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HroirnvlUc, Nebraska.

The Mormon Endowment House.

Graphic Exposure of the TreasonableInstitution, Where Polygamous

Marriages are Solemnized.

By an Eye Witness.

Salt Ike Dally Tribune. Sept. 2Sth, 1S79.

The Mormon endowment House Is

a plain adobe building, two storieshigh, built likea email dwellinguousebo as not to attract attention. Thereare blinds to all the windows, whichare nearly alwnys kept'down. It issituated in thenorthwest cornerof theTemple Block, (which includes theTabernacle, New Temple, &o.,) andthejwhole block is Burroundedjjbylavery high wall.

Onja certain day, not necessary to

mention, I went to the EndowmentHouse ateigbt o'clock in the morning,taking with me my endowmentolothes, (consisting of garments, robecap, apron and moccasins.) I believepeople UBed to take their own oil, butthat is now discontinued, aB fees arecharged. I went into a small roomattached to the main building, whichwas crowdedwitb men and women,having tbeir bundles of olothing. Theentrance door is on the east side, andin the southwest corner; there is an-

other, next to which the desk stood,where the clerk recorded the names,etc. Around the north and weat sideswere benches for the people to Bit.

On going op to the desk I presentedmy! recotnmend from the bishop inwhose ward I was staying, and Geo.Reynolds, who was then actlngj as

clerk, asked me my name, those of myparents, when and where I was born,and when I was baptized into theMormon Church.

That over, he told me togleave mybat, cloak and shoes in thatroom; andtaking up mv bundle.JI went into theroom, where I nst waiting till It camemy turn to be washed.

THE WASHING.One of the women, au officiating

high priestess, told meto come behinda curtain, where I could hear a greatdeal of splaBhing and subdued co-nversion. T went, and after I wasundressed, I hnd to step into a longbath, about half full of water, whenanother woman proceeded to washme. I objected strongly to this partof the hualneft, but was told to showa more humble spirit. However,when she got down to my feet, ehelet me go, and I was turned over tothe woman who had spoken to mefirst, and whose name wbb TJathshebaSmith, (one of the Widows of ApostleGeorge A. Smith). She wore a largeehiny apron, and her sleeves tuckedup above her elbows. She lookedthoroughly like business.

THE ANOINTING.Another woman was standing be-

side her with a large wooden epoon

and some green olive oil in a cow'shorn. This woman poured the oilout of the apoon Into Batbeheba'shand, who immediately put it on my.head, ears, eyes, mouth, and Jeverypart of my body, and as she greasedme, she muttered a kind of prayerover each member of ray body: My

head, that I might have a knowledgeof the truths of God ; my eyes, that Imight Bee the glories of the kingdom ;

my mouth, that I might alkali timesspeak the truth ; my arma, that theymight be strong in the defence of thegoBpei; my bosom and here I mustask my readers not to think I want totell this part of the story, but I dowant people to know the truth, audhow dUgUHtlng and indelicate thisthing is. Mormon people deny manyof tbefie things, and civilized.'and de-

cent people oan sonroely realize thatthis institution Is as Infamous as it re-

ally is. butlsolemnly assert thatthesethinga do exist. To continue: Mybosom, that I might nourish the chil-

dren whom I minht raise by my hUB-ban- d,

(I was not then married, butexpected to be), and another part ofmy body, that I might raise up agoodly seed, that they might be pil-

lars of Btrengtbjtothe upbuilding andstrengtheningof God's kingdom uponthe earth. And eo she got down tomy feet, when she hoped they mightbe swift in the paths of righteousnessand truth.

She then turned'rae over to the woman who had washed me, and whowhispered my new and celestial namein my ear. I believe! am to be calledup in the morning of the resurrectionby it. It wasl"Sarah." I felt disappointed. I thought I should have re-

ceived a more distinguished name.She told me that new name must nev-

er be spoken, but often thought of, tokeen away evil spirits. I should berequired to speak it once that day, butshe would tell me in what part of theceremony, and that I should neveragain have to speak it.

ENDOWMENT ROBES.

