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

without hindrance, Asael was bolt
enough to befrlend desplsed, perse
cuted Quaker In fact admitted him tt
his home and gave him shelter. Fol
this "unkind, un-Christlan, 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 nc
peace In the neighborhood. He was
forced 10 leave the town Of his nativity
ne made his way to the north and set
TIED In New Hampshire. and from there
ne went 10 Tunbridge, Vermont. II has
Deen slated that one Of Asaels shout.
ders was higher than the other, and,
said the Rev, Nehemiah Cleveland. ole
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"
nave been looked upon with greater
favor.
AsAEL's WRITINGS
The Rev, A. p 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 It 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
TINS town tTopsdeld) is one that is
Traced with the following lines In the
former poets own hand writing:
To the selectmen OF Topsneld:"
nave Two poles the one IL poor
! nave three cows and want Ave more.
nave no horse but fifteen sheep,
no more than these this year | keep,
steers mats two years old, one pair,
Two calves have, all over hair
Ihree heifers. two years old | own.
one heifer calf that's poorly grown,
MY land Is acres elghty.two.
Nhlch search the records, you'll find
true.
And this Ii all have In store,
Ill thank You II you'll tax no more"
AsAEL SMITH.
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
Il Is that he led his family out of the
fertile region OF New Meadows (Tops-
field into the more sterile lands OF Inc
Granite State"
II would be we'll II the MATURITY NJ
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 so willing 10 trust
the government OF the world in the
hands OF the Supreme Ruler OF unIver.
sal nature that AZ not n ,r...... ,..i-A
10 try 10 Wrest II out ~ His hpnds erA
have so much confidence IN His Anil.
ties 10 teach or senators wisdom. that
] do not think It worth while for me
TO 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 He il about
TO bring all the world in the same bes-
tltude In His own time and way, which
although his ways may appear ever az
inconsistent TO our blind reason. vet
may be perfectly consistent with His
designs. And l believe that the stone
is now cut out OF the mountain with
out hands spoken OF by Daniel ana
has smitten the image upon his feet nv
which the iron, the clay the brass. The |
silver and the gold. (yiz.) all the mon
archial and ecclesiastical tyranny viii
be broken to pieces and become as The |
chan of the summer threshing floor.
the wind shall carry them All away |
that there shall be no place found for !
them"
As In writing to a Mr.. Towne OF |