The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-30


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I had learned 10 like the Kimball
boys so we'll that this, eyeding y expe-
rience made me feel sad for them, and
/ began TO see the explanation OF an
other strange fact, and that is, that
great majority of the younger Nor
mons are infidels. | have noticed the
same thing. with the more i9teIllge ut
young French and irish CathOIIcsp
and 4 suspect il must be SO with every l
religion that has-in it so. little OF the
element of spirituality.l From a gross,
's6nsi1oIfsF religion the thinking mind |
glides naturally into a cold and cheer I
Iess s keptieism.la Cur iIttle group of I
ffteen with one outfit stood assfol- |
lows: Six InfideIsi {mdstly cot Nor Il
mon parents) five .Mermons: two i
Luthera ps, 81 one Cath0licsl aud ene /
Methodist. - - zaegf.o3 fsz 4
Such is, life and society on the.
plainss But evenjon the plaius there /
is an aristeeraey." and considerable
class aud caste jealousy The mule
skinner considers the bull-whaek-
err quite .beneaah him. and will hard
ly associate with him on equal terms;
while the latter doubtless looks upon I
the former as stuck up and proud. /
The life of . mules kinnerD will do
but from my observation of the OK,
teams we -meet,,rI should pronppnce
that of bull whackeE a little
worse than soldering; and justIa .trifie.-
better than the peuItentiaryl They
have to drive very late at night, and,
very early iaaathe morning, = driving
without breakfast till 10 o'clock, or.
.later,1f or aR hichl reasons they never
seem as social and lively the drivers
In muie-traiBsoqazVII o.
f All our work was done by dark,
and gathered AROUND the camp fire
we would spend the hours in. lively
songs and merriment, varied with an
occasional dose of Red Jacket. Z
which is used on the plains as an al
terative, sanalive.- sedatlVes and pre-
ventiVe. On the wild mountain side,
or in the deep glen, -by-a sage brush
fire, you may imagine the roaring
chorus from a dozen pair of strong
lungs, oyer such aseheiee bit OF poet
,ry as this: .te s.ref IS -s.. f..sar
" Oh how happy is the man who has
neard Instructors voice, G
: And turned a.gfliie skinner for his FIRST.
and early choice, &c, &c ~ ~.
Or such q bit of history as this: !.
= obadier, he dreampl q dream,
III W. team vt "a 10y 81 y
\ |, I, But when.he woke he heaYed q sigh,
The ie a,S,1ao at RifkSd ont the swing
Compared with these bold and joy
Gus utterance there is quite a touch
of the pathetic in r 'as zfi.i5is alnr.s
fDIQ y,c5G er . nfrlir 1lr- 80 g n. Up saf1c
otrG "PHE BULL-WHACKER's EPIC.i
"oh, I'm folly driver II run the Salt
And I can lex rascal that Jokes an
: - OK of mine .t- 80 e.
He'd better ~ tal36 6, hin . ont or you bet
To sprawl MIN WITH an ox-bow = Root
hog, or diet .as *
fts oh, m tell you how. IL Is when you first
, You've,g got an awkward team and very
: You've got to, whip and FOLLOW Or you
swear, it's on the sly)-- - *.
! r. hog, ordiet' = III ..l'a.isi & "
t z. Oh. it's every day at noon there is some
/. II there Is noting else there wiz be an
: First Win r6besl you throw him, and
there you make him lie
2 While you TACK on the shoes, boys, to
!. Root, neg, or dle!'
: perhaps you'd like to know what ii is
: . i,,t, " nays 70 eat -, /. ],
n "A afstle old inoias1es. and sugar on the
1 Potatoes, If you've. got ,em-to Root
E.ssH .aEarnS0s' ri eiif'i ssi' sa7 ID -ias
g ''"'''e ~ fF'ae ttiJyss s. r ' ut Il IA
!, "A little muddy enffee ia an old rusty cup
b a little dip from Bitter Creek, well filed
with aikali- r.l
It's good for them hat liGes it, to Root
q hog, or die!'
| = - seen iaion z the rod ffssf'--si -
l The antelope and deer and the great big
! The bnfiIaafd eiiks ths,rabbits Jump 50
And me bloody. 4piuns to'Root hog or
e .sr4dHy 7rff Eia2 .2Tr 2 r-r( e9rt w.
: "The prairie dogs in Dog-town and the
pr1c6iy pears, rg
And the buffalo bones that are scattered
G everywheres;
g Now and then dead oxen from vile AL
{ Are very Trick in places where it's Root
g .4.s-.7 hog or die rrar
"Ah, you've yet to take things on the
|, 1tJ, plains as YOU can; "a
I They'll never try to please you, cor any
~ < i. z oIilers mani fF.I En4
You go it late and early, and also wet or
3. And cal When gu can get it. to Root hog
ordie.' e5.ss
1
| -ur ID eansbe beat: Il ill1s 1fs5r~T-. 7
Root hog ordie' ison every wagon sheet;
The sand within your throat,i the dust
Bend your back and stand 1t to sRoot hog
'-s be or die r i{voe- 81, ,.l sts
When we arrived in Salt Lake the 25th
Eg-gl il.OfsJune. aGuf ..s-. Ilu- - %
J The people were surprised TO see us come
But sye aresboid b1Ii-gghaclzers oIl.yy hom
sh and We can stand it TO Root
hog or die" rueF&.1 t23t -ef
That will do for specimens of the
literature of the Plains. asIa
The road down Bitter Creek, always
bad twas ten times worse than com =.
mon. on account OF the graders at
work everywherego n the line of the
railroad. who have cut up the route
= so it Is almost 9impassable. For two
days we wa6ed through alkali dust
: six inches deep, constantly. eayeloped
. IAN "a binding, white cloud, but the
I. third day our mules were so exhaust
ed We turned off the road directly
north aud followed a mountain road
I leading to the Sweetwater route and
: TO Echo Canon. 80 -..a
ii CROSSING Green River on the morn
ing OF August 18th, we entered Utah
! Territory. Space iaifs me to tell of
many matters of interest in Echo and
Weber. Canons- and the rest of our
route; but Finally reached this city,
the morning of the 10Th, and alter
Il days rest and "a gplQege bath In the
Hot Springs, was ready for business
agaan, i s0op found asgoOd boarding
hoase, at the moderate price of eight
dollars per week. | took a two
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