The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-17
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Elder Lee, one Of the SERENITY 81 nnts Oh
Utah, las been sQiUlru!ng il indliua ioi .,
number OF weeks. He is engaged III > eyre.
mission. delegated Ivy no less Il power Ai .I,a
Brigham Young himself. We enjoyed ti'
ir,p2incss Of Short conversation Win HlIA
willie waiting for the train at the depot. nc
n,as introduced as one Of the saints, ana MS
;nnearaucc was not calculated to progresses
ore in f;,yor OF them. lie WAS mean-!ookinS
,,,,u sh.bbilv dressed. His lace WAS an oou
,alxturc OF cu.lniag and ignorance, The eileSt
Il which was heightened by dlsagreeaHlc
::bit o; lookus behind him and Sl&llc'nS
cut OF tho corner 81 his eye. lie wore an
old rair of corduroy rantaloons, @rie'ouSiy
I'D. and world IT, wide for him. His
~ Il been green, hut \. vas la'eo ana some
r<sl ''",, very large e'st-,i'9' se' On
what toI". :, H. wecn :Dc ). Honlu ,,T ~. re
Inc na'h n % hove r. rcs, deal IT |. ''i' Mmn
III handEcrchisls. lie Carried to- ,nmI,,
,,rw silk one, and one SO Torn that 1t ). I'd
s.,rcplv hold toccthc-. II" was WARM, l..
CONSTANTLY cssaycd - wipe the per>p'rdlioh
II his manly brow, li:st ScttH" cat Inc rag
,,d handkerchief for tic purpose, tEcn s'i''-
..,iti,tin. !riir tie good one. It never occurred
20 him 10 put t.icn i'll different pockets, 50
the funny routine Of -ettin" CHI the WEpi-
dated one and ftlrtivelV >ccle;iDg It was COLI
s;autiy repeated.
in talking, he balanced himself first on one
foot ;!nG then tho o,Hcr. accompanies me
.rcsaw with Il singing motion VI DIS flSht
arm, It transpred that he was weaver
!.v trade, which accounted for the peculiar
gestures. lie prciaccd every rciaafA. ne
nrdc. and even his replies, with the "o'o'
suffice it 70 say" which made his conVerAa-
ton very absurd. For instance. Wncn ASKED
i Er;~ham Young had really fled the coun-
try, lie answered: ,,,+
he has returned! Suffice it TO say he Is not
rhe lad man he is represented to be. lie Is
not II murderer. Suffice it to say When AZ
rested he was not placed III connntlhch1.
suffice il to say the force which arrested h'ih
expected pposition--eXpeet>d resistance )
but when they said 70 Prophet 1ounS, Ecu
! are NV prisoner he sAid, AIN at your ser
vice, gentlemen Suffice it 10 say nc tooh
them ~ surprise. They said, We N''i hol
tuke YOU with us: when we want you we
will come for you.' Suffice II 10 sly, was
t!,at the way 10 arrest Il mnr'toici' i'e
! p.ophet is not murderer. lie is 2 9Ec.C
and good man, and suffice it 70 say lie VII!
come out ali right in The cud.
"iou arc in full fellowship with TIC Aor'
irvus:' we a,I;e,.
"sunlge it to sly, am. am one O. the
| Seventy"
Glow many wives have yon:' We ycn-
| turcd to inquire.
"Sulicc it 10 say, have two
"Do you like them both the same"
"precisely. Suffice it to say, can sec no
difference. They arc tic best OF friends:
Suffice it TO say, they are sisters. married
the second one to please the first. We have
seventeen children between rs. Siiiucc 1t to
say, the list wife lad twins, wslich gave haI
tie odd number
The man did not look all" to support one
wife. let alone two, and nearly sccrc OF
! children; but we are told that he had plenty
of money at his command. lie was very
illlerate, but what hc lacked in knowledge
be made up in faiaticism, and he is consider,
6 one CT the most successful prcsyilters OF
| the Mo.nioa,.,ith. = IS his pr ctice to strike
out into tho country end rural districts,
where he finds !,:imerous converts am9hS
the poor. wcaE-,nndcd, and IGNORANT.
/ Representing Utlll rs Il land flowing WIFI
! milk and honey---tie modern Canaan, III
] fact--he furnishes the convert, i necessary,
with meas OF transportation tldther. i
| would LAKE too long d chapter to chron!cit