She then told me to put'ou my gar-

ments. These are made In one piece.On the right breast is a square, on theleft a compass, in the centre a smallhole, and on the knpa a large hole,whioh Is called the MStone." We weretold that as lone as we kent them onno harm could befall us, and thatwhen we changedthem we were notto take them all off at once, but slipout limb at a time and immediatelydive into the dean ones. The neckwas never to be cut low, or the Bleeves

short, aa that would bo patterning after the fashions of the Gentiles.

After thiB I put ou my clothes, andin my stocking feet, waited with thosewho were washed and anointed untilshe had finished the remaining twont Ih.nn rptifa Ana fViA litrla nalion

I curtains were drawn aside and the

men and women stood revealed toeach other. The men looked very

and not at all pictures-que. They only had their garmentsand shirts on, and they really didseem as though theywere ashamed ofthemselves, as well they might be.

THE WEAK-KNEE- D CAN BACK OUT.

Joseph F. Smith then came to wherewe were all waiting, and told us thatif "we wanted to back out, n6w wasour time," because we should not beable afterward and that we were boundto go right through. All those whowanted to go through were to hold uptbeir hands, which of course every-

one did, believing that all the goodand holy things that were to be seenand heard in the "House of the Lord'were jet to come. He tben'told usthatif ever any of us attempted to re-

veal what we 6aw and heard in the"House" our memories would beblighted, and we should be everlast-ingly damned, for they, were thingstoo holy to be spokenlof between eachother, after we had once left the En-

dowment House. We were toldto be very quiet and listen. JosephF. Smith then went away.

BLASPHEMOUS MUMMERIES.

In a few moments we heard voicestalking loudly so that the people couldhear them in the adjoining room. (Iafterward found out in passing thro'that it was the prayer circle room.)It was supposed to be a conversationbetween Elohim (Head God) and Je-

hovah. The conversation was as fol-

lows:Elohim to Jehovah "Well .Jehovah

I think we will create an earth ; letMichael go down and collect all theelements together and found one."

Answer "Very well, O Lord God,it shall be done."

Then calling to another man, Jwecould hear him say :

"Michael, go down and collect allthe elements together and form anearth, and then report to us what youhavedone."

Ans. "Very well, O Lord God."The man they called Michael then

left the prayer circle room and camethrough tho room they called theWord, into the Garden of Eden,where we were Btanding, listeningand waitiug. He remained there asecond or two. and everything wasquiet. At the end of that time woheard him going back tho same way,to where Elohim and Jehovah werewaiting. When he got back he said :

"I have collected all the elements to-

gether and founded an-eart- h, whatwotild'stthou have me do next?" Us-

ing the same formula every time theysent him down to the world, theythen told him to separate the landfrom the water, light from darkness,etc., and so they went regularlythrough tho creation, but they alwaystold him to come up and report whathe had done.

When the creation was supposed tobe finished, Michael went back andtold them it was very fair and beauti-ful to look upon. Elohim then said toJehovah, that he thought they hadbetter go down and have a look at it,which they did and agreed with Mich-ael, that it was a beautiful place; thatit seemed a pity it should be of noparticular use, but thought it wouldbe a good Idea to create man to live init and cultivate these things.

They then came out of tho Gardenof Eden (which was supposed to havebeen newly finished) and shuttingthe door after them came to where wewere standing. We were then toldto shut our eyes and Jehovah said toMichael, "Give me a hundful of dustand I will create man." We werethen told to open our eyes, and we sawa man that he had taken from thecrowd, standing beside Jehovah, andto whom Jehovah said : "I will callthee Adam, for thou shalt be the fath-er of all mankind." Jehovah thensaid it was not good for man to bealone, so he would create a womanand a helpmate for him. We wereagain told to olose our eyes, and Ad-

am was requested to go to sleep,whioh he obligingly did. Jehovahwas then aupposed;to take a rib fromAdam's side and form Eve. We werethan told to open our eyes, and lookupon the handiwork of the Lord.When we did, we saw a woman tak-

en from among the crowd who wasstanding by Adam's side. Jehovahsaid he would call the woman Eve,because she would be the mother ofall mankind.

