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NEPHI.

Special 20 The Tribune.
NEPHI. April 2S.-NIrs. J. s. Cowan
returned last week from n visit TO Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. c. r. Brown Of Salt Lake City
spent a few days in Nephl.
Vivian Pass returned last week, after
being away all winter,
Mrs, Matt Lyon OF Salt Lake City is
visiting her sister. Mrs. James Cole.
Mrs. Lee Boyer of Springyille is the
guest OF her mother. Mrs. J.. A Bailey.
Mrs. Judge Greenwood entertained the
at her home at a musical. II was one
OF the most successful events of tho past
week.
DR., and Mrs Bennett spent Sunday Wis
itiuG relatives in Provo.
Mr.. Stahlnachcr OF Salt Lake made
a business trip to Ncphl this week.
Mr. and MIS-. Freeman Andersen of
Iowa are visiting Mrs John Cooper OF
this city and renewing old acquaintance
after an absence Of eleven years.
Mrs. Ed Winn OF Salt Lake is visiting
in Juab.
A. C. Hyde returned home from Nevada
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Rassmussen arc
preparing 10 moyo to Mant where they
will make their home in the future,
Miss Edna BiGler entertained at n
dinner party Wednesday evening. in
honor OF the twentieth, anniversary OF
her birth. The dinner was served in five
courses and covers were laid for eight.
Mrs c. V. Clinton of Salt Lake is Wis
itng in Juab.
Alex Pace is In town, after an alb
scpcc OF several months.
Mrs. NJ. J. Greenwood OF Salt Lake Is
the guest Of Judge and Mrs, Greenwood
OF this city
Mrs, Charles Iiimball OF Salt Lake is
visiting her mother here. Mrs. Joshua
Greenwood
Miss Emma Weldon and Louis john
son or Scipio were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Memmott Tuesday. and while
here they obtained marriage license.
They were married ct Scipio "Wednesday Y
evening by Bishop Memmott.
Messrs. Swan and Mccormick OF Pasn-
dcna, Cal, were In Juab this week on
business.
H. IL Pitchforth Of Milford was in
Nephl Tuesday.
Mrs. Eugene Giles is visiting her par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs Alma Hague. after
spending the winter in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. -, Hague left Tues
day 10 spend several weeks I'm Caliror-
mia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hawkins enter
tanned the members of the Governor :
club ut their homo Monday evening. Mu-
sic and cards were the pleasant features
OF the evening. a delightful lunch was
served at IL o'clock.
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of the colony. That she had lost her
husband and only child she did not
know for weeks. Neither did she know
at first that the ghouls who carted
away her dead to a crowded trench
had robbed her rooms Of the little
money that was TO take the family TO
Zion. BY the shock of these losses she
was nearly. bereft of reason.
She now found herself helpless in
valid, dependent on her fellow religion
lists for care. She was able only to
pray. BY example and precept she WAS
taught TO "bear her testimony at
every opportunity. This testimony bear
ing consisted in expressing her relig-
ious belief in positive terms of abso-
often would strengthen the testimo-
N.Y. that is, the mere belief by reit-
GRAFTON became (seeming) certainty.
She was cautioned that every sugges-
tion dlscredlting her church or its
priests was whispered by the devil, and
must be smothered by prayer. She now
gave diHgent daily attention to these
admonitions, coupled with fasting and
prayer. Thus her slowly recovering fac
lief in Mormonism. Reason might leave
her mind; but that belief would re-
main. When reason contradictcd this
self created certainty, reason was dis
credited. Mere human intelligence was
to be distrusted as too frail thing TO
guide the saints of God. For human
sense, the authority of the priesthood
was substituted.
STRIPPING Seeks Her Hand.
With her husband cold a scant three
months, there came TO Sarah Canting a
proposal Of marriage. Nineteen-year-
old George Rockwall, presiding elder of
the little colony, was the ardent lover.
He was a mild hammered, pious looking
youngster; 10 whom marrying Mrs.
Canting had been suggested as solu-
tien of her future support and main
flamenco. lie easily persuaded himself
that the idea was bit of God s inspi-
ration, and presented it as such TO this
desolate convert She was indignant
at the proposal; but Of necessity adopt
ed his diplomatic suggestion that she
make the matter a subject of humble
prayer. Every womanly instinct re-
belled at the thought of the hasty
union. Her sacred love for the dead
husband famed an outraged protest.
The stainless memory Of her lost child
forbade the unnatural baDps. Her keen
sense Of decency and seemliness re-
volted. To her then, marriage without
love was as damninG as love without
marriage.
