Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-09-28

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fhsf i World secnre 4 strona guard
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! HOW sn commensurate
Don't do anything Of the kind" he
said. II know these people much
better than you-do. These fellows of
yonder in Caldwell hate me like the
devil and are ready enough to hang
me, and this Sheriff don't bear me any
particular love. But he Is poor. They
III are up there. And be loves money
much more than he hates me. have
some money with me, and nv friends
At Far West can raise Z good deal
more. I don't believe they will need
furnish very much. however. l think
| I can get of for two OF three hundred
dollss. And don't you see that on our
journey over to Bonneville IS the very
timea can slip away while We are
camped over night ana never a breath
Of suspicion attach to the Sheriff. II
you get guard OF your Liberty friends
It would make me altogether too safe.
l don't know them. They would be
hard to approach. There would be two
parties to dea! with and might become
jealdus OF each other IL wouiu' more
th@ double lhe dateu!ty Of gett'nE
away. 10 be sure your plan would be
sure to clear me hnaIiy. tor know as
well as you they can prove nothing
against me. But. don't you see |
can't afford to wait. ! have got up
this Mormon business. These people
are gathered now, and believe IN me
and IN this Book OF Mormon and other
stuff. 1t 60 to prison and lie two or
three years, they viii lose faith and be-
come scattered 90 back to their homes
IN limos and other States. Now their
enthusiasm IN the midst OF my
prosecutions, IS at a white heat, aid !
could cad them any where. Then
they will have grown cold and sus-
picious: only few will hang together.
1t would take me years to gather them
again and get them ready for my plans.
Perhaps l never could. The best part
of my life has been spent in this
scheme. and success depends upon my
immediate liberation. And ] am sure
Fam not fooled about the power Of
money with these men. Pm going to
be free IN a day or two. Once free l
shall gather my band and 20 beyond
the Rockies where none will molest me
for many years. By that time shall
have a grand empire there and can
defend myself -. ;.i.'
"And then" said the General He
went on to outline what We have since
been partially. accomplished in the
settlement and growth Of the Mormons
i'm Utah. The next day the guard
started with the Prophet for Bonneville.
1t had no Clay county contingent.
They camped at night at an old
deserted cabin in the bottom lands of
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OF him who says he can get a city
paper much larger than his local pa.
per for the same money. we would IN
quire: Do the city papers say any.
thing about your county, Its climate.
water, springs, healthfulness' soil, pro-