
labor for me- | sent Patrick out in the
morning to catch my brown horse. Now
the brown horse ran into pasture, in the
middle of which was large square pond.
Patrick was gone long time, and at length
returned with The beast, after having chased
him several times around the pond. We'll.
Patrick said |, 'on which side ofthe pond
did you find the holse2 Truth said
Patrick, and found hinr on all sides
The Extreme End. An English paper.
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