The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-23
For the NORTH Iowa Trsaes.
First Book Of Chronicles.

| NOW IL came 10 pass, as II drew mgr
unto the Feast-days that two or three oil
the chief women gathered themselves to.
gethcr in the temple made of Brick and
said,
2. Behold, now, multitude Of the men
of war and of the mighty men of valor
who have gone hence into the enemys
country, do anguish; fol- much disease
prevalent in their camps.
3. Let us send unto them wine. and oil
to bind up their wounds, and raiment
wherewith they may rejoice and be glad in
their hearts.
4. For the feast of St. Nicholas is at
hand and it behooveth US of our abundance
to minister unto them
s. Therefore, in the twelfth month and
or the twenty first day of the month and
for two days and nights thereafter will we
hold Fair, the name whereof is Sanitary.
6. And we will cause the women of the
city to give unto us all manner of needle
work which they shall make with their
own hands, and all the men of the city
and of the country roundabout shall bring
divers of the fruits of the earth and much
money.
8. And, behold, at this Fair we will sell
unto the multitude whatsoever is given I'M
to us.
8. Moreover, because the daughters of
the land are naughty, and walk with
stretched forth necks and mincing as they
go, and delight in the bravery of their Or
naments,
0. Therefore will we have brought hith-
er for merchandise, chains, and bracelets,
and mulHers andround tires, like the moon.
10. And bonnets, and head-bands, and
tablets and earrings.
IL. And rings and nose ewels.
12. And changeable suits of apparel,
and nantes and wimples and crisping-
pins.
10. And glasses and fine linen, and
hoods and wells.
"A. And the young men shall buy them
for the naidens, wherefore shall be poured
into the treasury so many greenbacks that
that there shall not be room to receive
them.
Is. So they commanded one and twen-
ty damscls to go into tie highways and
hedges and compel the people to give unto
them whatsoever they listed.
IL. And they called the damsels unto
them and said, When ye come into house,
salute it.
II. And if the house be worthy, let your
peace come on it, but if it be not worthy,
let your peace return unto you.
Is. And whatsoever shall not receive yon
nor hear your words, when ye depart out
of that house, shake off the dust of your
feet.
10. Therefore it came to pass that upon
the last day Of the week the one and TWEEN.
ty maidens went forth from house to house,
crying "Give, Give"
90. And the women heard them joyful
ly, and said we will bring all manner of
needle work, likewise also loaves and fishes
Ito feed the multitude.
81. But when the dapsels drew nigh
unto the market place some of the men
laughed them to scorn and said:
%. Behold, now, the women of this
city do constran us, continually, to give
unto the synagogues and to the poor and
the sick and to the halt and the manned,
and we will not give unto this Fair even
so much as farthing.
%. Others, hooking, said Why do ye
this, that unrighteous men may get gain,
for know ye not that the men of war will
never receive the good gifts which We pro-
vide for them?
"a. And many of them would fain have
called upon the rocks and mountains to
hide them, for the damsels only cried the
more, Give, Give.
%. And, behold, one Of the young men
being sorely dscomfitted by them fed into
an upper chamber and cl,ed out that he
would do even as Judas did, 60 out and
hang himself
26. The which the maidens hearing they
spoke unto him with loud voice, saying,
81. Be it done unto thee even as SEEM
eth good in thy sight.
%. And the damsels went on their way,
rejoicing, neither were they weary nor
were they made afraid.
80. And they took in two score and four
dollars.
80. Now Charley, surnamed Giles is fair
to look upon, but small Of stature and
when he saw the maidens drawing nigh
for the third time he said within himself:
81. Because of their importantly, will
arise and give unto them ten pieces of sill
yer, lest by their continual coming they
weary me.
II 80. Now, behold, in those days the
people of McGregor waxed wanton in their
wickedness, and divers merchants who
sold wares in the market-place become
stiff-necked and gainsaying.
SO. Wherefore fire came down from
Heaven and devoured their houses and
spoiled their goods, insomuch that all that
part Of the city was laid waste which lieth
between the oney-changer's and New
ellis, the same who selleth all manner of
gums and ointments.
81. And the merchants and lawyers and
doctors who had been despoiled, said among