Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-14
WOMAN RESCUED FROM THE NOR
MONS.

right between Saints and Pixies Peakers.
tFrom the Jasper (Iowa) Free Press, June 81
company of returning Pixies Peaker's
passed through here last Sunday, having un-
der their protection young lady, whom they
had taken from a Mormon train, few miles
west OF Newton, short time previous. 1t ap-
pears that, on last Sunday morning, as the
Pixies Peak boys were crossing Skunk Bottom,
they passed a train of Mormons, who were bust
Iy engagcd-men, women and children-in en-
deayOriDg to extricate a number of their wagons
that were stuck fast in the mud. While stop
ping for moment TO witness the exertiOns Of
the Saints, they accidentally overheard young
girl, about 49, eXclam, Il wish was drowned
IN that slOugh,' Their interest was ut once
awakened, and they interrogated her as to why
she made such Abolish wish. 81 replied that
she was tired of life; that she had started from
Iowa City for Salt Lake, with her father, who
is Mormon Elder; that she had been compelled
to walk all the way thus far, and that when she
expressed a wish to leave the train and return
TO the city they invariably stopped her mouth
She was informed by the Peakers that if she
desired to return to Iowa City she should go
back with them, to which she replied that she
desired very much 10 return. The Mormons,
numbering some fifty men, gathered around,
armed with guns, knives, pistols, &C., &c, and
declared that she should not go back
The Peak boys, nothing daunted, armed
nounccd their determination to take the girl at
all hazards, and proceeded to carry out their
intentions. For time a fight seemed inev-
table, but finally Mormon courage gave way,
and the boys succeeded in placing the girl safe
ly under their own protection She then in
formed them that the Saints had n trunk and
other baggage belonging to her. which they at
once proceeded to obtain. The followers of
Brigham boldly announced their intention to
tight before they would permit the things to be
taken from their wagons.
show of guns and revolyers, however, cooled
their srdor, and Mormon courage oOzcd out at
their fingers ends, while the boys proceeded to
transfer the baggage to their own wagons-the
Saints looking on and uttering terrible impre-
cations against the perpetrators of the horrid
outrage, as they termed it. After obtaining all
they sought, the rescuers drove away with the
young lady in their possession, leaving the Nor
mons to console themselves as best they could
in their loss
The Pixies Peakers who were engaged in the
rescue, who numbered only about Is men, we're
from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa City.
A PRESCRIPTION FOR EARLY RIsING.-Rev
Mr.. Beecher has the following in his last Star
Paper:
Good healthy children that are put to bed at
night when birds chickens retire, are admirable
wakeners in the morning. When they have
slept their sleep full, there is no help for you.
Wake they will. coo and frOlic they will. All
your hushing sn1 humm;n, are vain. Your
effort, to put them TO sleep only serve to wake
you up. A bouncing boy, year old, creeping
out of his crib slyly, and bouncing upon his
fathers face with chirp and chuckle, is better
than any alarm clock. A clock will soon run
out its cacOphOnOus rattle, but a child never
runs down, or ends, his fun.
But we have discovered a new method Of
waking early. Perched up upon our green hill
slope beyond Peekskill we have found it diff
cult to sleep after about four o'clock ofsummer
mornings For countless multitude of birds, in
all the trees and shrubbery, aim their notes at
us with such sweet archery that we are pierced
through and through with the silver arrows
Of music. 1t is in vain that you wrap the pill
lows about your ears 1t is vain for you to re-
feet that you need sleep, and will not get up.
Every one knows that an effort Of will sufficient
to resist the annoying or attractive sound, is it.
self the end Of sleep.
While We are resisting, we are Weakening.
Thus, this very morning all the trees about our
little house were belfrles, and rang out more
chimes than were ever heard at Colo me or
Antwerp. And, after the first recognition, we
t Irned Tesolutely to the wall determined to
sleep on But. ''that's a robin said our carr,
and that's bObolink, - there goes a wren, ,
and sparrows, larks, phoebes, cat-birds, al d
many of their cousins in the orchard and woods,
all Joined to laugh us out Of the idea of sleeping
Now, if any one wishes to know how to get
up early, we will tell him. 60 out of the city
early in the day. Seek some tranquil place in
the country where guns are never heard where
fruit trees and shade trees abound, and where
the shaking of the leaf or the distant crow of
chanticleer is the lOudest sound ever heard,
except Of birds. And then, after walking all
day among the fields and hills, and forests, and
| suppiDg upon milk that never dreamed of u
city milkman, go to bed by nine O'Clock. II
n L l. Il II
report your case to US, and we will make afresh
prescription.