But her church had taught her obe-
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"A Lovers Plea for the Human Heart.
b. SteenTM

the celestial exaltation Of the sternities
were worthless without him and her
cherished boy.
Lived In a LoveIess Present.
People in the little sun-baked village
looked on "Auntie" Rockwall as =
model saint and on the RockwaIl fam
the shattered victim who gasped weakly
IN the cruel heat of that August day
knew what the name had cost, and how
empty was the honor For fifty years
and more she had been second best in
the house where by rights she should
have been first. For over fifty years
she had realized that her lawful mate
belonged body and soul to another For
over nifty years she had borne the thin
~ velled pity the fruitful bestow On
the cbildless. Most Of that time she
had spent supporting her husband y
family while he filled missions in for
eign lands on built new home after new
day after day was her only pleasure.
Finally, failing sight took away sven
that solace. And all through the years
she endured A loveless present and
feared a loveless future.
10 go through life lovcless is terri
BILE enough. 10 face loveless eternity
is worse thousand times. While there
is hope bfe is endurable. But in all the
years Sarah Rockwall had found mn
hope. Her soul could not rcnounce the
creed that damned her with its desoIate
heaven. Her present loveless life was
a foretaste Of the cold eternity. Child
less here. she would be childless there
bandless there. 'Auntie'' here. she
would be "auntie" there Through all
the cares and disappointments of life
her eternal loss was ever uppermost in
her mind.
Husband Called Her "Auntie.''
Now. she lay helpless, they all "did
! their duty by her. In their careless
way, the Rockwall family was kind to
her. But even her nominal husband
called her 'sauntie - She wanted to be
called wife. She wanted someone to
call her mother. She wanted TO be ca
| ressed out of love, not from q sense of
duty. Above all, she wanted John Cant
ing and her baby boy. No prayer now
ayaled to comfort her PRAYER ONLY
confirmed her fearful faith in the i'm
mutable laws Of her all-poverful
church Always the answer had been
the hateful ',auntie, auntle, auntie,
eternity il still would be FEauntie.
auntie. auntie auntie,'' The thin hands
| clasped again, the lips mumbled one
more prayer.
Finds Eternal Bliss
.'Oh. God; give me rest: ease the
pain: give me peace; let me de she
| pleaded. There was relieved gasp,
a slight settling of the dipgy coverlet,
the old eyes glazed. the fhin features re-
laXed. and "auntie' was at rest Fer
prayer was answered, her fears stiled.
her problems settled. Hurtless alike
were shimmering heat cold, neglect
and close-hugged superstition. Majestic
death soothed the torn soul with a quiet
! healing She had found the eternal
l bliss of eternal rest
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dicnce, humility and selfsacrifce Her
and distrusted. They were Of the flesh,
carnal and evil. The priesthood were
to guide the saints Their words were
direct from God. They must be obeyed
So there could be but one answer to
her prayer. Her intense faith in her
creed finally outclamored the natural
promptings of her pure heart. She was
foredoomed by her holy zeal TO this
hateful marriage.
She Was Misniated
So. married they were; and soon they
with large company, their journey to
Zion. This journey made Sarah better
acquainted with her God d-given spouse.
Time, the great adapter, helped her to
forget. Hardships drew the two to-
gether, Her husband was always kind,
and she came to lean on him in those
days of want and exposure. Zion
having a little adobe room all TO her
self. She began anew the creating of
home nest. But no children came to
the nest. She was mismated. Her
true mate lay in an unmarked grave in
a far city. In this holy city Of logs,
adobes and canvas, she had only her
husband and her faith TO occupy her
NINA. Her QcVOJlOns drowned HeC re-
grets for the past.
Polygamy's Shadow Appears.
But now came polygamy's shadow
over her home. Her husband began
courting r nineteen-vear-o girl who
had ridden horse aud driven the loose
stock across the plains 10 Utah in the
same company with the Rockwalls. For
the first time, Sarah procured and read
the revelations on celestial mar
riage. Her English Doctrine and Gov
enants had in it no such revelat tion,
Tales of harems in Utah were always
denied by the elders in England. She
was relieved TO read that the husband
can take no second wife without the
consent of the first wife Her hus.
band told her of his desires to marry
Jane FaIrmile. Sarah pleaded with him
to shun the, to her. adulterous entangle.
ment. Her whole soul revolted against
it. Hercdity and training united in
branding it unclcan. She could not
give her consent Rockwal, unable to
win his wife over. and unwilling to
marry without her consent, laid his case
before his bishop.
Bishop Blunt Appears.
