Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-09

without hindrance. Asael was bold
enough to befriend desplsed, perse-
cuted Quaker; in fact admitted him TO
his home and gave him shelter. For
this "unkind. un-Chrlstlan, unortho-
dox" act, he brought down on his head
the wrath Of the injured populace-that
liberty loving class who, TO escape re-
ligious persecution had fed from the
old world not many years before.
From this time forth Asael had no
peace In the neighborhood He was
forced to leave the town OF his nativity
he made his way to the north and set
tied In New Hampshire, and from there
he went TO Tunbridge Vermont It has
been stated that one Of Asaels Shout
ders was higher than the other, and,
said the Rev Nehemiah Cleveland, He
was so free in his opinions on religious
subjects that some regarded his senti-
ments as more distorted than his neck
But In later years his distortions"
have been looked upon with greater
favor.
AsAEL's WRITINGS.
The Rev. A. =. Putnam OF DanVers,
IN an article published few years ago.
records the following: "Asael, son Of
Samuel and grandfather Of Joe could
write very good letter. and 1t would
seem that he was occasionally, not to
say frequently. inclined to let his
thoughts run TO rhymes. Among the
scraps found on file In the archives Of
this town CTopsield) Is one that Is
traced with the following lines In the
former poets own handwriting:
To the selectmen OF Topsfleld."
] have two poles the one Is poor,
! have three cows and want five more.
] have no horse but fifteen sheep.
No more than these this year keep.
Steers that's Two years old. one pair,
Two calves ] have, all over hair,
Three heifers two years old ] own,
one helfer calf that's poorly grown,
My land Is acres elghty-two
Which search the records, youll find
true.
And this II all have In store,
IN thank you II you'l tax no more"
ASAE1. SMITH.
1T IL hhrily 10 be inferred that one
who was thus open and explicit was
finally driven into the wilds OF New
Hampshire by an oppressive treatment
on the part Of the people here. yet true
II Is that he led his family out OF the
fertile region OF New Meadows Tops
field into the more sterile lands Of the
Granite state"
IL would he well " the majority az
men In the earth were possessed with
the same kind OF distorted" ideas as
Asael Smith. Here are some OF them:
For my part am 20 willing TO trust
the government OF the world In the
hands Of the Supreme Ruler of univer-
sal nature, that ! do not at present wish
10 try % wresf u out NJ His hp~4s a9e
] have 80 much confidence In His hbil-
tiles 10 teach urf senators wisdom, that
] do not think Il worth while FOR me
10 interpOse. from the little stock Of
knowledge that He has favored me with
In the affair. either one way or the
other. He has conducted US through a
glorious revolution and has brought us
into the promised land of peace and
liberty and ] believe that lie Is about
20 biting all the world IN the same hes
titude In His own time and way: which.
although his ways may appear ever -
Inconsistent 20 our blind reason. vet
may be perfectly consistent with His
designs And | believe that fhr sfrne
Is now cut out OF the mountain with
out hands, spoken al by Daniel. and
has smitten the image upon his feet by
which the Iron. the clay. the brass. the
silver and the gold. tviz) all the mon
archial and ecclesiastical tyranny win
be broken 10 pieces and become as the
chHff ~ the summer threshing floor
ne wind shall carry them ail away
iNat there shall be no place found FOR
them"
Ana In writing 10 a Mr. Towne Of