The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-09
A LIVELY EXPLORATION.

Highways and Byways of the Rocky
Mountains Written and illustrated by
Clifton johnson, The Macmillan Com
pnuy, Publishers. New York.
This is a delightful book of views and
impressions of 4 keen observer on inc
joys of outdoor life and the appreeia,
Ijon of the scenes Of nature and OF the
life involved in the splendid surround
ings. There have been two preceding
volumes in this series, one Of which
deult with the Mississippi Valley aud
the other with tho Pncific Coast. Tins
present book covers the region lying
between. and takes its name from the
most prominent feature of that area
it deals both with the mountains ana
the great agricultural States that lie
TO the eastward giving a fair idea OF
the varied characteristics and attrac-
t;cns of this vaSt territory, from Mexico
TO Canada The large towns arc con,
sistently omitted In these volumes, ana
descriptions are confined TO country lie
and typical and picturesque scenes,
We have first here ''Wheu the Fields
Tnrn Green in Nebraska" F." "The His
toric Kansas,' ''In oklahoma, "A
Texas Bubble.' (Which treats especially
Of the oil Development there); Then
we have HOn the Banks of the Rio
Grande.' "Pueblo Life in New Mex
ico. - Around Pixies Peak. 'ln the
Heart OF the ROCKIES, Lie III "bot
mou ViiIage.'' 'EWyoming Days.,
Mountain and Valley in Montana, >,
May in the Yellowstone, {. Custer, s
Last Battlefield, - Among the Black
llils,f' and "A Dakota Paradise y
The chapter on Life in a Mormon
Village" pictures the author as visiting
a. the bsckdoor of an adobe house, the
gathering Of salt on the shores of the
Great Lake. and has view of two Nor
"Thc Old Settler and has q rather
lively account Of visits and talks with
Mormon people. The author sojOurned
with Mormon family. to Judge from
his description. in Bountiful OF perhaps
Pennington. We quote from his account
OF ii Some pages that show the llfe-llke
vigor with which he sets down his i'm
pTess:ons:
The family with which | was stopping
ordinarily consisted Of Mrs Dutton, hay
landladye and Two daughters. There had
however. been Il f.Ill dozen OF children,
ard though the others had married and
established homes az their own, some OF
snd occasionally might stay for "a meal
or spend the night, They were lvely
clan; and bad q breezy Western way OF
talking tina, was characterized by good
deal Of slanev vigor. Mrs. Dutton herself
was u kind hearted. motherly old body
Ia Whom the tumultous eoulliuons OF her
was not without energy and keen
tongue. You're gettin' crazier every
day she would declare, addressing her
daughters; I'D have YOU to know.
+ though. that Pm boss OF this shebang,
snd I won't be run over
One day tramp came begging al the
Kitchen door. and she fcd him. Per
haps I ought not to hyve done it," she
philosophical aftcrward but can't
turn a tramp OF TO save my. soul Brig
llnuS a nOnr-tlp
devils poor and the poor devils That
IS. the worthy poor. the vicious poor. and
said each class ought 10 be treated DIFF
sSoudn FS% a be neoed as SaG at all Hal BUT f R00l
ran says he's hungry can't do any
is.' i''s ''''' '''' ''''''' ''O ''A '''' "''A' '''
While we were talking two or ner
grandchildren wandered in. and ] asked
tatcd. ITO tell you the truth, I've for
got: said she. and began to reckon up
---cicyeh in nne family, nine in another,
live in another. and SO on.
Tho two children, boy and girl.
were quite small. and presently the land
iady's daughter Dora took e., them in hand
I'll right with the boy; but there seemed
- he iuo1asscs or something Of tho sort
in the, little ciri's trcsses, end no sooner
was the vOnbiuG started than the child
dubbed over and began 10 cry. shut
up miss. said the young lady. quit
your ba WING
Don't cry. lovcy." begged grandma
WHY. Dora. she just a-sebbng-for
goodness sake"
She's trying 10 cry. and that's all
there is of n. affirmed Dora stop IL.
hcrc shed slap you!'
Al last the process was completed and
tic children were free to play About
that tinc their mother arrived. EVERY
ho1ys always thought this was slow
old toyp. She remarked: but it's COM
F.,( ytl,t~
ing 10 get power from a stream on tho
mountain and light tho place With cleo
iiici!y.'
well. by' gosh" exclaimed Dora. 'Ihat
VIII make This place quite modern
~ sec you arc wearing ono of those
fashioned wide brimmcd hats" said
Mrs. Duitou.
Yes" assented tho newcomer whom
Tho others addressed as AngoInc
"eyerybody has TO have 'ein. now; but
tried this on mother. and her small face
under such a wide brim looked Just like
Winnie Smell IS going 10 be married
most week observed Dora
"I'ye expected That would bc the out
come all along said Aneelne ''Its too
bnd Uo-s ABOUT the poorest piece nf
humanity she could pick up lie MAY bn
good and all that but lie s sickly. Her
Fniks have kept up the darndest row ever
slnre he began going with her. and
anart. s" Of course tlrcy' WAS, hound To
have each utiler, and you couldn't have
picd en-, apart with iron bar II
ever my daughter mas beau that don't
l:kc ri have him in tic house to breale
East, dinner and supper and let her get
much of his company she'll be tired
"f him; but the guy I do want her 10
have III just about kick out of the back
door 10 make the matrh certain"
Winnie is good Mormon" com
n'Hnted Mrs Dutton; "bu. I don't think
the relInw is
That's al right" said Angelino. I'm
not good Mormon either. though there's
lots OF elders and bishops and other
church. officers in our family What they
tell about the way the Mormon religion
started sounds like A fairy tale TO me-"
gericl Mrs. Dutton "Tle things that
happened to Joseph Smith are just as
easy to believe as what you rend in the
!inc. You'll find fine Bible says: In
the last DAYS The gospel shall be re-
"nalcd.' That was done through our
prophet Joseph Smith. He began to lie
troubled about religion, when ne was only
n boy. and one time in his bedroom there
come over hin, such darkness ,s near
~ stia ngled him That was the devil.
Afterward he was surrounded by a great
glory OF light That was God: and the
loy aslscd which of the different relIg-
DUS WAS right God yuid fl,ot ,,o,,.