Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-31

just arrived across the plains, that the rest
of our folks died on the route, were killed by
the Indians, or some such thing"
Yes" said Bob, "or we can say that our
folks stopped at Salt Lake, but that we could
not remain in such an immoral and thieving
community"
"A good thought" replied Jim, "and
now earnestly, what do you think of the pro-
ject?"
"What in thunder should we do if we did
deceive the folks? You wouldn't have us
marry any of the rich ones, would you?" ask
ed Pete.
You talk as silly as woman already
We would only have to let our situation be
known, and if l am not mistaken we will
soon be placed in prosperous circumstances
What say you?"
an go it." said Bob.
And too," said Pete, "but who shall
be the women?r
"Jim would be one of course" replied
Bob, "his bear's-paw hands and number four
teen feet would be SO delicate, and then his
stoop-shoulders would give him such grace
full Grecian bend. Miss Jim-ima, ahemp
Come, come Bob, if am handsome 1
can't help it, said Jim. "Of course you and
Pete would have to play the feminines.-
Neither of you are large enough to be even
tailor, and as to beard, your faces are as
smooth as baby's. will play the part of
an older brother, and keep an eye out that
you don't get ruined"
The project being finally agreed on, they
dropped the subject and were soon in dream
land. where visions of female apparel floating
in the air and hanging on trees, greeted their
sleeping eyes till they tired of the view.
In the morning they were up by times, and
one of them went out in search of their pack
mule while the Others prepared the breakfast
and packed up.
All things being ready the "tug of war
came," in Pete and Bob putting on their dis
guses. Though they had some difficulty in
deciding upon the uses to which to put some
of the articles, yet after using up the better
part of the forenoon in trying and talking,
they succeeded in clothing themselves quite
respectfully in their dimity and calico.
According to Jims account their efforts at
mimicry must have been amusing in the ex-
treme.
of they started for Sandy Bar, some
twelve miles above, where they arrived about
night-fall and'temporarily encamped
The news quickly spread over the camp
that some women had como among them, and
the excitement consequent on the occurrence
of such an extraordinary event, quickly arose
to fever heat. Curiosity was rampant and
before an hour had elapsed, no one of the
persons on the bar had failed to pass close to
the camp where the objects of interest were
seated around the fire.
But one of the wonderers had the boldness
to stop and enter into conversation; and he,
a regular down-easter, plumed himself on his
tact in drawing out from them their history;
not for moment suspecting that he was just
the man wished for, in order to spread the fab
ricated story He left them to retail his
news, and before bed time all had heard it,
and it was generally resolved that something
must be done for the emigrants.
The next day being Sunday, all those who
could procure clean shirt of light colored
order were on hand early, for the purpose of
making the acquaintance of the strangers
Their reception was cordial, and the camp
was continuous hustle the entire day. The
Misses Burley were all the rage, and the
brother, Jim Burlcy, was voted "brick."
OF course, according to Jim's account, he
spread himself some in the narrative of the
hardships of their trip, and the scorn with
which the gals" rejected all the offers of the
amorous Mormons. And when he came to
the part where they made their escape during
a tremendous thunder storm at the dead hour
of the night, one enthusiastic young Irish
man brandshed his imaginary shillaly, and
swore "be the howly piperS that played before
ST. Patrick, the darlints must be of the rale
ould Irish stock"
That afternoon the ladies were the theme
of conversation with every squad that gath
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