Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-25
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always doubted most on an empty stom-
acb. and. therefore, you are sure never
TO become priest, for the early mass,
with its necessary fasting, would make
YOU DENY everything except the TACT that
YOU were hungry; so think of your mer-
cies, for you are saved at last from the
power OF Vatican"
Pittsburg is not much to see as you
pass through it, and get sloppy meal at
The big restaurant there. Then ther re is
not very much to see over the plains OF
Indiana. at least by the Pittsburg Il Fort
Wayne road The great expectancy, af-
ter all, is Chicago, which stands out very
finely against the deep blue of the lake.
as it sometimes looks when the sun and
the wind are in the right conditions.
At Chicago Brother Joseph had some
relatives, and hence these embryo mis-
sionaries were very kindly taken from
their rooms at the Sherman House. But
thew little knew into what temptations
they were falling when they sat around
the festal board of these new maze
friends. -, II
ut is Saturday night now we will all
ro and see the Black Crook =" said one
cousin.
Brother Joseph had a headache, and
said moreover, it would not do. No.
no! they were missionaries and couldn't
90 to such places.
To all OF which the iriar consented,
irving to look like the pictures OF DIR.
Judson or Henry Martyr, but succeeding
only in making an impression OF counte-
nance indicating that he smelled some
thing unpleasant. -,
..How hot it has been to day p said
another cousin; you must take some
whisky to keep you cool"
But the missionaries bravely declined,
and got off nicely with a smoke.
Now, them said the head of the
house, "poker. and high, low, jack this
evening. for those who don't 60 to the
theatre, and we'll turn the pool over to
the missionaries, win or lose"
And again Brother Joseph and Friar Will
liam reminded them of their calling. and
got off at last for an evening stroll along
Wabash Avenue.
July list, Monday morning, thermome-
ter SO deg. saw the missionaries on the
Northwestern Railroad hurrying across the
plains of Illinois amid smoke and dust.
According to their old European custom
the former tourists and present missiona-
ries began to hunt about for items to put
down in their diaries. Brother Joseph
began as follows
..July LIST. - Three peculiarlooking
women in the seat in front of me-prob-
ably Mormons."
"rhat will never do" said the friar;
''the board may want to read or publish
your journal after the manner OF 'Carey's
Biography and what is your first day of
missionary life Here's what I've got;
it's much more proper"
July 1st.-Riding on the Northwestern
Railroad. Old man sitting next to me
was a cavalryman during the Black Hawk
War. Interesting account OF that Indian
warfare gave some personal recollections
of Abraham Lincoln. Blessed day for
the country when no more war. Influence
of example, e. e. Abraham Lincoln; il
lustration for subject of predestnation :
lived through Black Hawk War to be shot
in DAYS of peace. Ditto, second illustra-
ton for comparative statement OF crime:
unciviized, scalps assassin, civilized.
sheets. Theol. problem whether any
merit de congrao exists for savage races
versus civilized criminals. See Shedd's
christian Theology" article calvin
Anthropology."
"Now, that's the way to make your en-
tries" added the frair; "don't put down
the first idea you get, and that an idea
about Mormon women. 1t won't look
well in your published journal; besides
you must begin now TO lay up some stories
of illustration for your sermons"
Hereupon Brother Joseph at once fell
into gloomy, morbid state of doubt as to
his fitness for ministerial labor of
any kind which pervading gloominess
was increased by what Richter calls 1.-THE
blank and CHASTITY negative" of dinner,
in which the meat was as leather and the
beans like unto pebbles. That night saw
the missionaries dragging their shawls,
bundles and valises, on to the ferry-boat
from Dunleth to Dubuque, face to face
with the famous Mississippi at last
isn't it hot out here, and isn't this Mis-
sssippi River fraud" said the brother.
ats so muddy and shaggy; | hate it al
ready"
"a year ago we were on the Rine," re-
piled the friar, and now we can sing
When Lord to this our Western land
Don't you remember the poor woman in
your mission prayer-meeting who asked
YOU to give out that hymn--it was so relig
ious and so much like General Washing
ton ?"
July 2d-Bluffy; iat-boats; feelings
of the Jesuit missionaries on arriving at
the headquarters of the Mississippi erro-
neous system OF the Jesuits as contrasted
with the correct system of the--Mission-
airy Board; feelings of the nineteenth CEN
fury missionaries on ditto occasion; effect
of free institutions; DE Soto probably a
drunken bigot; Brother Joseph sober
and enlightened preacher ditto, Friar Will
liam
This was the entry made in the latter
brothers diary as the steamer Key City left
her pier at Dubuque, a city well placed on
hill and bluff, which, to the friar's mind,
intent upon missionary illustrations, would
have been fine place three centuries ago
down which to be rolled in spiked barrels,
had he happened to live at that unhappy
time.
my gracious me y he added, as he
filled up his pipe, and vainly tempted JOS
eph. who was fast becoming bilious, to
join him him 10 a smoke, "they would
have hooped up you and your doubts by
some rough and-ready coopering in pretty
ouick time There's something to be