The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
noM Homes Ioined The Mormons.

A laughablo story is floating respecting
the proselytism of mn old Welshmm TO the
views of Brigham Young. in 0 little ham,
let distant some three or four miles from
Town, where one, yould fairly imagine
that the name of tho Prophet could never
have reached, and Utah would have been
terra inr0gnia, there live two men both fast
approaching the ''sOre and yellow leaf, -
employed in breaking stones and doing
various odd jobs about the road. For vaTi.
Gus reasons, against one Of these men
strong suspicious had been entertained
that he wan a memhey Of that sect known
as the Latter-day-S SAINTS, and these suspi-
cions have recently received q remarkable
verifcation. II appears that for some time
he has been varying the monotony Of his
daily labor by the relation to his fellow
workman, wiam W. will call Jones OF
those special advantages which thl follow
ers of the Prophet are held TO posses, aud
beguiled the old fellow with the prospect
of the New Jerusalem in such golden col
ours that without great difficulty, he sue
0eeded in winning over Jones, hitherto u
member o. tho L,ejbodist denomination; 10
the opinions plofeased by himself. For
~tuuatrly, peIhnps, fOrJonos, the partner OF
his Joys aud woes IL u strong-minded f.
male, who, fore-seeing what might result
from the division Of affection or the plural
ity Of wives Jones might enjoy Up the fell
low3hip ofthe mormons, peTsistentiy turn
ed a deaf ear 10 the voice OF the oharmer,
so that the arrangements subsequent 10 the
conversion had TO be carried out without
her interference. Ont Sunday was fixed
or the immersion, and il was arrange d, in
order that the ceremony might be carried
out with as great privacy AZ possible, that
the neophyte should be knocked up ut four
a., M, and then proceed to the River. Ac-
cordingly at that unearthly hour of the
morning a timid knock wa heard at the
front door, which, falling to have the desir-
ed effect was repeated again and again, nm
til Mrs, Jones wa8 aroused, and requested
TO see who their early visitor was. Jones
admitted his visitor and calling to his wife
to have some dry linen prepared, he left
the house In company with the follower OF
the Prophet and wendell his way TO the
river. She quietly followed the pair, and
reached the river just in time 10 witness
the immersion. She fastened home,
barred the door, and going upstairs waited
the return Of her husband. Gently did the
n~ewly-baptised saint raise the latch, but
the door was securely fastened; and he
soon became aware of the unpleasant fact
that he was locked out. lie tried the win
dow, but that too was secured, 30 that
nothing was lett for him but to rouse his
wife.
He knocked again and again and remem-
bering that he was clad in the most airy of
morning costumes, having nothing in par
ticular but q pairof Wellington boots, he
raised his voice pitifully for readmittance,
but the reply-"We don't van any Latter
day Saints hereof his wife did rot tend
TO reassure him in any way. The fact be.
came noised about the village, and thepoor
old fellow was surrounded by an unsyinpa-
thetic crowd, who chafed him to their
hearts content. tits satisfactory to know
that the Mormon community have recog-
Missed the services which he has rendered,
and have forwarded him his passage mon
ey to the New Jerusalem. Mrs. Jones has
not yet recovered the shock which this do
mestic drama has given her, and was con-
lined to her bed for some days after this I'M
fortunate occurrence.