The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-05

i TIC Pidns ne Hau vaguely pOnQere1 as
means OF providing Tor the future; the
majority Of them seemingly requiring
more time for their accomplishment
than his present circumstances per
mitted him to devote, he at length
decided upon a scheme which presented
the advantage not only Of being suited
70 his inclination. and of providing
means for subsisting until the time
should arrive for greater enterprise, but
| OF serving to accomplish the important
result OF early fixing the worlds eve
upon him, as well. Thinking that tn
recent occurrence of many political
errors furnished a fitting occasion for
airing the revolutionary doctrines
which he and his college classmates
had amused themselves with at school,
he adopted Victor Hugo-like style
though that authors sentiments
| differed widely from his own-sni FL
ing many pages of foolscap with epig-
rammatic parallels. he enclosed them
tine sheetSl in wrapper. and having
addressed them TO tee editor Of lead
ing magazine. awaited nervously tn.
day when he should awake and find
himself famous" But his sanguine
nature was somewhat dauntsd upon
having his offering" almost immedi-
ately returned. with the briet explana-
ton that 1.-THE journal had not sufficient
soace for it" He was able 10 attribute
the repulse TO the nature OF the senti-
ments contained in the article and went
so far as TO CONGRATULATE himself.
remembering that all great men at the
beginning of their career had been neg
lected and dsspised. After making many
other vain attempts TO obtain a deSira-
bic situation in his native CITY, IL a.
length occ Irred 20 him to make use OF
the knowledge gained at college in the
study of a favorite science and he
accordingly made application for and
obtained position TO assist in geo
graphical survey. with an expedition
which was being fitted for the unex-
plored region of the Yellowstone.
Arrived upon the scene OF action, the
rough experiences for which he was
totally unprepared, together with the
unbearabie sense OF loss his absence
from scenes OF social pleasure &C.
casioned-it being the season when the
world OF fashion Is az rs brightest
When life IS abundant. and busy and CAV,
When cards invitations, and three-cOrnered
Fly about Ike white bntteraes-say little
notes
In me sunbeam Of Fashion.
Soon drove him back to New York
where he spent another IDLE year, sub
sisting upon a slender income, feeding
his conscience and ambition with
dreams OF future greatness. At length
one day, happening to read a news
paper article IN which the query
occurred: Whether America had not
q statesman capable OF originating a
reasonable solution OF the Utah prob
lem ?" his ambitious hopes were directed
upon another, though less pretentious
object, and he determ ned 10 compete
for the suggested honor. Collecting all
the newspapers within his reach which
contained any mention OF Utah, or the
MOrmOns, he carefully considered the !
question IN the light which the reports
Of these always accurate and reliable !
sources conve yed 10 his mind, and hay !
ing written .'solutiOn" in his bes.
empire-fOunding-d lctiOn. sent thl
effort the to editor Of the - ma ssZiHe I
be 1T once received a letter OF accept /
auce. and the article was soon afterwaFd 4
published 10y what the editor graVely /
assured him was q mistakel in the |
funny column OF the periodical. But /
the encouragement which this occur !
renee failed 20 yield IS furnished by |
the remOrseful editor in words to the |
effect that there was certainly a field /
for enterprising young journalists in
Utah, and though his journal was at |
present supporting all the paid contri-
butCr II could well afford, no doubt
there was a great demand for articles Of
that nature, especially from news- |
papers, which would make the venture
OF a "trip 20 Utah sOr the purpose of
becoming thoroughly acquainted with
affairs an undoubted financial success.
Acting upon this hint our hero visited
the offices of leading newspapers of New
York and having received several orders \
for articles to be written upon the
spot" he at once made preparations for
departure, and som started upon his
journey to the regions Of the far west.
Arriving in Salt LAKE in the middle OF a
very warm July, his first inquiries were
in relation TO the necessity OF recreation
alter his long and tedious journey across
fhe plains, and these Leading to his
being directed to the delightful fast
nesses of the Cottonwoods, We find him,
two days after his arrival in the Terri
tory, enjoying the refreshing breezes Of A
Silver Lake. 1t happened that the
season was a remarkably duh one, so
that during his short stay he had made
no acquaintances whatever-a sufficienti
reason in itself 10 insure the feeling Of
pleasure and relief with which she,
greeted the appearance of this more
than congenisI companion upon the
scene. He was pleased to learn that
she was stopping at the hotel, and
to remain for some time. she
had arrived during his absence upon
his day fishing excu. sion, from Aha.
where she and her aunt had been spend
ing few days.
Returning to them, We find our hero
,having vainly tried in many various
70 lead his fair acquaintance into
speaking OF the circumstances connected
with her presence m this heather Ter
thus to find appropTi-
ate occasion TO explain his own posi-.
tiou) at length launched without intro
duction uron the subject of his mission
TO Utah. Relating the circumstances
which led TO his visit TO the Territory,
be described in uncOmplimen.ary
Language the impressions he had
received 0rOm Slimpses caught in his
living Journey Of The natives of the
Territory" stating the opinion lie had
formed, after days sojOurn IN the
of the mental STATUS OF the
whole pnptilation. also giving his idea I