September 3, 1840 ~ Thursday

3^rd I felt some better this morning But am confin
ed most of the day to my room Elders kimball &
Smith took a walked into the city

September 4, 1840 ~ Friday

4^th Elders Kimball & Smith took a walk to Debt
ford, & I took a walk into the city called upon
Br Corner found him in good spirits. I also called
upon A Mr Panther 17 Wharf City road Basin, as he
was a directer of a Metheidist 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 Thornditch. I conversed with several
others who received my testimony one woman said
she would be baptized. I returned home by the way
of the Smithfield 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 Euro-
pe, 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 &
iniquity 8 m[iles]

September 3, 1840 ~ Thursday

3rd I felt some better this morning But am confin ed most of the day to my room Elders Kimball & Smith took a walked into the City

September 4, 1840 ~ Friday

4th Elders Kimball & Smith took a walk to Debt ford, & I took a walk into the city called upon Br Corner found him in good Spirits. I also called upon A Mr Panther 17 Wharf City road Basin, as he was a directer of a Methedist 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 at Bowl Court 137 Thornditch. I conversed with several others who received my testimony one woman said she would be baptized. I returned home by the way of the Smithfield 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 covered 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 Europe. these connected with large bands of music. men woman, & children of almost evry grade & rank prostitutes & 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 whose 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 & iniquity 8 m