The door of the Garden of Edenwas then opened, and we all marchedin with our little bundles, (the mengoing first as they always take precedence,) and we ranged ourselves roundthe room on benches. The four oidesof this room are painted in imitationof trees, flowers, birds, wild beasts,etc (The artist who painted theroom wna evidently more acquaintedwith whitewashing than painting.)The ceiling was painted blue, dottedover with golden stars; in tho centreof it was the eun, a little fartheralong, the moon, and all around werethe stars. In each corner was a Ma-son- io

emblem. In one corner is acompass, In another tne square, theremaining two were the level and theplumb. On the eaBt sid of the roomnext the door was a painted appletree, and in the northeast part of theroom was a small wooden altar.

After we had seated ourselves, Je-

hovah told Adam and Eve that theycould eat of every tree in the gardenexcept of this particular apple tree,for on the day that they ate of thatthey should surely die.

EATING THE APPLE.

He then took his'departure, and im- -mediately after in came a very lively

gentleman, dressed In a plain blackmorning suit, with a little apron on,a most fiendish expression on his faceand joyfully rubbing hiB bands. Thisgentleman was supposed to bo "theDevil.'' Certainly hia appearancemade th6 supposition quite easy (bythe byejfl have since seen that samegentleman administering the Saora-menti- n

the Tabernacle on Sundays).He wentup to Eve and remarked thatit was a very beautiful place, and thatthe frultiwas so nice, would she liketo taste,one of these apple. She de-

murred a little, and said she was toldnot to, and therefore mustn't. Buthe pre tedded to pluck one of thepainted apples and give it to her, andshe pretended to eat it. He then toldher to have some, andshe did. Adam objected strongly totasting, knowing the penalty, butEve eventually overcame bis scru-

ples, saying: "Oh, my dear, they're sonice, you haven't any idea, and thatnice old gentleman here (pointing tothe Devil) says that he oan recom-mend them, and you need notbeafraidof what Jehovah says.''

Adam consented, and Immediatelyafter he said, "Oh, what have I doneand how foolish I was to listen toyou." He said that be could see himself, and that they had no olothes on,and they must eew some fig leaves to-

gether. Every one then made a divefor his apron out of the little bundles.This apron Is a square half yard ofgreen silk with nine fig leaves work-ed on it in brown sewing silk. Avoice was then heard calling for Adamwho pretended to bide, when in cameJehovah. He gave Adam a goodscolding, but fin ally' told him that hewould give him certain Instructions,whereby he would have a chance toregain the presence of IiIb Father audGod after he was driven out of theworld. These instructions consistedof grips, &c, and the garments bewore would protect hlra from all evil.(Mormons say ofthese garments thatthe patternfwas revealed direct fromheaven to Joseph Smith, and are thesame as were.originallyworn by Ad-

am.)They'tlien put on their caps and

moccasins, the women's caps beingmade of Swiss muslin ; it Is one yardsquare, rounded at one corner so as tofit the head, and there are strings onit which tie under her chin. Themoccasins are made of linen or calico.The men'sare made exaotly like thoseof pastry cooks, with a bow on theright Bide. I shonld here mentionbefore I' garruriuci, ttctr-utUr!j- oi

Smith and one of the priests enactedtbe parts of Adam and Eve, and sobtood sponsors'for the rest of us, whowere individuallyfaupposed to be Ad-

ams and Eves.THE ENDOWMENT OATHS.

They then proceeded to give us thefirst grip of the Aaronio or LesserPriesthood, which consists in puttingthe thumb on thejjknuckle of the in-

dex finger, and clasping the handsround. We were then made to swear"To obey the laws of the MormouChurch and all theyienjoin.tln prefer-

ence to those of the United States."The penalty, for revealing this gripand oath, is that, you will have yourthroat out from ear to ear, and yourtongue torn from your mouth, f andthe sign of the penalty is drawing thehand with thethumbpointing towardthe throat sharply aoross and bring-

ing the arm to the level of the squareand with tbehandupraised to Heav-

en, awear to abide the same.MORE TOMFOOLERY.

