The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-08


cannot be prevailed npon TO return unless
that kind hearted girl comes. with M apo
iogy, to petition for my reappearance.
As 10 Affection, l am far from regarding
her as nm enemy. she is, IN fact, but q
faithful ally You Observed the .Tast
numbers that floeked TO the palace Of
Pleasure; il is always thus, that she sue.
.cceds ID leading of q large majority And
although comparatively few ever make.
their escape from her halls. yet, FOR that
few, Lam almost entirely Indebted Ia the
address Of Affection; or jiil the nlessen+
gers despatch with invitations TO my
abode, none are SO successful us she. You
would be surprised to hear how many of
the inhahimitS Of this place have been
first driven by her from the palace ef
Pleasnre, aud tllen led by Devotion To our
qiiiet valley. 4 H Vi. "a 5y .5 q
IN The last s1ite.Of rooms j visited was on
tile upper story; and they presented a very
interesting aid busy scene. "A. benignaat
parsonage. called Beneyoteiiee, presided
here. The moment we assembled, j .&oht
served that 4, fresh glow oytrspread the
face Of Happiness and her eyes beaned
with more than their wonted eifalgence
She met BenoYieHee with d cordial sslu-
tation, though il was but iIasty one: for
he declared he hnd so. much business on
his hands, that he could not stay even to
talk with Happiness. We followed him,
however, through several different rooms,
where there was much q crafty my etiFi-
asity IN; one of these, saw d small cir
Gle Of females, surrounded with d crowd
iof5widows and orphans, 10 whom they dis
tri5ated coats and gafInents Iii one long
apartment / saw thousands Of children,
-of ailcoiofs and countries, receiving in-
struetion. And Wkiia some we're ehgag-
ed In their tuitioit, others werc running TO
/ and fro along the gallery, and up autl
down the staircase, with piles Of Bibles
under their arms; which they distributed
I to every creature that passed :sss u. s.
+ Here said / "a should presume no
oYil pow efs dare iftrUie; At that, Bene-
violence slso0k hiS3tead: 'In time, said
.}ie, a@e hope To eSpei them entirely; llut
I 1 you GsSnre, tIrtf il / but fail asleep fora
few minutes, there are two oilirigus beings,
tc&tled 0steutati0h aud Party,sririt, who
| have. tile itnpud9nce to wcHr my dress;
I however, said he at trust be confessed;
tito$ these. impairment fellows work terry
I ihGtt aiia do u glntt deal OF business. tol
me, So lilet Il should sometimes scarcely
/ 5ifuX hoW 10 get on without them; ang
III iiaYe mpEg- Of ms, own family pro@F
/ ap, i ati: obliged TO Wind ct their Intrusion
a0Iaetj gtytaf tlrteEtl,.l aid quite sshaHie6 tG
5Ssst III Ilisgs d: u Iillt aeGolipii
Flhau iade myself! s:=... .:5
I Ifsd now visited i'll the great divisions
I the haihling; aud Happiness said il monit
/ be endless 10 conduct me- through every
tsecFet passage, and into every retired
closet to:Whigh no one had access bu1
herself. When she ceased to speak,
lgazed at her aud sighed: g blasin said !
4 and isit 50, that even your SANCTUARY |
thus Halle 10: iusasi0ns, and that thost
I vi DO conc TO reside under your protection
l:eapHot insure yonr Presehee, for an hour
whittier then shall g0!n .foFhear thest
4 mGrEInfiRgs." said she, 'iGnd follow me-
/ | did so; and she led me oace mere to til
temple Of Devotion We found the priest
Tess employed in trimming the fame o.
] Der altar, which iariug the light and bus
7 tie Of day, was, she said, very apt to lar
giGsh, Happiaess told her my complaint
and she thus addressed me: .s. -. :.
! Know you not, poor mortal she said
| "that<Aoagh Happiness has been permit
ted 10 erect u temporary residence in thi
valley, itis not her hereditary estate
4 aud That she reigus here only hy Unite
and ptecarious right? Her. pattern,
mansion is III different sphere there hC
reign will be absolute, and her presenC
perpetual; and there the inhabitants I
r the valley will eventually accompany he
! From the upper windows Of this temple
!, continued she, ''the golden towers of tbs
! palare are occasionally visible: when ii
;; sky is clear and the air sefeRe, can a
WAYS distinguish them. Do but loo
! steadily, fer a time, and you also may pc
eeiye them" / turned my fearful eyt
/ towards the quarter where Devote
, pointed; but a gross yapor, rising iro
the earth, prevented my diScerniHgaa sing
tarret Devotion, however, assured n
that they were there; and | believed he