The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-06-07
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Some time ago, in the town of <, during a
religious controversy between Peter. Lamb,
and some Of his friends, one Of the latter as
serted that Peter didn,t know WHO was the
mosl5& -in-law Or q p5sss aud that he couldn't
aaeertain, Peter offered to tsl that b. could
! lind PVT, apd the wager was accepted. After
seasching 10 vain tkrssyIs lhs Sosipsarss Nj.
Lamb cVssluded 70 60 around and Interview
Deacon. JQpes about Ii The deacon, Il head
man ID gas Office. and ID tho oiice there ars
half = dozen small windows, behind which iii
clcfks to receive money. Applying AZ one Of
these Mr.. Lamb said II VS. z.
rs deacon Jones ins' :;s
3What's your business r.,
Why, want TO 1nd out the name Of
Moses
Don't know anything about it. Look ID
the dictionary" and the clerk slammed the
window shut.
Then Peter went to the mex. window and
said
~ want TO see Mr.. Jones miuate.,'
"What for ?n
81 want to seeif he knows Moses
Moses who -
"Why Moses, the Bible Moses--if he
knows"
'tPatriarchs don't belong to this depart
ment. Apply across the street at the Christ
ian Association rooms,' and then the clerk
closed the window.
/ At the next window Mr.. Lamb said;
II want to see Deacon Jones a minute in
reference toia matter about Moses
Want to pay his gas biile ~ What's tho
last name .. "a s. 49, -. 4 4
"oh, no. I mean the FIRST Moses. the orig
inalIone." s. ~
Anything the matter Will the meter 2 y
You don't understand me. Ircfel to the
Hebrew prophet. want to secs"
We'll, you can't SEQ him here. This is the
gas Office. Try next door,"
At the adjoining window Mr.. Lamb said
Look here want to see Deacon Jones a
minute about the prophet Moses, and wish
you'd tell him so.ps Sob
No, woh't," replied the clerk. g He's
too busy to be bothered with anything of that
kind"
But r,ust see him, said Peter al in
sist on seeing him. I've got bet about Mos
es -"
Don't make any difference what you've
got you can't see him."
"But, viii. want you to 20 and tell
him Tn here, and that wish for some infor-
nation inspecting Moses. I'll have you dis
chargedif you don't co."
Don't care If you want to see him about
all tho children Of Israel, and the Pharaohs,
and the Acknowledgements. / tell you you
cant. That settles It, Turn oil your gas and
quit
Then Peter resolved to give up the deacon
and try Rev. Dir. Potts When he called at
the parsonage the doctor came down in.o the
parlor. 1t is the doctors misfortune tat he
is very deaf, and there was a little mlsunder-
standing when Peter said Il a
81 called, doctor. TO ,ascertainsif you could
tell me who was the mother-in-law Of Mos
es 20 IS W
Well, really, said the doctor, there isn't
much preference. Some like one kind Of ros-
es aud some like another. A very good vari-
ETY. OF the pink rose is the Duke Of Cam
bridge grows large, bears early aud has very
fine perfume. The Hercules is also excellent;
but you must MANURE it well and water it Of
ten !"
didn't ask about roses but Moses. You
made il mistake" shouted Peter.
Oh, of course by all means. Train them
up to a stake IL yon want to. The wind don't
blow them about so and they send out moro
shoots.''s
(" You misunderstood me-" yelled Mr..
Lamb. asked about Noses not roses. /
want to know who was the mother.ii,-law Of
Moses ?"
l"Oh, yesl certainly. Excuse me. Thought
you were inqniring about roses. The law of
Moses was the foundation of the religion or
the Jews. You can find 1t in full In the PEN
tateuch. 1t is admirable very admirable for
the purpose for which it was ordained. We,
Of course, have cutlived that dispensation but
1t still contains many things that arc useful
to us, as, for instance, the
Was Moses married ~ shricked Mr.
Lamb. -
Married Oh, yes the namc of his faith
erin-law, you know, was Jethro. and,
Who was his wifs?" ,
why, she was the daughter OF Jethro, Of
course. Isaid Jethro was his father-in-law.''
4 No; Jethro's wife, mean. want to
know 10 settle bet.''
g No. that isn't her name. Bet is a cor
ruption Of Elizabeth, and that name, I be-
lieve, is not found in the Old Testament. /
don't remember what the name of Moses
wife was
want to know what was the name of
the motherin-law of Moses. TO settle bet. /"
"Youug man" said the old doctor, sternly,
"you are trifing with serious subject. =
What do you mean by wanting Moses to &c T.
tie bet?"
Then Mr.. Lamb rolled up a sheet of music
that lay on the piano, and putting 1t to the
DOCTORS ear, he shouted
81 made--a--bet--that--I -could--find--
Observation-Disclosures Moses = mother
in-law--was. Observation-Disclosures ?''
The Bible don't say" responded the doc
tor " and unless you can get Spiritualist
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