The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-03-29
West NeWbury.

THAT BASKET PICNIC. II CHRONICLES,
Sd CHAPTER.-And il came to pass in the
second week of the first month of the first
year of the reign of King Benjamin. that the
at stated times send messengers among their
kinsmen and say, come We to the door OF
our tents and make merry with us. And
they, fOrSOOth did com and the times were
pleasant to that people. Now there dwelt
over beyond Egypt, in the land of Bean
field, the tribe of Seth. The Sethites were
not a war-like tribe and their numbers were
young men and maidens, fleet of foot and
smooth of tongue, and exceedingly comedy
of appearance. And they reasoned among
themselves howbeit that the Sethites shall
grid up their loins and go over into the land
of Oliver and make merry with them.
Then the young men of the tribe of Seth
rose up with one accord and selected each
maiden, and some two, and Straightway
went Sabbath days journey. When afar
off the Sethites heard the sound OF revelry
and knew they were in the land of Oliver,
and entered the abode of Stratton, and did
at once proceed to gaze on the surround
ings. And it came to pass that Seth, the
ruler of the Sethites, never had been in the
tribe had never been beyond the confines of
their own country, and they were sore
amazed aid rose up with one accord, and
cried out in loud voice, We SethiteS come
We out from this people, they are not of us,
their ways are not our ways and the Seth
ties wagged their heads and gathered up
the skirts of their garments Selah! And
tribes Of the land Of Oliver were not ahuns
gered, for they had food in their own
dwelling places, and entered therein and
partOOk thereof giving thanks. And it
came to pass that the Sethites were ahun-
gered and while yet in their own land did
reason among themselves that while in the
.and of Oliver they should long for the
and straigh,way took to themselves food.
Now when the eleventh hour had come at
the h use of StrattOn, the Sethtes were
faint and entered the banquet room and
when the doors were closed, did eat of the
food of their own land and reasoned one
with another, saying, this is just the stuff.
Now when their feast was ended, the Seth
Selah! Now when the Sethites
had eaten their fill, a great desire over
come them and they listened to the High
Priest GOSS, who was Bondman ana one
of the elders, surnamed Andrew, VINO rose
up and said with the same loud voice, we
shall return to the land OF Ine Se.hleesl
passing through the City called Center, and
some shall 20 across the Jordan and return
to the land Of the Sethites that way And
they departed out OF the land
of Oliver and there was great rejoicing
among that people for many days, because
the Sefhites had departed, and had taken
with them the onions and garlic, and all
the remnants of their feast. HOwbeit the |
night was far spent and the cock crew be-
fore the SethiteS came to their own country |
Being strangers in strange land and aliens |
forsOOth, they hung their harps on willow |
tree and wandered into far country and |
mistoOk the course of their journeyings, |
and moreover, GOss the High Priest, fell on |
his face by the way side and there was
great sorrow and lamentations, for GOss
The High Priest, was favOrite with the
King. And it came to pass that for many |
days after the return OF the Sethites, Seth |
5he King. did go to the house OF GOss the
High Priest, and to divers of the Sethites
and say to them be of good cheer, for they
we're bowed down and sat in sackclOth and
ashes, and he reasoned with them, saying,
Leonard the son of Sidney and Frankwilder
The Nathanite, have gone throughout the
and of the Sethites saying, CONNIE ignOtum
pro magnificO, sic transit gloria mundi,"
which being interpreted means ''many gen
,ratiOns shall pass away, ere the Sethites
hall 60 over into the land of Oliver to make
merry with that people," And when the
)liverites heard this they all rose up with.
me accord and slew young bullock and
prepared it with savOry herbs, and came to-
,ether at the Tabernacle of bud. and feast
ID and made merry even until this day.