MORMON ANECDOTE.
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1t is very common for Mormons. in work
ing miracles to practice in the following
manner:


''One goes out alone in the garb and
with the appearance of a poor traveller;
calls at the house of some country farmer
at night, leaving some token by which those
who are contederates may detect his where
abouts. Another one or more follows on
and stops near by, so that in the morning
he may soon reach the abode of the first
traveller, to which place he proceeds about
breakfast time, coming there Just as his
predecessor needs him. The first travel
Ter, about day break makes piteous noise
as one in deep distress, alarming the in
mates, AMI calling them around his bedside
For awhile the sick man struggles with
disease. and apparently dies in fit. Just
at that m moment the second traveller, enters
announces himself disciple of the Nor
mons, and declares it in his power to raise
the dead man to life, and putting all aside
from lie couch of necro NANCY, soon
succeeds in raising the dead to life.


A couple olthese imposters went out on
an excursion of this kind about two years
or more since, and in the course of their
travels called at farm house near Genes
see. The forerunner called on the plain
looking farmer and represented himself as
a traveller who was poor but on mcrciful
errand. The farmer was an honest heart
ell Methodist, making less show than some,
bat no less intelligent christian, or shrewd-
er than most men. The traveller joined
with the family in their devotions, and talk
eI Of God and heaven as a christian. No
one suspected his hypocrisy,


About / O'Clock in the morning the tams-
Iy were awakened by groans proceeding
from the lodging room of the stranger. The
farmer went into the room an1 was quite
shocked to find his guest apparently in the
most intense degree of pain. Many RENE
dies were applied, bat of no effect; the sui
farer grew worse every hour, until about
seven O'Clock he appeared to show signs OF
dca'h. Just at that moment a knock was
heard at the door, and another stranger en-
tered on its being opened.


The family were much frightened and
consequently m Ich gra ific1 with the arri-
val of any person, although it should be
stranger. He was immcdil;ely informed of
the case AMI introd ICED into the room upon
entering which he announced himself
Mormon priest. AMI assured the astonished
family he could raise the diving man to life
even should he die--and, indeed, TO con-
vince them Of his power, he hoped he would
die, which was soon The fact to all appear
ance. The new comer then orde red all
present to stand aside. ami not touch the
corpse or the bed, but to send for neighbors
if they pleased, in order to give full proof OF
his wonderful work.


Just at that moment it crept into the head
of the farmer that a trick was about being
p,aYcd upon them of Il blasphcmous charac-
ter, and he quickly resolved to test the same.
Hold" said he, "a moment, aud do not the
miracle until return" He went out, took
an axe from the wood pile, and come in with
out saving a word, walked up to the bedside
and addfrsseI the man of miracles as fol-
lows:


You think him really dcadl


80, yes.'


swell then will Just cut off his head 10
make it sure, for if you can raise life from
death at all, YOU can do it as we'll with his
head of as on," and sIiiing the action to
the word, raisedthe axe as if he would strike,
when lol with a loud Shrek up jumped the
dead man, CRYING; Murder, Murder! at the
top of his voice.


Before the proper authorities could be
reached the risen prophet and the prophet
bauked, pat out AMI fled as if from devour-
inc plague. much to the amusement OF the
sensible man who detected his imposifions.
Sint- which time no mormon finds his way
into that region to remain long.


Syracuse Freeman.


