The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-09-25

| fixed stare. for a moment. when his lips begar
10 move. Then his hand raised intuitively
To his bruised neck-the face began TO tak'
expression. and the entire body to NANTES
| returning life.
Take sip OF this it'll do you good. ;
said the Traveller. lifting lis head an one
arm. and presenting him the canteen u
| brandy.
The reviving man grasped the can,een &
his lips, and, though swallowing with dii IL
Guilty. succeeded in drinking a considerable
quantity. Its influence was effective. and
Ardine soon set upright. and after little be-
gan TO show signs of reasons and speech.
well, old feller. rather think you must
have began 20 smell birthstone that time
But wha, the deuce were you strung up there
for Can't you tell ieller I" said the droll
traveller.
After several efforts. Ardine succeeded in
gaining the power of speech.
Il can scarce tell you now, my friend" lie
replied. in broken. gasping sentences. Il
was hung by lot of Mornons. simply be-
cause became convinced of the corruption
and hypocrisy of the church, and wished to
leave it.n |.tfH. rsf..t..-
lis that all! cried the stranger. "Blast
their Millerised heaItsl Just wish our
party was big enough, I'd knock tho whole
city into second Nauvoo :"
- But who. my friend. are youl And how
came You hither soopportunely Z" asked Ar
dine.
:. Well. to answer both questions at once.''
replied the traveller. Pm Josh Stratum,
from the State OF Illinoy. ard belong To u
party of Californy emigrants, now encamped
about halt u mile across the plain. After
pitehin' my tent, as some OF 'em said We
were in sight of Salt Lake City, thought
I'd walk across and take view OF it by
moonlight. was passin' through this little
strip; saw you, cut you down, and now you
know all about IT."
$ And how can thanl, you for your kind
ness. my friend ~ said Arline. feelngly.
" By not mentioning it, said the emigrant
good naturcdly. But come. can you waikiki
You don't want TO 60 back ameng the Nor
mons again, guess. 30 come with me over
10 the camp. and We will see whas can he
done for YOU"
Ariine rose to his feet, and. turning bis
gaze toward the city, from which he had
been banished, bis brow darkened u, he ex-
claimed:
- FAREWELL thou pu,rid hot-b of leen-
tious wautonness! Thou Babylon of the
present! Belshazzar revels within thy walls.
but the day is not tar distant when thy doom
shall be ,een as the hand writing On the
wall Farewell. false Prophet and thy sat
elites But bcwarei Tor Lemuel Ardine
still lives "a
a bIief walk brought the twain to the
camp OF the emigrants, somo hundred or
more in number.
A few words from Stratum, spoken in his
peculiar way, at once won for Ardine the
sympathies OF the entire party aud, after
discussing ns good supper as could be got
ten under the circumstances, hc told his story
No follows: a .t. -r,
Il was horn in n small village, in the State
of Connecticut. Ny parents both died when
myself and two sisters were still young, and
We were left pretty mach TO take care of our
selves as best We could. We grew up under
the patronage OF different relations, each re-
ceiving moderate schooling, except my
youngest sister, who, from her beauty and
amiability, became the favorite OF d wealthy
aunt. received polished education.
About eighteen months ago, there cane
70 tie village, under the patronage Of two or
three families, a Mormon elder. who preached
his doctrines oolily, and with such show
of sincerity, that many, who were induced to
listen to him. st last embraced the faith. my
el!est sister and Uyself among the number
Through frequent persuasions, aid the
most hattering Inducements, j was led 70
.aeritee; the considerable property i had
ailias>eu stnec the at..;n,..a... OF my aiori-
". and remove 10 Utah. Attended by M
sister. the elder, and several other families.
We Joined u party of emigrants in New York
and arrived here about a year ago.
i soon found hot only that all possessed
was passing into the hands and power OF the
church which simply means the private
Voiers of the Prophet and elders-but that,
As u people, they were given 10 the grossest
licen iousness and mercenary enjoyment
My sister. soon after our arrival. was sealed
I" the elder who brought Us here, and who
already had six wives.
- at last became terribly disgusted with
all around me, and have recent ,ie i, red it |
boldly. To-day, the Prophet banishcd me
from the city, in company with six rnTfans. |
whose private orders were TO hang ne To the |
Arrest tree. They had'but too well accom-
piShcd his orders. had not M. Stratum come !
upon me accidentally. and cut me down"
Il am helpless now" he said. :. and will |
bend nay steps towards the FL Dorado. where |
! may find gold, TO help nie work my ven
geance on this city. Then let the numbering |
crew beware ~