Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1880-05-12
41st Book of Chronicles and
S1st Chapter.
WRITTEN BY A SCRIBE.

THE following was recently read
before Literary Society, al Friends.
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Now il came to pass In the days oil
Jeremiah and Thomas the Priests
and Lois the Scribe, that John the
Smith, spakc unto John the Steward.
and to William the Merchant, sons of
the people of Friendsyille, saying
"Now, if it seemeth good in your
sight, let us take with us certain of the
| daughters Of our people and get us up
in our chariot to the city of Unitia,
that we may there worship the God
of our fathers after the manner Of the
people of Unitia." This saying pleased
the young men, and they answered,
saying: Yea, this will we do, that
our Joy may be full"
Then John the Steward, spake to
Priscilla, his Mistress, saying: "Will
thou that the daughters Of thy people
go with certain of the young men of
thy people to worship at Unitia ~
Priscilla, the Matron, answered, say
ing: "If it be so al can 60, they shall
90 with thee; and Kittie, the daughter
of Stephen, behold she is Of age-she
shall answer for herself"
Then John the Steward, answered,
saying: viii thou that George, the
Cook, go with me? Then Priscilla,
the Matron, answered, saying: "Nay,
but George must need serve at home
with me; and, behold. Susanna has
even now gone up to Unitia to wor-
ship" These sayings of Priscilla, the
Matron, displeased John, the Steward.
Then lie spake to George, the Cook,
saying "And, peradventure, if others
shall serve with Priscilla, thy Mistress,
wilt thou go with me?" Then Geor-
gle, the Cook, answering, sayeth:
"Nay, John, it is not good that
should 80 with thee, in the chariot, to
Unitia." This saying Of George, the
Cook, dlspleased John, the Steward,
and he spakc not much more with her
for many days. He then turned to
another, even to Bette, the daughter
of Hartsell, surnamed Boring, saying:
"Wilt thou 60 with me to ride in the
chariot TO Unitia, to worship, for be-
hold George, the Cook, must needs
serve with Priscilla, the Matron ?"
Then Bette, the daughter Of Hartsell,
said, "Yea, John as thy soul liveth
| will 60 with thee"
Then William, the Merchant, spake
to Kittie, the daughter of Stephen,
saying: "And now if / have found
favor in thy sight, wilt thou 90 with
me in the chariot to Unitia, to wor-
ship according to the manner of the
people of Unitia?" And Kittie, the
daughter Of Stephen, answered, say
ing: Great is the delight of my heart
to go with thee"
Now it came to pass in those days
that Lettie, the wife of William, sur
named Endsley, came to the school of
the prophets and said to Priscilla, the
Matron: 81 will that Laura, the
daughter of William, return with me
to the house of her father; behold she
shall come again to thee in a few
days" And Priscilla, the Matron.
said to Laura, "Thou shalt GO" and
it was so.
Now John, the Smith, had purposed
i'll his heart that Laura, the daughter
of William, should 60 with him to
ride i'll the chariot, and behold she
lau gone 10 the house OF her father,
in the land of Knobs. So John, the
Smith, spake to John, the Steward,
saying: Speak for me to Narcissa,
surnamcd Willie, that she go with me
to ride in the chariot to Unitia to
worship" Then Narcissa, surnamed
Willie, said: "Yea, but l will speak
to Priscilla, the Matron." And Pris-
ella, the Matron, said, "Yea, Willie,
thou mayest go" When Willie saw
that Georgia, the Cook, purposcd to
abide with Priscilla, the Matron, she
said; NAY, it is not good that
should take the place of Laura, the