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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

4 hey were ,tidltiiaed W.s.. :. -. -
terrible meaning ny the blood OF her
he had loved and sworn TO keep him
self clean for.
He could no longer fight of the
truth. II was facing him now In sIi its
nakedness, monstrous to obscenity. de-
handing It's due measure from his
own souls blood. He aroused himself.
shivering, and looked out into the
room where the shadows lay heavy,
and from whence came the breathing
OF the sleepers. He picked 1.-The now
sputtering candle. set in It's hole bored
In block Of wood. and held II ur FOR
last look at the little woman-chlld.
He was full OF an agony of wonder as
he gazed, OF piteous questioning why
this should be as II was. The child
stirred and flung one arm over her
eyes as II to hide the light He put
out the candle and set II down. Then
STOPPING over. he kissed the pillow
beside tho chiIds head and stepped
lightly to the door. Heshad come 10
the end OF his subterfuge--he could
no longer delay. his punishment.
Outside the moon was shining. and
his horse moved about restlessly. He
put on the saddle and rode on 20 the
south, galloping rapidly after he
reached the highway. on there was q
kindly desert where a man could take
in peace such punishment as his body
could bear and his soul decree; and
where that soul could then pass on in
decent privacy to be judged by its
Maker.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

his talking any more. He'd be done
for one way or another"
For the FIRST time in his lie that
night. he was afraid TO pray AFRAID
even to give thanks that others were
sleeping in the room with hipl so that
he could hear their breathing aud
know that he was not alone.
He was up betimes to press en- to
the south, again afraid to pray. and
dreading what was still in store for
him. For sooner or later 10 would
have 10 be alone in the night. Thus
far since that day in the Meadows he
had slept near oshers, whether in
cabins or in camp. In some frcighters
wagon or blvouacking in the SHOWS OF
Echo canyon. Each night he had been
conscious. at certain terrible moments
OF awakening. that others were near
him. He heard their breathing. or In
the sNence a fires light had shown
him sleeping face. the lines OF a
fora, or an arm tossed out. What
would happen ON the night he found
himself alone. he knew not--death. or
the loss of reason.
Ills way lay through the Meadows.
yet he hardly realized THIS until he
was fairly on the ground iP the midst
OF a thousand evil signs OF the day
Here. a year after. were skulls and
whitening bones. some In heaps, some
scattered through the sagebrush
where the wolves had left them. Many
of the skulls wera pierced with bullet
holes. shattered as by heavy blows.
or cleft as with a shArp-edgod weapon.
Even more terrifying than these were
certain traces caught here and there
on the low scrub oaks along the way,
--chlIdren's Hunbonnets; shreds OF
coarse lace. muslin, and calico; a
child'a shoe. the fattered sleeve OF a
woman's dress--all faded. dead, whip,
ped BY the wind.
gIs pressed through Il al with set
Jaws. trying 70 keep hls eyes hxod
upon tina Ground neTond his horses
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
CHAPTER XIX.
The Blood on the PAGE.


