The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-21
BOLTONHEIM.
A Few Reflections on the Fourth
Celebration IN Salt Lake
City.
BoLToNHEIM, UTAH,
july 18th, 1880.

July 10th. 1880.
Editor Herald:
''They say they come to give Us proiec
ton,
Such protection as vultgrss give t,
lambs,
Covering and devjurisg them"
-RoLLa-"PizaTrO'
10 this far of mock of Southern
Utah, having no poetc flee, you
valuable Journal has just reached Us
containing the programme sc carried
out on the revered dsy. the noble
Fourth, and in reaiing it the caption
of my letter occurred to me, for il
that line OF march of the Fourth,
what an exhibit of the boosted PRO.
lection the proteotionists portrayed.
How fraternsl when jurists, pietist,
political economists and ladies' OF the
"pave" hob-nob together. Wnal
gush of sentiment | purity, and
what climax or heading to all guber.
natorisl letters hereafter would be q
scafold and coffin beautifully litho.
grsphed thereon, with the ssiled dove
locking smiling on, with Parson
Foreman in the back ground ex-
claiming of such is our kingdom,
EOpe and aim.
On one beautiful summer night on
the porch of the hotel in one OF our
southern towns, doors and windows
all open, were two gents seated, ne
federal official, The other fat, jolly
Mormon. but not practical poly
gamist. On conversation intent, oil
course polygamy was the topic. The
Fed. inveighed, as usual, about the
horror Of all horrors. The heat and
iervor OF the talk aroused the guests,
brought some ladies as unknown
listeners. among them the Feds
wife. Alter the Feds explosion the
good-natured Mormon asked the Fed.
''If he could say in the light OF this
beautiful moon and with God locking
on, he had kept his marriage vows
since he plighted to keep wholly to
and for her, etc." Imagine the
craned necks. one in particular,
to catch his answer. "BY Cd,
sir, this is too personal; this is
putting the question too tine." Rising
from MS chair, he gave it q twirl
saying good humoredly "too ID
personal, too id personal" and the
ladies Withered at the Feds discom.
future, and fluttered in their night
dresses to touches virtuous. The
Mormon, whenever he goes east,
shares the hospitality of the Fed. and
his charming lady who doubtless
thinks OF that moonlight night. Had
tia! Fed. been Cyprlshizsd.
l copy from a circular thus:
This committee is organized for the
benefit of the republican party.
\ The committee believe
that you will esteem it both q prigi-
and pleasure TO make to its fund q
contribution, which. it is hoped may
not be less than s.. Please
make prompt and favorable response
to this letter by bank check, etc., TO
the order of
GEORGE FRs. DAWSON,
Treasurer.
The emoluments Of many of the
appointments" in this territory
must be small indeed, and for a
contribution out Of that, etc. 'Ye
Gods etc." But they have come to
give us protection, to civiliEs us, but
had the Mormons made such an
expose of their hand as was done by
the virtuels on the Fourth, what a
cry would have gone through the
land. Then would our Parson
Boremsn have harsngusd Is Bolton
heimites once again, then would the
painted sepulture of nations hopes
a! Washington have been besieged by
the dear ladies OF the a. P. s but
somehow the Mormon Magdslenes
aa they are termed won't enthuse q
cent over the proposed emancipation,
thsse eminent jurists. priests and
political economists offer.
FRANs PEA.