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Many were the cries of astonishment and of commiseration which arose from them when they perceived the youth of one of the strangers and the destitution of the other. Their escort did not halt, however, but pushed on, followed by a great crowd of Mormons, until they reached a waggon, which was conspicuous for its great size and for the gaudiness and smartness of its appearance. MANY WERE THE CRIES OF ASTONISHMENT AND OF COMMISERATION WHICH AROSE FROM THEM WHEN THEY PERCEIVED THE YOUTH OF ONE OF THE STRANGERS AND THE DESTITUTION OF THE OTHER THEIR ESCORT DID NOT HALT HOWEVER BUT PUSHED ON FOLLOWED BY A GREAT CROWD OF MORMONS UNTIL THEY REACHED A WAGON WHICH WAS CONSPICUOUS FOR ITS GREAT SIZE AND FOR THE GAUDINESS AND SMARTNESS OF ITS APPEARANCE
rs to have chosen a fair crowd of ye.” “Do not jest at that which is sacred,” said the other sternly. “We are of those who believe in those sacred writings, drawn in Egyptian letters on plates of beaten gold, which were handed unto the holy Joseph Smith at Palmyra. We have come from Nauvoo, in the State of Illinois, where we had founded our temple. We have come to seek a refuge from the violent man and from the godless, even though it be the heart of the desert.” The name of Nauvoo evidently recalled recollections to John Ferrier. “I see,” he said, “you are the Mormons.” “We are the Mormons,” answered his companions with one voice. “And where are you going?” “We do not know. The hand of God is leading us under the person of our Prophet. You must come before him. He shall say what is to be done with you.” They had reached the base of the hill by this time, and were surrounded by crowds of the pilgrims—pale-faced meek-looking women, strong laughing children, and anxious earnest-eyed men. ARD TELL ON HIM SAID THE WANDERER HE APPEARS TO HAVE CHOSEN A FAIR CROWD ARE YOU DO NOT JEST AT THAT WHICH IS SACRED SAID THE OTHER STERNLY WE ARE OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THOSE SACRED WRITINGS DRAWN IN EGYPTIAN LETTERS ON PLATES OF BEATEN GOLD WHICH ARE HANDED UNTO THE HOLY JOSEPH SMITH OF PALMIRA WE HAVE COME FROM NAAVU IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WHERE WE HAD FOUNDED OUR TEMPLE WE HAVE COME TO SEEK A REFUGE FROM THE VIOLENT MAN AND FROM THE GODLESS EVEN THOUGH IT BE THE HEART OF THE DESERT THE NAME OF NOVU EVIDENTLY RECALLED RECOLLECTIONS TO JOHN FERRIER I SEE HE SAID YOU ARE THE MORMONS WE ARE THE MORMONS ANSWERED HIS COMPANIONS WITH ONE VOICE AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING WE DO NOT KNOW THE HAND OF GOD IS LEADING US UNDER THE PERSON OF OUR PROPHET YOU MUST COME BEFORE HIM YOU SHALL SEE WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH YOU THEY HAD REACHED THE BASE OF THE HILL BY THIS TIME AND WERE SURROUNDED BY CROWDS OF THE PILGRIMS PALE FACED MEEK LOOKING WOMEN STRONG LAUGHING CHILDREN AND ANXIOUS EARNEST EYED MEN
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