Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-05
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Holden, HillaId County.

HoLDES, Willard County
Nov. 80, 1895.

IntukehiNtnN uhg Na' No.
cess, .. IL usual here. 1t isa custom
for the Relief Society TO provide the
wldows, the very aged and the mission
aries, wives with fircwooj for the Win
ter To accomplish this they arrange
for grand supper ami dance Com
miltees are formed, composed Of young
ladies and the mothers In lsrAe TO
cook the poultry, meat and vegetables
in the Relief soclsty's nall. While the
pastry anu a score OF other dainiies are
being prepared and sent up in due
time, each good Load Of wood spai1
Tor with two tickets emitting the
holders 10 banquet and dance. Those
who do not furnish wood are charged
a dollar each, therefore wood hauling
has become n cUmmendablo inshl0n
on these occasions, and many lhank.
full one IL heard 10 eKolaim, "uDd bless
you, boys"
In addition large band Of young.
alers are engaged 20 cut up wood, anu
these are given feast an0 dance
the day following, consequently thete
10 quite rivalry amongst tue small
wiuldefa OF the axe 10 get claim 10 on
that ole aud cahc, aud every male tol
wants 10 take his "lltIlo batcho" anu
carve On historic name upon toe
wldowt' wooI pile.
Tho supper, a. usual, was gtnnl
display of the bouniios OF this Cod
blossed land-A royal feast OF genufot'
~ In good cause.
Some Incidents In connection with
this wood hauling that came under
our notice may be worth recording.
A young man and his brother drove
up with q load, tine father being on
foreign mission. The COMMITTEES t0ld
them to take tho weOd home nnd gave
them tickets. A. thoy started oil, tue
younger hoy with n merry twinkle In
his eye said, 1--WE got the crows n'ti,
but did not bring the eggs." a cuu'
pie OF l8-yesr boys, cousins, brought
In good load OF wooJ; the father Of
one VI them Il ON n mlsslon In the
Southern States. These were given
tickets, ana the driver was told TO tako
the wood ~ his mother. "No. or; we
eau get my mother wood" was the
reply. 1 happened TO see that mother
when told OF the incident. Without a
word her eye voiced renewed admira-
tlon OF her son-lhat Kind OF n boy
will surely make an honorable man.
Joda and Jenny Peters are two boys
standing no higher than the wheels OF
lhsit wagon, aud arc tue chief rustlers
for widowed mother with six chill
dren. These little fellows wanted, and
wanted badly, 10 earn right 10 tho
good things, aud struck out Tor wood.
They came In at night In the dafk
without this load, having "siVe QUIZ
team. Tney were out next morning
early aud brought In the prettlrHt load
Of ulos dry wood that had appeared In
town. The boys had placed tue butts Of
trees at the front and back Of the rack
and built the load square up TO the top
Of tho stakes. They were oongfAtu.
lated, given tickets snd told to take the
load Of wood home 10 their widowed
mother. Their father died In q nos
pital In salt Lake City, about year
ana q hall since.
When we are asked 10 read desofip.
tions OF millionaifes' daughters, aud
given their width and breadth aud the
length OF their foot aud hand, the
shape OF their nose, the color OF their
eyes and the alzs VI their ears, (des-
ofiptlona reminiscent OF tho slave mar
kVtl previous TO their tfansieronoe to u
foreign land, aud also asked 10 ad.
mlfe those parler creations, the boys
who "noVer tJld llc," nor iilohed a
n watermelon, we turn with admiration
10 these little thinly.olAd braves,
who venture into the snowy
mountains 10 totch the Widows
wood, and arc amply paid
by dancing out tn. Joyous satisfaction
OF their nature. We want 10 pat Joda
anu Jenny ON the back, aud ask their
more favored Deighbots to encourage
ths boys to come 70 Sunday school aud
the future viii reveal the good results
OF their labors.
There are nine missionaries In the
field from this little town. None OF
them objected 10 going, but some Of
them thought everything Of theirs
would be at \ "alandstillD until they
returned. l have In mind one friend
who was such worker that he No omed
10 think the wheels OF the universe
would stop II ho quit working-he
must pillow aud haul manure almost 10
the last day before starting; when hs
got his missionaTy hat anu coat gu, he
appeared lost without a shovel; and
when he got TO Chattanooga, Preside vi
Kimball Advihed him TO have mia beau.
uful auburn beard cut OIL. A gtouI
picture came aud some OF US could
hardly md cur friend therein. Had
ho returned with that picture, the dis.
appointed looks upon the faces OF thai
wife and children would have driven
him into the woods until his beard had
grown 10 respectable proportions again
Well, the seasons have rolled on tht
same hince he left, Rs before
Toe land hna been fruit
ful, the calves have kept com
ing, the children arc well fed anu
schoolvd, ihe boys arc becoming
responsible aud manly, the wife look,
thoughtful and happy, especially Vhor
she gets letter from -. The lo
that he has owned Tor sixteen year
has new, neat fence around 1t, AM
the h0uso Is repaluted. THIS In but
fair sample Of tho condition OF all tht
married missiOnaTlos' families; aud Ia,
single men are spoken VI win Tryrr
enoe by tue virgins bslrothed, who's
ptnyeuul devotion should Hpnr then
on 10 yHloTous energy In the work 0
God.
The facts are that men srs not Nj
nuch a necessity for success at hom
ns some OF them imagine. Success de
penis upon devotion 20 duty ia IN
neld hssigned them Tor labor-lhei
families are sAie IN the councils u IN
Priesthood The spartan mother /
sometimes offered ~ an example 1
the world, but her counsels were onol