Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-05-22

survive summer in New Orleans.
then consulted my father about leaving,
told him | wished to go to Salt Lake, and he
said if would not attempt to take the chill
dren he would assist me all he could.
Ia a few days / was on board steamer,
(the Mayiower) for ST. Louis, aud from thence
went on board a small steamer (the Alma
on the Missouri river to Atchison, Kansas
Territory, where l found the Mormon emf
grafton.
engaged TO cook for a mess Of ten per-
sons to defray my exp nses, aud thus jour
neyed across the plains To Sa.l Lake city.
remained just one year. leaving on the
anniversary ofthe day 9th September, 1850
| arrived.
While there taught school, in which 1
taught ten of z. p Pratt's children and board
ed in his family seven months. The remain
ing four months taught Gov. Young's fami-
" school and boarded in his house.
On the llth Of last September, left in a
company Of missionaries consisting Of about
twenty eiuetS anu Twelve iStidieS. Id'cfeN
in carriage with two elders and one lady,
making four of us. / furnished my own pro-
visions, and cooked for the other three, for
the privilege Of riding.
At St. Louis borrowed 800 Of church
funds and proceeded to New Orleans. 1t
was my intention when left Salt Lake to
so to my children, aud get them i 1 could !!
That have done what could, and oil /
could call, heavea and Garth to eritaess.
l got on board the steam cars with my
children at my fathers on Saturday at -
o'clock, to 60 on business to New Orleans, a
distance Of five or six miles.
In front of the ST. Charles hired car
,riage for five hours expecting TO leave on Il
steamer for Galveston, Texas, the next morn
ing at o'clock, but to my great discontinue
there WAS no steamer to leave before Thurs
day. stayed with my children that night,
Sunday and Sunday night, at the United
States Hot kept by Mrs. Smith.
On Monday morning not decmiug it safe
to stay at public house, | took an Omnibus,
leaving my childreA at the hotel. rode till
the omnibus stopped far down in the 3rd
municipality, inquired in Dutch grocery tor
"A furnished room, and the old lady pointed
acros, the street, went, found a woman with
plain sewing in her hand at the door.
She was so plain looking, 50 poorly dressed and
apparently So ignorant, that thought she was
not likely to have visitors often. She SAID
her husband worked on a tow boat aud would
not be home TIL Thursday night.
We stayed at this womaus house four days.
She gave Us her best bed, loaned me her
cooking uten,il, and gave me wood to cook
with, aud then helped carry our little trunk
to the omnibus. Bat she never asked Us
where we come from nor where we ware 20
mg; which l think very remarkable for one
OF her sex.
At s o'clock on Thursday morning, 18th
Of December. 1886, we were on Jo1rd the
Atlantic bound 10. .-Nao. could not ob-
tain a sate room, although | went on Tues
day to the agent; they were al, taA,4 The
ca ain. however, was kind tJ Us aud l,, us
occupy bis room and sent us the best Of ,ss-
~ thing.
At Galveston we took Iittle steamer, Capt
Pierce commander, for Harrisburg, where we
stayed all night at a hotel kept 10y Capt
Andrews, and next morning took the cars for
Houston. Two miles from Houston We found
a home at the house of Mr. VIM. Gambel,
who is a man of no religion, lives WELL has
plenty Of servants and no children. His wife
was like a mother to US. The first three
weeks | made change of clothing and then
sought for something to do. Found employ
ment in a dress making establishment, Mr.
StaRsburry's, where worked FIVE weeks spend
ing two days with my children, Sunday to
rest and Monday to wash and mend. Or
the 4th of March | left Houston with Capt
Andrews, Mr.. Stanfeld and james GammeI,
(the latter being Mormon elder) to journey
10 Ellis county where the Mormon emigration
was fitting out for trip across the plains.
Through letter from Houston | was ap
prsed that Mclean was in pursuit Of me; and
to avoid trouble, and perhaps bloQd shed in
the company, took passage with a man by the
name Of Clark who is not Mormon He
had a wife aud three children, a poor wagon
and three yoke OF good oxen.
With these people | was jourpeyipg when
Mclean and party met US. The scenes that
have been in progress from that day to this
are before the public. 1t is well known that
have been arrested upon a false oath and
dragged by civil and military officers before
an excited populace and the court as pri-
soner. Only to be cody told that might
retire, nothing being found against me.
In behalf of the dead | hara 10 instif,. IL ~