Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-09
IN UNDERGROUND EMBRACE.
A Narrow Escape-Editor PenrOse,
Joseph r.. Taylor and Others.

Less than two weeks ago there was
great excitement along the line OF the
Underground road, caused by the cap
ture OF Angus Cannon. 1t was not that
the passengers on the popular route re-
GREETED their parting with the Stake
President, but that very evening at least
half dozen OF the leading lights OF the
Church passed along the very highway
on which the chase occurred.
1t comes from good authority that
Angus Cannon and Joseph II. Taylor had
had conference with Presidents Taylor
and Cannon at certain house in the
suburbs of the city. When the party
had finished their business, it was agreed
that the pair OF small fry should start out
ahead as a sort OF OF GCaM courier to
the Presidential party, but either
because Angus was ashamed to be seen
with Joseph or because Joseph was
ashamed to be seen with Angus, it was
decided that they should ride in separate
vehicles. A person standing on the road
half an hour before the capture OF Angus
might have seen large grey wig peering
out Of the top OF Il stack OF rifles, a Howit-
ger and an unsheathed knife, as buggy
flew by; and had it not been for the row
raised by the capture of Angus, another
twenty minutes would have brought
along John Taylor's hack drawn by the
same old hearse horses and filled with
the same pair OF deuces. Seeing what
was going on ahead, the driver turned
around and fled to the south. Thus q
Gardo House banquet was spoiled and
Joseph Taylor, the only one who reached
his destination, was revealing in the
fruits OF Mikado Taylor's wine cellar,
while Angus was undergoing his examin-
alton, and the other brethren were out
in the wilderness praying for their deliv-
erance from the enemy. Since that night
the brethren on the Underground have
kept closely to themselves and the scare
promises to keep them out OF meeting
houses for many day.
Among the many familiar faces seen
about the local stations OF the Under
ground are those OF Editor Penrose, 10.
seph f. Taylor, l.. John Nuttall, Brig
ham Young, Moses Thatcher and Sey.
mour b. Young, and occasionally John
w. Young, the president u the road
comes out on tour OF inspection.
Elder Penrose is represented in the
columns OF the NeCs nearly every even
ing, though ne usually steers clear OF the
sanctum.
Brigham Young spends most OF his
time at Forest Farm, though he otter
goes to the house of his younger wife
and part of the time he lives off his
friends.
Moses Thatcher is taking more than
passive interest in the workings OF church
affairs, and has bigger finger in the pie
than he ever gets credit for. Nose is q
nice man to talk to, and any OF his friends
who would like to see him can get his ad
dress by applying at the church office.
Seymour b. Young has long since OBJ
tanned the appointment as road surgeon
and in a quiet, unassuming way, which
grinds upon his vanity, the idiot-plantel
is making enough to support himself
All the other brethren are well. Elder
Roberts is smarting under the sting Of
his initiation into the order, but he hopes
to recover in time to preach Christmas
sermon in some out of the way ward.