Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1883 — Not Posted on the Patriarchs. [ARTICLE]

Not Posted on the Patriarchs.

An English writer gives the following as the results of a Loudon publicschool examination on scripture subjects : “What do you know about the patriarch Abraham ?” “He was the father of Lot, and ad tow wifes—wun was called Hishmale and t’other Haygur. He kept wun at home, and he turned t’other in the desert, where she became a pillow of salt in the day time and a pillow of fire at nite.” “What do you know of Joseph?” “Hee wore a coat of many garments. Hee were chief butler for Faro and told his dreams. Hee married Potiffer’s dorter, and he led the Gvpshons out of bondage to Eana in Gaililee, and then fell on his sword and died in sight of the promised land.” A boy giving his impression in regard to Moses, wrote as follows: “He was an 1 Egybshin. He lived in a hark of bullrushes, and he kep a goldan cars, and worshipt braizen snakes, and he het notin but kwales and manner for forty year. He was kort by the air of his ed while ridin under the bow of a tree, and he was killed by his son Absolon, as he was hanging from the bow. His end was pease 1” Wild mustard is said to be the worst pest of the farmers in'North Dakota.