Along the level lane between the
mountain ranges he went. a lane that
runs almost from Bear creek on the
north 20 the Colorado on the south.
with a width OF 20 miles or so. But
for Joel Rae II became a ride down
the valley of lost illusions. Some saw.
ing grace of faith was gone from the
people. He passed through sturdy lie.
tie settlements. powered in gardens
and orchards, and girded about by
now fertile acres where once had been
the bare. gray desert Slowly, mile
by mile, the Saints had pushed down
the valley. battling with the Indians
and the elements for every acre OF
land they gained. Yet Il seemed TO
him now that they had achieved but
a mere Goddess prosperity. They had
worked a miracle of abundance in the
desert-but of what avail? For the
soul OF their faith was gone. He felt
or heard the proof OF II on every hand.
Through Battle Greek. Provo, and
Springville he went: through Spanish
Fork, Payson. Salt Creek, and FIJI.
more. He stopped to preach at each
place. but he did II perfunctorily, and
with shame for himself in his secret
heart. Some impalpable essence Of
spirituality was gone from himself aud
from the people. He felt himself wick
edls agreeing with pessimistic elder
at Fillmore, who remarked: Il tell
you what, Brother Rae. It seems like
when the Book OF Mormon goes again
the Constitution of the United States,
there's sure TO be he'll TO pay, and the
Saints ailus has 10 pay t." He could
not tell the man In words Of fire, as
once no would have done. that they
had been punished for lack of faith.
The next evening he reached Cedar
City. Memories OF this locality began
to crowd back upon him with tortGr.
ing clearness; especially OF the morn
ing he had left Hamblin's ranch. AS
he mounted HIS horse two OF the chill
dren saved from the wagon-train had
stood near him.--a boy Of seven and
another a little older. the one who had
fought so viciously with him when he
was separated from the little girl. He
remembered that the younger OF the
two boys had forgotten al but the
first OF his name. de had told them
that II was John something;
ne could not remember what. 80 great
had been his fright: the people at the
ranch, because OF his foFlorn appear,
ance, had thereupon named him John
CALVIN sorrow.
These two boys had watched him
closely a. be mounted his horse. and
the oldes ono had called 70 him.
When I get e b = man. I'm coming
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
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back with n gun and kill you TIL you
are dead yourself" aud the other. llt.
tie John Calvin Sorrow. had clenched
his fists and echoed the threat, We'll
come back here and kill youl Nor.
mons is worsen Indians!"
He had ridden quickly away, not
noting that some OF the men standing
by had looked sharply at. the boys and
then significantly at one another. Ore
of those who had been present. whom
he now met, told him OF these two
boys.
You see, Elder. the orders from
headquarters was to save only them
that was too young TO give evidence
In court. But these two was worry
forward and knowing. They shouldn't
have been kept In the first place. So
two memo need OF naming Names
took both OF them out one night.
They got along all right with the lit.
Ito one they called John Calvin For
row-only the little cuss kickei and
scrambled 80 that we both had to see
TO him for minute, and when we
was ready for the other. there he Was
ut least ten rods away, a.leggins 1t
into the scrub oak. Well, they loosed
and looked and hunted around till day
break, but he'd got away all right. the
moon going under a cloud. They
tracked him quite n ways when II
come light. till his tracks run into the
trail OF a big band of Navajos that
had haQn I'm north Trading nOnIaa and
was going back south. He was the
one that talked so much about you.
but you needn't ever have any Gea- Of
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

cause in which the circuit clerk II .,
party; requiring students OF osteo
patty TO attend such a school three
years; fixing the salary OF the pros
ecuting attorney OF Pettir. Macon.
Saline and Nodaway counties at $1,000
and denying them fees: fixing the
salary OF tbs road and bridge commits
sioner In st. Louis county: amending
the negotiable instrument law relat-
ing TO the registration Of municipal
bonds; authorizing tho construction
and acquiring OF subways in certain
cities; giving the right OF eminent do
main TO electric interirban railways;
compulsory school attendance (applic-
able to 81. Louis only: applying the
parole law TO boys sentenced to the
training school and 10 girls sentenced
to the industrial home; providing for
changes Of venue from justices Of the
pace; changing term OF Hannibal city
officers from one TO two years; FIX
ing freight charges on fruit ship
ments: private burial grounds not ex.
empt from taxation for street paving;
fixing salary OF secretary of state at
$4,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

mead: out als ears weis a, uie mercy
OF the Cries that rang from every
thicket
Once out Of II, he rode hard. for II
must not come yat--his first night
alone. ny dusk no had reached the
new settlement OF Amalon, a little OF
the main road in valley OF the Pine
mountains. Here he sought the house
whefo he hai left the child. When
he had picketed his horse he went in
ard had her brought to him.-a fresh
ltttle fiower.like woman-chlld, with
aair and eyes that told OF her mother.
with reminders of her mothers ways
rs she stood before him. a waiting
poise OF the bead. q lift of the chin.
They looked AZ each other In the can.
delight. the child standing by the
woman who had brought her. looking
up at him curlously, and he not dar.
Ing to touch her or go nearer. She
became uneasy and frightened at last,
under bis scrutiny, and when the
woman would have held her from run.
ming away, began to cry. so that he
gave the word to let her go. She ran
quickly into the other room of the
cabin, from which she called back
with tears Of Indignation In her voice.
You're not my papa-not my real
papa"
When the people were asleep. he
sat before the blaze in the big fire
place. on the hearth cleanly swept
with Its turkey.wing and bufIalo-tail.
There was TO be ono more night of his
reprieve from solitude. The three
women Of the house and the man
were sleeping Around the room in
hunks. The ch.ld's bed had been
placed near him an the floor after she
slept. as he had asked IL To- be. He
had no thought OF sleep for himself
He was too inte lssly awake with ap.
prehension. On tho floor beside his
chair was a htCe bundle the woman
had brought hiRI.--the bundle he had
found loosened ~ her side, that day
with the trinke;s scattered about and
the limp-backed little Bible lying open
where It had fallen.
He picked tho bundle up and united
II. touching the contents timidly. He
took up the Bible last. and as he did
so a memory flooded back upon him
that sickened him and left him trem
Eling. 1t WAS the book he had given
her on her seventeenth birthday, the
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
CHAPTER xvllI.-contlnued.


