Middletown transcript., 1871-01-07
Fur As Niddiecws Tssssesif.
Hnrn wELcmMAN-'rnE mOmnOS.
A FACT.

FACT.
| II must have been 10 the year 1856,
or SO. that the usual quiet Of our inland
village was broken and strange wierd
excitemen. manifested BY the announce
incst made through placsrds postsd on
trees. aud tree-boles, that Elder Wclch-
man would - lecture on the first princi.
pies Of Jcsus Christ"
The facilities for cleaning knowledge
were meager. but the teachings Of Joe
Miller had penetrated hero. Men won.
dered ss they sat costly beside their hearth,
stone how the patriarchs did in the oldeu-
time. aud how they could do With more
than one wifs. Expectation therefore
poised itself for the slucidation Of this
mysterious doctrine. and hoped solution
Of the enigma through the discourse Of
Eder Welchman.
At the terminus Of the then scattered
village stood tenement house occupied
by an Englishinau aud lrishman. who
were more closely bound ia fellowship by
marriage alliance and bc.ro,hals.
A few weeks prior to the Elders advent
the Englishmans wife had taken :" French
leave" sloping with au Irish comrado un-
blessed by the legal power Of priest. or
sanction of those less sacred. They were
Mormons. The remaining Irishman was
welded to her sisler-she was young,
coniely, bright eyed. aud fair to look upon.
The husband. strong. stalwart. but Grip
pie from his birth
This domicilc occupied BY the deserted
husband, young married couple, together
With several lAborer boasders. was the
spot selected BY this disciple oi Miller aud
follower Of Briughsm Young. for the
enunciation Of bis doctrine aud creed
1t vas rumored that tue sou Vi Erin
thought but little, and boxed with dis
gust ou the preacher u this new faith and
co-worker of bis vites persuasion. How
ever, Wednesday night rollrd around and
goodly number strolcl down discussing
the pew subject. u they wondered how he
cou,l preach. bow be dared 10 brave pub.
lie opinion with such buldaess, almost
horror struck ut the idea OF bis coming to
such a moral place. 10 discriminate tho
iccntious dogma OF lis church.
arose and in deep sOnorous tou, gave out
4 hymn. silence universal rsignel. his
lemennor was grave, his face hagsard.
gloomy, vcssin. tbs man With kind Of
guilty dignity natural or acquired; il age
he was apparently about twenty eight or
thirty
At his side, calm aud radian, in her
Young robustness. tho English woman la
the singing. She seemed to think tLa
thoughts he thought. SO well timed were
their movements, or educated in the sa,uc
school, she WAS better versed iu tbs acts
and lore Of their com,aon filth.
Four voices only we're heard iu Me
song of praise. Odessa, a ueisboring
village had sent two delegates, who until
this night like the Hugcnots smugglcd
their faith. but now bold in the strength
II new captain came up as members o!
the mystic circle.
While the calm strong voice Of FL
der vas upliftal in prayer. loud voices
we're heard without the door. but though,
Of trouble or disturbance vas not for
moment harbored by those within. The
preachers text scarce sounded audibly
throughout tho quiet Of the audience.
when the bursting in Of the door ushesed
another scene not laid down in the even
ing programme. The lrishmsn seemingly
held back, but really urged on by two
others. burs. up the asile with dishcselIed
locks and barred hreass. exposed from the
.hir, being torn from his shoulders. pois.
ing a huge stick which he shook mean.
ing.y Mt the devoted head Of the Elder.
Firm in strength, apparently, as Gibral-
tar. stood the Mormon. while his tones
rich aud vibrating sang out" Why
comesh yc here came TO lecture on the
FIRST principles of Jesus Christ"
Aud the Iri.hmsn retorted. "Spakc
anni,hsr ward about Christ Jasss and I'll
knock hi. and d-n out'n ye."
Talk about courage. courage stood
thcrc perfected. in the range of the vision
Of all beholders II was evident that the
man who brandishcd the shillesh was in
sane with rage and jealousy. his wild eyes
and gl'tering teeth as he hisssd the
words envcnomed from frothiny lips show
ed il.
The womans eye dilatsd as shc turned
to case perfectly sclf-posscssed on the
man who calmly eyed his foe. while he
uttered again. - came my friend y seek
no disturbance. but to lecture on the hrs,
principles Of Jesus Christ"
with crash the hickory suNte him
square on the crauiumn telling him IKE
an OK. Odessa upross and pinnine the
wild man beneath tho near ear. hurled
him across the carcass II bic victim. while
his hand had scarce len tho Acsh. before
annothcr lrishman with strange birth
mark disAgurine Ms facc struck NE Oae,-
81 Mormon with full force. Bringing him
10 grief.
Tho fluid lamp that Iii up the building
Vas overturned streaming its contcnts
across the door threatcning 4 conhsrration.
The sccnc may bs imagined, but the de.
scription requires an ablfs pen than mias
/ Non vot ant hnt aeo ~. ~lo6 In thsa dsv