The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05

Harry Leon Wilson. editor of Puck and author of
titled The Lions the Lord" just published by the
Lothrop company of Boston. 1t is the story of the
life tragedy of Joel Rae intensely devou and high
minded Mormon. The opening scenes are at Nauvoo,
at the time the Latter-day Saints being driven
from the place. Rae is then a young man. Intensely
In love with Prudence CoTson. She apostatizes.
rather than sacrifice his religion he gives her up
temporarily and follows the others westward hoping
she may be induced to reen and join him. His sister
IS cruelty treated and killed and his father is killed by
mother dies from tba bar5sbirs , tb b t
pther deaths Embittered, ne becomes a DANTE.
Church He would have married Nara c,avan a beau
memory Of the other. He returns in a years to
find that Prudence has married militia captain
prominent in the prosecutions. Mara meanwhile has
become the plural wife of another elder Later she
suffers blood atonement for love Of Joel Rae takes
part in the Mountain Meadows massacre. His former
s%eetheart, Prudence Corson, and her husband
the image Of her mother, is saved by Rae. little
boy who had been protecting her escape. Rae be
comes president Of stake In the Pine Valley region.
narfles three women out Of pity in order to give them
IS overcome with for the Mountain BIeadows
S Ieed ana seeks to atone by life Of penance. He
himself but She is not for them FinaIlv q b,
golden-haired cowboy comes along adopted son of a
tected during the massacre and Who had eseaped
He is there a mission Of vengeance against Rae
and two others whom he especially remembered, but
his heart is touched by the appearance of the old man
bro@en down with anguish. and he relents Rae has a
revelation against plural marriages he announces
H. almost from his de2thbed before President Young
IN meeting. He goes TO the the Mountain
Meadows first IN,
marriage MS adopted daughter, Prudence, and Ruel
Folett. the cowboy. The story is a severe arragn-
. ment OF poyEamy and deals in the conditions in a
per ou Dellln over hfty years ago but is not with
out sympathy for sincere believers in the Mormon
faith Il follows in condensed formD
n HE CITY without life Law handsomely along river
i'm the early sunlight of "a September morning
Death had seemingly been Ions upon it, nor had
II made any scar No breach or sign
OF violence could be seen The long, shaded streets
Dreamed the stu airs of utter peace and quiet From
the half circle which river bent it's
We're up the Rs6 and fG2 1om sFi 6d s sa
lowered FAR above them in placid benedcton
1t was the city of Nauvoo. The Mormons had been
driven from their homes by the overwhelming forces
their beds and bundled out All the inhabitants had
been driven forth The Prophet Joseph Smith had
been killed and had other believers i'm his faith
1t was TO this scene of desolaon Rae zeal
,Siesio, Il, 80 o.+,r In I' ee 4taIS absence on
Ipother were among the sufferers. He found them
5heltered "a farm house with his sweetheart Pru-
Neuce Rae. protected by the dashing Young Captain
Girnway of the militia forcing and experimenting the
After glad reunion Joel and Prudence sought
quiet spot TO enjoy tete-a-tete. There Prudence
He was astounded and could not believe her state
ipents rejecting on Joseph Smith.
sion 9l So YOU aB knew Why you were sent mis-
oepted Qyerand whitesouled Joseph wanted
81, Sat believe ityou couldn't such thing
YOU why the more honor to you-and you still
Then she told him how Brigham Young and Heber
c <imball had summoned her to the presence Of
Joseph Smith
But all at ne before me and asked me to
% MS VIE Think OF it, I frightened I
not ne looked SOL YOU how;
Dut sld u would not De lawful He said: Yes Pru-
dence have had revelation from that lawful
right for ne
wantsor as t was in the days of Abraham. shall
the celestial Brigham will
here. right and home tonight
auo keep II secret from parents. II like Then
said But am betrOthed 10 Joel Rae. the Of
Giles Rae. who is a mission know that. he
said. I him away; and, anyway. VIII be
20 marry You win then be absolutely Of your
20 have thrones and domnions. while Brother
Joel Is very and has been tried in the king
qon. ne may Iall away ana tnen you would be lost
He urged me TO have il over. trying to kiss and
saving ne knew II would be all right before God.
he was. bad common man. and told my people
everything, and soon father denounced for an
But Joels faith was not to be shaken She told
If he wanted her, he must stay behind was a
rife struggle between his love Of his religion and his
love Of a woman. but religion triumDhed. Despite
pleadings he continued steadfast in his purpose
reTlain firm in the faith and to journey westward
with his people He went leaving her i'm the company
o the militia captain.
His sister had previously been killed by a mob
When he hurried ahead to rejOn the party
learnedstlat his aged father hurting defiance at
the gathered mob that watching the crossing of
the river, had been thrown into the stream and
drOvEaed. Soon bis mother died a result of this
Joel Rae, bereft by the Gentle of sister. father
mother and sweetheart thirsting for baNe joined
newly organized Society of the Sons of was
LED into il by Bishop Seth Wright, whom the church
poet had called THE Wild Ram of the Mountains"
Rae had been named by the same persons THE Lutte