The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-22

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YoUSG MoRMoNisM. Mormondom may be
said to bo English. A few gathered"
from Northern Europe. such as Dahos,
Swedes, aud some Germans; but tho bulk
English, aud all of the most iIliterate OF
their several natonalities. II would bo
impossible TO find in any enlightened por-
tion Of tho globe, more thoroughly igi o.
rant community than the latter Day
Saints" as they delight to style themsolvue
One particular Mormon pridel himself in
6omo hall dozen wives, and some two or
throo dozen children. No description
could do Justice to the utter forlorunose of
tho Mistresses Cornwall (for that, | think
was the name of their honorcd consort J
nor TO tho utter misbcgoitcnness Of his
children. Aud these were about tho best
we saw in all Mormondom. There is but
ono word that spontaneously rises to your
lips as the men, women aud children come
before you, and that word ia Gorlorn for.
lorni
From all that could hoar and sce, the
youth OF Mormordom arc the most illieratc,
and in every direction the most vicious of
all tho generations ever reared on tho
globe. Their talk aud behavior arc the
most hestial that could he named How
blush to have written upon il tho onc-tentb
OF what was aftorward told. from good
authority on the spot Of tho utter indecon
oy of the youth---yomg men and women--
OF that people. Mormonism, if in no other
way, must perish of.the corruption of its
own solfpellution. Bat this | discovered
aitcrward while in the oity. ii will show
you mpscheol," said Brother Brigham
So went 10 portion Of his grounds, ard
approached neat little odfioc. of which
have already spoken and entered. Having
taken a seat in front of the scholars, | found
slmo seventy attending-hfty girls aud
twenty boys. The boys, tho prophet in-
formed 1ie, had not como in, bong detained
outside with somo tasks. Thoy wore bo
ing taught sacred music. The teacher
seemed TO be an elder son of Brother Brig
ham, or possibly Yankee sohoolmastor. r.
They sang "0n lions Hill" "Why that is
good presbyterianism, Mr.. President"
remarked. "Yss, and good Mormonism,
too" he replied, slapping mo on tho knee.
Yes, and good Methodism, too" he added.
lie himsol had once been a tearing camp.
meeting Methodist OF tho most shouting
kind. took as thorough ascrntny of the
youth theTe before mo as possibly could,
and moro utterly undevoloped unhand.
some, unintoresting, mcager, tallowy, lop-
py-lookiug set of tho rising generation
never elsewhere beheld, They seemed to
be from about twenty-five years of age
down to i've or eix--,dad ,sere all Brio.
ham Yoaag's ofsp'iag, lie has up~afd
'fa no'dred, al told . !. PacQtc Mo4iA.y,
MEMORY IN raR. DRowNISo. .---Somo years
ago A. held 3 bond against d. for several
hundred dollars, having Romc timo to run.
When the bond became due, A. ma,le dill
igent search for Il among his papers but
it was not TO bo found. Knowing to a cor
tainty that the bond had not been paid OF
or otherwise legally disposed Of, A. con.
cluded frankly to inform his ncighbor B of
its loss aud to rely upon his sense of jus.
tice for it's payment. But to his surpi iso,
when informed Of the loss, }. denied over
having given such bond, and strongly
intimated fraudulent design on his pSrt
in asserting that such transaction had Ia
ken place between them. Being unable to
prove his claim, a. was compelled to sub
nit 10 the loss of tho debt, and also to tho
charge OF dishonorablo intentions in urging
tho demahd Years passed away, and the
affair Nlmrst ceased to bo thought Of, when,
one day, while A. was bathing ia Charles
River he WAS seized with oEamp and came
near drowning, After sinking and rising
several times he was seized by friend
and drawn TO the shore and carried home
apparently lfeless. But by application of
tho usual remedies he was restored; and as
soon as he gained sufficient strength he
went TO his bookcase, took out book, aud
from between the leaves took out tho iden
tical bond which had been so long missing
lilo then stated that while drowning and
sinking, as no supposed, to rise no more
there suddenly stood out before him, as Il
were in picture, every act OF his life
from his childhood to the moment when he
sank beneath the waters and that among
ether acts was that of his placing tina
bond in "a book and laying i away in
in the bookcase, A.. armed with tho long
lost document found in this marvellous man
ner. called upon b., of whom ho recovered
tho debt with intrtest. Similar instancel
OF fqaiekened memory might easily be Civ
eli.