Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-02-16
MORMON wRErcHeoNssa
4 0rnph'c Description % Emigra.
tiea alsrrsrs nj salt Lake city.

evening as pa ,sed tho tithing yard in
company with raalinc. We heard the
10, hum OF voices vas resolved to
re and know il all, no l stepped into .
neighb pring store it happened IN be .
Gentle estsblishment-andI inquired
what il all meant.
"Oh," said the proprietor, "you ladies
,lon't want to 60 in there. he emf.
gratis are lnartrrcd there those that
have no friend, in town AMI those that
are to he sent out into the surrounding
country tomorrow. You know this is
the lis ributing paint. You would he
shocked by tie exhibition"
lis il safsy7l inquired.
20, yes. its safe, but not at all pleas
ant"
We followed the crowd, and stole in.
side the yard, each holding close to the
other. Third-clsss humanity? The
term t.n.i-cl.l,s humanity would hardly
express the chasm winch exists b,tween
them and our oan native lover classes
The yard WAS row led with Europes
refuse. The night was pleasant Or the
or ,wd must have suffered sorcly for
lack oi shelter. Scattered about the
inciosnre were the granarles and sheds
where loyal Mormon- pay their tenth
annually. Men, women and children
were Sc, tered everywhere, and gave out
the impression TIA. they were thor.
oughly wretchel Some, too tired 70
stand. had SUM down. and we're snoring
in the dirt. There Was no illumination
in the yard save that contributed by the
pitying moo.. The confusion was eS.
trema. Women were wandering aroun |,
a. il in doubt, hut the sluggish. unintnl.
gent expressions on their faces tod
that they were without ambition or cul.
ture.
But there was another element in the
crowd, winch ! have no. alluded to.
They were the Mormons who hal come
70 this stamping gro nd to secure do
mestic help for merc pittance. The
wives were ia the yard Office proper,
which We had not Yet entered, salnpliny
the foreign goods there at their dis.
posal. Some Of the Niormons we're pro-
fame, and l could hear them swearing
because all the best girls bal been
picked ont in advance by the mis-.
sion lrirs who had been hirel b make
such selections. Then. too, many citi.
zeis Of salt Lake City had gone north
10 Ogden. and there secured kitchen
help-snd prospective wives for them.
selves.
We entered the two-story rambling
pile in the centre of the yard. and here
the supreme vision Of squslor greeted
us Each room contained o. furniture
. small plain liable, With . tin pail
filled with drinking water ON its top. 4
smoking lantern tied to the centre Of
the ceiling. aud one or two rude benches.
Here the people were stretching their
weary limbs, either ON the bare floor or
on such blankets as they had brought
with them from the old country. Women
were seated on the floor rocking back
and forth. aud moaning from the To-
tigue Of their long journey. Child'en
were sprawlel about in the filth OF
their ragged garments and the dirty
bohfuS. INV VIC oiu ulon, NV icsS
than 10 years Of age, should Judge.
who sat in abject misery on bench.
with lis elbows on his knees and his
chin in his hands. ] approached him
and found that he WA from Wales.
"Oh, why dill an old man like me
come clear across the ocean for this 2"
he muttered
"Oh, it'll he oil right in the morning,
father" replied woman of some ~ or
q yeats, who sat beside him. But
most Of the pilgrims did not speak
English mt all.
The windows were partially down,
bnt the olor was terrible, nevertheless.
Tin pals filed with IRONY butter and
moldy bread that hal evidently trsv.
eled thousands OF miles, gave forth .
sickening smell No one WAS In attend.
ance, apparently, 10 order things.
Thoroughly satisfied, We hurried ont
Of the pen, aud, walking further up the
avenue, crossed over TO the Amelia pal.
ace, the luxurious home OF President
John Taylor. Verify, here was
a contrast. Fountains were play.
ing in the yard. Wind
ing paths led through the velvety
sol aud among the beautiful flower.
beds. Ringing the door-bell, we were
ushered into u magnificent drawing.
room, and there awaited the coming VI
one OF the most powerful sovereigns in
the world. President raylor's house Is
one Of the best furn SIZED in the Cnit.d
Stptes. dur feet dcntcd thick plush
carpets. On the walls hung choice oil
paintings Of mammoth proportions, set
in massive gill frames. Elegant; chan
'lclicrs swung from the frcscoed cell
Jugs. and a score Of brilliant Jets
sparklei behind colorcd globes. Soft
music from distant piano soothcd the
sense, in place of the po|yglot bah
blings Of tho rabblc just lett behind.
Ills was another MormoDism.
When sonIn CsroI,.a lawyer Osc..
tchi'ngo Herald.
When o liwycr Of any note dies
down in South Carolina the reporter
remarks that las the cortegc that bore
the remain to his home took it, slow way
n A. Al Il.