Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-16

| all slall ne Wen again. Upon leaving the
hovcl Joseph placed bis slipBers n,on
my fathers feet and sprang upln his
| horse from the doorway and rode home
barefoot The mex. day loseph he.
moved father 20 DIS own 'h9use and
nursed him until Hr recovered.
IN October 1850. my father was
/ called 10 preside over the Saints ip
Iowa, and with the assistance oil INV
cousin, Elias Smith, we removed 10
uncle Asahcl Smiths FOO Nashville Iowa.
"here we resided some weeks. after
! winch we moved To- Amlro.a. sIx milcs.
known Js The Avery Or HawIry settle.
ment Under The direction OF Ioscph
iug Propnct town was laid ont and
called Lirahcmla situated one mile
! tom The river. west OF Nauv1o. There
we uuita log cabin and dug "a we'll
iorly-hvc feet deep TO water, aud walled
% with rock, previous 20 this we bad
o. draw The water used thrcc.quaftefs
of a mile from O spring iu tile lone
tree biut southwest of our house. by
placing o. barrel ON q drag made OF the
io.k OF tree We also fenced in few
acres OF the prairie with q post aud rail
iencc and pI0ughcd aud put iu seed
corn Joseph often visited us here, as
officers were seeking 90 kidnap and
take him to Missouri lie used to call
me and say Johnnie now watch and 10
any straugcr ComF YOU whistle to me
so | can slip into the corn hyld. and
when they are gone give me the sign 4
aud then IN return 10 tle house" We
bult another CABIN adjoining, one aud
onl'hlli stories high. anl a sml. fran o.
barn. Near b. upon. lots laid oil
several persons built cabins and became
our near nCighbou, among whom were
40. Smnot, Isaac Clark. ID. A.uhousl
Young Rufus Fisher John Daley.
Thomas Il. King, Peter Robinson.
Pierce Hawley Joseph Macchim Lewis
Abbott, Aunt Mary Smith ,wid1w OF
father, brother 5i.ls. who died .1
Pike county, Illinois and her two boys
silJs $. and Jesse a.. boys of about my
own age We did the principal par, OF
The farming.
luIsIi, while living here. ny brother
George a. returned from his mission
20 England. and married Bllhshcbl w
bgler and resided near u.s. Father
was sustained as president Of the
branches IN Iowa To 1892. the Stake
organizations Va Iowa were discontinued
and father presided D. ZtWbcmId aud
the Saints were C1unsc.lci TO
gather iu aud around Nluyo1.
In the hll we moved 90
NluyOo and lived in log house VI
Joscph's across the street south from
the White House. AMI across tlc street
west from the new Mansion being built
Father was called 90 preside ai Rlmus.
afterwards known as Macedonia. tween.
y-ivc miles east from Nluvoo. Ne
exchanged his place M Llrlhcml. Iowa,
igr q residence in kImus aud moved
there To- the winter During the winter
/ attended school taught by Miulcy w.
Green, and seldom missed q word ur
lesson. 10 1888, I com nenced 10 learn
the cabinet trade. Being large of my
aye. was also enrolled In the Mace.
donna troop of the Nluy0o Legion
with Almun w. bl1blu captain. I 90.
tended exercises, generally under the
direction oi lut Lieutenant Hardin
wager and went 20 night schools, work.
ing days IN the cabinet shop
In tsI. during the increase Of
troubles and mlbuCMCy boz UlgClcl,
county, Illinois. orders were issued for the
Macedonia troop OF the Nluvoo Legion
to march TO Nauvoo. the uoop, be.
ing assembled and the dispatches read.
Captain Babbitt made the following
speech, as ncara my memory serves.
My men. love you, but ! will not 20,
and will say that not one OF you who
start tor Nauyoo will ever reach that
place alive" My father president Of
the branch, stepped IN front OF the com.
pany, and IN a clear distinct voice said,
EVERY man Of YOU that goes at the
call OF the Prophet shall 20 and return
safely aud not a hair OF YOU heads shall
be lost, and bless you in the name OF
the Lord.
The troop, sevcnty.fye Ia number,
quickly voted for Lieut. Wager 20 take
command, and In one hour we were on
the march. For some days previous
the rain had been falling in torrents.
creeks aud sloughs were overlooking
and the roads were ankle deep iu mud. |
Some six or eight of our party were
mounted on horses, the balance trailing |
behind the baggage wagons holding |
our arms aud ammunition above our
heads, as We were often waist deep Ia |
water,
About Eve miles on our way, wc en-,
countcged o band of mounted men With !
red flags flying They were twice our
number, and had gathered around a log /
house, some fifty yards 90 the let Of the |
road. They rode around the house sew. /
crll times aud fred ut as as they made /
the circle; the bullets whIstiiug through |
The air aud some OF them blowing up /
the ground before reaching our line, /
Captain Wager placed our men In file at |
three PAGES space, directing each man |
10 load well, but hold fire until we could |
see them wink. lust as Wg were nearly |
opposite them they took fright and broke
INTO a run across the prairie toward
Carthage.
We reached Nauvoo about daylight,
and cncampud in front of Fosters big |
brick house near the Temple. our camp
aquIplge was placed by the side OF a
.os which reached halfway across the |
street. While / was guarding the bag
gaze Joseph the Prophet rode up To-
The log. re tChed his hand 10 me and
injured after uncle and aunt, lie held
me by the hand and pulled me forward
until / was obliged 10 step upon the log,
When turning his horse sideways he
drew me step by step TO near the end OF
the log, when seeing that each foot leit
marks upon the bark he asked me what
Was the matter with my feet rep led
The prairie gross had cut my shoes 10
pieces and wounded my feet, but they
would soon bee all right noticed the
hand he raised 10 his lace WAS wet, and
looking up ! saw his cheeks covered
with tears. lie placed his hand on my
head and said God bless YOU; God !
bless you, my dear boy" and asked ID
others OF the company were M the same
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