Joel Rae found himself believing
that he could now have been a fiercer
Lion OF the Lord than brigham was;
for he would have fought. while Brig
ham was STOPPING to petty strategies
AS II God we're needing to rely upon
deceit.
Late in June the army OF Johnston
descended Emigration canyon, passed
through the streets of the city and
camped on the River Jordan. But. to
the deep despair of one observer
these invaders committed no depreda.
ton or overt act After resting I'm.
extensively two days on the Jordan,
they marched - miles south to Cedar
valley, where Camp Floyd was estab-
!ished.
Thus, no ore fully conprehending
how It had come about, peace was
seen suddenly 10 have been restored.
The people, from brigham down, had
been offered free pardon for all
past treasena and sedltions II they
would return to their allegiance 10 the
Federal government; the new officers
of the Territory were installed, sons
OF perdiion In the seats OF the Lords
mighty: and sermons OF wrath against
Uncle Sam ceased for the moment to
resound In the tabernacle. Early In
July, Brigham ordered the people 10
return to their homes. They had OF.
Tered these as a sacrifice, even as
Abraham had offered Isaac, and the
Lord had caught them a timely ram
in the thicket.
IN the midst Of the general rejoic-
ing. Joel Rae was overwhelmed with
humiliation and despair.
on to the south was the desert.
There he could be alone: there face
God and his own conscience aud have
his Utmost soul declare the truth about
himself. In his sadness he would
have liked to lead the people with
him. lead them away from some evil,
some falsity that had crept in about
them; he knew not what Il was nor
how IL had come. but Zion hal been
defiled. Something was gone from the
Church. something from Brigham.
something from himself, -somathtn
II almost seemed. even from the God
OF Israel. When the summer waned,
his plan was formed to go TO one Of
the southern settlements to live. Brig
ham had approved. The Church need.
ed new blood there.
He rode out of the city one early
morning in September. facing to the
south over the rolling valley that lay
between the hills now Haunting their
first autumn colors. He was in haste
TO 60 yet fearful of what he should
meet there.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

one she had told him she was keeping
when they parted that morning at
Nauyoo. He knew the truth before
he opened IL at the yellowed fiy-leaf
and read In faded Ink. From Joel TO
Prudence on this day when she is IL
years old-June I'd. 1S43.'
In a daxe OF feeling he turned the
pages. trying to clear his mind. glanc-
ing at the chapter headings as he
turned.-"Abraham is Justified by
Faith" God Instructeth Isaac"
"Pharaoh's Heart Is Hardened" ''The
Laws OF Murder" "The Curses for
Disobedience." He turned rapidly and
at last began to run the leaves from
between his thumb and finger. and
then, we'll over IN the book something
dark caught his eye. He turned the
leaves back again TO see what it was;
but not until the book was opened fiat
before him and he held the page close
to the light did he see what II was hiS
eye had caught A wash Of blood was
across the page.
He stared blankiy at the reddish.
dark stain. as IL its spell had baen
hypnotic. Little by little he began TO
feel the horror OF *. remembering how
he picked the book up from where
II had fallen before her. Slowly. but
with relentless certainty. his mind
cleared TO what he saw.
Now for the first time he began 20
notice the words that showed dimly
through the stain. began to read them.
TO puzzle them out as II they were
new 10 him:-~
yos G sos sss s az sSq wS Ss Ssh Ss
YOU,
bless them that curse you. ANA pray
Tor them which despltefulIy use you.
And unto him that smigoth thee on the
one cheek, offer al8o the other, ard him
that talteth away thy cloke forbid not 70
take thy coat also.
"0ive 70 every man that askcth OF thee.
and q him that tnketh away thy eoads
ask them not ngofn
''And 40 ye would that men shoul6 40 20
you, do 10 also % them ilkewlse I"
Again and aaaln he read them
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
Missouri
Legislature
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


