The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-04-25
'OL. XXIII---NO. sc.
"A hcerful Shepaerd.O
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Mormonismss still Impractical operation
amongst Us. On last Friday a tall, raw
boncd Saint, with complexion very
strongly resembling that OF boiled tripe.
arrived here from Rittsburg with couple,
of wives, but deeming his flock TOO small
to start Salt Lake ward with held forth az
follows to an admiring audience, At q
house over the canal with q view to the
perfection OF the material necessity to the
completion Of his domestic felicity. His
! text was
| Men as skecTce and ,cecmsn Is plenty" q.
Brothers and Sistern-partikler the
Sistern | want to say few words TO you
about Mormonism-not for my own sake
but for yoCrn for n.e,. is skecrce andusemsn
I IS plenty . -4
Mornionism is built on that high old
principle which seZ that it aint good tor,
! man to be alone, and mighty sight worsd
Tor a woman. Therefore if q man feel
good with IA little company. good deal Of
it ought to make kim fecl an awful sight
letter. . ..-.. E.
The first principles Of Mvrmonism is
ohd principle Is, that you cant have TOD
! much Of good thing. Woman is tender.
er,t Than sna.a, and is necessary to snoosL
down the ronghness OF his character; and
as a man has good many rough pints i'm
nature he oughtn't to give one woman too
much TO de, but set each one TO work
smoothing some particular pint. .
Don't think I'm over anxious for YOU
to jiae US, for amt I'm not speekin' ier
my good, but for youry; for men is skeercs
a,.i rssn,s.. IS plenty. -... --
:" said wccmcu was tend.rer than mau,
bu. you nocdeu't feel stuck up about it for
80 ls.a n,t,. g.. In Ie.
purpose. But how was she made so !?
Where Gii she get it from? Why, 5hs
was created out Of the side bone of mai,
amd the side-Loae OF q man is like tho
SIDE bone Of u turkey-the tenderest part.
OF ninl. Therefore, as a woman has throo
sIde.ipa"s aud man only one, of course
She Is three times tenderer as q man is,
and i. IL d1ty bound to repay that teuder-
ness Of which she has robbed him. And
how did she rob him OF his sidebons?
Why, exactly rs she robs his pockets now
a DAYS OF his loose change-she took adj
vantage Of hlna while ne was asleep.
But woman is more tenderer than
man, So is man more forgiverner than
woman; therefore | won't say anything
more about the side bone or the small
change, bat invite you all to .ine my train,
for IN 4 big shepherd cut our way, and
fare sump,uous!y every day on purple and
!i1c linen.
When FIRST landed OH the shores Of
Great Salt Lake, ! wasn't rich n xesmen
i had but one poor old yoe. but -aen is
skssrre aua WeesttcH IS plenty, aud like keer-
tut shepherd ! teSan 10 Increase my flock.
Nccmen Aeerd 0. US, and our lovln ways,
aad tuey kept pour!n' in. They como
from tho North, and they como from the
South, tL-g come from tho East, and they.
come from the West, they como from
Europe, thcy come from Ashley, and
few Of enl come from .sirikey; from bein,
the miserable owner Of one old yoe, be-
came The joYiui shepherd OF mighty flock,
with u night smart sp..Ikin' Of lambs,
f,isk,er aud f4tter tha.. ans body else e, and
- -..il got room for few more
a said before, IN not tall.in par
tichlcr iJr nay Lane.it, but for yonrn for
a,,.s s5 sL5cy-5 a.l dg-c,Re,. - pIeaty StI,Td
a lcct!a rather you'd 90 along with me
than not, pirtic!i!cr you fat one with
caj.ker sun bonnet Don't hesitate but
LAKE the cIance while you can git it, and
! Il make you the bell yee' Of the flock
III lead YOU through the green pastures
ana the high grass show you where you
may cdper In the sunshine and lay down
IN pleasant places aud as you are in
pretty good condition already, in course Of
time you Will be tha tattest of the flock
Jine in, iiTe in, jne in jine in nay train
-j.ne it now; for men is skssrcs and ,ccemen
9r- pLsn..t
Tue appeal Was irresistible At the last
account, the fat woman with the caliker
sun bonnet had lined in," and two or
three others We're on the fence with de-,
cided leaning towards the "hserful Shep-
Io-I"