We were then driven out of this in-

to the room called tbe World, wherethere were three men standing at aomnll nltnron the east side of theroom, who were supposed to representPeter, James and John, Peter stand-

ing in tho centre. Ho was eupposedto have the keys of heaven. Menrepresenting (or trying to) the differ-

ent religious seote, then came In andpresented their views and said theywanted to try and save those fallenchildren. In doing this they couldnot refrain from exaggerating andcoarsely Batirizing the different Beets

they represented. Previous to theircoming In, however, Peter had pre-

sented to us the gospel of Christ atleast he told us that Christ had cometo die for the original sin, but that we

had got to work out our own ealva-tio- n,

and that in the last days a

prophet Bhould be raised up to save allthose that would believe in nia divinemission ; consequently theBodifferentrepresentatives were told that theirdoctrines did not suit the people andthat there was something wanting in

their faith and bo tney couio go.

Then the Devil came in and tried to

allure the people, and bustling up to

the altar, Petersaid to him : "Hallo,Mr. Devil, how doyou do to-da- y ! it'sa-v-

ery fine day isn't it? What haveyou come after?" The Devil repliedthat he didn't seom to take to any of

these so-call- Christian religions,why didn't they quit bothering afteranything of the kind, and live a lifeof pleasure, etc. However he was toldto go and that quickly.

POLYGAMY ENJOINED.

Peter then gave the second grip of

the Aaronio or Lesser Priesthood,which consists of putting tbe thumbbetween the knuckles of the indexand second fineera and olasping thehand around. The penalty for reveal-

ing thia 1b to be sawn asunder, andour members cast into tbe sea. TbeBgn of the penalty was drawing theband sharply across the middle of thebody. To reoeive that grip we had toput on our robes, which consisted ofa long straight piece of cloth reaching

I to ourfeet, doubled over and gathered

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very full on tbe shoulder and roundthe waist. There wbb also a long nar-row piece of cloth tied around thewaistcalled "the sash." Itwasplacedon the right shoulder to receive thisgrip. The people wear their apronBover It. The men then took the oathof chastity and the women tbe same;they don't consider polygamy at allunobaste, but said that It wbb asHeaven ordained law, and that a manto be exalted in tbe world to comemust have more than one wife. Thewomen then took the oath of obedi-ence to their husbands, having tolook up to them as their gods. It isnot possible for a woman to go toChrist, except through her husband.

Then a man came in and said thatthe Gospel (whioh during those fewminutes' intervals had Iain dormentfor 1.800 years) had been again restored to earth, and that an angel bad re-

vealed it to a young boy named Jo-

seph Smith, and that all tbe gifts,blessings and prophecieB of old hadbeen restored with it, and thiB lastrevelation was to be called tbe Latter-da-y

Dispensation. The priests pre-

tended joyfully to accept this, andsaid It was the very thing they werein search of, nothing else having badthe power to satisfy them.

MORE SIGNS AND GRIPS.Tbey then proceeded to give ue the

firBt grip of the Melchizedek or High-er Priesthood, which is said to be thesame that Cbrist.held. The thumb isplaced on tbe knuckle of the Indexfinger, and tbe index finger Ib placedstraight along the palm of the hand,while the lower part of tbe hand isclasped with tbe remaining fingers.The robe of thiB grip was changedfrom the right to tbe left shoulder.We were then made to swear toavenge the death of Joseph Smith,the martyr, together with that of 1iIb

brother, Hyrum, on this Americannation, and that we would teach ourchildren and children's children to doso. Tbe penalty for thia grip andoatb was disembowelment.

We were then maiched Into thenortheast room (the men, of course, bealways going first) designated theprayer circle room. We were heremade to take an oath of obedience tothe Mormon Priesthood.

And now the highest or grand grip a

of the Melchizedek priesthood wasgiven. We olasped eaoh other round

tothe band with the point of the indexfinger resting on tbe wrist, and littlefingers firmly linked together. Tbeplace on the wrist where the indexfinger points, Is supposed to be tneplace where Christ was nailed to tbecross, but they tore out and he had to

ofbe nailed again, and bo you place yourBooond finger beside the index on thewrist ; it Is called the sure eign of thenail, and if the gripla properly given,It is very hard to pull apart. The robewas changed from the left to the rightshoulder to receive this grip.

