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Six horses were yoked to it, whereas the others were furnished with two, or, at most, four a piece. Beside the driver there sat a man who could not have been more than thirty years of age, but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader. SIX HORSES WERE YOKED TO IT WHEREAS THE OTHERS WERE FURNISHED WITH TWO OR AT MOST FOUR APIECE BESIDE THE DRIVER THERE SAT A MAN WHO COULD NOT BE MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF AGE BUT WHOSE MASSIVE HEAD AND RESOLUTE EXPRESSION MARKED HIM AS A LEADER
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. 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. 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 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
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