But I mu[s]t say A word more about the . They have the sole direction of Erecting the great , under the prop[h]et, who is sole “trustee in Trust,” for all public funds of the , according to the laws <​Statuets​> of , & this committee are under bond to the trustee for a faithful application of all funds, but it appeard that somebody had thought, that somebody had surmised that some of the committee had taken a little better pay for <​to​> themselves & some who had been laboring on the than they had given to others, & had used a little partiality,— So thus Somebody <​Complaint was​> presented a complaint, and the committee, <​, & ​> came up on trial.— all pled prfect innocenc. some more innocent than others, but the . , Brother to the pophet, <​who is prophet to[o] as well as patri[ar]ch,​> said the committee could not talk. <​much,​> but he could and would defend them, for he had been on a temple committee himself & knew all about the mill.— & it was a perfect mill & graind close, & he would tell the whole of it. it reminded him of the boy who saw something on a tree. & he went & told his father he had seen an Elepha[n]t on a tree. but his father did not believe it, <​but on​> going to look, found an owl on the tree, Now (said the ) the complnts agai[n]st this committee are not an Elephat, but an owl.— Now the <​I see what​> <​it is its an owl”​> is a very brave, shrewd, sort of a fellow. somethng like the pophet, & I dont want to contradict him while I stay among them, <​The saw more than I could for​> but I must say I looked close, & <​all I​> could not see any <​no​> owl. I though saw a scare crow; (owls) which was hund [hung] up on th tree <​by the thievce [theives]​> to keep off the hawks & owls while they stole the chicken which roosted on the tree.— [p. [3]]