The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-16
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4 story Of tho EarIy Days Of Mormon
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WnIrrAs sog rHs HERALD nv JOAQUIN
MILLER, Author ~ "spSos ~ rms tisR'
HAS" "ras pAEIrR,,' MEMOIRS And
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CHAPTER -nya,sp N rus LAKE.

~ ttcn rfuNfs tntN NufN NhtN NaH W "
done and Nv ng irip lie sad ,lr ns one mar
No Cromwell ever hal troopers onedient a
were ihcre ignorant ant desperate follower
OF tho false religion IN A nsncA
IL You who hIys THIS question u telte
sooner or later, viii only itip "a consider
moment. YOU viii observe that all onol
morEtrosllies that poor human nature IA
brought forth on tha est' nrvc two tle
ments for their estahlshm-i /, one. tn
father OF them, u learned luau, . supr II
cislly learned mar, EZRA ~ snd 60
other element, u densrlv iguOrsnf mHss q
mankind To SOW hts a ruin's among, q
mature and msirtt,n them wpsI they TAX
root. Aud tnssn two 'lrment- hra ntve
wanting IN rooiut- rnsy mayer VIII b
while Ignorance In - general upon ih'
earth. o oanrse Won cannot d.s rDv th'
bookshelf about re,igon. But Won can NJ
terly DIES roy their tollpwipg, Plough NJ
the field, cul sie 70. ana the 'nr.n viii prr
ish IN time. This ~ the rrm'iy. CSl'iys
tiou, intelligence, educ ton, association
with Others, have already cone much
broken of tue nerd corner. ~ tls rock ny
the Ges Bat let isnurhp6- prevail there Nj
IL did thlriv years ago. aud y'u viii ses r.
newod all the ieroci'v, crn.iiy aud crine IA
the Dnmi OF tue new religion w1ion ~.
knew then.
Destroy these pe,nls bv wal NJ. yor
osnnot destroy them ~ var, even though
you pour IN a IA iou NJ men win qua. and
all the treasure % this u1v.rss. Y II
Nigh nil than every ole trt c'un.catt
1heir bomrs. Ana yet N Eu o ANY
where. ever ~bo = Th r. 'nsr, Al, ilnoranc
10 follow and fanatic sm 10 lead You might
Geo u Mormon Uhu'ch.
Oar trs,n moysi on. The horsemep gfl.
lopsd Alongside fora n tie S-y after hsying
had some client orders rom III " giant and
iron hearted leader Then they rode biok
Then they galloped no the hiil .lusgside
again, aud 20 remained until ". had reached
the Top of The steep hill II m we were or
dered TO stop and waif until ae were per-
United ngsin 10 move on.
No ene hal spoken to tue glfl to say good.
by. Hope had been kndi.d IN ner heart
4he had even taken n t y forward 10 flll IN
with the moving train md follow Us rs Te
ttaftsd. A heavy hand H. IN her shoulder.
She liltsd her eyes 10 tn. Missionary, lee
them fall, aud stopped ~ II M tho dead.
When We tn-ued Hblutil he iu.l Shit-
moonlight IN thu bill, and looked after She
horsem- whi.e they dsshod down the hill
In q clout OF dust, W. III sea but dimlv.
But "A mal who profess, a % see clearly said
the giant wss lendinp tho siil down toward
his own camp aud the usly conip h,ding
away there ia the shadow.
OIe OF tho horsemen rode down 10 the
mouth OF the 1T l. stream @here u hl Toto
the lake, ana drew "A boa tnat was hidden
there up into n little cove formed ny the
waters Ut the brock. W. could 20. tee The
girl now. What WAS being don,r
As said beicrs, We coud see nut indiE-
tinctly now. d. aud nv n me one saw The
mopstrors giant ono, more pushing his
long black box before him down Oward the
lake, and pointed out IN. dark OBI ct Ia
others The hofssmen rode some distauce
leisurely behind, with their hats in tnei!
hsnds. The girl still could not b. seen.
Al long,h dreadful suspicion crept over
MS, and CRY burst from one OF the women.
Hhe wrung her hands and cried hystercslly
that the girl was In the cofil aud they we're
going TO bury her in he lake
The woman was slnnced with EFFORT, and
all stood gtill 8s death, wbitiug, waiting.
