The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-13

"NNhNuf tcuehiouh wire. wen stop
there for cup Of tea and n she raises
rumpus you'll see me take her by
the horns"
Mrs. Cawkins was lean, sallow,
sternfaced woman OF some forty
years with face like bitter herbs ;
her husband mlldmannered, shIftless
man who, encouraged by Mr.. Cart.
wright, had taken to riding through
the upper counties as preacher--a
course OF conduct OF which his wife
heartily dlsapproved. Solicited by her
husband she sullenly made tea for the
travellers When It had been drunk
the two preachers knelt In corner
81 the room and Mr.. Cartwright began
to pray In loud voice Mrs. Cav
klns showed the table about and tipped
over the chairs and dropped the roll
lng-pln as counter demonstration
The famous circuit rider being In no
way put out by this, she dashed a dip
per Of cold water on the head OF her
husband. The praying stopped. MIR.
Cartwright rose from his knees and
commanded her to desist. On her
declaration that she would not he laid
hold Of the woman and forced her out
or the door and closed and bolted Il
and resumed his praying.
Having recorded this remarkable In.
cident In his diary, Samson writes:
MANY of these ignorant people in
the lonely, prairie cabins are like chill
dren. Cartwright leads them on like
a father and sometimes with the
strong hand. II any Of them deserve
spanking they get II. He and others
like him have helped to keep the cnbln
people clean and going up hill instead
OF down. They have established
schools and missions and scattered
good books and comforted sorrows
and kindled good desire In the hearts
Of the humble"
AS they were leaving. Mr.. CawkIns
told them that the plague had broken
out In the settlement on Honey creek.
where the quarterly meeting was TO
be held, and that the people had been
rapidly "dyin' or" Samson knew
from this that the smallpox
dreaded and terrible scourge OF pio-
neer days--had come again.
TITS dangerous to go there" said
Cawkins.
where is sorrow there Is my
proper place." Cartwright answered.
Those people need comfort and the
help OF God"
II got letter from n lady there"
Cawklns went on. "As nigh as can
make out they need minister. can
rend print handy but writln' bothers
me. You rend II, brother"
Mr.. Cartwright took the letter and
read MS follows:
Dear Sir: Mr.. Barman gave me
your name. We need minister 20
comfort the sick and help bury the
dead. II is n good deal to ask of you
but II you feel like taking the chance
OF coming here am sure you could do
lot Of good. We have doctors enough
and II seems pity that the church
should fail these people when they
need II most. II you have the courage
to come you would win the gratitude
OF many people. For month have
been taking care OF the sick aud up TO
now no harm has come to me. II
yours respectfully,
"BIM KELSO."
"a mans heart dcviseth his way
but the Lord dlrecteth his steps" said
Cartwright "For three days ! have
felt that He was leading me-"
Il begin TO think that He has been
leading me-" Samson declared. "Bim
Kelso Is the person l seek"
II would have gone but my wife
took on so couldn't get away" said
Cawkins.
"I'll come back some day soon and
you and will pry the devil out of her
with the crowbar Of Gods truth and
mercy" Cartwright assured him as he
and Samson took the road to the
north.
on their way 20 the Honey creek
settlement the llon-hearted minister
told OF swimming through flooded
rivers, getting lost on the plains and
suffering for food and water, Of lying
down to rest at night In wet clothes
with no shelter hut the woods, OF handt
to-hand fights with rowdles whe en-
deavored to sell drink or create a dis.
turhance al his meetings. Such was
the zeal for righteousness woven by
many hands into the fabric Of the
West. A little before shutdown they
reached the settlement.
Samson asked man In the road II
he knew where they could find the
nurse BIN Kelso.
do We mean that angel o God In
a white dress that takes kecr o. the
sickr' the man asked.
II guess that would be Blm," said |
Samson
"She's over In yon' house." the 9TH
or answered, pointing with his pipe 10
a cabin some twenty rods beyond
them. hrhars two children sick thar
an the NANNY dead an buried In the
ground"
is the plague getting worsef"
asked.
"No, ! reckon It's better. Nobody
has come down since the day before
yestiddy Thnr's fho doctor gnn,In,