Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-21

n more pathetic and interesting
N account OF the Mormon exodus
VI from NauyOo has been written
than that OF the late Thomas
T. Kane He was a friend Of Brigham
Yourr and the Mormons and what he
ag 40 Nauyoo Just after the expulsion
vas told IN @ lecture delivered a few
years later before the Historical So
dety Of Pennsylvania The following
kad extract from that lecture:
A few years ago. ascending the up
pT Mississippi ia the autumn. when
iis waters were low. ! was compelled
90 travel by land past The region OF the
npds My road lay through tho half
breed tract, a fnc section OF Iowa
which the unsettled stale OF Us land
TILES had appropriated as a sanctuary
.9r colnerS. horse thieves. and outlaws
had LETT my steamer az Keokuk. at
De foot Of the lower fall. 10 hire a car.
rage. and 10 contend for some frag-
rent Of d dirty meal with the swarm
81 lies. the only scaYeugcrs ~ the
hmlty From this place 10 where the
der waters Of the river return. nly eye
Ytarled 70 see everywhere sordid vaga.
bonds and idle settlers. and a country
msuti. without being improved, by
Asr careless hands.
Was descending the last hillside
upon ny Journey. when a landscape in
dtgAiiul contrast broke upon my view
HsNenrircled by the bend Of the river.
a beautiful city lay gliitering IN the
fresh morning sun; Us bright new
dwellings. set On cool, green gardens.
ranging up around a stately dome
SHAPED hiil which was crowned by a
noble marble odihcc whose high taper
lnF sTlre was radiant with white and
gold The city appeared to cover sew
cal miles and beyond Il. IN the back
gIclgd there rolled on a fair country,
,heluTei by the careful lines OF fruit
go hustulry. Tho unmistakable
marks ~ Industry, enterprise and edG-
Gated wealth everywhere. made the
S'trt one ~ singular and most striking
bHliy
70 Ras a natural impulse 90 visit this
Inviting region. | procured q SKIN. ana
rowing across the river. landed al the
chief wharf OF the city No one met
ne ihere ] looked and saw no one
] n1d hear no one move. though the
rl't everywhere was such that 7 heard
o. d.es buzz. and the water-ripples
t'eak against The shallow ~ the beach.
walked through the solitary streets.
-ir town lay as IN a dream. under
t1me daldeuing spell Of loneliness. from
Hhi't ! almost feared 10 wake a. for
plainly % had not slept long. There
vas DO grass growing up IN the paved
PAYS 'ains had not entirely washed
s.tr Pc prints OF dusty footsteps
lH J wen. about unchecked went
t'o empty workshops ro- walks sni
'fts The spinner's wheel was iila;
carpenter had gor, from his work
'...a ana shayinTs HE unfinished SASH
casing Fresh bark was iu the
tuaas va. ana The irrsh-choppei
't'iso'l stood PILED against the hak-
it o,tr The blacks 0ith's shop was
D.l lut DIS coal heap, ana ladnnz
20. md crooked Waterh1rn we're az
t as 10 De- had just gene on for a
@ 50 work people anywhere
'-.'1 '' know my Grand 10 / went
' no gardens ciInklrg .h' wicket-
a'..- ue. 90 pull zoe mauigolds
and la'rs i-a,r a1i ara a
.'Ht WITH the Wll~rso.-ea buck
- H1isy caa.u. r- fnock ng ~
stick ne fol atsys head /
lI suGfoW ~ tJr.lug over
=" OF, for cucuraers ana .o,c apples.
I..ei 0u o 40 'rou aly Oh n