Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11

a natural itnPu..,.d a skitf
IT Ws region. ! procur1u aod "a,
tsls ins ita across the river. No one
and roN,s"s wharf OF the cllys 80 No
ire ehl'i ,Asre ! looked anu ,h',ugn
net ~ Wild near no one l'lo,eh thnt
one. j 'lycrywhere was SUI ,,ate,
the qnsh, ales buzz, ana th m oi
heard ps,eak against inc ~ soli'
npples walked through
the beaen The town lay I'LL -,
iary suader some deadenus 9p.arsd
dream u" rom which ! alin"ss not
loneunsss n For plainly " ~.
20 va ey There was no sieaI,s hod
sep VI IN the paved ways. ~ nrintl
ins .sptlr.iy washed ava ,sent about
no' .ssty footsteps let 80 cork
q Ssscssd / went ln'o JitRi Ths
unn ropewalks, ana sn ~ I.',rnenter
sn cow wheel was ldIe' w mi shay-
pha ..,ne from his workpsn'n a. "a ing
haa hls unfinished sash 90 yet and
,.t.,s bark was In the taim '.d stood nil
The fre,n -" the bakers oven Ih9
Cd Asa,h,s shop was cold; Dut ms
baeSsin,." and iadliug pool ana inc
coal h,'n Water horn were all mere; as
crooked t,s, zone OF for hollday'
II 10y s nsoplc anywhere looked 70
No NurS ar,and II I went INTO Tue
know wy t,,kinF the wickot'latch louu-
gardens. ~ to pull the marisolds
y ss and l1dy-slippers' anu
hesH srlnk with the water s9dden
drtE 70, and IT. noisy cham or.
wei ~ ~ with my stick the tall
kncksss ssssd dnhilss and sunnowers'
hea.l n,.or tho beds FOR cucunber-
hnnwu .npies-no one called out 70
ana w any opened window. or dog
ne w" Forward 20 bark an alarm. 1
Fp7e.ss, ars sppnosed the people hidden
co1e S,,ses hut the doors were un-
U u ana when AZ last ! timldly
49, 49, I found dead ashes white
sHo ~ hcsrths and had TO treah
upn n waking down the aisle OF
WIZ 49,. church. 10 avoid rousns IT.
80. echoes from tho naked floors
'' so.,y two portions Of the city SEEM
"A 'uegest the import Of this mys-
- Solitude. on the southern
rlg-S ,he houses looking out upon
49,, .,rntrv showed, by their splin-
ue goodwork and walls battered
.e's foundation. that they had lately
" ,bs mark OF destructive can
- And in and around the aplen-
s,, ,s,,nls which had been the chiet
80, m my admiration, armed men
~ harracked. surrounded by their
100 N nusketry and pieces or
s.sanes These challenged me to rem
~, an account Of myself, and why
: hsd had tine iemerity TO cross the
-,,sr without ritten permit from
a eader OF their band
DRUNKEN INVADERS.
Though these men were generally
more or less under the influence OF
ardent spirits, after ! had explained
myself as passing stranger they
seemed 10 be anxious 10 gam my good
opinion They told me the story 81 inc
Dead city. that II had been a notable
manufacturing and commercial mart,
shetering over 10000 persons; that
they had waged war with lts inhabi-
tants for several years. and mad been
hnally successful only few days be-
fore ny visit, In an action fought In
mont Of the ruined suburbs.
sner which, they had driven them
tora al the point OF the sword, The
dsfence, they said, had been obstinate,
bg, gave way on the third days
bombardment They boasted greatly
d their proves. especially In this
hattie, as they called Il. but | dis
covered they were not OF one mind
to certain Of the exploits that had
Distinguished IL; one OF which. as I
remember, was. that they had slain
4 father and his son, boy OF 10.
not long residents Of the fated city,
whom they admitted to have borne L
character without reproach
f7haV 6lgu rnnHpNfld me- In
side the massive seulptured walls
Of the curious temple. In which
they said the banished inhabitants
were accustomed to celebrate the
mystic rites " an unhallowed wor-
ship They particularly pointed out to
me certain features Of the building
which, having been the peculiar OBJ
ject OF former superstitious re-
gard they had as matter OF duty
sedulousy defled and defaced. Tho
reputed sites ~ certain shrlnes they
had thus particularly noticed. and |
various sheltered chambers, in one |
OF which WAS a deep we'll. construct |
ca they believed with a dreadful de-
sign. Besides these. they led me to |
see large and deep chlselled mar
oe vase or basin, supported upon |
]. oxen also Of marble. and of the |
We OF lie. OF which they told me \
zone romantic stories They said. the |
leNded persons. most OF whom were |
immigrants from a great distance. be-
is'eu their deity countenanced their
.seeNion here Of a baptism OF re-
'.neration, as proxies for whomso-
yer they held In warm affection in
ne countries from which they had
Vhe' That here parents went into
ne water for their lost children.
nuuren Tor their parents. widows for
nen spouscs. and young persons for
neNr overs, That this the great vase
sme 70 be Tor them associated with
GEAR and distant memories. and
as therefore the object. OF all Others
he building, TO which thew at
,ohed the greatest degree OF jdola-
uls affection. on this account tho
''orS mad so diligently desecrated
as 70 render the apartment I'm
'tI was contained too noisome
was after nightfal. when vss
,aly 10 cross the river on nv return
I" VINO had freshcned since tho ann
" , aha me water beating roughly into
y uUie boat / headed higher IN the
,,a l than the point I rad LETT I'm the
v-"ls' ahq landed whore faint
light invited me 20 steer
nere' among the dock AMI PUSHES
'e y, only by the darkness. witbout
~, =, oo'"een them and the shy, / came
~, ~. crowd N several hundred mn
,,s.S creatures, whom my movements
ound s'u'nper on tho
suFFERINGs OF FuGrTrvEs.
~ Dresaiul Indeed was the suYer,ny a,
az -. l,9rsaken beings. Cowed ava
|, as uy cold and sunburn. nlternat1
4 o. =, zach weary day and night dras.
: ~ mey were almost ali Of tho,
~ ., ,lppled victims Of disease Thsy
! bo ''leae because they had no honos
49, Tssp',Sl nor poorhouso. nor frien6s
ia, snen any They rould No.,
~ he feeble cravings ~ ,heir
.etlons my had not bread TO oule, the
,tssrss hunser-crles Of their ch, Mn ,.,'
ma ana babes. daurhters al
usekpp ddf9 a. an q them alike. nj" bii
ne 10 - IN tat,ers. wanting even COZ ~
= y" comfort f1aHn - ~ I