The noon sesmed Only Ii little way above
us, only little higher on ths hill, aud Oh,
10 pale aud pitiial and Borrowing ahs
seemed Tho far white mountains of snow
shone like silver In this whi'est snd bright
est OF silver moons this side oi hrsbis.
= Why were vs. compelled 70 stani bore
Md SEQ sll this? Surely they meant TO
(Aurder this gil and make u- witness IL, ia
order 10 spread terror and 'hs faar OF thar
power to Judge" and 10 execute judgmen,
through the land. Here was murder 20
which tina murderers demanded witnesses
and compelled the presence At witnesses,
Bur snll. az | said before, we could SEQ but
dimiy. The moon was sirkng fast nov.
How slow and deliberate they were! Tho
barrow evidently bad n heavier load than
ever befors- Tho heavy chain aud the
chained girl? IL moved heavily. slowly,
through Tho great white girdle OF cleaning
saIt; slowly ana sadly, like n funeral march.
At last " touched tue edge OF tho dark
waters. All vas still, ss silent ~ death. IL
seemed that some one OF these men-two OF
them, thrse Of them. all OF tbsni--must dis-
obey THE giant and monster, XII him II nee
essarv, and save this beAuliinl girl. Even
II they had no sense OF ch,valryo or virtue or
valor ID them to help tho helpless, u MD
seem 30 II some one, any one, oil, might DO
almost anything 10 project her, save her,
Two men rod mp, di-mounted, held their
horses by tho long tethers MS they stood
there fretful and knee-deep In the cleaning
girdlo Of salt, snu so hsstiy lifted 'he long
black coffin into the boat.
Che giant solemniy and silently took DIS
place az the oar aud bcgau 10 move elovly
and certainly toward the dark and desolato
rock 10 the deeps OF the lake.
The h0rsemen rsnourtad, draw back,
hats In hand, aud so sat with the oiheir,
looking out ~ the colossal aud slient Oosl'
man with bis Singular freight. Was he ROVE
ing 10 reach this rock where she corpse bAd
been seen loaded down IN tho wafer
with chainsg Would la not 20 on, on, on,
any whsre, and escnps these brutal aud bliud
followers VINO believed hun snint engaged
in maintaining the Cdurch ot Jesus ChrlsY
But these mon did not doubt ior & mo-
mont. They set on theic horsea In ores.
cent about the head OF the lake and looked
on, Tranquil, client, reveren'is, waiting with
certainty tho signal % death.
Meier fell tnare such silence. Never
WAS there such a murder ~ this. Far away
above ths slsamine toyersO of snow rhe stars
stood Trembling. The moon began To hasten
away and slide swiftly down IN tho west be-
hind the hill on which We stood, rs Il terri
fei and refusing 10 be witness.
The man saw that thc moon was going
away, and he dipped his OARS with rapid
ana heavy stroke. The water ehone,
sparkled, flashed in the moon. The oars
dug into the heavy water rs II dipping into
q sea OF motion silver.
The bat struck the roci You could
hear IL crate and grind. oil MAS 80 SILT
The giant stood up in the boat second,
then with his broad right hand slowly drew
back tho covering aud looked down rs ~
into face In the coffin. He was 80 tail, hts
form seemed like tree. He cast black
ana irightfnl shadow far out over the sea ~
silver Ia the fading moonlight. The mounted
Dsuites doomed up In the mirage larger
than heroic statues At last the colossal
figure in the boat leaned over, caught up
something 0ng and heavy from the coffin,
stood up tall and terrible With IL poised Ia
the air, high above bis head In bis two
mighty hands. He poised II there q mo-
ment, dsllied with II, hesved his great
heavy Shoulders, srched his long strong
back, suroed to and fro in the falling sivery
moonlight, and then with vehement force
threw It forward into the depths OF the dark
water Wita.all the tremendous power that
was In him.
The waters Dashed up, cleaned like a
sunrise, closed over, and all was still again
IN the he.rt Of the great dars waters OF
death.
A hand was lifted 10 us from the nearest
horpemsp. Ard We passed on over the hill