The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-04-19
Copyrighted by C. II. Miller, 1884, and print
in the CARBON ADVOCATE by special ar
rangement with the Author.
SEALED UNTO HIM.
A Story of the Early Days of Mormonism.
By JOAQUIN MILLER,
Author of "Songs of the Serras," "The
Danites," Memorie and Rime," etc.
CHAPTER VI.
BURIED IN THE LAKE,

BURIED IN THE LAKE.
The Dauite leader now beckoned our
party to move on. bidding us leave the
he .viest log-cbain behind. Trey kew
what was to be done, and swung into the
saddle as one man, M Cromwell ever
had troopers obedient as were these ig.
porant aud desperate followers of the
false religion in America.
II you, who have this question to settle
sooner or later, will only stop to consil-
er moment, you will observe that all
such monstrosilies that poor human ma
ture has brought forth on tho earth have
two elements for their establishment:
one, the father of them, II learned mar =,
o specifically learned man, ''crank;''
aud the other element, a d. nsely ignor-
ant mass of mankind to SOW his doctrines
among, 10 mature and maintain them
when they take root. And these two
elements are never wanting in recruits.
They never will be while ignorance is no
general upon the earth. Or course you
cannot destroy the leaders, the 'crauks, =
men crazy over their books and about
religion. But you can utterly destroy
their following. Plough up the field.
cultivate II, and the taIes will perish in
time. This is the remedy. Cultivation.
intelligence, education, association with
others, have already done much. broken
of the bard corners Of this rock in the
sea. But let ignorance prevail there Ms
1t did thirty years ago, and you will see
renewed nll the ferocity, cruelty, and
crime Ill the name of the new religion
which We knew then.
Destroy these people by war! NJ, you
cannot destroy them 10y war, even though
you pour in II million OF meu with guns
aud all the treasure of this universe
You might kill them every one and con.
hscate their homes. And yet in Europe
anywhere, everywhere where the ig-
norance to follow and fanaticism lead
you might see Mormon Church.
Our train moved on. The horsemen
galloped alongside for little way after
having had some silent orders from their
giant aud iron-hearted leader. Then
they rode back. Then they ealloped up
the bill alongside again, aud so remain
ed until We had reached the top of the
steep bill. Here We were ordered TO
stop aud wait. till we were permitted
again to move on.
No one had spoken TO the girl to say
good'by. Hope had been klndled in her
heart. Sue bad even taken a step for
ward to fall in with the moving train
and follow us as We started. A heavy
hand fell on her shoulder She lifted
her eyes to the missionary's, let them
fall, and stopped as still as the dead.
When We turned abont in the full
white moonlight on the hill. and looked
after the hoTsemen while they dashed
down the hill in a cloud of dust, we
could see but dimly. But a man who
pro'esseu to see clearly, said the giant
was leading the girl down toward his
own camp. and the ugly coffin hiding
away there in the shadows.
Ore OF the bursemen rode down to the
mouth of the little stream where it fell
into the lake, and drew boat that was
hidden there up into little cove formed
by the waters of the brook. We could
not see the girl now. What was being
done?
As said before, we could see but in.
distinctly now. By and by some one
saw the monstrous giant once more
pushing his long black box before lin
down toward the lake, and pointed oul
the dark object to others. The horse.
men rode some distance leisurely be.
bind, with their bats in their hands. Tbs
girl still eould not be seen.