The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-15
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CHAPTER III.


OF whom We are ignorant.
2. For verify | say unto you, the things
which | now write have been brought forth
from hidden and secret places. and are not
spoken OF Faithfully by the scribes of the tribe
Oi Pierce, the meek, concerning him.
3. For they are perverters o, the truth, and
guile abideth in their mouths.
4. Ii came to pass that while Franklin was
yet lad feeding the hocks of his father in his
own land, that this father. who was ruler in
the land, sent servant to the field where
the lad was, and commanded the servant to
say to the lad, "come unto thy father and tarry
not" Andhe hardened unto the servant and
straghtway went to his father.
5. And his father said unto the lad, Be-
hold my son, | write letter unit. the law
makers of my people, and find word hard
to spell; and he gave the word to the lad, and
the lad raised his voice and spelt, 'B-U-T:'
and when he had done this. the lad returned
again to his tiocks;--as it is written, he shall
be wise beyond his years and the goats shall
he divide, the male and the female.
6. And when his father saw that there
was something in the lad he rejoiced exceed
ingly; and he took the lad from the fields
and had him taught in the schools the wisdom
OF the lawgivers and the knowledge of the
wise doctors of the land.
2. The lad greatly exceeded i'm these
things, insomuch that when bis father had
died and was gathered unto his kindred he
became a ruler in his ste ad and wise above
him-as it was written, she shall be greater
than his daddy"
8. And in those days it came to pass that
there asgreat comnotion among the people
OF Hampshire, because of their bondsmen,
waxed strong and became
exceeding wroth, and arose in their might
against their rulers;
9. And they spake unto them saying: How
belt that we hold us longer as thy servants!-
Have we not served thee long aud we'll as
thy men servants and thy maid servants, and
doth we not pay tythss and serve in the warsi
Why withhold then our birthright and take
us not unto thee brethren!
10. The bondsmen wuxed so exceeding
wroth that the rulers trembled in their places
and their knees smote one against the other
with fear; and they SAID, we will give it unto
the people to say whether we shall continue
bondsmen or be free.
III. And it was commanded that on a GER
IL N day the people should assemble together
where elections were wont to he held, and
should cast their lots.
IL. And it came to pass before the cleo
ton was had that the CHIEF Priests and rulers
and men in authority went forth among the
people, and Franklin was greatest among
them; and they l:arangued the people saying:
Brethren, harken not unto the words of the
gentle, for he is uncircumsised and unclean
IN our sight. He revileth the tents of our
fathers and blasphemeth our temples. Take
him not as a brother but let him be our bonds
man forever.
ID. And the people gave heed unto them;
and when the uiness OF days had come, the
people cast their lots, and the lots were num-
bered against thegentiles, and their rulers with
bonds bound them anew; and there was much
rejoicing among the people.
H. These things pleased the multitude, so
that they chose Franklin because of his wrath
against the Catholic to go up unto the great
temple at Washington as their law maker.
Is. Apd when he had come unto w ashinp-
ton and was seated in the great Council, he
forgot not his cunning, and guile still abided
In him. And when il certain woman, a widow
OF former Chief Ruler, asked for just price
due unto her husband, (for she was aged and
much fallen into decay, and her house was in
wanto he rebuked her in her distress and sent
her away empty.
10. And 1t came to pass that many other
widows in the land whose husbauds had been
slain in battle were sore distressed because of
their calamity and of the desolation of their
honest (; and they sent their Pc
petitions up to the low givers that they might
be h'aled; and when he had read their petition
Franklin with harsh voice rebukcd them
and called them false aims seekers.
IL. And petitions were sent up by the peo-
pie who said: Behold our ships and boats
wreck upon our rivers and great waters be-
cause OF the N any snags and distractions
therein, and many lives are sacrificed, yea
thousands, and also merchandise amounting
to Mullins. VIII We not remove these OBJ
structons that thy Peep may travel in safety
And when Franklin heard these things his
heart was filed with Indignation, and he cast
out the petitions, saying: Men, we find it not
written in the law to do the things re ask; 90
thy ways; and to this day the shrieks of the
drowning rise up from the waters, and tho
vail of the stricken ascend throughout the
land.
Is And it came to pass in those DAYS as
Franklin journeyed through the land, he fell
in by the way sid, with a certain strange
youth of tender years who was sore distressed
and wept bitterly;
~. And franklin said unto him, Why
weepest thou! and the lad said, Master, nv
soul yearneth for the sweet sugar, called can
dy; and Franklin when he heard this cast
the lad piece OF copper, and said take it nv
son and go get thy fill. md the lad took
the piece of copper and went his way re-
joicing-
90. 1t came to pass that in the days Of
James the weak, war was waeed against
the Meyicans, and james who was chief ruler
called Franklin unto him and gave him COM
mission to go forth into the land of the enemy
tn kill- slav and make cantira thoSa pao.Ia