Show INCIDENTS lit in the visto history iry of joseph smith I 1 G S L city U T nov NOT I 1 let at 1854 mr editor sir sometime during our stay in liberty jail an attempt was made to destroy us by poison I 1 suppose it was administered in either tea or coffee free hat but as I 1 did riot not use either I 1 escaped t while all who did were sorely afflicted some being blind two or three days and it il was wa by much faith laith and prayer that I 1 the effect wa was overcome we never suffered red ourselves to go into any important measure with asking bro joseph to enquire of the lord in relation to it such w as our confidence in him as a prophet that when he said thus saith the lord we were confident it would be as he said and the more we tried it the more confidence we had for we never found his word fail in a sing single orle instance A short time belore before we wb were to go to davis D ats i county for t trial rial word came to us that e either i ther general atchison Atchi soh or donaphan would raise raise a military force and go with us to protect us from the wrath of that people the matter was discussed by tiie the brethren except bro joseph and they naturally enough concluded it would be best and although I 1 had n nothing ailing to say I 1 concurred cone burred with them in my feelings bro hyrum asked bro joseph joeph what lie thought of it bro joseph hung his head a few moments and seemed in a deep study and then raised up and said liro bro it will not do we must trust in the lord if we take a guard with us its we shall be e destroyed this waa ws very unexpected to us its but brg hyrum remarked if you say it in the name of ill the lord we will rely on n it said bro joseph lit in the name of the if we take a us we will be destroyed hut but if bellut we put our trustin brusti n the lord we shill shall be safe and no to hatin shall befall us and we shall he be better belter treated seated than we have ever been since we have been leen prisoners I 1 this settled the question and all seemed satis satia led fied and it was decided that we should hive have d 1 VV aya V nr i as is taky 0 o sedur r arrived i at the place where the court was held 1 began to think he was mistaken for onoe once J for the people rushed upon us en masse cr crying in I 1 rill kill them G d d n them kill them I 1 could I 1 see no chance for escape unless we could fight through and we hard had n thing to dt do it our way with at ro joseph at w whom from all seemed and said we A e are in n yur hands 0 to o ras hrose up we ve refuse not to be punished by if we are guilty ant of the most words two these the law bearing ring the bitter in the country one by I 1 name I 1 of william pe peniston Pen nia islon tort and the other kinny or Mc mckinney Kirmey I 1 do not remember br which got up I 1 on benches and began to to the people these men are in our yes gentlemen I 1 saying let the law but violence I 1 hands let us not use hse have its course the law will condern condemn n ti them vem avem by it we do not want and they will be pu the law into our own owl the disgrace of 0 taking hands ln in a very ac few minutes tt they ley were quieted and I 1 had a few I 1 they they seemed now nowa as friendly as 1 minutes cal before been enraged liquor was procured and we all hd to d drink ri in token of friendship this took place in the court room small log cabin about aboa 12 feet square J during ca a and from that tinie time of the court tire the adjournment not a guard vard could put 9 until we got away ay they that 1 over us who would not become so friendly they dare not trust them end and the guard was very frequently charil changer kee we we were re seated and at ac the first table with the judge lawyers had the best the country affo afforded feather beds to sleep D on a eriv privilege aleve we irad not nat before I 1 anil ip ZI all ow our there the I 1 on OB one occasion while we were above bained peniston penis lon partly in a joke joie and partly in earnest threw out outa millet hard insinuation against some of the brethren this touched josephs feelings and he retorted a good deal 1 V L 0 i j i in in the same way only with such power that th the la 12 A 11 A if ll 11 earth seemed to tremble under his fiet feet and said your heart is is as black as your hi keis which 1 were as black as any crow lie he sef med to quake under it and left led the room the guard who had become friendly fEi fri erdly were I 1 alardi ed for our tsa safety fety and uh li mr smith do abot talk so you will bi bung ing trouble upon yourself and companions bro joseph r replied pl ed do not be alarmed nied I 1 know what I 1 am about he always took up for the bs brethren ethren when their characters were assailed sooner than for fir himself no matter how unpopular it was to speak la in their favor yours as ever ALEXANDER mcrae |