Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-11-22

i q 4s ! d = is
sumcd an EXPRESSION OF lncredu;liy as
he gazed, and lie passed Ills ebony land
over his eyes. This is what they call
delirium, guess lie nutterad The
child stood beside him, holding on the
skirt Of his coat. and said nothing,
but looked all around her With the
wondering. questioning gaze of child
hood.
The rescuinS party were speedily able
to convince the two castaways that
their appearance was no delusiop. One
of them seized the little girl, and hoist
ed her upon his shoulder, while two
others supported her gaunt companion,
and assisted him toward the wagons.
MY name is John Ferrier," the wan
derer explained; me and shat little
TN are all that's left o. twenty-onc peo-
pie. The rest is all dead o. thirst and
hunger away down in the SOUTH"
SIS she your child?" asked some one.
II guess she is now," the other cried
her. No man will take her from me-
She's Lucy Terrier from this day on
Who are you, thought he continued.
CHANGING with curiosity at his stalwart,
sunburned rescuers; there seems to be
Il powerful lot of ye!''
Nigh upon ten thousand, said one
of the young men; I'VE are the perse-
cuted children Of God-the chosen of
the Angel Merona."
Il never heard on him. said the
wanderer He appears to have chosen
a fair crowd of ye''
do not jest at that which is sacred,'
said the other, sternly. I'VE are of
those who believe in those sacred writ
ings, drawn in Egyptian letters on
plates of beaten gold, which We're hand
ed unto the holy Joseph Smith at Pal
nyra. We have come from Nauvoo,
in the State Of Illinois, where we have
founded our temple. We have come
to seek Il refuge from the violent man
and from the goddess, even though it
be in the heart of the desert"
The name of Nauvoo evidently recall
cd recollcctions to John Terrier. scc,"
he said: you are the Norm ons."
I'VE are the Alormons,' answered his
companions with one voice.
And where are you going?''
We do not know. The hand of
God is leading us under the person Of
our prophet. You must come before him.
He shall say what is to be done With
you"
They had reached the base of the
hill by this time. and were surrounded
by crowds of the pilg. im:-palc-faccd
meek-looking women. strong. laughing
children and anxious. ca r,leSt-eyrd men
Many We're the cries of astonishnent
and Of comniseration which arose from
them when they perceived the youth Of
the other. Their escort did not halt,
however, but pushed on. followed by u
great crowd of Mormons, Until they
reached Il wagon, which was cnliSpicu-
Gus for it's great size, and for the gaudi-
ness and smartness Of it's appearance.
Six horses We're yoked to it, whereas
the others were furnished with two. OF,
at most, four apiece Beside the driver
there sat 4 man who could not have
been more than thirty years of age,
but whose massive head and resolute
expression marked him as leader.
He was reading brown-backed vol
ume, but as the crowd approached he
laid it aside, and listened attentively
| to an account of the episode. Then he
turned to the two castaways.
IF we take you with u.s. he said. in
solemn words. lit can only be as be.
| levers in our holy creed. We shall
have no wolves in our fold. Better far
that our bones should bleach in this
wilderness than that you should prove
| to be that little speck of decay which
! in time corrupts the whole fruit. Will
you come With us on these terms?''
"Guess I'll come with you on amy
TERMS" said Ferrier, with such cmpha-
sis that the grave elders could not re-
frain smile The leader alone re-
taiEed his stern, impressive expression.
Take him. Brother Stagerson,' he
said. give him food and drink, and the
child likewise. Let ii be your task also
to teach him our holy creed. We have
delayed long enough Forward! On,
on to Zion!''
| ION, on to Zion!' cried the crowd Of
| Mormo11s, and the words rippled down
| the long caravan, passing from mouth
| to mouth until they died away in a
| dull murmur in the far distance. With
a cracking Of whips and a creaking Of
wheels, the great wagons got into mo
| ton, and soon the whole caravan was
winding along once more. The elder to
whose care the two waits had been
committed led them to his wagon,
where Il meal was already awaiting
| them.
You shall remain here" he said.
lin Il few days you will have recovered
from your fatigucs. In the meantime
remember that now and forever you
are of our religion. Brigham Young
has said it. and he has spoken with
the voice of Joseph Smith, which is the
voice of God