The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-04
CharIestOwn Chronicles.
CHAPTER Nv.

Chauncey to remove the stumbling blocks
out of the way, and make straight paths for
their feet and he did even as he was CON-
MINDED. Now the Knew Nothings were
twenty -one years and up
wards, and the number by their polls, man
by man, was seventy.
And when Jacob came he brought with
him one Joel and Newton his neighbor
whose sir name is Barnes, they being of the
same faith and order, and when Jacob saw
that their faith was weak, he said unto them,
have consulted with the captains of thou
sands and of hundreds and with every lea
der; and, moreover, there are workmen with
thee in abundance, and all manner of cum
ming men for every manner of work. And
Jacob said, these men that have, will make
q covenant with thee, and thou shalt take
them for servents forever, and we will put a
hook in their nose and bore their jaws
through with a thorn; and Joel and Newton
became faithful thereafter in all things.
And it came to pass also, that they sent
out other men, and commanded them to
bring in the halt, the blind and the lame
and they sent odp Emerson, whose Sir name
is Sanford, and they instructed him to bring
with him one Julius the son OF Joel whose
sir name is Dorman; and when he found him
he was riding upon his horse for he conld
not walk being lame from the rheumatism;
and Emerson said it is not we'll to bring the
horse to the barn lest we be discovered: and
Emerson went and brought others with him,
and they bear him upon their shoulders, they
carry him and set him in his place and he
.standeth: from his place shall he not remove.
And there came also, one Justin whose sir
name is Watrous and he was brought hither
by one William, the man that Judges the
people when they vote, and when they came
nigh to the barn they fell upon their faces
sand remained silent; and at the sound Of tht
whistle they entered in at the door, for who
soever climbeth up any other way the SAINT
is Sag Nicht.
Then there was Chauncey and Smith, ant
Horace Judson, and they said among them
selves, we have not been very faithful to tn
chief men in times past, but have been fish
ing for Office; and they said moreover tn
chief mea Of the council are behind us, bu
they said we will appease them with tn
present that geeth before US, and afterwar'
we will see their faces peradventure the,
will accept Of ,us; and all these that nigh
lodged with the company. And it came
pass also that the chief men said unto thos
that enoe loved the rich Irish brogue an
the sweet Germa0 accent, cannot you ar
pear unto men as free soilers! and they ar
,swerAd and said caa the Ethiopian chang
his skia or the Leopard his spots! And the
said we are all spotted alike within, but le
US make -cIean the outside of the platter
by washing: if the inside be full Of rotter
ness and dead mems bones who can know it
and they all said as the high priests of Tin
necum do; so even do we, and Jacob sal
verify thou hast said it. And when,they ha
finished their instructions TO the stranger
the man that sold merchandise passed b
with his Ink-horn and put the mark Of tf
beast upon every mans forehead.
And they all said let our next meeting
in the barn of one James whose sir name
Catlin, for this is good Missionary groun
and we must also have some Bassweod 8
gar for there are some among our number
whose mouth our principles are sweet
honey but in their belly. very bitter
And they went over the next week and e
camped in this place, and there were son
in this neighborhood that had served ma
years in the free soil party, and they thoue
to entice them by their cunning words
anti. Nebraska; but the aged men said uu
The men Of The council, there is an e
+,vbjeh we have seen uader the sun, and it
common among the men Of cnr party; a
they said also to their young men ies
Hezekiah deceive you nor persuade you
this manner; neither yet believe him, +
he will deliver you over into the hands
Whiggery; but the young men needed :
the advice of their fathers but went over a
Joined themselves unto their en- emies.
Now these are the names Of those "
received the mark Of the beast upon tn
foreheads; Thadeus son of Amos, Jan
son Of Lucas, before mentioned. Andrew
shoe maker, William the son Of John wh'
sir name Is Worden. And when they Co
do no more they left the place after appoi
..,ine five OF their members to watch at
next meeting which was to be in the b
sf John the Democrat, in the vicinity
where the chief puneher dwells. Z
4 REV. MYRos TRAcr formerly Secret
for tho Home missionary Society, and
Editor of the Ohio Observer, died
week at Hudson. He was man Of
u s1sassAa g - aass and noaaessed many Writ