, 1877-04-07

numbering our Patriarchs and Prophets.
Joseph and Hiram ? Now talk about
shedding innocent blood" They said
was good, liberal, irre-hearttd man,
hut too much of this sympathy would he
always in the way: that avery man now
had to show his colors that it was not
safe to have judas in camp. That it
was proposed that every man express
himself; that if there was man who
W NJ no keep n close mouth they
wanted to know it tltn This gave me
to understand what to expect if / conin-
,ued to oppose. MajUr Highee said /:
Brother Lee is right. Let him take an
expression of the people" knew I
dare not refuse, so | had every man speak
and express himself. All said they were
willing to carry out the counsel ot their
leaders that the leaders had the spirit
of God and knew better what was right
than they did
They then wa ted to know my feel
lings. I replied, Il have already ex
pressed them" Every eye was upon mt
rs paused hut, said |, You can do Ms
you please, will not oppose you any
ongrr.' "Will you keepa close mouth ?"
was the question II will try was my
answer. will here say that the fear of
offending Brigham Young and George
NJ. Smith had save my life, was near
being "bloud atoned' in Parownn, under
j. G. L. Smith, in 1854, hut ofths have
spoken in my autobiography.
Saturday morning all was ready, and
every nun assigned to his post of duty.
During the night, or rather just before
daylight, johnson and Shurlz ambushed
their Indians the better to deceive the
enigrunts About II A. NJ. the troops,
under Major Highec, took their position
on the road. The white flag was still
kept in the corral. Highcc called viii.
Iinm Batemun out of the ranks tn take u
flag of truce to the corral. He WINS met
about half way with another white flag
from the emigran's camp. They had u
talk The emigrunt was told we had
come to rescue them if they were wihirg
to trust us. Both men with flags returned
to their respective places and reported
and were tn meet again and br.ng word.
Highly called me out to go and inform
them the conditions, and, il accepted,
Dan Mcfarland, brother to Johu McFar-
land. lawyer, who acted as aiadccamp,
would bring back word, and then two
wagons would be sent for the firearms,
children clothing, etc. | oheyed; and the
nI httN N.
without dis,rust. had as little to say as
possibe-in fact, my tongue refused to
perform its office ! sat down on the
ground in the corral, near where some
young men were engaged in paying the
last respects to some person who had
Just died OF a wound A large frshy old
lady came to me twice and talked while
| sut there. She related their troubles
said that seven of their number were kill
ell and fOrty.siN wounded on the first at
tack that several had died since She
asked me i'll was m Indian agent. |
said, I'm one sense am, as Government
has appointed me Farmer to the In
dians.' told her this to satisfy her.
heard afterwards that the same question
was asked and answered in the same
manner 10y McF ,rland, who had been
sent by IIigbee to the corral, to "hurry
me up for fear that the Indians would
come back and he upon them"
When all was ready, Samuel McMur.
dy. Counsellor to Bishop p. X. Smith
(Klngen. SMITH, drove out on the lead
His wagon had the seventeen children
clothing and arms. Samuel Knight
drove the other team, with five wounded
men and one hoy about Is years old. |
walked behind the first wagon to direct
the course. and to shun being in
the heat of the slaughter-but this kept
to myself. When we got turned fairly
to the east motonrd to McMurdy 10
Steer north, across the valley. | at the
same time told the women who were
next to the wagon, to follow the road up
to the troops which they did. Instead
uf my saying to MCMurdy not to drive So
f,st-as he swore on trial said to the
contrary, to drive on, as my aim was to
get out Of sight before the firing COM
mcnccd, which we did
We were about hafa mile ahead of
the company when we heard the first fir
ing. We had drove over ridge of roll
ing grounl, and down on n low fiat
The firing was simultaneous along the
whole line The moment the firing com
mcncrd MrCmdy halted and tied his
lines across the rod OF his wagon box,
stepped down cooly with douhIc hur.
relied shotgun, walked back to Knights
wagon who hnd the wounded men, and
WA, about twenty icas in the rear a,
he raised his piece j." ,u.d "Lord, my
God receive their spirits, .pr it is tor the