Bishop Blunt came to Sarah and gave
her a fatberly talk, He explained to
her the supreme need of progeny in
this new land. He pictured 10 her the
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Her Prince and Boy Victims.
Social Activity in Capital is Waning
By Constance Carruthers

idcnce for the season. They viii spend
the summer in Detroit, but went to
New York for short stay before leav-
ing for Michigan.
Engagement Announced,
Mr. and Mrs John Frederick Leech
have announced the enga cement Of
their daughter. Miss Katherine Olivia,
TO Lieutenant Thurston Hughes, Fish
ers Island, n. Y. Lieutenant Hughes is
son of DR.. and Mrs w. \. Hughes Of
Louisville, Ky, and brother of pay
master w. NJ, Hughes. of the United
States navy. Navy circles are much ln-
terested in the coming event, which
will take place in this city. A num-
Der of Louisville people will como on.
Dedicating New Home.
The dedication Of the new home Of
the Bureau of American Republics next
week will be quite n social affair. Mr..
John Barrett. the director, will he in
his glory. Invitations have been issued
quite extensively for the reception
which will be rendered Mr., and Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie on Tuesday. Presi-
dent Taft has accepted an invitation to
attend.
Brief Mention.
/ am told that President Taft will
attend the horse show which is to be
revived next month at Potomac park.
Among the entrants | doubt if there is
a more enthusiastic one than Miss
Katherine Elkins, who is an ardent
horscwoman.
Miss La Landc Of New OrIca MS has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Phelps
Emo for some time. They made several
trips TO New York and Philadelphia.
Niscountcss d 'Azy. wife OF the naval
attachc of the French embassy. will
sail for France about May l TO remain
until December /
MISS Helen Cannon, daughter Of the
speaker, has returned from Hot
Springs, Va, where she spent fort
night.
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She must cling; guidance was neces-
sify; someone must tell her the way.
These travelling elders seemed to
have been sent by divine providence to
fulfill that mission. The personal ap'
peal was there. too. The elders were
cheerful, humble, earnest; candid, tenn
perate. and displayed only courteous
and aloof Difference to their hostess.
So in a few weeks they baptized Sarah
Canting and confirmed her member
of the church Of Jesus Christ of Latter
dav Saints. The thin hands failed
feebly to drive away the tormenting
flies The hot lungs gasped and painted
for breeze that could come only WITH
another dawn. The dim eyes strained
for the glass of water Just out of reach.
Then the busy mind went back once
more into the past.
Now came drear memories OF leay-
ing tho home nest, bidding goodbye TO
father, mother and brothers, and set
ting out for "Zion.i Her beloved John
had not Joined the Mormous; but she
had no doubt he would, He was not at
all loath to leave the prosaic life of
his native village, He was young and
there was adventure TO be had across
the sea- Wondrous tales of opportunity
and wealth came out of America. lie,
too, would go to Zion.
Now there crowded into the lone wo-
man S mind memories OF New orleans
and the little Mormon colony there.
These people were waiting there for
spring before crossing the prairies to
Utah They displayed little of the
saintliness Of the elders Sarah had
known at home They were very, very
human, for beings who claimed the
daily guidance Of the holy ghost, and
the divine authority Of the MelchIse-
dek priesthood Only by constant
prayer and self modification could she
reconcile herself to the petty bicker-
ings and jealousies that made ridiculous
their claims to saintship. Good:
hearted, well-meauing people, most of
them were, as is the average human;
but their straining PRAYERS and multi
piled testimonies seemed unnatural TO
the verge Of insincerity. They seemed
TO "protest too much But Sarah as.
cribed her feelings to homesickuess and
prayed for the spirit these others
claimed.
Her Prince and Boy Victims.
All this was forgotten in the terror
and desolation Of the plague that now
swept the city. Thousands died in
week There was no escape and no
known remedy. That Sarah Canting
was saved, seemed to her at the time
personal miracle wrought by faith
and the administrations of the elders
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Friday evening In Society hall. A num-
Der OF invitations have been issued and
this promises 10 be one OF the pleasant
events OF the season.
Norman Carlson entertained a num-
Der OF his young friends Thursday after
noon. All kinds OF games were played
and refreshments served. and jolly time
had by the following: Liclle Murbrook
Mildred Stohl, Joyce Townsend, Flossic
Sullivan, Ruth Townsend and Florence
Pearson.
Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Thompson Of Salt
Lake spent several days in Park with
friends, and returned 10 their homes
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs IT. s Townsend entertained at A
luncheon Saturday afternoon. and the
guests of honor were Misses Sarah Nap
per and Sarah Spaulding, and MIR
George.
