The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13
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And II came tn pas. in The daya Of Abraham,
aud In the irI year II his reign. that the pen
pie were exceedingly iurbslent aud IrnubIe'
sumo insOnunch Inst Abrnhan,'G very soul wai
veErd thin him, aud lie had NJ rvst. neither
day NOR night.
Then he called together the chief mn, andeT
Of his armies. his chief Butler. his chief Baker
and ull his wise men. for 10 take counsel 81
them. And when they were chme Together
Abraham arose and said 10 Ihem-
Behold. now, nv frIrnd., how great ia nv
tFibulaii"n; aud the heavineas Of my heaFt
how can bear! Food aud drink desire not
and sleep visiteth not mine eye.lidH For thine
enenirs compass me Ab'ni. and One, the chiei
of them. whose name 10 Jefferson, is ~ thorn
In my side.
Can We not INV deVise Some plan. bv which
he shall eUme intO nv pOaSesui"n! For he il q
man # great merits. and should delight tn re.
ward him according tn his acts; yea. I would
rejoice to ace him lifted up; and WlihnuRh
cannot prDnlise that bis station shall be aS ex
allied IA that of Hannah, yet shall be have plenty
Of rNm fur his feet.
N"w. when Abraham had made an end 81
speaking. and sat down. his wise men lonked
4, one another. and then they looked at Abra.
ham; and they said nothing. for they wist not
what IN say.
Then the chief Commander Of all the armies
arUSe and said-I pray thee. now, Abraham.
INV Son. let Mt thy cOuntenance be surrOw fIl
neither let thy heart be sad any more am
an aged man three score and ten winters have
written th,ir lines upon INV brow. aud sptinkled
their Hnows amid the hairs Of my head.
Two score and ten " ars have served my
country with nv sword. and fought beneath
her banners. And although am now AtEl cted
with painful aud incurable disease, one thai
every +. y. V. land arm ! not Une Of them q
would reinics 10 suffer from yet will not de-
Serl thee nav. IN the hour Of thy need
pray thee. therefore. give over thy anxieties
and trust all things 10 INV hands Er, with rny
arA,ips. will encomp Iss thy enemies, even 81
a huge serpent enclmeth its prev within it,
deadly E'dS; and | will utterly crush them aud
destroy them.
And a. no s7ako these words. he raieed his
hand and made Herewith an expressive & azure,
Us II the enemies Of Abraham were ALREADY
within hiS grasp.
Nav. when be I'd dnished, Abraham heart
was lightsned Of it's burden, aud he SAID Let
nIe 60. now, for there is liltle wOman down q,
the house who will like to hear II this,
For it mad been that Mary had been greatly
d'stFsSS~d t"F Abraham her h'rd. md FIR the
peace and welfare Of her Country. She wan.
dcred about increasingly. and even nov bed
but jnSt returned from the great TT nf Gn!h.
am. where she had btrn seeking pleasure. yet
finding none.
And while SrIhurninE there, she rode about
c"r.inuallv. in The vain en- ieaVnr TO divert hlr
mind. She visited the great shops aud bazaars
If trade. and while therein abe complained ex.
coedingly "f the hardness "f the times. and the
scarcity Of coin in the treasury u Abraham her
kri. And while she examined costly apparel,
and would fam have liked TO indulge hrrssli in
many Ihings, she thought al the distressed
state Of her country; and she Said IN thuse
abnnt her. shall my heart be gwen tn the tiv.
"lties and vAnilies If d7esA at lime Ike this I
Verify it shall not.
Then. Vher'AH. at Q limo mrre prosperous
she would have purchased twenty shaWl>, she
cnnterted herHelf wi only two-0ne of heav :
material. f,,r which she paid thousand pieces
If silver. and another # lighter fabiic. for
which abe paid nix hundred nieceS.
Aud all the People comm ended me prudence
Of Mary. and delighted 10 d. her honor.
And certain mAn named W liam. who was
famous in Ri that part 81 the land. aud whr
had lately returned from II visit u nne Of the
public buildings At Sing Sing. came IT night
and dlEc0uISrd Sweet music beneath the lin.
dows If the inn wherein she lodged.
And Nary bring a woman "f gracious de
neanur-ihreW hin some beauIifnl Hnw,rs,
which he condesoendxd to accept, and bsar
away with hun.
Aud it came In pass. that in due course II
time. all these things werc made known in all
parts "f the land. and even IN the far OF land 81
California. And many we're grIsved tor Abra.
ham, and Mary bis wife.
And il came I0 pass. in . little city, 10 the
province Of 81 DorAd,. that few If the daugh.
tiers Of the land had met together.
Aud they said "ne to snn'her. behold. now,
this 10 the beginning "f the seventh month.
and great feas, day draweth nigh. And no
FEAST neither the feast 1T the Passover, MIR the
Atonement. nor even the feast VI st. Nicholas
can be likened unt it.
Fur on that day every man ceAseth 10 labor,
every bell ID rung. every horn blown aud every
gun fired; much liquor is drunk, aud many
men become drunken.
Then the men quarrel. the great boys shout
and the small boys scream. and the like Of it
has not been knawn or even conceived of since
the destruction If Babel.
let us now, therefore, a. this glorious time
il II hand. prepare . banner after the manner
and kind that Abrshsm delighteth in. Aud
when we have finished it. We will place il upon
the top Of the temple. and there 1t shall 60at
proudly IN The breezes nf Heaven, and WaVs
defiance " Sll who shall dare 10 speak other
than w0rds "f praise Of Abraham.
Aud it shall be that when Abraham shall hear
If what we have dune, that be will rejuice and
be exceeding glad.
Then they called messenger. and said. 60
now. we pray thee. TO the wives Of James lie
Little. Of James the n g. Of Levi. Of Cyrus. Of
joseph, Of Gsorge. and such others Us we shall
name 10 thee. I" the number Of about scurC,
and bid them conls on the morrow, and lend
their aid 10 preparing the banner for the top u
the temple.
And the messenger departed. and called upon
thnSe WIN bad been named.
Then began they with ono accord N make
excuse One said. behold, am SiCk, 0AnuOt
come. Another ssid. zee now how great 10 the
hoat Of the sun At this seAsnn and the rcada,
BY reason Of much travel, are exceedingly
dusty. | pray thee. have mo excused. Another
sald. it I KO muHt needs take my infant s0n,
and shall sxp"He him " the heat 0f the wealth.
er, and mavhap endanger his healIhY Another
sud. have ! not already work enough and To
spare!
NIw. when the morrow wAs come, and they
n Aaatn lad AhntnA nIrna Ns,u.ihar thar Ln.kad