The men then formed a circle roundthe altar, linking their arms straightacross and placed their hands on oneanother's shoulders. The priest knelt to

at the altar and took hold of one ofthe men's hands and prayed. He toldub that the electric current of prayerpassed through that clicle and thatwnH the most efficacious kind ofprayer. The women stood outsidethe oirole with their veils coveringtheir faces, tbe only time throughoutthe ceremony that they did bo.

The prayer over, they all trooped upthe staircase on the north side of thehouse, Into a room called the Instruction Room, where the people eat downon benches on tbe west side of theroom. Facing them about midwaybetween floor and celling was a wood-

en beam, that went across the roomfrom north to eonth, and from whichwas suspended a dirty looking piece of

what was onoe white calico, miswas called "the Vail," and is suppos-

ed to be in imitation of the one inSolomon's Temple. On this vail aremarkB like those on the garments, to-

gether with extra holeB for puttingthe arms through, and a hole at thetop to speak through. But before going through the vail, we received ageneral outline of the instructions webad received down stairs. This over,the priest took a man to the vailto one of the openings, wherehe knocked with a small wood-

en mallet that hung on the woodensupport. A voice on tbe other Bide

the vail (it waa supposed to be Peter's)asked who was there, when tbe priestanswering for tbe man aaid, "Adamhaving been faithful deBlres to enter."The priest then led the man up to thewest Bide of the vail, where he had toput his hands through and claBp theman or Peter-(t-o whom he whisperedhi new name, and tho only one heever tells, for they must never telltheir celestial names to their wives,although the wives mUBt tell theirs totheir husbands) through the holes intbe vail. He was then allowed to gothrough the other ride, which wassupposed to be heaven, and this iswhere a strong Imagination might beof some use, for anything more un- -

like heaven, I can't conceive. Theman having got through, he went tothe opening and told the gatekeeperto call for the woman be was about tomarry, telling bim her name. Shethen stepped up to the vail. Theycouldn't see eaoh other, but put theirbanda through the openings, one oftheir bands on eaoh other's shoulderand tbe other around the waist. Withthe arms so fixed, the knees wereplaced within each other, the feet ofoourBe being the same, the woman'sgiven name was then whisperedthrough the vail, then her new andcelestial name, then the priestesa who j

stood by to instruct the women toldthem to repeat after her a most dis-gusting formula or oath. I cannot re-

member it all thoroughly, but what Ido consists of "the heart and the liv-

er, tbe belly and the thighs, the mar-row and tbe bones.' Tbe last andhighest grip of the Melchizedekpriesthood w&b then given throughthe vail.

They then released their hold ofeach other, and tbe priestess takingtbe woman to tbe opening, knockedthe same aa they did at the men's ce,

aud the gatekeeper havingasked "Who Is there?" and thepriestesa having replied, "Eve, hav-ing been faithful in all things, deairesto enter," Ere waa accordingly ushered into heaven.

MORMON THEOLOGY EXPLAINED.Before I go farther, 1 must tell how

tbey believe tbe entrance into heavenIs to be gained en tbe morning of theresurreotion. iPeter will call up tbemen and women, (for it is not pos-

sible for a woman to be resurrected orexalted, or to be made a Queen inheaven, unless some man takes pityon her and raises her). If the markBon tbe garments are found to corres-pond with those on tbe vail, (tbedead are burled in the whole para-phernalia, )JIf you can give the gripsand tokens, and your new name, andare dressed properly In your robes;why, then, one baa a sure permit toheaven, and will pass by tbe angels,(who they suppose are to be onlyministering servants,) to a more exal-ted glory; the more wives they have,tbey think, the higher their glorywill be.

THE SEALING PROCESS.

