Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16


MoRMoNs BouNp FOR UTAH.--The Philadel-
phia Ledger, in recording the arrival there ON
friday OF $50 MormOns, men, women and
children, from England, hound for Utah, says
From what could be gathered at the hands
OF those with whom oar reporter conycr5Hd,
the statements which have hecn published in
the newspapers with reference 10 Utah have
been publicly denounced 10 them as false.
These current stories have, however, shaken the
faith OF some of the young women, who have
come 10 the determination to proceed oiurth-
er until they have satisfied themselves thar
living cannot be made without going 10 Utah,
and heaven gained without crossing thn desert.
One young woman who started from Glas-
gov, in Scotland, as I, Mormon, said she was
dressmaker; that her Chief reason dor leaving
Scotland was desire to make II living. She
would not so to Utah ii she could get along in
Philadelphia.
One young man, with his wife and small lam
| lily, had expected TO so out to Utah, but had
been disappointed in the expectation Of letter
with money to carry him on. He was collier,
| from Glasgow, and upon being informed that
| Pennsylvania was great coal district, his
c0untenance beanlad with Joy. as did that Of
his wife also, and he said, that being the case,
he would suspend his pilgrimage to Utah and
| | COX out for the coal mines.
young English girl informed or reporter
| that the name oil the master was Richard Ar
per ! that he was u EingishDan; that there
was only one Hirishman on board che ship, who,
being no Mormon might be set down in the
manifest as a Greek. This young woman de-
clared that she was bound for the land Of U tahi
but not until she had gone to service and had
sent for her two brothers and sisters, 80 that
they could all start across the plains 1Ogether.
Her idea OF the plains was rich. In describing
them she spoke OF taking shelter beneath trees
loaded with foliage and rich fruit; she antici-
patcd the iinc breeze waving the blad5s OF
grass, the climate was genial, and the bees
were plentiful, providing honey, which would
be used instead of butter; and bread of home
manufacture, made in the tents, baked in the
wagons, and eaten with gladness. Her picture
OF pilgrimage was decidedly beautiful, but not
exactly applicable to the plains which lie be-
! tween Philadelphia and Brigham Young.
Another young woman, thinking that our re-
| porter was representative Of the home mis-
sionary society, made scriptural assault upon
\ him, but he informed her that he was not a
! preacher, which at welcome information, she
said, ''because, if yUti was, could prove from
| The Bible that our religion (that Oi Mormon
ism is OF divine origin.' She Immediately
ratified OIL an indefinite number OF passages
from the Scriptures, and concluded by wishing
tnat she was over her journey and settled in
Utah. boy of some eighteen years of age.
said that the passage had only lsai ed tive weeks
and he wished it had been twice that time,
stating as his reason, that he newer had such d
time among the lasses in a. his life. As he
said this, he bestowed his arm upon the neck
of well shaped young Danish woman, who
seemed to receive the salute with the greatest
sociability.
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