George Quinn was In Salt Lake the first
part OF the week.
Dan T.. Shields visited in Park with
relatives during the week.
Mrs James Koarnes was a Salt Lake
passenger Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Mabel Sullivan and daughters
were outgoing passengers Wednesday aft
crnoon.
4 great deal OF interest is manifested
In the illustrated lecture by Seumas Nc
Msnus, and the famous passion play OF
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I lection. The loss of the present made
only more vivid her childhood memo
ries. SO, while the crowd rei0iced for
gctfully, the lone woman lay fighting
flies fcebly. trying TO ease her hot head
with memories of girlhood days.
Those Old Memories.
She was young again. gathering mod
est. pinkywhite tea roses in her tatb-
err S garden All about her were the
neat hedges and winding lanes of her
native ENGLAND. Ivy rioted over the
bricks and states of her fathers house.
Contented snails felt their slow way
among the crosses, The moist coolness
of the pungent earth lay as n benedlc
tion over the soothing green Of the
fields and meadows.
Now she was a woman, learning to
create wondrous things in linen and em.
broiderv or in silks and ribbons and
laces, under the skilled direction of the
beloved Heloise, This labor she loved.
With scissors and needle she came to
rival even her adept French teacher.
to daughters, she satisfied her artistic
nature with the creative art of the
seamstress.
Now came her prince. John Cant.
ing was only a miller s apprentice. and
she well-to-do farmer IS daughter;
but he was always her prince. For his
sake she learned TO cook and scrub
their own Then her boy was born,
and she could embroider and sew and
save and plan for him. Her home
seemed heaven too fair for mortals,
and her happiness too full to last
Then came strange, travel-stained
men from over the sea. These asked
and were granted food and lodging in
the name of Christ. They showed all
the humility and earnest enthusiasm of
Paul and the earlier apostles. They
taught a startling doctrine of new rev.
elation, living prophets, a heaven re.
opened TO man, a tangible kingdom of
heaven on earth, a Zion to be built on
the American continent They told of
one Joseph Smith. a humble youth who
had talked face to face with God, and
had been given n golden Bible. In
this holy book. they said, was his
tory of the peoples of that western
continent.
In the light of this virile, new faith
the old, inept creeds familiar to Sarah
Canting seemed outworn and useless.
4 he very audacitY of the new ideas
fred the imagination. The human soul
seeks fatuously for Arcadia. No dis
appointment can discourage the quest,
Always it is lust little further on.
It was not IN England; but why not in
America! To talk to God face TO face
might easily happen in that land of
q thousand wonders
So reasoned, or rather, so felt Sarah
Canting in her youthful iuexperience.
When she talked to her John Of the
new creed he only laughed good nat
uredly and changed the subject Just as
he had done when his neighbors de-
nounced him for harboring the "golden
L. tla,- l,l
With John, religion was more a matter
of upright conduct than of form and
dogma His wife, womanlike, wanted
something tangible and unchanging.
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and Mrs. Q. II. Budge. DR.. and Mrs r
B. Bulge and Mrs. Kate Preston spent
Wednesday camping in Logan canyon
The \, c. Womans club will hold
business meeting Monday afternoon al
the home of the president Mrs. 4. II.
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Holt will leave
shortly TO make their home in Brigham
City.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Parker and Mr.,
and Mrs. George Torgeson went 10 Og
den Saturday 10 attend the wedding OF
Horace Nebeker and Miss Civilians.
Harry Clark has been visiting in Lo-
gan during the week, the guest Of DR..
+, T.. Clark
A very enjoyable reception was given
in the First ward chapel Friday evening
under the direction of tho Y. NJ. NJ l
and y. l.. M, ]. associations.
A very pleasant parcel shower was
given Miss Kolcpker by number OF her
friends Wednesday evening. The mar
rsge OF Miss Kolepker and William
Mortimer will take place shortly. and
the young couple will make their home
in Idaho.
Joseph Campbell of Ogden spent the
carly part Of the week In Logan.
Miss Allie Caine OF Provo Is visiting
with Logan relatives and friends
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the seventies and their wives Tuesday
evening. After the business meeting,
all enjoyed themselves with singing and
music and were served with a dainty
luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark are visiting
in Provo this week.
The debate by tine Ladies' Literary
club Thursday afternoon was very inter
cstlng. tho subject being. Resolved.
That the Study OF Our Living Authors
and Their Productions Ia of More Bene-
ut to Us than the Study OF Those Of
Other Days" The leader on the af
frmative side was Mrs. Alice Woolcy.
and Mrs. Ida Reid for the negative. The
judges were Mrs. Sarah Peacock, Mrs.
