The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-17

from your fatlgues In the meantime
remember that now and forever you
arc of our religion. Brigham Young
has said 1t, and he has spoken with
the voice Of Joseph Smith. which = the
voice Of Cod"
T. CHAPTER II. Isl
The Flower Of Utah. Ella. k
+. This Is not the place to commemor.
ate the trials aud privatiols end lred
by the immigrant A[0rMons before they
came to their final haven, From the
shcrcs of the Mississippi to the weste1l
slopes Of the Rocky mountains they
struggled on with constancy almost
unparalleled In history. The savage
man. and the savage beast, hunger,
thirst, fatigue and disease-evcry Inn
pcdlment which nature could place in
the way, had all been overcome with
Anglo-Saxon tenaclty. Yet the long
Journey and the accumulated terrOrs
had shaken the hearts Of the stOutest
among them. There was not one who
did not sink upon his knees In heartfelt
prayer when they saw the broad val
ley Of Utah bathed in he sunlight be-
meath them, and learned from the lips
of their leader that this was the prom
Ised land, and that these virgin acres
were to be theirs for evermore.
Young speedily proved himself to be
skilful administrator as well as a
resOlute chief. Maps were drawn and
charts prepared, In which the future
city was sketchel out. All around
farms were apportioned and allotted in
proportion to the standing Of each In
dividunl. The tradesman was put to
his trade and the artisan to his calling.
In the town streets and squares sprang
up us II by magic. In the country
there was draining and hedging, plant
ing and clearing, until the next summer
raw the whole country golden with the
wheat crop. Everything prospered in
the strange settlement. Above all the
erected in the center of the city,
grew taller and larger. From
the first blush of dawn until the closing
of twilight the clattcr Of the hammer
and the rasp of the saw never abb
sent from the monument which the
immigrants erected to Him who had
led them safe through many dangers.
The castaways, John Ferrier and
the little girl who had shared his for
tunes and had been adopted as his
daughter, accompanied the Mornons
to tho end Of their great pilgrimage.
Little Lucy Ferrier was borne along
pleasantly enough In Elder Stanger-
sons wagon, q retreat which she shar-
cd with the MOrmon's three wives
and with his son, q headstrong, for
ward boy of twelve. Having rallied,
Ito al Of oh
the shock caused by her mothers death
she soon became 4 pet with the women
and reconclled herself to this new life
in her moving canvas-covered home.
In the meantime Ferrier, having re-
covered from his prlvations, distin-
guished himself as useful guide and
IN indefatigable hunter. So rapidly
did he gain the esteem Of his new cOm-
paniOns, that when they reached the
end Of their wanderings, 1t was unanl-
mously agreed that he should be pro-
vided with as large and as fertile q
tract Of land as any Of the settlers,
with the exception Of Young himself,
and Of StangersOn, kimball, johnson
and Drebber, who were the four prin-
cipal elders. r.
On the farm thus acquired John Fer
rier built himself a. substantial log
house. which received 90 many Eaddt
lions In succeeding years that 1t grew
into roomy villa. He was q man of
practical turn Of mind, keen in his
dealings and fsklllful with. his hands.
His iron constitution enabled him to
work morning and evening at improv-
ing and filling his lands. Hence It
came about that his farm and all that
belonged to him prospered exceedingly.
In three years he was better OF than
his neighbOrs, in six he was well-to-do,
in nine he was rich, and in twelve
there were not half a dozei men in the
whole Of Salt Lake City who could COM
pare with him. From the great inland
sea to the distant Wahsatch Mountains
there was no name better known than
that Of John Ferrier.
There was one way and only one,
in which he offended the SUSCEPTIBLE
ties of his co-religionists.. No arg,i-
nent or persuasion could ever induce
him to set up female establishment
after the manner Of his companions.
He never gave reasons for this persist
ont refusal, but lcoptented himself by
resolutely and infe1lbly adhering to
his determination. There were some
who accused him Of lukewarmness in
his adopted religion, and others who
put 1t down to greed Of wealth and re.
luctance to incur expense. Others
again, spoke Of some early love affair,
and of q fair-haired girl who had pinned
away on the shores of the Atlantic.
Whatever the reason, Ferrier remained
strictly celibate. In every other re-
spect he conformed to the religion Of
the young settlement, and gained the
name of being an orthodox and straight
walking man.
Lucy Ferrier grew up within the log
house. and assisted her adopted father
in all his undertakings. The keen air
Of the mountains and the balsamic odor
of the pine-trees took the place of nurse
and mother to the young girl. AS year
succeeded year she grew taller and
stronger, her cheeks more ruddy, and
her step more elastic. Many way.
farer upon the high road which run
by Terriers farm felt the long-forgOt-
ten thoughts revive In his mind as lie
watched her little, girlish figure trip
ping through the wheat fields, or met
her mounted upon her fathers mus.
tang, and managing It with all the ease
| and grace of q true child Of the West
So the bud blosomed into a flower, and
the year which saw her father the
richest of the farmers left her as fair
a specimen Of American girlh0od as
could be found in the whole Pacific
slope.
It was not the father however, who
first discovered that the child had de-
velaned into the woman. 1t seldom Is
In such cases. That mysterious change
is 100 subtle and too gradual to be
measured by dates. Least Of all does
the maiden herself know 1t until the
tone Of voice or the touch Of q hand
sets her heart thrilling within her
and she learns, with a mixture OF
pride and Of fear, that new and
larger nature has awakened within
her. There are few who cannot
recall that day and remember the
one little incident which her
aided the dawn Of new life. In the
case of Lucy Ferrier the occasion wa.
serious enough in itself, apart from 1T
future Influence on her destiny and thai
Of many besides.
Go be Continually
The Gown Of . Duchess.