Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-20
"A KEERFUL SHEPHERD ,

Mormonism is still in practical operation
amongst US. A few days since. a tall, raw-boned
SAINT, with complexion very strongly resem-
bling that of boiled tripe, arrived here from
Pittsburg with a couple of wives, but deemine
his flock too small to start Salt Lakeward with,
held forth as follows to an admiring audience.
at house over the canal, with a view to the
completeness of his domestic felicity His text
was:
''Men is Skeerce and Weemenis PLENTY,
''Brothern and Sistern-pertickIer the Sis.
tern: want to say few words to you about
Mormonism-not for my own sake, but for
yOurn, for men Us Skeerce and 1rre,ueu 7,Leuty
'Mormonism is built on that high, old prin-
ciple which seq that it aint good for man to be
alone, and mighty sight worse for a woman
therefore, II a man feels good with little
company, 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 princi-
pie is that you can't 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 a good MANY
| rough pints In his natur, he Oughtn't to give
one woman too much to do. but set each one to
work smoothin some partickler pint.
Don think m over anxious for you to line
| US tor amt. m not speakin for my good, ,
but tor yourn; for men is Skeerce ami 1rssgqs,,
IS plenty:
Il said woman was tenderer than man, but
you needn't feel stuck up about it, for 80 she
| ought TO be; she was made 30 a 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 man is
| like the side-bOne Of a turkey-the tenderest
part of him. Therefore, as a 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
wnlch sne robbed him: And how did she rob
MIN OF his slde-bone! Why, exactly as she
| robs his pockets Nowadays Of his loose change
she took advantage of him when he was
! asleep.
| But as woman is more tender than man so
is man more forgivener than woman, therefore
L won say anything more about the side. bone,
or the small change. but invite you all to line
my train, for I'm big shepherd out our way,
| fine linen
| "Whe first landed on the shores Of the
Great Salt Lake, wasn't rich in weemen. I
had but one poor old yoe, but men is skesrre
anu ''rsnen IS pl'nty, and like a keerful
| shepherd begin to incre my flock. Weemen
heard OF us and of our lovin' ways. and they
| Kept porin in. They come from the North
and they come from the South. they come from
the East and they come from the West thew
| come from Europe, they come from Aishey.
and few of 'em from Afrikey, and from bein
| the miserable owner of one old zoe. 1 become
'no yoyui shepneTu OF mighty flock, with q
right smart sprinklin of lambs. friskier and
fatter than anybody else's, and I've still got
| room for few more
LAS said before, I'm not talkin' pertickler
| Tor my benefit, but for yourn-for men as
sNefrcr and ireemen IS plenty. STILL I'd
little rather you'd 60 along with me than not
Pertickler you fat one with the caliker sun.
| bunnet. 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 and the high grass; show you
where you may csper in the sunshine, and Law
down in pleasant places; and, as you are in
pretty good condition already, in course of
time you shall be the fsttest of the flock. Jine
In, Jine In jine my train; jine it now; for men
| IS skeerce and ,csen,en IS plenty"
The appeal was irresistible. At the last A.
count 1.-THE fat woman with the caliker sun
| bonnet had '.jinea in" and two or three
others were on the fence, with decided lean
| csnnatt ENQUIRER