A journey to Great-Salt-Lake City . is name is blessed as that of abenefactor and of a saint, his image is engraved on everyheart, happiness accompanies his steps; and if, perchance. THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. 275 at times slight murmurs escape from the more impatientbreasts, it is to reproach him with not sufficiently calcu-lating on the devotion of his subjects, rather than to findfault with him for calculating on it too much. Such then is the empire of Brigham Young, at once hiscreation and his glory. After having condemned thatwhich is bad, praised that which is good, the traveller,relieved of
A journey to Great-Salt-Lake City . is name is blessed as that of abenefactor and of a saint, his image is engraved on everyheart, happiness accompanies his steps; and if, perchance. THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. 275 at times slight murmurs escape from the more impatientbreasts, it is to reproach him with not sufficiently calcu-lating on the devotion of his subjects, rather than to findfault with him for calculating on it too much. Such then is the empire of Brigham Young, at once hiscreation and his glory. After having condemned thatwhich is bad, praised that which is good, the traveller,relieved of the weight of his task, may without scruple andwithout shame listen to the sacred concerts of these sin-gular but honest men, erring but sincere, gathered toge-ther from every quarter of the globe, in order to intonewith love, in these solitudes but yesterday made known,the praises of God and of their prophet. Vox diversa sonat; populorum est vox tamen una,Cum verus patriae diceris esse pater. END OF BOOK III. T 2 BOOK THE 279 JOURNEY ACROSS UTAH TO THE PACIFIC. CHAPTER I. FROM THE GEEAT SALT LAKE CITY TO FILLMORE. STAY IN GREAT SALT LAKE CITY.—EXCURSIONS IN THE ENVIRONS.—FESTIVITIES AND BANQUETS.—RED-SKINS AND WHITE-SKINS.—PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE. — OUR NEW STAFF. — AMERICANSERVANTS.—FAREWELL AND BENEDICTION OF THE PROPHET.—OURBILL.—A MODEL EQUIPAGE. — DEPARTURE. — FRIDAY NOT AN UN-LUCKY DAY.—TWO YANKEE AUTOMATONS.—FIRST HALTING-PLACE.—NIGHT SURPRISE. — PATRIOTIC SONG.—A WOLF IN SHEEPs CLOTHING.—THE JORDAN.—A NIGHT IN THE STREETS OF LEHI. LAKE UTAH.—THE CITY OF PROVO.—SPRINGVILLE AND ITS POLY- GAMIST BISHOP. WAGGON IN THE MUD.—PEASANT.—AMBITIOUS DREAMS OF A MISSIONARY.— SUMMIT CREEK.— NEPHI. CHICKEN CREEK.—CROSSING THE SEVIER.—CEDAR SPRING,—FILLMORE, CAPI-TAL OP UTAH. MEETING WITH THE CELEBRATED JUDGE DRUM- MOND AND THE LOVELY ADA.—VISION OF AN INDIAN CHIEF. We remained a whole month in Great Salt Lake City,
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