Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-14

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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now an Hrreverens Ola sans later.
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i Prsphess Of Real.
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Atlantic for November.
One trip the Captain had clergy.
man on board, but did not know be
\ was clergyman, since the passenger
list did not betray the fact. He tool
a great liking to this Rev. Mr.. Peters
and talked with him Q great deal
told him years, gave him toothsome
scraps of personel history. and wove
. glittering streak OF profanity
through his garrulous fabric that wa,
refreshing to q spirit weary Of the
dull neutralities Of the undecorated
speech. One Iav the Cantain aaid
MPetars dn Won over read tho nj:
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awnl,-vea"
m ;ndpe Il amt often nv tho wav
Won sav IL Now Won tackle n r.
dead earnest nncc and von'll find it'll
paw. Don't you get discouraged. but
hang rirht IN F;rst Won Won't nm.
dcrsfani # but by.and.bv thing,
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oYos + h:va haord th.t ss;an
| aAnS ;t,s 40 too Thare a;n,t .
hook that hno;ns With; r. GtIays Owe,
,n,n ali peters Thara snmn nrattv
tnmah th;nwa !, ;tshera s;r| sny
cetiino arn,,na that -hnt Won st;cr -
them and th;nE them Ont and whnn
once yon Uct on the ;ns;da avery.
th;nrs rIe; 80 d.vw
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myas s;r !; the m;.. 80, cIas ton Evar,
ono IF thn,n Nnw | shere,s N that hnsi
meas with tho nronhets Of Raai: like
enough that attn mned YOU ?o
0WeIl. / don't know. hut"
| Gown up. now: ii stumpcd you
Well. / don't wonder. You hadn't
| any experience in raveJing such
things ont, and naturally it was too
many for you. Would you like to
have me explain that thing to you,
and show you how to get at the meat
of these matters ~
"Indeed, i would, Captain, il you
don't mind"
Then the Captain proceeded as fol-
lows:
"I'll do it with pleasure. First,
you see, read and read, and thought
and thought, till got to understand
what sort Of people they were in the
old Bible times, and then, after that,
| 1t was all clear and easy. Now, this
was the way I put 1t up, concerning
Elijah and the prophets OF Baal.-
There was some mighty sharp men
amongst the public characters Of that
old ancient day, and Elijah was one
of them. Elijah had his failings-
plenty Of them too it ain't for me to
apologize for Elijah; he played it on
the prophets of Baal, and like enough
he was justifiable, considering the
odds that was against him. No, all
say is, twa'n't any miracle, and that
ri show you so's't you can see i,
yourself.
"Well, times had been getting
.rougher and rougher and rougher
for prophets--that is, prophets of Eli
jah's denomination. There was 45C
prophets of Baal in the community
and only one PRESBYTERIAN that js,
| if Elijah was q Presbyterion, which
ID reckon he was. but it don't say.
Naturally the prophets of BaaI took
all the trade Elijah was pretty low
spirited, / reckon, but he was good
deal of q man, and no doubt he went
| prophesying around, letting on to
be doing : land Office business, but
twasn't no use he couldn't run any
business to amount 10 any thing. By
and by thin re got desperate with him
he sets his headto work while he thinks
it ali out. and then what does he do
Whv. he begins to throw out hints
that the other parties are this and that
and t'other-nothinr very definite
NAV be. hut lust Kind of underminina
their reputation in 5 quiet way. This
| made talk, Of course, and finally got
to the King. The King asked Elijah
what he meant by his talk. Says Eli.
iah. ooh. nothing particular; only
can they pray down fire from heaven
on An Altar? II amt much. may bc
your Majesty. only. can they do it
i That's the idea, So the King wa
q good deal dibturbed, and he said Il
the prophets Of Baal, and they said
pretty airy, that If no had an sltsl
ready, they were ready: and they
intimated he better get 1t insured too
$50 next morning all the children
of Israel and their parents and the
other people gathered themselves to-
gether. Well, here was that greal
crowd Of prophets Of Baal packed TO-
gether on one side, and Elijah walk
Ing up and down al alone ON the 9th
or, putting up his job. When tims
| Portable and Indifferent; told thu
other team to take tho first innings
So they went at IL, the whole $50
praying around the altar, very hope
/ full, and doing their level best. They
prayed an hour-two hours-thres
hours and so ON plumb till noon
II Want anv mac !: thew hadn't took .
trick. OF course they felt kind q
ashamed before al those people, and
well they might Now, what wouli
: magnanimOus man. do? Keen still
i wouldn't he? OF course. What die
Elijah do? He 9rapeled the prophot
Iof Baal every way he could think AZ
Says he. sYou don't apeak m loui