Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-24

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BROTHER TYLER:
DEAR SHIN complying with YOUR request
10 giycu sketch Of the c'rcumsia attending
The enlistment Of my former husband. Alya
pgclps. in tue Mormon Battalion. { find. on re-
terrng TO my memory, that my sketch must
necessarily be- brief as ii that time Was suffer
Ing from severe Illness. leaving events only Of
the mos. sorrowni nature To be- impressed with
any degree oi yiyiIness upon my recollection.
We we're travelling when the call came for
him to leave us. Il was midnight when we
WIRE awakened from our slumbers with the
painful news thaty. were to bc LEFT homeless.
without protector. was very 10 al the time.
my children 40 small. my bah. also extremely
sick; bu, The call was pressing, there was no
line tor any provision to be made for wife or
aya,ing. lie serted in the morning.
watched him from my waEon-bed I'll his loved
XXI XXI ef Him. 'o'' J" "'e ''''''''' 1t was my ''S'
.rso months from the day Of his enlistment,
XIII Sa HEM OF my Ds.g'yeen R aII'h l n
embarked upon my sea Of ,roubIr: winter lojuai
me . G b, destitute IN a wretch d novel
one Of c5ns,nt r 1 ih| ,ua,ion Of tbe Soyr
and IFS orenncs' gave free 1csrs; to piercing
ycrip into MUD 1.-Two t%o or brrr ' ,6sGp ' rem zen.
no wood but what my little ones picked up
y ,,5 NE 'i2ser so EIr5a afa s room ON,
Rcd which was p5wcrle.s to leave; no relative
to 10, cheer or comfort me, q STRANGER away '1'm
ba, liU'c their own troubles and desn,ut.on en-
crossing ,heir lime my li,'ie daughter Of seven
bT, 1 the png q" ons Of 70 oGmus did, not dsse,
me.
spring 9ioush' some r a ,i ION rom o MY sui
earthly Store OF provisions. I found sale for
The leaders Of my team The l31nE dreary win.
months 'i before " hcalih and " eompara t'S
aomtor, Mere my portion, s'll thank the Lord
'''1 was ,'' D, ~, p'' o. III, '"s
pIotI'cr he''S uGa'h was Oh Such
SuIuc' Occur eice 'nat inc general
ieeInS was that ne had Deen nothing
snort o. t''uIaered' ana that, 100, at
tne h'nas OF SanderSoh' the Battalion
physician ms leeiihS against me
doctor was ou!lt largely, upon MS
own t''Ie''S "i''ch ne Hau MADE on
previous occasions lie hau no par
l'cuIar use ior MorihohS' hence ne
proposed 10 feat them as ne III MS
aon'ineef'hs ana oulId0SihS style saw
ut. Inc man whose death was Just
narrated louna a last resting pace
on the soutn sac OF the Arkansas
river Ill a grave sparse IN aePth' De
cause oil the water near approach
10 tle surface,
w nat .fial iot inc poor woman
VINO ne, mao Deeh mus deprived OF
ialthIul husband! "hat mlsior-
tune ior 'he niue ones that had peen
ie't without loving iather' a KIND
ready ana "llllhS supporter was
II NOT enough 10 cast over that lam
ny Il gloom that could hard,,Y be
pehGlIa'ed' 10 ihiiGt wound that
Mou'u never DC Hedlcu' "A IesPon-
s'Ne VOICE Whispers yes verify It
was ana YET III ihe MIDST OF II all,
l i:i peEeaVeu wlie ana iatherlesS
Ch"uFeh' struggled on ana on until
mary tiey hau overcome the bitter
Pa'iSs Oh sorrow oy seeking soiace
anu Co'''io'' Ho'" nc Whoih lney
I Is'i up 10 aS father ana a
fr'ehd IN times Oh the greatest adj
VeTslY' ,, ,
leaving 'ne mound whlch marked
tie resting pace OIL a Drother' and a
n'e"ui the naIialioh DoyS moved on
l''e 'o"o"'Hs Gay making triP oil
tweh'y-iVG mics across a trackIess
ue9eIN win tue S"e'terihg rays OF
me NOT sun oeauhS Gown upon them
WIN !elI'hS eIiect, Inc neat was OPP
Pio9S'VG ana pom men ana horseS
suffered CONSIDERABLY lhlrst came
upon '"e company Out no water
Cou'd nc Nau' the only sign OF 1t be-
iIS uH"' "h'cr was collectcd IN 4
.H'ny 'onu WNere mes ana other
I'9ee'S '''' l'Neh possession some
were N,i lorTed 10 resort 10 ms pool,
liII''y ana hoNIous as II was IN order
'""l Lney might quchGh the'r needs
H''' Nes"eS IoI " uIlhN' ana 10 thosc