The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-18
CORRESPONDENTS.
NAUvOO, ILLINOIS;

CORRESPONDENC
NauvOo. suIuNops:
NJ.
rA. Y.r-.er 4.,v c,sv ~ the Msrweus.
Ths place which II known far ard vide, because
of is early coanecti. Win sbe Nornons is situated
on the east side Of the Nississipui River.
A We psssed throueh the tovn. which presents .
yery scattered appear.poe fhe 6rst plaoc which We
noticed, and which was connected with the Normons
was the lot on which the residence of John d. Lee
widely heard Of once stooa II stands in the part of
the town known as ..tbe HIM. and is very pleasantly
situated. The house has beer torn down. but the barn
ia still standing.
About block from tb;s ,lace stands the house in
which brigham Young once lived. II il a frame
bouse which mi,bt b.v. o,.. b,ru white: shutters
from which all color had Aaa and a dilapidated ap-
pearanee in general or cou,se. we looked upon the
bouse with some awe. .l,ho,,h having no such feel
in, for its world dv;de trowr occupaut of former
wears
The nex, nlace pon,.d o,, n ms bv the driver of
our vehicle, xbo wa. an ala re.dent. and therefore
~oy, ..ou,,,sd ,;,h a.. h;-..-- a. N.uvoo va. the
hon.a in vb;cb Joasuh s,,;.,, ,.;5ea ,rben hc and
his folloxer. .ettled N.uvoo vb;eh VIVA about the
re.r Is.a Tb;. bou.. :. ,,,;,. mali aud .n;d.ted
Acros. the street from ,s hou.e .,.nds the last resi-
dence of Josepb Smith Lno-r a. the Old Mansion
Hou.e. II ua. hu;lt in ,ssa IN. ..me xear the Nor
mons settled N.uvoo .hov;nr that he did NOT live
,oro in tho 6,., ho,.. =. ~ once have heen n
bud;pp of very ;mno.;rr .nrssr,nce lint. ike the
rest ia fast going to min to .tories in height
and about lot in LENGTH Tbs front mart ia occupied.
but the hack mart is let n, ,be of time which
are beginning IN show on !, Inst below the cornice
are iron mates some NJ L;, he,r the date in which
the bouse was built and a CRESCENT and star and
anne of which hear ea,es in u;It This ia evidently
the symbol of some secr.t society or Of their faith
joseph Smith. or the Propbet as hs vas called was
shot at Cartbare III. about eighteen miles distant
from Nauyoo in Jul 1874 mat thirty vfour wears ago.
He was brought home. and buried secretiv. as a re-
ward WAS offered far him dead or alive II ia ann.
that he ia bur;ed in the lot ON which tho Mansion
House st.pds and proh.b,v In tho .,,t.,.,a.n n.s.
age beneath the bouse which led tn the .,.hle.
The Riverside Man.;on House tho nr..a.r, residence
of the Propbe,s wife fpox Mira Brd.man =, !. an nm.
finished brick structnre and commsud. a ma agui8eent
view of the Mississippi As INV amt. Who WAS along.
had once been aconaiuted with Mrs Rva,man and
INV cousin and mvself wished tn 200 her we deter.
mined to make her a abort call. Accor,,;n,,v ve
alipbted and were sboxp nm tn ber room, .he hs;ro
too feeble to descend to the parlor Az tbe door We
"efe met "y Tue aaoP'eu uausn'er oi Mrs- bydaman'
VINO lis her constant companion and nurse. Mrs. BY
daman was lying on the bed, but rose up as We en-
tered' ana smoothed back her hair with her yellow
anu wrinkied hands. She dd not recognize my aunt,
not having seen her IN about twenty years, but re-
membered her, when she was told her maiden name
She s seventyve years OF age very gray rather tall
athough bent by age, and bright black eyes for one
of her age. She wore dress made very plainly, with
an infant waist and large white handkerchief pin
ned around her neck, and which reached to the belt
OF her Dress and fastened there under the belt of her
apron. She had very deathlike appearance, and as
We looked ut her, we could not help thinking that her
Presently Major Bydaman, her present husband,
c"lhe H. ne is httie younger thnn ms wiie' not