Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-01
D0R0THEA..

II NO pretty town OF bingham, STU
AZ, on tho southern shore Of Mns5a
n ebu.etts bay, was among the first
sttlemonts OF the state, dating IA far
oars a. 1888, Originally the place
went by the classic numo OF Bear
Cove. but in 1855, when the settlers
drew their lots for houses. Il was 10.
baptized rs bingham, from pleasant
rcollections Of tho English town OF
that namo whence 30 many Of them
had come. From this band spring
the future OtiscS, Hobartl, Lincolns,
Thaxtor. and others, whose names
arc Identified with tho town, and
am ng whom 80 many bright and
shining lights have arisen
Upon these lots now VILLAGE soon
fprung up. aud conspicuous among
the houses WIS that OF the minister
The Rev. Peter Hobart had cast his
10, with a people who had forsakcn
homo and country for what was still
dearcr TO thom religious liberty.
Ten yous elapsed Newcomers
had increased the village TO Il consid
eriblc size and Mr.. Hobart's congro
CATION WIS augmented IN proportion.
10 those days "thc minister" was
little king. and woo to tho refractory
subject who disputed his behcst.
Tho minister held IN his hands
Eoruer punishment than the stocks
Ct the whipping post. Ho held. like
81 Peter, tho keys OF heaven, and 70
Factory culp1ts could be- threatened
at any time with bong shut from its
gates.
still Mr. Hobart lived pleasantly
and quietly with his people; and they
lnyed aud respected him and his
family. Indeed Mrs. Hobart and her
four little sons wero the objects of a
yery s'rong interest TO tho good pco
pie d bingham, and the feeling OK.
tended TO his niece, Dorothca Win.
chester. whom no had brought from
England az n child.
DOrothea was bc,rothcd to Anthony
hines, young man OF some stand.
ing in the colony. Ho had been n
deputy in tho general court; was u
lieutenant III tho militia and prom
isd % DO ono OF tho leading men OF
the day. His intended vito was n
very lovely girl Educated by her
uncle, who had adopted her, in the
Grle studies she would have pursued
had she Glanced 20 have been boy,
she VIVA untitled for tho society OF
the simple, uulcarnCd women OF tho
times, yet, so amiablo and gentle,
That none NJ them wero troubled DO,
cause OF her superiority.
Her sweet. low voice and kindly
face nude friends for her every.
whore. None appealed to her In
vain for help or counsel in any mat
iar OF domestic doings. She sewcd
Tor the Old and the poor, watched
with tho sick and carried food for
tho hungry. Little children ''plucl,cd
her gown to share her smile" and
old people blessed her wherever her
shadow crossed them upon the rond.
Minister Hobart was blessed in his
niece, most certainly. Hc thought
70 every time he saw her engaged in
these works OF charity TO his parish.
toner's every timc no heard her
sweet voice ~ she sang in meeting
every time that she led out the
four little boys, destined afterward
10 be minister's Of the gospel, giving
meir weary mother un hours timely
pt
Indeed, Dorothoa was the light Of
he parsonage as ehe was Of Lieuten.
ant Eamcs' eyes; aud surely the tall,
htndsomeyoung man was asdoyoted
10 her rs the SHY, reserved ways OF
that period permitted him 10 be.
sueh were the cautinu1, quiet man.
heIs Of tho Puritans that the inter
"Nrseo the young people was neccs.
Euily limited % very constrained
and unfamiliar conversation. Butin
.plo Of forms or convontionalities
ule heart itself must speak out, and
We fancy there were times when
'hose Of Anthony Eamcs and the
minister's niece came into very full
uhlemtandihg of tho feelings OF
each.
~ all events, the Blrl was not long
10 discovering whether her lover was
gay Or gloomy, and ono night when
'l'y met, as usual, upon the rock
eOove the beach, with the full light
OF harvest moon across the waves.
the know by the quick. hurried
breathing Of her lover and tho com
pressed look about his mouth that he
N'o IA trouble oue wiw not long
either in extracting the cause.
lhere had bcon trouble between
MN and person nnmed Allen ON nc.
count Of military commission.
ANmcs had been the tayorito of the
company IN which he had served as
lieutenant and had boon chosen ms
o'pialn and presented TO be commits
'ohed Some enemy had arisen,
hnWever, snd Allen, who had great
INFLUENCE in town ulails, WIS select