Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

NV plcbsrdsg" said Levi w. Rich
w ards at his home on G street a
t.,, 1o,s ago o0Wen. to tell you the truth
remember much Of hts kindness ana ms
hg beartedness AZ n foster father but h'te
~ his nublic work. for l was yet boy wheh
he died. ,.,,,
.,you see no was principally out in public
no and his family did not have much OF
XII sine But recall well one incident OF
Ltt home Me- Ii was The day the hlsI lsSuo
a. ne Degeret News came out lie or9uBns
Tho copv home with him 60 dinner al,e ~ ~
me- at 10 tnble about the work OF getuhs II
out After the meal he save me thal CVpis
and kent 10 for many years az souFenn
OF the starting OF journalistic el"'pi's'7 -
the mountains ~ .,.s ala at
| tho time. and right after that l had a chaiice
| Ia rarn my Nrst money II was from the
"Ncws" that the money was lNoeNVu' W
! Uncle Willard called me over onS gay 10 ~
! offered me a place, carrying the NeNs ~
! hls home to be folded, and the ioioed COPIES
! hack fo the Ohisc. The women lolA ~
| nome had the task Of folding the paper IN
! those days ,ohe, IN
| mo Than INV own father for he took me
when was very young, ana Droueht "iS ~
| the long Journey across the plalhs ~ 80,
| INV own parents being sent on mIssiou ~
! Tnrope when the main body OF the saints
| berau moving westward from winter Vuai,
| ferg remember the camp wagon we useo'
! 1t was like n sheep wagon OF me 'usvr or,,
/ nnly IN had side doors and ] broke my arm
| once by falling down the steps 10 the slue
! door After that Uncle Willard kept me
! inside tho wagon, and often lauShl me- ~
letters. and reading lessons ne WE W. " o'e
hearted man. always respected hlm as
! NV hnt no never punished me, thal ! re-
mcnber once we had pond run OF hoa,-
| ing packs of shingles and ] used 70 rlue
! about on them IN the water he culueu ino
! for II and told me TO quit doing II, but me
wort punishment he mcted out was 10
send me IN the house. - 49,.
'"rhe old Richards homestead was Weet
~ the Temple block and recall the run
wal ~ NV uncle as one of the first boyish
hangs had He was buried In the Cly
! cr,ek willows OF an old channel that ran
through the lot, but the BODY was io'ei ~
moved to the city cemetery 49,.
oln that last Illness there was one thlns
that showed his character very strongly,
Honey was very scarce In those days AUG
| no cr1yed II while sick. one day as ! stoou
Inv the bedside looking at his worn race nc
called me closer to give me taste or me
precious honey that had been procured LOT
/ him" ,,.,.u y Yin.
hall the responsibilities Of being counselor
TO Brigham Young In the westward exoous
with John Taylor he was III the ~ a.
Carthage when the Prophet was killed, ana
these two with Farley p. Pratt remonstrat-
ed With Sidney Rigdon during the interim
until the selection OF Brigham Young 70
lead the Church, AT NauVoo ne pesau nis
public duties as city couholiihaIn, H., anu "a, az
secretary TO the Prophet Joseph Wheh lhe
westward movement began he was CHOSEN
as a member Of the first band OF pioneers,
and came to the valley, returning WIN the
authorities to make the trip again the next
st,r,r,ar At salt Lake he was the frat sec
retaFv OF state serving In that capacity TOT
, the provisional state Of Deseret Laler ne
was presiding officer OF the couhcll Oh tne
territorisl legislature and Utahs FIRST post
the News" he was the first Church ms
torian and recorder His, then, was busy
9 life IN the pioneer days.
Like nearly an the men who are men
tonnd m this series Of pathfnders and state
q builders he died with the future stu brigh
. before him Ills age was only o. put Caci
70 year had been crowded with events, 'eu
4 ediah NJ Grant had been still younger Io
" he was only 80 az his DEATH While PaIle!
y p Pratt was only 50. and Newell X. Whitne'
n was only 56. All the mon We're pracucall!
& OF a generation acquainted Win men Vasl
o. OF pioneering Utah. before the task was ac
e tuallv begun and seeing the new common
/. wealth well on It's feet before laying dow
the burdens with which they had grapple
N Among lhe classic documents OF tn
30 Church is one by willard Richards entitled
d 1.-TWO Minutes IN jail u tells OK me mar
tyrdom or Joseph and Hyrum smith, III
j.. thrilling and vivid manner. When Josep
II smith started west as the plans OF his 81
10 emles made his doom appear certain VI
,r lard Richards went with him, crossing u
rs Missouri I'm a skin to bring him 20 n
70 Rockies. Then when the prophet returne
n. and surrendered 10 the mob who operate
nj In the name Of the law Willard refused
10 leave him and voluntarily accompanied NJ
10 fan. even refusing 20 leave him When
Do retired into en- inner CELL with the mop q
lie around the jail. .,
Of anal assault on the jail Is In part az follow
"A shower Of mUsket balls were thrown
,k the stairway against the door OF the priso
Ne followed by many rapid footsteps.
he "A ball was sent through the door VIM
nv hit Hyrum on the side of the nose WI
IL he fcll backwards extended ut length VIE
an ont moving his feet. ,.,, as he struck
he nool ne exclaimed j um a dead man
mn Joyeph continued swapping tho revolver II
n tho doorway. while Mr. Taylor stood al
side and Knocked down the bayonets a
no rusltpts that were constantly discharge
cu Through the doorway, while l stood by h
se with another stick"
,ds After telling 81 the shooting Of Mr. Tayl
M tho narrative continues: tie rolled un'
ION The bed which stood by his side, where
he law motionless the mob from the door 60
NO. tinuel to Gre upon him, being hlndered
os- " by my knocking down their muz%ieS W
the n stck while they continued 70 reach IN
es- muzzlcg into the room
,ck THE narrative ends with ON account
gro dragging Apostle TAYLOR into another roo
Inn after Joseph has been shot from with
uFs the window His marvellous escape n
tha mob preserved 10 the Church the q
EN- first hand narrative OF the great tragedy
car IS early history
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