large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_08_doyle_64kb_47
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_08_doyle_64kb
English
8902
"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. 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
this day on. Who are you, though?” he continued, glancing with curiosity at his stalwart, sunburned rescuers; “there seems to be a powerful lot of ye.” “Nigh upon ten thousand,” said one of the young men; “we are the persecuted children of God—the chosen of the Angel Merona.” “I never heard tell on him,” said the wanderer. “He appears 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?” R NO MAN WILL TAKE HER FROM ME SHE'S LUCY FERRIER FROM THIS DAY ON WHO ARE YOU THOUGH HE CONTINUED GLANCING WITH CURIOSITY AT HIS STALWART SUNBURNED RESCUERS THERE SEEMS TO BE A POWERFUL LAUDIA NIGH UPON TEN THOUSAND SAID ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN WHERE ARE THE PERSECUTED CHILDREN OF GOD THE CHOSEN OF THE ANGEL MARONA I NEVER HEARD 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
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_08_doyle_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_08_doyle_64kb.flac