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As he approached, he recognized him as a Mormon named Cowper, to whom he had rendered services at different times. He therefore accosted him when he got up to him, with the object of finding out what Lucy Ferrier's fate had been. "I am Jefferson Hope," he said. "You remember me." AS HE APPROACHED HE RECOGNIZED HIM AS A MORMON NAMED COWPER TO WHOM HE HAD RENDERED SERVICES AT DIFFERENT TIMES HE THEREFORE ACCOSTED HIM WHEN HE GOT UP TO HIM WITH THE OBJECT OF FINDING OUT WHAT LUCY FERRIER'S FATE HAD BEEN I AM JEFFERSON HOPE HE SAID YOU REMEMBER ME
aving stirred up the smouldering fire, he cooked enough to last him for a few days. This he made up into a bundle, and, tired as he was, he set himself to walk back through the mountains upon the track of the avenging angels. For five days he toiled footsore and weary through the defiles which he had already traversed on horseback. At night he flung himself down among the rocks, and snatched a few hours of sleep; but before daybreak he was always well on his way. On the sixth day, he reached the Eagle Cañon, from which they had commenced their ill-fated flight. Thence he could look down upon the home of the saints. Worn and exhausted, he leaned upon his rifle and shook his gaunt hand fiercely at the silent widespread city beneath him. As he looked at it, he observed that there were flags in some of the principal streets, and other signs of festivity. He was still speculating as to what this might mean when he heard the clatter of horse’s hoofs, and saw a mounted man riding towards him. ROPPED THE FOOD AND HAVING STIRRED UP THE SMOULDERING FIRE HE COOKED ENOUGH TO LAST HIM FOR A FEW DAYS THIS HE MADE UP INTO A BUNDLE AND TIRED AS HE WAS HE SET HIMSELF TO WALK BACK THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS UPON THE TRACK OF THE AVENGING ANGELS FOR FIVE DAYS HE TOILED FOOTSORE AND WEARY THROUGH THE DEFILES WHICH HE HAD ALREADY TRAVERSED ON HORSEBACK AT NIGHT HE FLUNG HIMSELF DOWN AMONG THE ROCKS AND SNATCHED A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP BUT BEFORE DAYBREAK HE WAS ALWAYS WELL ON HIS WAY ON THE SIXTH DAY HE REACHED THE EAGLE CANNON FROM WHICH THEY HAD COMMENCED THEIR ILL FATED FLIGHT THENCE HE COULD LOOK DOWN UPON THE HOME OF THE SAINTS WORN AND EXHAUSTED HE LEANED UPON HIS RIFLE AND SHOOK HIS GAUNT HAND FIERCELY AT THE SILENT WIDESPREAD CITY BENEATH HIM AS HE LOOKED AT IT HE OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE FLAGS IN SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL STREETS AND OTHER SIGNS OF FESTIVITY HE WAS STILL SPECULATING AS TO WHAT THIS MIGHT MEAN WHEN HE HEARD THE CLATTER OF HORSES HOOFS AND SAW A MOUNTED MAN RIDING TOWARDS HIM
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