Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
AMONG THE MORM0NS.
\ PolySamous Household aud the
Mormon Baby
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plate ut distance and mere ST when
landing from the dreadful vehicle to sill
down Iif you ean1 under the vine clad
porch feel the refreshing breeze, and
listen Ia the pleasant sound of%unning
water which You feel Just like rolling
into. All Mormon towns are ueccSSari-
Is located where water can he turned
"a purposes rs il flows from the noun
tain ranges behind them, and is turned
through the town and diverted 10 the
purpose of irrigating gardens and fields
with water, They make an oasis in
the desert, and wherever il can he
found, there some hardy pioneer has
settled and ullS the soil and raises his
stock The extension of the Southern
Utah railroad has done much to bring
remote parts Of the territory into mo-
tice, Hitherto southern Ctah has been
almost unknown to tile tourists il few
hardy miners only having found their
way to the distant Mormon settlements
ON mulChack. on prospecting tours.
Utah is unQuestiomhly rich in minerals.
lis gold, silver, coal and salt mines give
great wealth t. the country, which the
railroads are rapidly developing There
is bright outlook for Utah, now that
prejudice is giving way, and Mormon
and gentle tratCrnizc, which they do to
Il much greater extent than heretofore;
business intercourse and mutual inter
eSt is doing much to level file barriers
before existing In my travels
through the territory ON this and a pre-
viou> OCCASION found no cause To
complain. wherever stopped was
Welcome. my wants we're supplied for
self and beast III VERY moderate charges
and no such rapacity exhibited us is
often met with nearer home. and no
such disposition manifested to take adj
vantage of circumstances. 4 good bed
/ ofclcan straw, and often il hair mat.
trcss, good, wholesome food, nice fresh
vegetables. and II cheerful, hearty vel
come made the stop rctreshlngly agree
able All the Mormon Elders and
even the poorest and most humble that
have met, have been civil hoSpitahlc
and accommodating At Cedar City,
the next town of Importance To this, the
head man, Bishop Lund is proverhial
for the warm welcome extended to all
Gentilcs. The Bishop is character III
his way one Of the Woodworking, fru-
gal sort He has accumulated con-
siderable property, lives III roomy,
we'll house, surrounded with his
four acres of fruit and shade trees. with
his four wives, and with the stray dol
lars he picks up hy entertaining tray
elcrs, the Bishop manages "a enjoy life
very comfortably He always grects
one with heartinCSS and eNCrtS himself
to make his guests comfortable. There
is nothing III the house too good to he
set before You. Ills last and Youngest
wife makes capital slapiaeks, is can be
proved hy Your correspondent, who
gave them an unprecedented hearing.
| What strikes the stranger most partlcu-
larly is the air of peace and quictness
nrnvoi1 inu =, Ill Nfa-....,,a households
There is il chorrfumcss that We do not
understand, and Il serenity most aston.
lshng, when we consider that there are
several women under one roof and all
asplrantS for one mans affections.
show me Il parallel instance elsewhere.
There must be something worth invest
igation in religion that can make
each othcr-ours utterly fails to do il.
II is worth while to acquire the secret
Then let ministers of the gospel preach
il and those who call themselves Chris
tian women practice il The world III
large will he all the better for it.
There is one institution that is both
a wonder and an anluscmont-tha is II.
Mormon baby At the house la private
0ncl whore am stopping, there il Il
little round fat fellow Of nine Or
ten months, whom have vet To- hear
cry. He rolls around the floor, some.
times down the steps, and takes care of
himself, lie is no trouble to ANYBODY.
but y source Of great amusement This
morning he crawlcd % the top step and
rolled Gown, apparently unhnrt never
WhlmDered, and commenced Stulling
himself with leaves \ pet tame chick
90 came along and stopped and eyed
MIN curiously. The little chap returned
the stare, and was evidently studying
in his mind what kind Of bird il
could he. The chicken thought the fat
little fingers edible, and made sharp
peck mt them The little fellow looked
up 1T me with an inqulring look ~
much ~ to say, What does ~ take
me for" The chicken hoped up in
his lap. and the little fingers closed
around its leg, the chicken huttcred.
upset baby. threw u cloud Of dust in
bis eyes struck him IN the face with lis
wings and finally escaped leaving tile
Young gentleman sprawlng ID the dirt
instead Of squalling he laughed. evil
IDENTITY considering il Jolly spree. Ba.
bies compose liberal portion of the
product If l'tah Int They an sccm
equally good naturcl won't Nv how
many hours per day spend playing
with little Jack as we call him. We
are great friends, and ! shall be sorry
10 leave him He has my best wishes
and earnest hope ~ safe dcliycrancc
from all the ILL., of collie, measles, ctc..
that Juvenile flesh IL heir To- .lack i 4
great boy-long may he wave
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