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cheats. ]aduItcr,rS, harlots. black
guards. drunkardS. gamblers, bogus-
makers, idlers, busy bodies. pickpock-
cts, vacabonds, filthy persons. hire
hog clergy. ard their followers, and
all other rnfdeiS, and IeheilIous, dis
orderly persons. for a crusade against
Joe SmIlh and the Murmons. BE
quick, be quick. say, or our cause
will he ruined, and our kingdom ever
thrown by that ID fool of.an I'M
poster and his associate. for even
now all earth and hell is IN a stew.
joe Smith h0ppcHs 10 be passing, and
haitshiS Uagesty]
Good morning. Mr.. Devil. How
now, YOU seem to be much engaged;
what news have you there?
DerH Slipping his bills INTO his
pocket with a low bow)-Oi good
morning, Mr.. Smith: hope You are
well, ST.. Wight was Cst out
on a lille business IN my line; or.
finally, TO he candid, sill, | WAS CON
irving 4 iair and honorable warfare
against You and your mpoSitIgus,
wherln pIery Is outraged, and rel.
cron greatly hindercd in lis useful
course. For, TO be bold, sir (and
despisc ANYTHING uuderhandedC |
must tell YOU lu vuur face that yuu
have made me more trouble than all
the ministers. or people OF nay whole
dominion have ior ages past.
Smih-Trcubi,, what trouble
have | cat .a rour Majcsiy?l Ger
raIniy Lave e~rIIc"vored 10 ricll vou.
and all other persons, IN a friendly
. manner. even my worst enemies;
and | always aim to fulfil the Nor
mon creed, and that is.ro mind my
own business exclusively. Why
should this trouble you, Mr.. Dew
H.
e. DrrH-Ah! vour own business in.
deed. ! know not what YOU may con
sider your BUSINESS, 1t Is so very
complicated; but | know what YOU
have done. and what you are aiming
IL de-. You have disturbed the quI.
et OF C~hrIstendom. ovcrthrown chur
ches and societies, YOU have dared
h. c;dl IN question the truth and use
iulness ot old and established creeds,
which base stood Tie test of ayes;
and have even caused tens Of thou.
sands to come ont IN open rebellion,
mol only against wholesome crseds
established forms. and doctrines
well approved and orthodox. but, Il
gai ST some Of the most pInuS, learn.
ed exemplary. and honorable clergy.
whom both myself and all the world
love. and esteem. and this is not all.
But YOU are causing many persons TO
think who never thought before, and
Won would fam put the whole world
i thinking, and then where will true
religion and pleIv be? Alas they
will have no place among men, tor II
men keep such Il terrible thinking aud
reasoning rs they begau 10 90. Stree
Won commenced YOUR business, as YOU
call 1t. they never will continue "a
uphold The good old way in which
they have logged along in peace for
SO many a-es; and thus Mr.. Smith,
you will overthrowmy kingdom, and
leave me not IA foot OF ground ON
earth, and this is the very thrn- you
aim 1t. But ]. sir. have the boIdness
to oppose yon by every lawful means
in my power.
Smith-RealIy, Mr.. Devil, vour
Majesty has Of late become very pi-
Gus; | think some of your Christian
brethren have greatly misreprc-
sentcd you. 1t is generally report
ed by them that you are opposed 10
religion. But
DcriI-lt is false; there is no, n
more religious and pious being in
the world than myself, nor a being
liboiC IibCidl ll!i1iICu. / dIl utClutQ-
ly in favor OF all creeds, systems.
and forms Of Christianity. Of what
ever name or nature; ST long as they
leave out that ahominable doctrine.
Which caused me so much trouble IN
former times, and which, after Stun
bering for uges, you have again reyi-
we'd; ! mean the doctrine of direct
communion with God, by new reve-
IatIon. Ills is hateful. il is impious.
1t is directly opposed to all the divis-
ions and branches of the Christian
Church. ] never could bear It. And
Tor this very cause helped 10 bring
to condign punishment al the proph-
cts and apostles of old, for while they
were suffered 10 live with this gift of
revelation, they were always expos,
ing and slandering me, and all other
good pIqus men IN exposing our