Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the New York Evening Mirror.
A Day in Genoa.

fee, in the dullest details of business, it is a
great relief sometimes to meet with an odd
gcnins who breaks up tho monotony of life,
and has his own story to tell. Not long ago
| was favored with "A call from two persons in
one day, Of a singular description, and they
were the last two | ever expected to meet.
The FIRST was a Yankee, from Worcester,
Massachusetts. lie was a long, lean, shabby
dressed fellow-but I'll stop aud give you a
more particular description. About three
o'clock in the morning, ! heard a laundering
Knocking at the door, by which | knew ii
stranger was there, for all the ~ltiians ring a
bell when there is one 10 ling. The servant
opened the door and ushered in the stranger.
lie seemed to DO a young man, not more than
eight and twcnty-tall, lean. most glriicuilriy
lAnthorn-lwed, and what the Yankees cali
hmm. He had on a pair Of cow-hide shoes,
OF an enormous size, into the solos Of which
not less than half a pound Of hOr5e-nails had
been driven, if | could Judge by the Gathering
his feet made Oh the mlrble nJor, as he came
in. Between his shoes and the bottoms Of
his pautalosus, lno small distance,) were
clearly visible a p ir Of Yankee kuit, mixed
wool socks, aud still a little above the socks
which had fallen down Il little over said shoes,
WAS visible quite a piece OF a very lean and
somewhat hairy leg. Since | have begun at
the DDtlplll 10 utStI!DC NY ttt's ! ~ III ~ up,
and end where common historians begin--at
the head. But really the feet were some of
the most conspicuous things about his person.
His pautAloons Were of homemade bottle
green woollcn. and cat by somebody who was
not particularly lavish Of cloth, for they sci
as tight to his skin as they could convenient
~. His vest, which did not come down
( quite 10 his p1niIloons, was 4 "llnsey-woOl-
sey" fabric, with a standing collar, and large
brass buttons, which had probably been used
for a coat. He had on a cotton shirt, Gum
blcachel,) and around his neck a high black
patent leather stock, and on his head a hair
seal skin cap. If you will, in addition TO
his description, picture to yourself a face un-
shayen for a month, Of the most undescribable
soleinnity and sternness, you have the man.
As &c entered. he came up to me with his
cap still on his head, and pulled down ever
his ears, and said,
"Be you The United States Co4HScI!"
ayes, Sir"
swell Tm a prophet Of God, and my
tc1rhhy name is ---. | was born
in Worcester, Massachusetts, twenly-eight
years ago, or thercdbout5. | lived in sin and
iniquity like all the rest Of the folks in Wor-
c%ester, till nigh three years ago, when the
Almighty revealed to me his Son, as he did
to Paul | was struck dumb, and Ike Paul,
after his dark season, | had revealed TO me
wonderful signs, sights. and visions, when |
was brought out into great light. Right off
] see that everybody else was wrong that
the priests We're a leading 'em all TO perdi-
ton. So ] lifted mp my full voice, and like
Noah, | warned 'em Of approaching wrath I;
but like the antc-diluvians, they stopped up
their ears and kept on SHINING. About six
weeks ago it was revealed to me that | was
tto prOnbDt Of God sncInn Of in N,1,cb.
and the rest OF the prophets, that was to pre-
pare the way for the second coming of Christ,
and that as he would appear at Jerusalem at
such a Tine, | must 60 there, and be ready 10
prepare things for his coming; so | am here
: in the spirit and power Of Elijah and | am
bound for the Holy City. II you wish to es-
cape the last vial of wrath that is just a-going
TO be poured out, help me on my Journey"
We'll, Sir" | replied, somewhat FUSED
np," | confess, by the prophets communica-
tons, " | am glad TO see you-won't you take
a seat, friend; you are of to Jerusalem then
by the first boat"
"Oh, yes, Sir, I must 90 quick too"
"All right; we can take You there by
steam that's faster than the old prophets
used 10 travel, | expect, except now and then
some Of them, who took, like Jonah, the bel
ly Of a whale for a cabin, but | hope you are
HUI III Shtl Sltdl nd9lc, DUl YOU Gun pass Il
day or two with us here we have a fine city,
filled with palaces, and works of art"
"Oh | care no more for these ere things
than Paul did when he stood on Mars Hill,
and see the whole people given to iiolatory
| must he on my way, for | have yet to get
to Jerusalem and keep a holy fast Of forty
days before Christ can come, and | don't
want to delay the Lord Jesus, you see.'
"Oh, no, Of course not ] should be very
sorry to have you do that; | don't think We
ought to do such things. But tell us a word
about the way you got here, for | have a grca.
interest in your mission; ] have not seer
such a man for many a day."
Well, just as soon as this Revelation
came, | sold out my earthly goods to get
little money, and left friends and home, TO
you know what our Lord said, that if a mar
didn't hate his father and molher,' &c.
got to Boston, and found a steamship a-going
to leave the next day for Eagland, and | tool
, passage; we was thirteen days at sea. Thu
SAME day sc got TO Liverpool, | went t
London in the cars, and the day artcr | 90
there, | went aboard an English vessel, an,
we sailed here to Genoa in eighteen days.
SO you see lis only about thirty-six day.
since | left my fathers house, in Worcester
> I've gone 50 fast, because God was on IN
side, and everything was oyerruled for me
his servant and chosen Prophet"
., Yes, seo; well now which way do yol
> goa"
1 81 want to 90 the quickest way to get t
Jerusalem, only | must 60 by the way 0
ROme, for it has been revealed to me as it wa
. TO Paul, that | must be prosecuted and sufie
' at Rome; she is the mother of harlols, tn
, Beast, the False Prophet, Satan's seat, am
no Prophet Of God can go there without per
s~ecuti5n | shall be there in prison twent'
days, as has been revealed to me-, and sule
great tornents end t%oriures, for which | an
prepared, and then God will come to deliye
ne from prison, as he did Peter and Silas
and | shall go on my way to jerusalem"
Why, my friend, il seems to ne that /
they arc to handle you so roughly in Rome
should give them The slip, and 60 some 9th
er way"
"Oh, no, / am commanded to 90 to Rome
and proclaim 10 the Pope that the day o
Gods judgment has come, and that in a few
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