Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-19
The Mormon and the German.

The following incident, which is said TO have
occurred IN Louisiana, was related to The wri-
ter by an old Methodist 1Iinerant who had irays
elled IN that country al very early day:
Mormon elder, one of Joe Smiih's thorough
bred disciples, engaged IN his peregrinaIions
over The southern portion OF our country, found
himself in a neighborhood, where The people,
draw out by any thing that carried move ely upon
its face, were willing 10 GO out and listen TO him
every day for week. Among them was an
elderly, venerable German, v hose eyes flashed
keenIy from The walls of chsfy cheeks and
heavy brows, bespoke that no slHggard mind
slept there only half awake. Ho was he lea
der of the Methodist class in the ighbolhood.
Every time The Mormon would hold louh his
enlightened specula'ions, like many Others IN
divinity, he would. in the most pompous man
ne possible, call Tor any questions that any
might ask-any objections 10 anything he ad.
vanced-and as further trick upon his audi
ilors, would chalange any one, he cared not
who, to cOnTOVert any position he had assum-
ed, knowing very we'll hat there no person
anywhere about him who would with any like.
lhood a. all. think of accepting il; and after
he had finished his lecture, reiIeIallng his call,
be would add, that if there was any passage
in Scripture a, all, which his hearers did NOT
understand in his theory, he would gladly ex.
plain il TO them.
Alter he had been there about q week, the
old German became heartily tired of him, and
concluded 10 Try his hand upon hun; so in the
morning, after the people had assembled. and
before The Mormon had begun his lecture, he
rose and addressed the Mormon thus:
If dush under,rand you, you dush want
any OF US to ask you any questions bout Vas
you ses.'
yes certainly any questions you wish TO
propound will aus@ er with great pleasure
Well, If | understands you Tlgh' you ses you
dush believe in languages and the Interpretation
of languages.
Yes, certainly.
ALSO in dreams, and de Interpretation of
dreams
Just so so far you understnd me pefeclly
sir
Well, den, | had dream las, night will you
be so kind as TO lnIaTPreI II for me an my
neighbors, if | will tell II TO your
'Cerany, sir !; will give you the exact in-
tel pretation and am sure will be enabledby
il 10 convince you all fully
'VeIl my neighbors,' said the German, turn
ing round and facing the congregalIon-'you
musht all listen gOOu tO oo uiSsHii o"u eOo
he dush give a good interpretations
We'll. dream lasl night dal | wash very
sick aud al last wash sick 6aI | diet.-
An ven diet. goes away off, very far all ven
| did 90 grea, Ways. come TO de gaze of
heaven, an ven got dare, dId knock; den
Cabril, from de inside. ses, Who comes dere =
| lold him 'VaI dush you want 2 told him
wants to come in. You ish not CUTE enough
Veil den, sot must do lf cannot come in
here T. You see away of yonler ish te gate
Of hell, You GO dere and knorki aud dey
mus, let you in dere.' So goes away off, illl
| come TO de gate Of hell and ven gets dere.
dush knock at de gate. Who comes deTe =
ses one inside told him. Vat does you
want Z Il wants to come in Well, den, will
see vat Peelzebub ses about it, So he goes away
off into hell, to see Peelzebub Afer avile he
comes back, and ses. Vat did Peelzebub sayi
Peelzebub ses you cannot come in Vat for
lbeing quite excited in his tone of voice at the
thoughts OF being so pertinacously denied an en-
rance } vat for cannot come in Z Peelzebuh
,es he expects Choe Smith an all his company in
few days, an ue uiH be crowded out
The uproarous laughter which followed can
better be immagined than described. Suffice Il to
say the Mormon mysleriously disaPpeaTed, sonie
said through the back window. heiote silence waa
and has never been heard Of since.