Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-10-05
Mormon Anecdete.

miracles, TO practice IN the following manner !:
zone goes out alone in the garb and with
the appearance of q poor traveller; calls al the
house ofsome country farmer at night, leaving
some token by which those who are his conte-
deratee may detect his whereabouts. Another
one or more follows on and stops near by, 50
that in the morning he may soon reach the a.
bode Of the first traveller, TO which place lie
proceeds about breakfast time, coming tscro
Just as his predecessor needs him. The first
traveller, shout day break, makes a piteous
noise as one in deep distress, alarming the
inmates, and calling them sround his bedside.
For q while the sick man struggles with d.
seasc, and apparently dies in a fit. Just at that
moment the second traveller ente-s--announs'
himself disciple of the Mormons, and declares
it in his power to raise the dead to life.
A couple of these impos.ers went out or an
excursion OF this kind about two years or more
since, and in the course of their travels called
at a farm house near Gcnesee-The forrunncr
! called on the plain looking farmer and repre-
sented himself as traveller who was poor, yet
on mercliul errand The father was an no.
nest hearted Methodist, making less show than
some but no less intelligent Christian, or
shrewder than most men. The traveller JON
ed with the family in their devotons, and talked
Of God and heaven as a Christian. No one
suspected his hypocrisy.
Abou, o'clock in the morning the family
were awakened by groans proceeding from the
lodging room Of the stranger The farmer
went into the room aud was quite shocked to
find his guest apparently in the most intense
degree of pain Many remedies were applied
but of no effect; the sufferer grew worse every
hour, until about o'clock he appeared to show
signs ofdeath Just at that moment knock
was heard at the door, and another stranger
entered on its being opened.
The family were much frightened, and con-
seQucntly much gratifed with the arrival of
any person, although it should be stranger.
He was Immediately informed Of the case AMI
introduced into the room, upon entering which
he announced himselfa Mormon priest, and as
surod the astonshcd family he could raise the
dying man to life, even should he de--and in-
deed, to convince them oil his power, he hoped
he would die, which was soon the fact to all
appearance. The new conner then ordered all
present to stand aside, aud not to touch ths
corpse or the bed, but to send Cor ncghhsrS #
y. they pleased, in order to give full proof Of his
wonderful work.
Just at that moment it crcpt into the head
the farmer that trick was about being play
ed upon them of blasphemous character, AMI
/ l., L., III,ll ;
said lie, "a moment, end do not the miracle
until return" He went out, took an nx3
from the wood pile, and came in, without say
ing word-waked mp to the bed side and Ht
dressed the man OF miracles follows.
'You think HIM really dead ~
"O, yes"
"Wcll then, will Just cut Of his head, 10
make it sure, for if you can raise him 10 lie
from death at all, you can do it as well with his
head of as on :" and suiting the action to the
word, raised the axe as fhe would strike, when
. 10 with a loud shrek, up jumped the dead
t man, crying "murdcr! murder - at the top of
! his voice.
! Before the proper authorities could be reach
ed, the risen prophet and the prophet banked,
0 put'out and fed as if from a devouring plague,
much to the amusement of the sensible man
. who detected his imposj'ions. Since which
! time no Mormon finds his way into that region
to remain long
They have awful agues in Mississippi Ia
tact, some persons have even been known to
shake Of the sheriff, while rattling their ieolh