special order in the senate for
Thursday, was crowded out OF place
by appropriation bills, the senate
working until after O o'clock Thursday
night to clear Its docket OF matter OF
that kind. Something like ), 100000
was disposed Of in the bills acted
upon.
The Pemberton dramshop bill is
dead. Thursday nights caucus reve-
lations ncessitated another pow.wow.
which was held Friday morning. and
one OF the results was the sounding
OF the Pemberton's bill requiem. A
resolution offered by Representative
Blggs. OF Schuyler. that all bills on the
calendar for engrossment be laid on
the table. prevailed.
Gov. Folk Thursday afternoon re.
turned to the house, with his approval,
the following appropriation bills: For
the payment OF interest on school Ger.
tihcates Of Indebtedness; for the sup.
port OF the public schools: for the as.
sessment and collection OF The rev.
enue; for the pay OF the civil Off.
GERS; for the pay OF the general az.
sembly and its contingent expenses.
Gov Folk and Mrs. Folk gave a re.
ception at the mansion Thursday TO
the officers and members OF the gen.
eral assembly, which was quite gen.
orally attended By them and by the
citizens Of the town. The function
was more or less informal, and was
thoroughly enjoyable affair.
The senate Thursday afternoon
passed bills approprIating $4,000 each
for the widows OF John Clay. L b. Al.
lison and John Woods, prison officials
murdered In the discharge OF their
duty by convicts. Clay and Allison
were killed in the riot OF November.
1905. Senator Kammerer Thursday
succeeded In attaching as a part Of
the general appropriation bill the al.
preparation carrying 100000 for the
erection OF n monument to the Mis-.
souri, troops on both sides on the bat.
tlefeld OF Vicksburg.
Representative Barker's bin IA re.
lation 10 coal mines passed the house.
II makes II unlawful for mines which
have been worked on the room and oil.
lar plan, and which have been aban.
doned, TO be left open for a period ex.
ceeding one month, and requires such
abandoned mines TO be so sealed as to
prevent escape OF gases calculated 10
vitlate the ventllative current Of a
mire
II was stated Monday on fairly good
authority that the ST. Louis and San
Francisco Railway Co. is quietly pre-,
pairing to enjoin the enforcement OF
the 2.cent rate law passed by this gen
eral assembly. which has been signed
by the governor. and which will 60
into effect as a part OF the statutory
law OF Missouri on the expiration OF
ninety days after the sine die adjourn.
ment of the general assembly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

Among the other bills passed was
the deheiencies appropriations. carry.
Ing Sl64,ssa.4S; the bill for the sup
port OF the government. carrying So.
tS4.Ss7.Ts, and another carrying $4,000
for the payment OF wolf bounties from
1885 to 1903. Besides these there Il
the sl.o0o,oO0 appropriated Cor good
roads. and several relief bills. agzre.
eating t6.17sSs.
The house Monday passed a bin re-
pealing tbs statute creating the oaloo
Of supervisor Of roads and road over.
seers In counties containing l2O. 00o
and leae than iT5.oo0 inhahitapts.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21
HOUSE.

