The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-03-22
"A Kccrful shepherd"

MormoniSm is still in practical operation
amongs, us. A short time ago, q tall raw -boned
Saint with complexion very much resembling
that of boiled tripe, arrived here from Pittsburg
with couple OF wives, but deeming his flock
too small to start Salt Lake-wArd with, held
forth as follows TO az admiring audience, at
house over the Canal, with view to the per
fcctiou of the material necessary to the com
pleicness Of his domestic felicity:
"TExr-NIen is skeercs aud Wimmiu is plen
ty.
Brothcren and Sistern---pertickeler the Sis
crn;--l want to say u few words to you about
Mormonsm--not for my own suke, but for
youru, for men is skeerce aud wmmin is plen
y.
Mormonism is built on the high old princi-
pie which sez that ii uin't good for q man to be
alone, and mighty sight wus for wimmiu.
Therefore, il . nan feels good with little COM
pauy, good deal of it ought to make him feel
mighty sight better,
"rhe fnst principle Of Mormonism is that
wimmin air good thing, and the second prin.
eiple is that YOU cant set too much OF u good
! thing. Woman is tendcreT than man, aud is
necessary to smooth down the roughness OF his
character, and as man has good many rough
pimts in his natur, he oughn't to give one wo-
man too much TO do, but set ca ch one 10 work
smoothing some particular pint.
|
! iine us, for aint. I'm not speaking for my
good but for yourn, for men is skeesce and vim.
min is plenty.
" | said that woman was tenderer than man,
but you needn't feel stuck up about IT, for so
she ought to be; she was made so on purpose.
But how was she made so1 Where did she get
! 1t fromY Why, she was created from the side
bone of man, and the aide bone OF man is
| like the side bone of u turkey--the tendereSt
,,E Ia, fhp,, iiA
| bones aud man only one, Of course she is three
times US tender as a man is,ard is in duty bound
to repay that tenderness Of which she robbed
! him. And how did she rob him Of his side bonei
Why, exactly as she robs his pockets nova
| days Of his loose chanSe--she took advantage
of him while he was asleep.
Bat as woman is more tenderer than man, so
| is man more torgiynger than woman, therefore
won't say anything more about the side hone,
or the small change. but invite you all to jine
my train, for I'm big shepherd out our way,
and fare sumptuously every day on purple and
! fine linen.
"When fust landed on the shores Of the
Great Salt Lake, wasn't richin wimmin; had
but one poor old yoe, but men is skeerce aud
wimmin is plenty, and like kccrlul shepherd
begin to increase my flock. Wimmin heerd OF
us aud our lovin ways, and they kept pouring
in. They came from the North and they came
from the South, they came from the East and
they came from the West they came from Eu-
rope and they came from Aishey, and few Of
them came from Atrikey, and from bein the mis-
cradle owner of one poor old yoe, became the
joyful shepherd of mighty flock, with right
sma,t sprinkln of lambs, frlskier and fatter than
nybody else's, and I've stll got room for few
more.
"As said before, I'm not talkin pertickler
for my benefit, but for yourn-for men is skeerce
and wimmin is plenty. Still, I'd leetle rath-
er you'd go along with me than not, perlickIer
you fat one with the caliker sun bonnet Don't
hesitate, bu: take tho chance while you can git
it, and I'll make you the bell-yoe of the flock.
I'll lead you through green pastures and the high
grass; show you where you may caper i'll the sun
shine, and lay down in pleasant places; aud, as
you are in pretty good condition already, in the
course oftime you shall be the fattest of the
flock. Jine in, jine in jine my train; jine it now;
for men is skeerce and wimmin is plenty
The appeal was irresistible. AT the last nc
count, the fat woman with the caker sun
bonnet" had "jined in," and two or three 9th,
ers were on the fence, with decided leaning
toward the "Keertul Shepherd. - Cincinnati
Enquirer.