Alvina Cox and Mrs. T. Godfredson. The
negative side had forty-njne points and
the affirmative. siSty-onc. Mrs. J. III.
uornung reported the board meeting
held at Salt Lake last week.
Del Peacock and wife OF Oraneeville
are here visiting relatives and friends.
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2, YOU all right, auntie7'
3 sge.furrowed face on the hot
hooked its assent. The hoary
,owed a weak affirmative. The
} II young questioner took a last
10 the family mirror, gave her
hair final basty dab and
SIoff TO the ward hall. Auntie -
In was left helpless and alone
" odav was "Old Folks day" in
noe or ward nestled among the
, Mormon "Dixie. " Today all
IN The ward over 80 years old
!, ,hnonetted hv the younger class.
!. maindcr of The Rockwall family
| Ready at the hall, where great
baskets were being unpacked
% pine tables were being loaded
~lijfally concocted eatables. The
= befreckled girl who left auntie
tas her nurse for the day. But
ste of the feast was too strong
Ger: she must 90 Just for a little
n She wouldn't be long away
e,iauntie. ~ ,.,
maddening name, auntie! -
Snuguant 10 the helpless old gen
Hsn left alone in that untldy
THE black slave women Of the
,nsed 10 wear that name. She
i, want il. She had never wanted
auntie' she had been called
half a century. For "auntie y
tat Mormon pariah, a ehildless
"a polyramous family. Auntie "
sf badge of sterility. From the
Sic had in her gentle, dignlfied
infested against the name. But
is absurdly helpless against the
. tide of local speech. Always
sss ''auntie. auntie, auntie,
zntie. auntie, auntic. amuie,"
4 cicadas echoed shrilly in the
as and VINEYARDS and afar in The
ring fields. Auntie, auntie,
~ while the sleepy bees droued
| 3chorus. Auntie. antie, auntie,
p to the annoying alto of the
= flies. Auntie, auntie, auntle,
~ while the corn wilted III The
a. "Auntie, auntie, auntie,
while the palm-like alanthus
semed to swoon In the still blaze
3H Dixie afternoon. d" Auntie,
Iauntie, auntie. while the pain
ahead on the soilcd pillow throb.
hsddeningly in time to the devil
:,rus. "Auntie, auntie, auntle.
~ till the staccato notes seemed
1ee yisibly the timehaloed head.
e. auntie, auniie, auntie.'' with
Iilatiye continuity Of ieering glee
emcd to mock the helplcssness
victim, To her these
devils sent 10 torture her with
! is a grim old Jester, He had
n her sight, enfeeblcd her arm,
her speech. dulled her memory,
4 nned her locks; but he refused
4 afboon of deafness to shut out the
king sounds that tantalized her
q nerves. But one comfort was
the doubtful pleasure of recol-
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Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
MANTL April pa large number OF
people surprised Mrs: w. w. Crawford.
NO, MondaE evening; in honor OF her birth
lghttul manner. and a dainty lunch was
spread at midnight About thirty five
were. present to wish Mrs. Crawford
many happy returns of the day
Miss Jessie Crawford and Miss Ellen
Munk left Friday for Salt Lake 10 rep
resent our high school In the oratoriraI
contest TO be held there. Jessie Craw-
lord was to give an original paper ON
MunI. o recitation.
Mrs. IL f. Becker entertained in a
pleasing manner Thursday afternoon I'm
honor of her son. Ebert's. birthday.
Mrs. George Fl. Brown and Miss Cool:
Of Of Salt Lake were Manti visitors ON
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Heurlc werr
t.phraim visitors Sunday last, visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lt,d
Mrs, ThorwaId Nelson entertained al
dinner Thursday evening in honor OF
Ing was spent In social chat.
Peter Dourgaard left Thursday for his
home in Bonita, Utah,
The stork visited the homes OF Air and
rs. VIII Jensen Tuesday. leaving a
boy; Mr. and Mrs, Ezra Billings. sun
Mr.. Chaplin OF Cleveland. O.. who has
been engaged in gospel wagon mission
work. spent several days with DR., C.
w. Martin during the week
The w. r. Bs. spent n delightful even
ing at the home of Miss Apple Harmon,
Monday evening, Dainty refreshments
were served during the evening.
Mrs. Jacob Fikstad entertained AT din
ncr Wednesday In honor OF Mrs. George
II. Brown and Miss Cook OF Salt Lake.
MIR. and Mrs. w. b. Lowry entertained