Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-28

5ne even smiled Wnen eho toid MIN
that she would rather die than live
away from this unknown man, smiled
in way that must have enraged him
since he had never won that kind OF
love from her for himseIf--for then he
let her meet the sacrifice without
further talk. He drew her on to his
knee. kissed her for the last time.
then held her head baok--and the
thing was done. How sad IL In that
she did not make a full confession.
Then. by her willing sacrifice. she
would have gone direct to the circle OF
the Gods and Goddesses; but now,
dying as she did. her soul must DO
| lost"
(which wife did you say"
The fifth-she that was Mara
Cavan-but, dear me, Brother Rae!
you should not be out so soon! Why,
man. you're weak as a cat! Come.
I'll walk with you as far as your
house. and you must lie abed again
until you are stronger. / can under.
stand how you wished to be up as
soon as possible; how proud you must
feel that your preaching has led to
this glorious awakening and made II
possible to save the souls OF many
sinful ones--but you must be careful
not to overtax yourself"
Four days later. a white.faced young
Elder applied to Brigham for permits.
sion to go TO the settlements on the
south. He professed to be sick. to
have suffered a relapse owing 10 in.
cautious exposure so soon after his
long illness. He seemed. indeed, not
only to be weak, but to be much dis
tressed and torn in his mind.
| Brigham was gracious enough to &C.
cord the desired permission. adding
that the young Elder could preach the
revived gospel and rebaptize on his
way south. thus combining work with
recreation. lie was also good enough
to volunteer some advice.
What ails you mostly. Brother Joel,
is your single state. What you need
is wives. You've been here ten years
now, and it's high time. You're given
TO brooding over things that are other
peoples TO brood on. and Their. you're
naturally sOul.proud. Now, few
wives will humble you and make you
more reasonable, Ike the rest OF us.
! don't want TO be too downright with
you, like ] am with some Of the others.
because I've always had "A special kind
OF feeling for you. and so I've let YOU
go on. But you think IL over, and
talk TO me about II when you come
back. It's high time you was build.
| fpur a.
the Kingdom"
He started south the next day, rid.
Ing down between the two mountain
ranges that hUrdered the valley. stop
ping at each settlement, breathing
more freely. resting more easily, as
each day took him farther away. Yet,
when he closed his eyes, there like
an echo. was the vision of a woman's
face with shining eyes and lips.-a
vision that after few seconds was
washed away by a great wave Of
blood.
But after a few days. certain bits
of news caught up with him that hap.
PLY drove this thing from his sight
for a time by stirring within him all
his old dread OF Gentle persecution.
First he heard that Farley Pratt.
the Archer OF Paradise and one of the
Twelve Apostles. had been foully muir.
dered back in Arkansas while seeking
TO carry TO their mother the children
OF his ninth wife. The father Of these
children. so his informant reported.
had waylaid and shot him.
Then came rumors OF large wagon.
train going south through Utah on
its way 10 California. Reports said II
was com posed chiefly OF Missourians.
some OF whom were said TO be- boast.
ing that they had helped To eHpel the
Saints from Jackson county In that
state. flso in this train were report
ed to be several men from Arkansas
who had been implicated in this as
sassinatI1n of Apostle Pratt.
But nhws of the browning infamy
reached him the following day, news
that had put out all thought OF his
great sin and his bloody secret. news
of a thing so monstrous that he was
unable To- give IL credence until IL had
been confirmed by other corners from
the north. President Buchanan. in.
spired by tales that had reached him
OF various deeds growing out OF the
reformation. and by the treatment
which various Federal officers were
said to have received. had decided
that rebellion existed in the Territory
OF Utah. lie had appointed success
sor To brigham Young as governor. 50
the report ran. and ordered an army
TO march TO Salt Lake City for the
alleged purpose of installing the new
executive.
Three days later all doubt Of the
truth of this story was banished.
Word then came that Brigham was
about to declare martial law. and that
he had Promised that Buchanan's
army should never enter the valley.
Now his heart beat high again. with