Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-22
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From the Cincinnati Inquirer.
A aKEERFUL SHEPHERD.

AAGEhFOL SdEShGhb.
Mormonism is still in practical operation
amongst us. A few days since, tall, raw
boned Saint, with complexion very strong
ly resembling that of boiled tripe, arrived
here from Pittsburg with a couple ofwives
but deeming his flock too. small to start Salt
Lakeward with, held forth as follows to ar
admiring audience, at house over the Ca
nal, with a.view to the completeness of bis
domestic felicity. His text was:
Men is skeeroe and Weemen is Plenty.
eBrotheren and Sistern-perticukler the
Sistern: I want to say few words to you
about Mormonism-not formy own sake, but
for yonrn, for men as skeerce and soeenae,1
phensy. y -, IT
:. eMormoniam is built on that high, old
principle which seq that it amt good formau
to be alone, and mighty sight worse for a
woman-Therefore if man feels good with
little company, a good deal Of it ought to
make him feel an awful sight better.
The FIRST principle Of Mormonism is that
woman air good thing, and the second
principle is that you cant have too much Of
a good thing. Woman is tenderer than
man, and is necessary to smooth down the
roughness of his character, and as man has
good many rough pints in his nature, be
oughn't' to give to one woman too much
to do; but set each one to work smoothing
some pertickler pint.
Don't think I'm over anxious for you to
jine us, for / amt. I'm not speaking for
my good, but for yourn; for men is skeerce
and seennen IS plenty. "s.
x. d said woman was tenderer than man
but you incident feel stuck up about it, for
so she ought to be; she was made so o
purpose. But how was she made so =
Where did she git it from? Why, she was
created out of the side bone of man, and
the side bone of q man is like the side-bone
Of q turkey-the tenderest part of him
Therefore, as woman has three side-bones
and man has only one, of course she is
three times as tender as man is, and is in
duty bound to repay that tenderness Of
which she robbed him. And how did she
rob him of his side-bone? Why, exactly as
she robs his pockets nowadays of his loose
changesh took advantage of him when
he was asleep.
tBut as woman is more tender than man
SO is man more forgivener than woman,
therefore ! won't say anything more about
the side-bone or the small change, but in,
syite you all to jine my train, for I'm big
sheperd out our way, and fare sumptuous.
ly every day on purple and fine linen.
sWhen I first landed on the shores Of
the Great Salt Lake, I wasn't rich in wee.
men, l had but one poor lad yeo, but men
IS skerce and aoeemaan IS plenty, and like a
keerful shepherd I begin to increase my
flock. Weemen heard of US and of our
loVin' ways, and they kept poriu' in
They come from the North, and they come
from the South, they come from the East
and they come from the West, they come
from Europe, they come from Ashley, and a
! few of 'em from Afrikey, and from bein'
the miserable owner of one old yoe, I be.
came the joyful shephred of mighty flock,
with right smart sprinklin of lambs, frisk-
ier and fattter than any body else's and I've
still got room for a few more.
'As I said before, Pm not talkin' pertick-
ler for my benefit, but for yourn-for men
IS skeerce and aoeeuaen IS plenty. Still I'd
little rather you'd go along with me than
not, pertickler you fat one with the caliker
sun bonnet. Don't hesitate, but take the
chance while you can get it, and I'll make
! you the bell-yoe of the flock. I'll lead you
through green pastures, where you may Ca
per in the sunshine, and as you are in pref
.ty good condition already, in course of time
you shall be the fattest of the flock. Jine
in, jine in; jine my train !; jine it now; for
men as skeerce'and soeemen is plenty
The appeal was irresistible. At the last
: account 'the fat woman with the caliker
sun bonnet had jined in and two or
three others were on the. fence, with de-
:cided leaning toward tie sKeerful shep.
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