The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-17
For the Norm Iowa TIMES.
First Book OF Chronicles.

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endure great tribulation.
g. For at the hour Of the appearing of the
Record concerning Masonry, two or three be
came exceedingly mad against it, though where.
fore none knoweth.
g. And one cried aloud, that the keeper
thereof was about to play out, as it were.
4. And, upon that, the Scribe wept and vail
ed, sitting in sack-cloth and ashes, and refused
to eat for the space of three days, and ventured
not upon the highway till their wrath was a
! little overpast.
5. Likewise, Thomas, who aforetime wrote
weekly for the Republicans and sinners, did
bring seventeen accusations against the Chron-
ices.
6. And Gideon, keeper of the Inn called
Flanders, laughed them to scorn.
! Z. Now, in times past, this Inn and all who
eat or lodge there have had fame in the Land,
but now shall! the House become an utter desc.
lation.
8. Ard, behold the lightnings brought mes.
sage from the chief city of Iowa, even Des
Moines, sent by Henry. surnamed Martin, n
noted Doctor, to the intent that he would
speedily be avenged upon the Chronicles
9. At first the Chronicles did quake, for it
feared strychnine, when suddenly it bethinketh
that its life is already insured.
10. But exceeding all other ds:resses is this,
that in all the villages and the country round
about McGregor, great name is given unto
Pat for his wonderful knowledge OF the Scrip.
lures.
ii. And the multitude cried out, saying, OF
a truth he hath known them from child, and
in his youth he must have been ordained
priest.
%. Now, let it come to pass that all who be
vexed, that they lie in wait for Pat as he goeth
unto his dinner at about the sixth hour of the
day, and beat him with many stripes.
l3. Which the Chronicles beholding from
window in an upper room shall laugh wickedly
and justify ITSELF
Ia. r. And on the twentieth day Of the first
month, Louis, of the house of Benton. Gilbert,
the money changer, and Anna, wife Of Homer,
gathered together nigh unto an hundred souls.
- Is. And Louis chose six chariots, each with
four horses and bells, also he babe three Ethi-
opians from the land of Wisconsin to take two
timbrels and viol.
l6. And all went unto the house of Lafay-
cite, distant from the city three score and four
| turIongs, to have season of rejoicing.
II. And Lucinda had gone thither the day
before and swept and garnished her house.
ID. Now, the chariot that Amos drave did
overturn, and there was great falling out of
the young men and madens, many of them be-
! ing spilled upon the ground, and the damsels
Lila, Alice and Addie were smote nigh unto
death.
Is. And Louis caused the people to dance
| unto the sound of the instruments Of music,
howl belt, many played at unrighteous games in
the best room.
20. And Jane, wife of him who weigheth,
danced with William, surnamed Hunting, and
the sight thereof was goodly one.
| 81. And, behold Lafayette hath four Ethio-
plans who have come up out of bondage from
the land of Missouri who sojourn ut his house
and guard it while he liveth in the city.
%. For he and his household abide Will,
George, brother of Ann.
| %. Now Ann is widow Of Alexander, man
of rerown, who gave his name unto this city,
and she and her two sons have gone into far
country.
| "a And it came to pass that Lafayette being
of the Republicans and Sinners had compassion
on these four children Of Ham and did take
them in, and the Old Ethiopian woman is like
unto beEcmoth for stature.
25. And on that night the soul of Lucinda
was sore vcxed with Tom, a little servant, and
she said unto him, Except thou holdest thy
peace, the men gathered here shall surely carry
thee again into bondage.
10. And after that he was exceeding calm
and lifted not up his voice lest he should once
more behold Missouri
81. Now the old Ethiopian did take from
| the pocket Of great coat a certain bottle
OF spirits contained therein.
%. And this is written in the Chronicles so
that the young man who hath missed the bottle
may know where to find it.
~ And behold all the Philippians took kind
ly unto Pat.
30. At the eleventh hour, Anna. wife of Ho-
mer, Mary, wife of Henry who writeth for ku
BILE, Dolly, wife of William of the house of
Hammerslough. Lilly, wife of Louis the dam
sells Cynthia Lila and Alice John, who ex.
presseth, and Giles, did minister unto the guests
at supper.
81. But John, who expresseth, was contiru-
ally in the way of the Ethiopian woman who
glanced fiercely upon him as the lishtnings from
a cloud of thick darkness. -
80. And at the second hour Of the morning,
William, surnamed Hunting, Mary, his wife,
Jane, wife of him who weigheth, Fanny, from
the East, with Bella, Frederick and Nancy, with
Caroline, Henry, who selleth lumber, with
Sarah, his wife, did enter their chariot and 20
unto the city.
3d. Likewise George, who selleth tickets. and
Lizzie, his wife, Thomas, who buyeth wheat
and swines' flesh. the same also who buyeth
much merchandise at the Fairs and their
friends did follow with chariot and two horses.
"a. But the rest of the company tarried until
| the fourth hour, when the seven Ethiocians did
sing, Rejoice ye not, that ye are out of the
| wilderness
IS. r And about this time, Frank, youth
| from the land of Ohio, sojourned in the city for
the space OF ten days.
36. And 10, he would have taken wife from
among the daughters of MeGregor
SO. So he proposed marriage unto one and
another of the damsels until he had asked five
OF them -E ---s.. ..
g. But they all gave unto him what the
Gentiles call, in their tongue, the mitten.
49, Wherefore he went unto his own city
grievously smitten and tormented, and unto
this hour he runneth chariots upon the highway
of iron with great fury to keep up his spirits as
it were. .. s.
80. And on the first day of the second
month, Simon, surnamed Huntington, who
maketh medicine OF herbs, Sc mt forth paper,
the name whereof is Commercial, and Charles
surnamed Mcdowell, doth print it by the job
Az. And the number Of subscribers thereunto
is ten thousand and nothing to pay, but Simon
expecteth that whosoever taketh his paper shall
also take bottle Of the syrup called Dandelion.
60 will multitude of sick folk be healed.
al. 1t came to pass that about the third
day of the second month, Alkaline, (the same
who distributeth with Daniel unto the poor, !
and Maria, wife of Willard, centurion, bade
} the women take chariots and horses for to ride
AZ. And many Of them did rs they were