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ably surprised when he received the invitation to come and take 
lunch with a few friends, to which he readily assented. 
On joining his friends, he beheld a sight fit to tempt an epicure, 
and enough to make a hungry man’s mouth water. A splendid 
roast turkey was laid out on the board, with trimmings and extras, 
and something hot to wash it down. He pronounced the affair a 
capital get-up, and the whole thing a complete success. His friends 
intimated that as he was absent in the fore part of the evening, 
and therefore not responsible for anything that had been done, he 
should give his word of honor, to keep mum on the subject. With 
feelings of wounded pride, at their seeming lack of confidence, he 
said he most assuredly would. 
Everything being thus satisfactorily settled, and supper waiting, 
they requested him to take the head of the table, and do the car- 
ving, which he did in a very creditable manner. Meanwhile, the 
party, after discussing the merits aad demerits of the gobbler, his 
live weight, dead weight, probable age, and by whom he was 
raised, became so pointed in their remarks, as to leave very little 
doubt on Mr. G.’s mind, as to who was the owner of the turkey. 
He immediately arose, and said, “‘ You are a set of scoundrels ; I 
believe you have taken my turkey,” to which they replied, “ Yes, 
we have; but you gave your word of honor to be mum.” ‘“ Gen- 
tlemen,” said Mr. G., after a few moments’ reflection, “I am sold, 
but don’t let this interfere with the enjoyment of our supper.” 
MORMONS. 
In 1839, Bowmanville was visited by Mormon delegates, hold- 
ing forth great inducements to converts, to follow them to the 
land of promise, situated somewhere in the United States. The 
Mormon interests were represented by Messrs. Babit and Taylor. 
The former, in one of his lectures, (which was largely attended, 
and in which some of the farmers began to take a very great in- 
terest) tried to establish, by comparison of the Hebrew and Indi- 
an languages, that the Indians of America were the descendants 
of the ten lost tribes of Israel. Having coneluded his lecture, he 
asked if any one present could controvert the position taken by 
him. Whereupon the Rev. Mr. Tapscot, Baptist minister, arose 
and asked him, whether or not, it was essential for a person en- 
deavoring to establish such a point, to possess a knowledge of the 
