Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-11-20
From the H0neHlale Democrat.
A NOIOSiOs Wolf.

\ certain man named ". G.. Baker,
dropped down upon Bethany bill, three
miles north of this borough, few months
since, and for time worked at his trade
as carpenter. He professed to have
been a temperance lecturer, and produced
various certificates to this effect. lie un-
dertook with remarkable zeal to show
up the spirit rapping mania, and wrote
some prosy pieces in the papers on this
subject and, protesting conversion TO
God and to water baptism as practiced
by immersion, he was duly plunged in
the Lackawaxen by the pastor of the
Baptist church in this borough, who had
great hopes from so promising eonver-
sion, and who did not suspect, when pro-
nouncing the holy words over him and
raising his dripping whiskers from the
stream, that he was immersing wolf
SO rapidly did this new convert rise in
the esteem of his christian friends, that
he was put forward to exhort in the meet
ings, and during the illness of the pastor
was set in the candlestick of the Baptist
church to give light to all its members.
So beautifully did he shine in this new
position, that he became an object of at
traction to the young widows and maidens,
who gathered around him and courteous
ly received from him marked attentions.
In the midst of his experimenting on
the pious credulity of the good people
with whom he mingled, he thought him.
self, or it was suggested to him, that as
he had now advanced step toward the
clerical profession, it was but right to ad
vance step toward matrimony; for bishop
it is written, must be the husband of one
wife, and forgetful of that dear COM
panion and four sweet babes whom he
had left in the neighboring state of New
York, while he should 60 to England for
legacy, kc engaged the affections of
young lady of respectable parentage, in
this vicinity, and was on the point of ma
king her his bride, she having all things
prepared and in readiness to become so,
when certain spirits raped dismal music
into his ears, about some of his former
pranks, and it suddenly came to lighs
that though in sleeps clothing, he was
only wolf, whereat he fed and this Is
to caution all faithful shepherds against
admitting him into their enclosures.
This wolf may easily be detected. lie
is of medium size, about thirty-fv years
old, sports pair of large black whiskers,
is very self-important, takes great interest
in the ladies, is opposed to tight lacing,
processes to be great temperance lectur-
er, is very fond of good. cider, talks a
good deal about Romanism, is preparing,
ne says, course of lectures on the sub
ject, and is withal downright cunning
wolf, He has been baptized by INNER
sion three times already, if not more, in
different parts of our country, has started
to preach as many times, has as often
courted, if not married, and has been
repeatedly nabbed in his villanies.--
An excellent discourse on the wolf in
sleeps clothing, was delivered last Sab
bath, in the Baptist Church in this bO-
rough. For further particulars the pub
lie are referred to that discourse, asit gave
this wolf good shearing.
Now this is to desire of all editors tbs
side of the rocky mountains and in Cali,
fornia, who are lovers of humanity AM.
guardians of the fair sex, for the sake oi
religion and virtue, to take this wolf 6{
the ear in their editorial tongs, and hoIa
him up to view that all may mark him
and we advise all ministers of religion
not to be in hurry to make an ecelesi-
astic of him, even though he should shaw
off his whiskers, for think of him Tha'
they may, he is neither more nor less
than wolf in sleeps clothing"
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