4th Elders & took a walk to , & I took a walk into the called upon
Br found him in good spirits. I also called
upon A Mr 17 Wharf City road Basin, as he
was a directer of a chapel I asked him for
it to preach in, he said he had a school house that
would hold about 500 he said I might have that
on Sunday & he would give up his chool for that
purpose so I gave out an appointment iat Bowl
Court 137 . I conversed with several
others who received my testimony one woman said
she would be baptized. I returned home by the way
of the Market which occipies about 20
acres of ground, & it was in the time of the fair
& I never saw such a scenery before. In fact
it would be a difficult task for a historian to descr
ibe the particulars of 20 acres of ground coverd
over with Cattle, Sheep, Caravans of Beast, Lions
Tigers Leapard, Bears, Wolves, Elephants Camels Zabras
horned horses, wild Boars, monkeys, serpants, & evry
description of beasts, Animal & reptile exhibited in , these connected with large bands of music, men
woman, & children of almost evry grade & rank
prostitu[t]es & merchantdize of evry name & nature
oshters, shrimps, mustles, crabs, lobsters fish, cakes
bread, meet, beer, soda, crockery toys clothing of all
kinds old & new, umbrellas, pears, Apples, plums, &
grapes & almost evry thing els that anybody ever
saw. A Giant women was exhibited 7 feet high
a sheep weighing 600 lbs. & a live serpent 12
feet in length which a women would wind around
her bare neck & bosom to show her courage &c.
Should a Missourian from the western wiles of
America kwhose knowledge extends ownly to his
gun, corn crib, & hog pen behold such a scenery
he would think he was in another world, what
affect it would have upon him I know not but
one thing is certain that any man that loved
virtue peace & retirement would turn from
such a scenery with his heart sicken within him
knowing that virtue peace nor righteousness could
not long dwell in such a sink of confusion &
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