The thirsty wayfarer must imbibe
before l o'clock a. m. because the
legislature has declared that all sa.
looms throughout the state must close
at that hour every morning and re.
main closed until O'Clock. Represen.
tative Houston. OF Cass county. has Sc.
cured the passage OF a bill, simple In
form, and containing less than 100
words, which places the Id on all
night saloons throughout the state.
The measure Is now in the hands o.
Gov. Folk. and doubtless will be
signed. The bill was introduced early
in the session. and was one Of the
hrst passed by the house. II has re.
malned ON the calendar In the senate
Tor some time, and. taking It's regular
form. was passed by that body. In its
original form II provided that all sa.
looms should close at midnight. but the
senators though that o'clock was a
more desirable hour to end the round
OF pleasure, and amended the bill. The
house eoncurred in the amendment
Thursday morning, and the Houston
bill Will be the first, IL not the only
liquor law passed for the Forty.fourtb
general assembly.
The house devoted Thursday after.
noon to the passage OF senate bIlls
They were taken up in groups. as
many as ten. In some instances. being
taken Al a time. The question was
raised rs TO whether this would inyaII.
date any OF these measures SO passed.
Tbs speaker held that that would be
question. II It were raised, for the
courts to pass upon. Il rested Win
the house whether the bills should be
passed In groups. Representative
Johnston. OF Charlton. stated that The
Journal would show a separate roll
call on each bill, no matter what mum.
per was contained in the Eroup. aRd
thar the Journal would be the record
behind which no one could get. The
oilis were taken up In punches. AMI
these were passed: Permitting county
clerk to act rs circuit clerk IN any
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-03-21

Senator Gardner got a rider al.
taehed to The general appropriation
Oil Thursday afternoon providing snr
tho appropriation OF SsI5,cO5 "a for
paying for the completion Of the new
state supreme court building. Il was
ignored entirely BY the appropriation
committees OF the TWO houses and was
not adopted In the senate until a pro.
FAHo was attached that no payments
should be made out OF the approprin,
ton until a committee OF three ssna.
tors and three representatives has
examined and Investigated the mattel
thoroughly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-25
A Silent Trumpet.

Alexander Graham Bell used to
teach the deaf and dumb it was, i'll
fact. his work among the deaf and
dumb that led to the telephones in
vention-and at dinner in Washing
ton, he told this story:
'AIany years ago an aged friend OF
mine visited church i'll Baine one
Sunday morning. As soon as the SER
mon began my friend, who was very
deaf, took from his pocket an ear
trumpet in two parts, and proceeded
to screw the parts together.
"While he was engaged in this work
he noticed that the sexton, from his
seat near the pulpit, kept frowning
and shaking his head at him.
FINALLY, just as my friend got his
trumpet joined and made as if to put
it to his ear. the sexton fastened to
him and whispered tiercely:
'Yc can't play that here. If We do
I'll put We out
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-25
PASTORS ARE CONFERRINC
Lutherans Holding Session at New
Utm

New Ulm, Oct. 23-The Lutheran
pastoral conference opened a two days
session here yesterday afternoon with
l20 ministers in attendance. Most of
them belong to the Minnesota dis
trict of the Lutheran Missouri synod
and the others are from the Mime
sofa synod, which also compromises
North and South Dakota. Matters re-
lating to church affairs will be dis
cussed and an understanding will be
reached between the two synods as
to the territory which is to be allot-
ed to them. Among the prominent
men present is DR.. F. Pieper of st.
Louis, who is the general president of
the Missouri synod and president of
the Concordia theological seminary of
st. Louis. He will deliver an address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-10-25
DEATH BUG IN THE AIR
CHICAGO GIRL STUNG BY ONE
OF EN-.
Resembles the Electric LIGHT Critters
That Play TAG In These Parts
Every Season.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 23.-The "deatl
bug is loose in Chicago.
A mysterious insect as deadly as
the tarantula has bitten three persons
and in every case the bite would have
been fatal, but for the quick work
of doctors. The haunt of the death
bug" is the skyscraper.
It's victims invariably have been
young women.
Miss Frances Ross is the first re.
corded victim of this death dealing
bug. Despite the fact that she was
in the hands of physician -four
minutes after the venomous creature
bit her Friday last, she is still ILL.,
For two days she was in a delirium
and her life was despaired of. With
the utmost carefullness the matter
has been guarded because of the pub
lie place which the death bug" in
habits, most frequently the probate
court of Chicago.
There among the walls this winged
animal still lives. All search for it has
been of no avail
Even officers of the court admitted
their fears when they found that the
secret could be kept no longer.
Clerk Abraham Kallis said that ev-
cry means to rid the place of the pres
ence of the deadly insect had been
made, but that it was feared that ii
still lived, as no trace of it could be
found.
1t is believed that now that the
matter has become public, chlorides
and sulphates will be scattered around
the room in hope that fumigation will
kill the insect.