Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-21

a comfortable frame house, and partly
finished it. BY this time, the i,hing sys-
tenn aud the other appliances of Mormon
ism, to swindle an honest and unsuspect-
ing man. had exhausted his means, and
for the frst time in his life he felt WANT!
Sill he struggled on, and murmnred not.
He hoped better and brighter day would
SOON dawn upon him. He did not once
dream that he would be left 10 suffer in
city he had been taught to believe was
the abode of charity and love, and in
which he had expended comfortable for
tune. No, this could not be-, was the
city of The Saints! Wretched manAthou
hast but just begun to drink of the cup Of
hilterness-,hou shalt yet drain il TO its
very dregs.
Time passed on. and every day found
this unfortunate father in still more deplD-
rahle circumstances. His few remaining
effects wasted away under the influence
of Mormonism, and soon he had nothing
he could call his own blu, the roof that
sheltered him from the storm and the
ground it stood upon. His family had
been sick. most of the time unable TO rem
der him any assistance. aud they were
now in state of great desiituton. Ia
deed. starvation. with all it's horror. star
ed them in the face, and the already dick.
ering spirit of that old man was lltle able
to Withstand the blast of misfortune tia,
swep, over it. He had hoped. until hope
was no longer a consolation had wal,
ed long and anxiously for some minister
ing angel to alleviate his wants. but in
that City of the "Sain,s" there was no
eve to pity; no hand to succor in the hour
of his deepest calamity, and he became.
| alas! but too soon. sensible of this when
il was too late to retrieve himself. HIS
family noticed that he was rapidly sinking
under some inv ard maadv tina, was prey.
ing upon the life blood of his heart.
and which did not manifest itself in loud
| demonstrations, but in deep lines Of sor.
row upon the cheek, and in the glare of
the sunken eve. few months Of anguish
and toll closed his career, and he passed
to that realm
"Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest
The enfeebled mother was now, as it
were. alone in the world. The prop on
which she had leaned with affectiona.e
confidence for forty years was taken from
under her, and she was left 10 mourn a
stranger in strange land. As disagree.
able as it was to her feelings. to leave the
remains Of her husband TO return To dust
| IN Torairo coil NrcpcSYrv tho stern and
| infexible arbiier that rules its victim with
unbroken power. determined her on re-
turning 10 her friends. She knew that she
would find there at least a welcome and
support. if she could not enjoy her once
happy home. The bare mention or recol
lection of which would always start the
tear to dim ner aged eve. Having deter.
mined on her course, the next thing TO be
done was to provide means. The house
and lot already mentioned. was the only
property her husband had left her, and TO
this there was no title. However willing
the Mprmons were 10 purchase from their
leader without tile, they were not quite
so willing to purchase from each other in
the same way, and consequently she was
nuable to sell. As last resort, she APP
piled to Joseph Smith. She proposed to
lei him have the property for $1,000, and il
will be recnlected her husband paid the
same man short time before $500 for
the lot alone. The offer was refused
Smith. with all that supercilious conlemp,
which characterized his conduct tow ards
those who could be Of no service to him,
turned her awav with the remark, she
made no chid's bargain-that her hus
band knew he had no tile to the lot when
he purchased il, and he did not wan, q
piece of property to which there was NJ
title. and she must make the most Of it.
With heavy heart, that widnw return
to her home. The last ray of hope was
gone. She had until now entertained ~
doubt bu, the Prophe, would afford hr
assistance, aud she had only applied Il
him when all other means had failed, AM
was spurned from his presence! Ll,tl,
did she anticipate such treatmnn; from
one she reverencpd as holy being -ant
liile did she know Of his true character
Despair now seize! upon her and sh'
knew not where To 90 or what 10 do. A
few weary DAYS and restless nights foun,
her IN the same wretche3 condition. II,
apply for charity was 90 humIliating I,
her spirit. as broken as it was. and iiiel
how could she expec, to receive i, in
city where her husband found no sympa
thy, and where she had a house and lot
No, she would not do this. all olhe
measures should be resor,ed To before sh,
would ask aims. All! A new hope spring
10 her mind. Il will CO. she sand 4
herself, and see Joseph again. vii
offe: HIM the property for eight. for five
even for two hundred dollars. (that vii
take me and my children back and sure
ly he will give me tina. much for il. ant
lie, us depar, in peace With these feel
ings she again presented herself befor
him, and after relating her mealanchol
condition. made the offers already men
toned, all of which TO her iDexpressibl
surprise. were refused, and she vas aga
spurned from him. She begged-sh
entreated-she implored. but all in vain
Neither sympathy or justice were foua
products of ,ha, heart, that by long aban
donment TO crime, had become drear,