Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-13

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on our Journey as lar as Milford juno
ton. Here my companions feet hao
become so sore that he could not walk
further. We went to the station ano
asked the master II he would take us or
to Sihplcy and we would send the money
back. The master did not like to dc
that, but he said he would do what he
could for us
1t was noon when we arrived at the
station. We went In the waiting room to
wait for the master to come back from
| dinner, but he never came AT O'Clock
| in the alter oop, thought came to my
mind that II we did not 10 hungry this
| time il would be because the Lord
would raise up friend for us, ior there
was no other chance OF obtaining food
that we knew of had only got the
| thought banlshed from my mind when a
| Young man came ia front OF us and
asked US If we would like something to
eat. | told him we would not mind
| He went out, returning In few minutes
with some food for US. We held Cos
pei talk with the young man Tor an hour
and a half. He asked several questions
and seemed quite interested.
We made orange ments TO go to Ship
ley by train that evening. the next
morning, Move mber IL, we borrowed
the money which we owed for our rail-
way fare OF Brother Douce and sent it
back to the station master. This did
not lock like preaching or travelling
without purse or scrip, as we got in debt
iour shilings. But iet that all would
end well We called on some investi.
gators One gentleman, without telling
him about our debt, gave me four shill.
a q Z M N ~ ha1 .hf
November IS being Friday. is the day
on which we usually write 10 the loved
ones across the sea | sat down and
wrote lew pages and while dong so,
the lady of the house gave me sixpence.
This was enough and to spare, My
partner could not travel with me longer
on account OF his feet, so he went to the
conference house. visited friends aud
investigators. Some OF them gave me
money, and had enough to pay all ex
penses while sojoufning IN Bradford.
On November II, | visited Mrs.
Breadiord and found her sick. She was
sitting in a chair and appeared to be
milcn distressed. | told her when we
we're sick we called in the Elders OF the
Church 10 anolnt with oil and pray for
us. She asked me TO pray for her. |
told her | would il she believed that
had the authority TO ofiicate in the ordi
nance. She said, al believe you have.'
AS soon as the ordinance was per
formed the lady frightened up at once,
and helped get dinner. She also sat up
and ate dinner. ! stayed three quarters
OF an hour after dinner, and when was
leaving she told me she was all right,
On the 25th | called TO see her again and
she was feeling we'll
On November 29, went as far as
Leeds, on my way from Bradford to
Hull. At Leeds was in company with
Elder Tuckett from Doncaser We
looked around the town tor some time,
then decided to call on Sister Green
wood, she being the only person in the
city with whom we we're acquainted.
On arriving we found she nad company
and we presented the Gospel to the
company to the best OF our ability. At
about hall past nine Sister Greenwood
asked il we had place to lodge. We
informed her that we had not. She said
she was sorry she could not entertain
us. We told her not to trouble about
us, for we would lodge somewhere. A
lew minutes alter tins, two ladies came
in. We talked to them for short time,
then started to go and hunt ior lodgings.
The two ladies who had just called o.
Tered TO see us out on the main road, so
that we would not get lost. We &c
cepted their kind offer and started off.
When fairly out on the road, and while
bidding them good night, one OF the
ladies told us we could come down with
her, as they had room for US and we
would be made welcome. We once
more accepted the kind offer The lady
was but eighteen years of age, and /
asked her il her father and mother were
at home. She said her mother was dead
and her father was working at nights