Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-09
THE MoRMoN CONVEYS.
Story of Q Woman Who Knew What to Do, and How to Do 1t.

Btory of . Woman Who Knew What to
 Do, and How to Do It.
 A Mormon elder ehad been up among the North Carolina mountains spread ing his doctrines, and among the poor and lliterate he had made converts. A day was set when these were to assem- ble at a certain hamlet and start on their westward journey. Imet them at a bend in the road and drew aside to let them pass. Half mile further down they stopped to eat dinner from the baskets which had been prepared. I was watching the last one out of sight when tall, gaunt woman, who must have been fully sixty years old, but who was still rugged and fullof determina- tion, came up from the other way. Her dress was of the plainest and her head was covered with sun bonnet, while she had on neither shoes nor stockings. She was carrying a rife on her shoul der, and she came up so quietly that I was startled.
 ''Mawnin'. stranger" she saluted as she came to halt.
 Good morning."
 "Hev them dun passed this way?"
 "The people with the Mormon elder?",
 "Yes."
 Just passed out of sight Are you one of the party?" s.ar
 God forbldr she replied. as she grounded her rife and leaned upon it. What do you think?"
 About Mormonism?"
 Yes"
 II think that elder ought to be driven out of the country. Those poor, de- luded people have no idea of what is in store for them" That's what I've told 'em. I've talked and talked, but they wouldn't harlxen. My ole man is down thar with 'em.'
 What! Has he left you behind?"
 'Sartin. He couldn't sell the squat, but he got shet of most else and left me back thar. He's got the Mormon re- | ligun the .power2ulest sort, and he's gwine to take five or six wives out thar. I've bin wife to him fur forty years and mo-"
 And what are you going to do about it?' l asked
 Stranger, hitch yer hoss and cum along" she answered, as her face grew very hard and her eyes flashed. I walked beside her down the trail l hear her breathing eXcite1ly. and two or three times she examined the rife to see that it was in perfect order. We passed the turn at length and came full upon the party, seated on the rocks with their luncheOns before them. No one saw us until we were close at hand. The Mormon elder sat in the center of the group. Twenty feet away from him the holfnA hrn,,rrI,f y-i 4YN to her shoulder, and, in low but very mcnacing voice, said:
 "l want yous to go! Go right down the trail! If yous doan' go I'll kill yo' shores I'n a Twin woman"
 The elder rose up, pale-faced and trem bling, and, after look to satisfy himself that not one of the crowd was moving to interfere, he started off As he went the woman called after him:
 "Keep walkin'! Shores thars a God in Heaven, I'll kill yo' if yo' ever show yo's face back we're again. With her rife to her cheek she GOV cred him until he passed tho bend thir- ty rods below. Then she turned to the people, everyone of whom seemed dum- founded, and said:
 scatter back home! You's aint gwine with him! Pick up yo'r traps and be a-gettin' or somebody'll die!'
 Her husband was one of the first to go. and the others hurried after him. When they reached the spot where my horse was tied they halted, and as we came up the woman said:
 "The elders dun gone fur good, and 'tain't no use to foller on. Scatter to yo's homes and be glad that the Lawd has dun saved yo' in the nick of time. Jeptha, march! March ahead! Tze gwine to be right behind yo' all the way!"
 And so she saved the day. The elder never came back, and every convert re- turned home to pick up the old routine of life, and soon to return thanks that it was so.-Detroit Free Press.