Year: 1860

hormenism Is still ia practical operation (
among us. Recently, tall. raw boned
Saint, with complexion very much re-
sembling that Of boiled trips. arrived here
from Pittsburg with couple Of wives. but
decming the flock too small to start Salt
Lake-ward with. held forth as follows to an
admiring audience. at house over the cannl.
with view TO the perfection OF the material
necessary to the completion Of his domestic
felicity. His text was


Men is Skeerce and Weemen is Plentv.v


=" Brothers and Sistern-perlickier the sis.
tern want to say few words to ysu about
Mormonism-not for my own sake but for
yourn for men is Skecrce and weemeu is
plenty"


hormonsm is built on that high principal
which seq that II aint good for man to be
alone and a mighty sight worse Tor woman.
Therefore il a man feels good with little
company great deal Of it ought 10 make
man feel an awful sight better


The first principle Of Mormonisrn is that
woman are good thing and the second
principle is that you can't have too much Of
good thing. Woman is tenderer than
man and is necessary TO smooth down the
roughness nf his character, and as man has
good many rough points in his natur, he
ouehtn't to give one woman too much to
do, but to set each one to work smoothing
some partickler point.


Don't think I'm over anxious for You 10
jne us, for l amt I'm not speakn' for my
good, but for yourn for men is skeerce and
weemeu is plenty.


said women was tender than man, but
you needn't feel stuck up about it, for so she
ought to be she was made so purpose.
But how was she made so where did she get
1t from! Why she was created out Of the
side bone OF a man. and the side bone of a
man is like the side bone OF turkev-the
tenderest part of him. Therefore. as
woman has three side bones and a man only
one, of course she is three times as teader
as man is, and is in duty bound to repay
that tenderness Of which she robbed him.
And how did she rob him Of bis side bone
Why exactly as she robs his pockets now-a-
days of bis loose change-she took advant-
age of bin when be was asleep.


But as woman is more tender than man.
so is man more forgiving than woman, there
fore won't say anything more about the
side bone, or the small change, but invite
you NIL to my train, for l am a big shep-
herd, out Of my way, and fare sumptuously
every day on purple and fine linen.


When first landed on the rich shores Of
the Great Salt Lake / wasn't rich in wee
men. had hut one poor old eve, but men
is skeerce and women is plenty, and like
keerful shepherd began to Increase nv
toek. Wsemen heard OF us and OF our loving
ways, and they kept a pourin' in. They
come from the North, and they come from
the south, they come from the East. and they
come from the West, they come from Europe
and they come from Ashley, and few Of
'em come from Afrikey. and from being the
miserable owner Of one old eve. became
ire joyful shepherd Of mighty Sock with
right smart sprinkle Of lambs, friskier aud
latter than any body else's, and I've still
got room for few more


As l sed before. I'm not talking for nv
henoft, but for yonrn-ior men is skeerce
aud weemen is plenty. Still III leetle
rather you'd go along with me than not.
pertickler you fat one with the caliker sun
bonnet. Don't hesitate, bat take the chance
when you can git it, and I'll make you the
believe of the flock. Ill lead you
through green pastures and the high grass
show you where you may caper in the sun.
shine and lay down in pleasant places and /.
as you are IN pretty good condition already.
In course of time you shall be the fattest Of
the flock. Jine in. jine in jiue in my
train Jine in my train for men is skesrce
and weemen is plenty.


The appeal was was irresistible. Al the
last account " the fat woman with the cali
ker sun-bonnet " had jined in, and two or
three Others were on the fence with decided
leaning toward the - Keeriul Shepherd