Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842

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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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“Mr. Fare Play,” Poem, to JS, [
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL], ca. late 1842; unidentified handwriting; twenty pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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The word perhaps you’ll get to understand

The word Ill here insert Dont talk to me

Ye knaves and tatlers vile this word may <see>

7 O knaves do you delight in tatling low

Or do you not that way your folly show

Me think if you are mean enought to steal

You’ll try and Thieveish act conceal

The prophets hands you will not help to <hold>

But still go on methink and still unfold

Your meanness vile to men upright and <just>

Who never would if known your fingers <trust>

8 My neighbours do of you O Thievs <complain>

Dont you O knaves steal from my friends <again>

The Lord sees all your little dirty tricks

And if your caught you may get heavy <kicks>

You are to mean to live in
Nauvoo
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O run away such rascals we can spare

You Genral bold O knaves has led the way

O leave the land where breeses soft do play

9 You captain has into the East retird

And his return by saints is not desird

Nauvoo
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O knaves is not the place for <you>

Unless you do a lawful course pursue

For prophets true will surely curse you all [p. [15]]
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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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