Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-02

history as one Of her greatest natural
leaders Of mon.
As an illuiifAtion Of the habits Of
the young man, the following isgiveni
a"I was chopping wood one day. said
the old man tlllckOKl, continuing In q
reminiscent mood, "wnen Brigham camo
over and wanted TO borrow dollar.
'Chop wood with mo today and earn II, :
! said. brigham was very poor and
work was nos easily found. 1io was glad
Of an opportunity earn the money, aud
In two DAYS we had chopped together
oigh cen c1rds. At another lime brigham
owed me a bill. one day he came 10 me
aud confessed thai h. saw no way u boz
ing ablo 10 paw u, unless / would accept
u dozen chairs. The chairs wpro done;
they showed the hsndiwofk OF Brigham
Young; they were honestly miue.n Tho
writer was invited to tho front porch,
where one of tho sot, we'll preserved, Is
still doing duty.
Regarding tho occssion when the
Gospel fss.lroi through the Prophet
joseph wa, brought 10 the subject OF
It, sketch, the Telegram aayii
During tho lime that Brigham Young
2
was beginning TO stir ina lew localities.
Brigham was peculiar Ia his religious
bolioi, aud was TAI hful adhor0nt 20
church. To within a very shor. timo "
his departure. Morinunism seemed 10
hnvo no grip upon the young man; but
he WAS looking flr a higher calling than
that OF \ common farm laborcr. Some
thing was In store Tor hiu. Tho dav
came. Mormon missionaries were flood
.
house In Brigham'- district, meetings
we're held, aud Brigham was convorifd.
lie worked Tor the HickoNos a. that limo.
4 fow days afor his conversion three
mon came 10 the iarm. They inquired At
tho hOuio for brigham, and we're told
that hO twor Aiugon the hill intho roar.
"Brighnn and | we're grading grain to-
go;her thai day" said tho old man. II
taw n man come up tho hill. When he
saw brigham no went toward him aud
tho two held few minutes earnest con-
yorsaIion. After tho stranger bad left.
Brigham said To me; George, I am not
going 10 work Tor you any more I was
surprised atthls sudden declaration, aud
asked tho reason. Il am going IN better
business no said, Il am going 10 preach
tho everlasting Gospel Hts earnest
manner botokonOd ihe voracty Of his
statement, although 10 was a. tirsl treated
with sarcasm by lno employer.
Tho article then states that tho men
who called were Mormon mitssonarlo,,
with whom the nuw convert went 10
Aubutn, taking bis family. The date
q this IL given n late In the summer
Of 1882. The sending Of letter to
Captain Hickax, by PRECEDENT Young,
In 1915, Ia then rtcounted, followed
by complimentary remarks on the
par, Of the Telegram, which states that
President Young "would have been
great man or leader In any depart.
msnt Of llfe." Aside from its enter.
tanning roiereneei 10 the early lie Of
President Young, the publication ia
the Elmita Telegram 10 quite Interest.
ing from the evident pride with which
II points 10 the fact that Brigham
Young once made his home In that
neighborhcod-an event which would
net always have b'sn referred to Ia
10 pleasing n manner. In the changed
srirlt Of the present there II another
evidence oihow the Almighty operates
among men In deorcoing that Justice
shall be done to those who f5rsAko all
to follow Him.