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We picked you up when you were starving in the desert, we shared our food with you, led you safe to the Chosen Valley, gave you a goodly share of land, and allowed you to wax rich under our protection. Is not this so?" "It is so," answered John Ferrier. "In return for all this we asked but one condition: that was, that you should embrace the true faith, and conform in every way to its usages. This you promised to do, and this, if common report says truly, you have neglected." WE PICKED YOU UP WHEN YOU ARE STARVING IN THE DESERT WE SHARED OUR FOOD WITH YOU LED YOU SAFE TO THE CHOSEN VALLEY GAVE YOU A GOODLY SHARE OF LAND AND ALLOWED YOU TO WAX RICH UNDER OUR PROTECTION IS THIS NOT SO IT IS SO ANSWERED JOHN FERRIER IN RETURN FOR ALL THIS WE ASKED BUT ONE CONDITION THAT WAS THAT YOU SHOULD EMBRACE THE TRUE FAITH AND CONFORM IN EVERY WAY TO ITS USAGES THIS YOU PROMISED TO DO AND THIS IF COMMON REPORT SAYS TRULY YOU HAVE NEGLECTED
secret. The very friend to whom you communicated your misgivings as to the Prophet and his mission, might be one of those who would come forth at night with fire and sword to exact a terrible reparation. Hence every man feared his neighbour, and none spoke of the things which were nearest his heart. One fine morning, John Ferrier was about to set out to his wheatfields, when he heard the click of the latch, and, looking through the window, saw a stout, sandy-haired, middle-aged man coming up the pathway. His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself. Full of trepidation—for he knew that such a visit boded him little good—Ferrier ran to the door to greet the Mormon chief. The latter, however, received his salutations coldly, and followed him with a stern face into the sitting-room. “Brother Ferrier,” he said, taking a seat, and eyeing the farmer keenly from under his light-coloured eyelashes, “the true believers have been good friends to you. LIGION WERE KEPT PROFOUNDLY SECRET THE VERY FRIEND TO WHOM YOU COMMUNICATED YOUR MISGIVINGS AS TO THE PROPHET AND HIS MISSION MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE WHO WOULD COME FORTH AT NIGHT WITH FIRE AND SWORD TO EXACT A TERRIBLE REPARATION HENCE EVERY MAN FEARED HIS NEIGHBOUR AND NONE SPOKE OF THE THINGS WHICH WERE NEAREST HIS HEART ONE FINE MORNING JOHN FERRIER WAS ABOUT TO SET OUT TO HIS WHEAT FIELDS WHEN HE HEARD THE CLICK OF THE LATCH AND LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW SAW A STOUT SANDY HAIRED MIDDLE AGED MAN COMING UP THE PATHWAY HIS HEART LEAPT TO HIS MOUTH FOR THIS WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE GREAT BRIGHAM YOUNG HIMSELF FULL OF TREPIDATION FOR HE KNEW THAT SUCH A VISIT BODED HIM LITTLE GOOD FERRIER RAN TO THE DOOR TO GREET THE MORMON CHIEF THE LATTER HOWEVER RECEIVED HIS SALUTATIONS COLDLY AND FOLLOWED HIM WITH A STERN FACE INTO THE SITTING ROOM BROTHER FERRIER HE SAID TAKING A SEAT AND EYEING THE FARMER KEENLY FROM UNDER HIS LIGHT COLORED EYELASHES THE TRUE BELIEVERS HAVE BEEN GOOD FRIENDS TO YOU
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