To reBume : After we got through,we saw Joseph F. Smith sitting at atable recording tbe names of thosewho were candidates for marriage. Hewrote the names in a book (the exist-ence of which marriage register thiBtruthful apostle has since denied, sothat a polygamous marriage mightnot be found out) and then he wrotethe two names on a slip of paper, to

taken into the sealing room to theofficiating priest, bo that he mightknow whom he was marrying. Afterhaving given this slip of paper to thepriest (Daniel H. Weils), we knelt at

little wooden altar, (they are allalike in the Endwraent House). Hethen asked the man if be was willing

take the woman, to wife, and tbewoman if she Ib willing to take himfor a husband. Tbey both havinganswered yes, he tells the man that

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must look to her husband as her God,for if he liveB his religion, the Bplrit

God will be in him, and she musttherefore yield bim unquestioningobedience, for he is a god unto her,and then concludes by saying that hehaving authority from on high, tobind and loose here upon earth, andwhatsoever bej binds here, shall bebound In beaten, seals tho .man andwoman for time and all eternity.

He then tells the man and womankiss each other across'the altar, tbe

man kneeling on 'the north side andthe woman on thelsouth, and so it isfinished. Sometimes they have wit-nesses, sometimes not; If they thinkany trouble may arise from the mar-riage or that the woman is Inclined tobe a little perverse, they have no wit-

nesses, neither do they give marriagecertificates, and if occasion requires it,and it is to shield any of tbeir polyg-amous brethren from being found out,they will positively swear that theydid not perform any marriage at all, sothat tbe women in this oburcb havebut a very poor outlook for being considered honorable wives.

When the marriage ceremony wasover we came out of the "sealingroom" and I crossed "Heaven" intothe ladies'dreBBing room, where, afterhaving dressed and my husband paidthe fees, we took our departure, together with that of tbe "Holy Spirit."

REFLECTIONS.It was half-pa- st three p. m. when

we left, I having gone there at eighto'clock in the morning. You canprobably imagine now lattguea onefeels, after listening patiently all tbetime to their incessant talking. Cer-

tainly at the end of the time onefeels more like taking In nourishmentthan listening to tbe prompting ofthe "Holy Spirit." I should perhapBhave remarked before that tbe priests,when going through the House, weartheir ordinary clothing, and comestraight into the "House of the Lord"with thejr .dirty top boots on, asthough they had ju3t come off a farm,while we poor sinners were obliged towalk in ouratocking feet leat the floorshould be defiled.

Tbe little addition attached to themain building on tbe weat Bide and Inwhich the font Is, Id UBed for rebap-tizin- g

people before they can be allowed to go through the house, and Is

quite a separate affair from tbe wash-

ing and anointing; peopleare general-ly baptized a day or two before they gothrough the bouse. I was baptizedthe night before. On this same eve-

ning I was told that aa I was goingthrough the "House of tbe Lord" onthe following day, I must pay thevery strictest attention to everythingI should see and bear, aa it would befor my benefit hereafter. I was obe-

dient in that respect, for I remembereverything that happened as vividlyaa though it were yesterday, and if ithaB not been for my benefit, I hopethat this article may prove of someuse in warning and enlightening peo-ple, as to that meat horrid blasphemy,jargon and mummery that goes on Inthat most aaored "House of the Lord."

3fRS. G. 8. R.-- r .NEPHT.Sept. 24, 1879.

About Indian Dogs.

Let me give you a recipe for makingan Indian dog, such aB we found alongGrand Traverse Bay: Take an old-fashio-

wash-benc- h from five toeight feet long; saw the lega off towithin aix or eight Inohea of thebench ; drive a couple of pegs Inslanted forwards for ears, anotherslanted at forty-fiv- e degrees for atail, and you have just such an Indiancanine as you see around Torch Lakeand New Mission. Tbe very sight ofthem makes a man shake with laugh-ter, and I really believe they are ofmore benefit to health-seeker- s thanthe much lauded bracing atmos-phere;

