Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-03

While some persans were sufficiently
credulOus to believe in the promised angel,
the majority did not even swallow him or
took him with n large pIuch of SAT-. A
few young men living in the town secretly
resolved to lie IN want for the "angel of the
Lord" and investigate him in case OF his
appearing as announced.
On our side OF the Mohican river was
level bottom land, and on the other bluff
bank about 30 feet in height, crowned
with a thicket of briar, hazel and thorn,
bushes. At those times WIN there was
to be washing of the ''unwashed," the
flock was herdeu on the fat-nO one
thinking Of crossing over . the brushy
blntt. The brow of this bluff, therefore,
would be place in which the "angel"
could appear without fear Of suffering the
COMMUNICATING touch Of the vulg'r herd,
TO this conclusion came the young
doubling Thomase5" of the town, aud
they laid their plans in accordance there
with.
The dav arrived, and with it an I'M
usually large concourse of people, Doubt
less the result of the angel dodge. The
candidates for baptism were ranged in
row upon the shore, and the exercises be-
gan. During the singing Of the hymn
there suddenly went up from the prose
lytes shouts of "The angel! the ANGELO
''BehQld, the angel OF the Lord appearsW
cried the officiating priests. "GlOry to
God, the angel of the LOrdW
There ne was sure enough.
The ''angel of the Lord" was arrayed in
white, and as be prOmenaded the verge of
the bluff he opened and folded a pair Of
snowy wings in leisurely and cOmtorta-
bic way, as we have seen done by a but
terly seated ON 2 clOyeT-biOss0m.
"Glory to God! He has come! He has
comet Glory! glory! the angel of the
LOrdp' shouted the believers.
Thus encouraged, the angel pranced
forward tothe end OF the bluff and, spread
ing his wings to their greatest extent,
seemed to be about to bless the multitude.
suddenly, however, his angelship Garted
from solid earth forth into the air. Though
some cried: ''He comes! lie fiiesV the
fight was a short one. Down tumbled
the CANCEL of the Lord" into a hole Of blue
water at the foot Of the BLUM.
The people stood astOunded. How an
angel fresh from heaven could have 50
miscalculated his power Of flight they
could not comprehend. The Mormon
/ priests and elders, however, were all ac-
tiVity. They waded and swan out across
the stream and dragged ashore the 'tioun-
/ deriug angel of the Lord" in HON a few,
at least, were not at all astOnls he'd TO dis
/ cover, when he was stripped of his celes-
| tial raiment, the redoubtable Sidney
/ kigdOn.
This mischance cooked the Mormon
/ goose at BelleVille. RigdOn's goose would
also have been ''dOne to death" had it not
/ been for the timely assistance of his
friends. Swathed as he was in white
muslin to the tips Of his fingers he was
utterly helpless in the water, and was at
bis last gasp when hauled ashore, I'm
/ seen by those below the bad boys of Belle
vile had crept from their place OF con
cealment in the brush and bounced the
pretending angel over the bluff.
Poor Rigdon! he suffered much in the
Mormon cause-he was once tarred and
ieathered at Kirkland-yet his claims to
consideration were worse than ignored by
the "peculiar people," After the killing
of Joe Smith at NauvOO, ILL.,, Rigdon
aspired to become the head Of the church.
Tut Brigham Young was chosen and Rig
don was not only "cut Off bHt was
solemnly delivered TO the deViP TO bt
"buffeted IN the flesh for thousand
/ Vears'