Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08

an aw get it--for shoe tells me awe
muddy to blame but misen, and II AVID
acted on her advice aw should ha been
dliyin abaat L mi own carriage, an II
aw dooanl alter aw'st sooln be It'll
warkhaase whear aw should be nah II
Il wornt for her. soa aw rest thank
full 10 know awe getten her"
No, this isn't a new language. It's
just bit of Yorkshire dialect for our
Young Yankees 70 twist their tongues
on; | clipped II from John liartleys
annual Clock Almanak.' ia suggest
trying to read II In the morning, with
your mouth full Of hot mush 70 assist
In the pronunciation, I've been here
more than two months now, and still
find II difficult TO understand the con.
yereation OF a genuine forkshlrer'
An old newspaper carrier passes our
lodgings each night, calling out the
names of papers he has to SELL but the
only word I've been able to grasp from
hts lingo II papers cant even eaten
on ia the price. ! asked the landlady
" the paper" man spoke English. ana
she said. why certainly, can't you un-
derstand him? Possibly not he's a
Yorkshlreinan and speaks the broad
dialect. OF this part OF England. foull
get USED to il after awhile" told her
| might, but ~ yet ! am stranger
presume II will be proper to state
something about what brought me into
this part OF the United Kingdom. /, Ike
many other y0nng men Of Utah, was
hunged with can TO preach the Cos
pei leaving Salt Lake city on the nth
OF April, this year. / visited some of the
principal eastern cities OF the United
States and left Boston on the 23rd, SAIL
ing on the steamship Mayhower for
Liverpool Arrived at the latter place
on the morning of May g. after pleas
ant trip. was met by some OF the I'll
ders from a. lsllngtOn. and escorted by
them 10 the historic headquarters Of the
European mission on the morning OF
the jth President Francis NJ Lyman
appointed me TO travel IN the urlmsby
conference, and ] was soon on my way.
Arriving at Hull the headquarters OF
this conference. at night, remained
there until the following morning, when
President Roscoe E. Grover assigned
me to labor with Elder Hugh g. Wat
son In the Old city Of York ! reached
this town IN the afternoon Of the same
day and was soon initiated into the
duties of "A Mormon miss onary. |
have thoroughly enjoyed my labors
thus far Thers are no members OF the
Church here, but the Lord has raised
up friends who are investigating the
Gospel. our daily work consists OF
tracing frod door 90 door holding fire.
side and threshold conversations and
preaching on the streets in the evenings.
We meet some opposition. but our prin'
clpal difficulty Is the Indifference Of The
people produced by the confusing re-.
llgiOus teachings that are promulgated
hv the varied professors Of Christianity
our partial Success lies in the number
Of home conversations We are per.
mitted 70 have In that way 80 qrf 20
an extent enabled to allay the prejudice
against our cause, and arouse lim.
tied degree OF interest In Mormonism.'
TO walk through the streets Of this
old town, and See the dozens NJ
churches. one would think the cit.zeus
had little else 10 DO than go 20 cLdTch
The truth is. the majority of the people
az York are not rcligi0usly inclined
but are quite loyal n supporuug
churches. chapels and clergy II Is not
my purpose TO dwell unOn religious
matters In this article, but rather ten
yometm ng about The people al3 iEc
town they live in I can. probably 500
this best 10y relating some uf ihp big
events ! have Witnessed.
MILITARY SUNDAY
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