When we were In Elk Rapids threodaya we were joined by Deacon Rioh-ar- d

Smith, of tho.CincinnatI Gazette.ajclergyman from Chicago, a doctorfrom Louisville and a Judge fromOhio. They were tired of fishing andwanted a change, and we hired a sail-

boat and went up the bay to New Mis-

sion. Here Indian dogs prevailed tillyou couldn't rest. Deacon Smith be-

gan laugbiug while yet a half milefrom Bhore, and tbe 'clergyman fromChicago deolared that he'd never goto another menagerie which didn't in-

clude a "wash-bench- " dogmong itsnatural curiosities. Several Indianacame down to meet us and exhibitthe eand-craok- a in their heels andbeg for money and tobacco, and onesolemn old veteran with a brokennose soon discovered that we weretlokled to death with the odd-shap- ed

doga. Sending a boy to a hut for arope, theold'man oaughta particular-ly lively "wash-benohMan- d tied himto a stake on the beach. We were allthinking he meant to kill the caninewith aclnb, when he came forwardand explained that'we might throwstones at tbe dog as)long as we wantedto for a cent a throw. It wai theoddest'tbing yet encountered,; and itdrew a full house.

Count me in for fifty throws !"

shouted the Judge, as he shed his coatand grabbed for pebbles.

"If I can't knock his blasted headoff in ten shots, I'll make the Gazettea midnight paper!" chuckled DeaconSmith as he hung his coat on a limb.

All of us wero eminently satisfiedwith the low rates and fuu ahead ex-

cept the Chicago preacher. He de-

olared that it was a Bin of the biggestsort, and that ho wouldn't stay andsee old "wash-bench- " keeled over.He withdrew behind the pineB, and.. .LUI3 1UUX Ul UD OfcWJ .u m

the dog and began business. It wasn't;more than 200 feet to the dog, andeach one of ua felt certain that wecould plump him at every shot.Alas! these Indian dogs ore a set ofbase deceivers ! You might as welltry to hit a flash of lightning. Hesatthere on the sand as cool as Ice untilwe had wasted fifteen cents apieceand got'his range. Thenjbe got down '

to business. 8uoh twisting and dodg-

ing no man ever saw before. It madeno difference to him whether we

threw Blngly or all four at once hedodged every stone.

"Fifty more throws, and two toone that I keel him over!" shoutedthe Judge, as he tossed the old red-sk-

asecond half-dolla- r.

"I accept the amendment and de-

mand a fair show," added the Deacon,as he finished up a dollar bill fromhis veBt pocket.

"Gentlemen,' said the Chicagopreacher, from his retreat in thepinea, "I protest ogainst this In thename of humanity! Some of youwill hit that dog yet!"

"Blowed if we don't!" mutteredDeacon Smith, and we got to --workagain.

I believe we cheated that dried-up- ,

smoked-face- d old Indian out of morethan 300 extra shots. We plowedthe beach all up behind and aroundthe dog; we threw over him, underhim and along-Bid- e of him, but wonever touched a hair. At last, whenthe four of us had thrown away aboutsix dollars, the Deacon picked up aclub and Btarted for the stake,saying:

"No durned waah-beno- h of a dogcan put up a job on me and llvo tobehold my sorrow!"

I think he might possiblyhave hitthe dog with hia club, but before hegot to the stake the brute slipped tberone and made for tbe nines. TheChicago preaober was gatheringwintergreena up there, and the doggoteven with uaby runningover him,biting him in the leg, and rolling bimdown a sand-blu- ff twenty feet high.We dropped down on the sand tolaugh, and the good man must havebeen offended at our sinful levity. Itwaa all of thirty-si- x hours before heepoke to one of ua Bgain. M. Quad, inDetroit Free Press.

Squash Pie. Stew the squash asusual with alittlesalt; rub itthrougba colander, and haveit perfectlysmooth ; mix the squash with sweetmilk; if you have cream It will be allthe better; make it about as thick as

batter, adding the yelkB of two eggs;Bweeten with pulverized sugar totaste ; flavor with rose-wate- r, or withnutmeg; line a pie-dis- h; fill ithsquash, and bake for balf an hour;if you do not want a pie make fritters,and fry brown, with good butter;when about to serve, sprinkle a littiesugar on tbero. 8quash does not re-

quire mnchaweetening.

The difference between a hen and a"

mouBe-tra- p Is that the mouse-tra- p

oan't set itself. Stillwater