Show JW ata ia j lit aft fit j T yv ed frow s aba cadiff CAa iff mexico it is quite a lengthy corn com but I 1 ask you to kindly insert it in your columns as we have many relatives both in utah and arizona who will be most anxious to learn the particulars of the sad affair injustice in j ustice to brother rogers I 1 give you his letter verbatim and am satisfied he did everything in his power to relieve the sufferings of sylvester while it has plunged the bhele family into unutterable grief especially as we cannot at present obtain his remains we feel to say gods will be done and rest assured that he wears the crown sylvester was to have been married to the daughter of president A F mcdonald of mexico immediately on his return home thus besides the sorrow of our own family life and light have been crushed out of the heart of a young and trusting woman whose tears of anguish now mingle with memories of the noble deeds of the departed sylvester was a twin and had just passed his twenty second birthday tie he was persistent almost to stub borness an am though we knew he had much from chills and fever we never suspected that he was or had been seriously ill III hence the suddenness of the shock added to its bitterness ever praying for god gods Is blessings to rest upon the afflicted and those who have cause to mourn I 1 remain your brother in the gospel B R S COLLETT COLLETI VERNAL uintah county utah may 1889 the following is elder rogers letter aa ACADEMIA VALBUENA no 5 rejas de la concepion city of mexico may 9 1889 reuben colleth Colle tf vernal utah dear brother yesterday I 1 wrote you of death on the ath instant having been restored in part of fatigue I 1 proceed to give you a more full account of his sickness and death april he had bad a fever supposing it to be a chill chillcut but i saying it was a very curious one he immediately began the application of quinine in order to break it 11 IP this did him no good alpar lint raud the nature of the fever bo be jahe he usual chilli chill tolu tol asa kage to do some twe we got aff hail wac seii i our into 7 ace 0 1 lag addi M in u r tho 0 iky 0 a fogo jai M I 1 fla got I 1 a gitil me ifa hw IUM ia andt tolerably tole ably the t lordi a i tw blui laet auw iya haki berh MW I 1 i mediately agreed with him that satan was trying to take possession of the habitation for I 1 had haa felt him for days hence I 1 joined and we continued in fasting and praying until a quarter to three when the answer to our petitions came apparently in a bright light saying all is well the lords will be done just at that instant I 1 repeated repeat eu ek the same words and feeling filled with the holy ghost spoke with power making many declarations of the goodness of israels god and of his miraculous protection over us for the past two years saying gods will be done sylvester then spoke in the same strain by saying that he would eventually meet family and friends with perfect satisfaction but the thought struck me very forcibly that he did not say he should be resto restored rod and meet with those dear to him for about two months past he bad often made remarks about the young at lehl lehi and mesa who had passed behind the vall vail which appeared to me very strange and I 1 asked him why he made such frequent and nd peculiar remarks he answered it lt was another of his peculiarities we he would say 1 I wonder how it will be in meeting those who have passed and gone will one have the same satisfaction as here or will things appear new and stra strange but to return he slept not one wink the night of the litnor ast 1st nor had he done so but one hour since sunday next we decided to call in a physics physician xii therefore went to a friend douglass ap jones who is a nice man for recommendation to one who could be relied upon he sent me to sr vallejo who did all he could but the disease being a serious one he had no success the first day he hardly thought it was typhoid but on returning the next morning there were sufficient visible spots to discern its nature I 1 being alone with him and not daring to leave a sister came in the afternoon to straighten up the house houge I 1 sent her to tell brother perez a native elder to come and stay with me that I 1 might get a little sleep as I 1 was greatly fatigued he came staying that night giving me a little rest and expecting to return the next night but was prevented This day I 1 was waa left alone and sad as it was my feelings shall never be forgotten he was quite rational in the forenoon apparently feelen feeling breal better he ate some bread drank some teab tea saying nice but did not capac ato etite and said e abe jabe J one at ulab his big I 1 wa ih isAa jig mo hoew bw can hi h wa VA ail w 3 no f WWW to andi sh bh lao iao sa 0 qu clue cine and to assist me in applying it preparatory to giving sylvester a sweat this was one of the most doleful nights of experience that ever overshadowed my life he soon began to sweat then uneasiness set in first kicking then throwing off the covers I 1 just held him down in bed the whole night through without taking my hand off him I 1 finally got so 60 badly worn out that thai I 1 had to tie the cover on him I 1 never worked harder in all my life then when I 1 came to change his clothes after sweating him it was a task but I 1 did so with satisfaction when morning loraing came all hope had fled and my feelings can better be imagined than described language cannot give the ut utterance to ro think of being in a foreign land amongst strangers and left in this wide and dreary world all alone almost sank me in despair to get assistance my only alternative was to cah a passer by from the window whom I 1 sent for mr jones to bring the doctor and to carry a note to a near church member to come immediately all this was done and it was eight am before anybody came the doctor got there at and brother perez at 1030 1 I then went for medicine returning at 1130 prepared things so that brother parez might attend him while I 1 slept and I 1 I 1 had one hours rest thus we continued with withal aj possible diligence until 9 am when I 1 went to telling brother perez to wake me at 11 1130 30 and if anything went wrong before at he woke me saying sylvester was kerylow very low I 1 could see me the end was near he quietly passed away at 1115 pm may ath the two of us by his hia side I 1 began preparation for his clothing in order to ia lay him out As you can understand it would be utterly impossible to get a full temple suit here I 1 had to do the best I 1 could therefore I 1 clothed him with his garments and a new suit of clothes I 1 went out and got another brother to come in in order that I 1 might get some rest for I 1 knew that it would be impossible for me to attend to my duties on the morrow without it hence one hour was my rest when morning came I 1 sent telegrams to brother thatcher Tha teher saying I 1 would bury him here unless otherwise instructed I 1 know he did not want t to have his body laid down in mexico but being nearly prostrated and knowing it would be difficult to obtain the permit of the government on account of the disease being contagious I 1 felt that I 1 could not proceed but that if you wished in a few years you might remove him the custom of burial here is very different from that of the united states everything must be registered thinking the american cemetery was as good a place for the interment as could be found I 1 went to the cemetery agency to make arrangements range ments 1 I was there informed that it would cost to obtain the necessary permission from the Amer american fean consul hence I 1 went to another place and learned that the matter could be arranged for 2900 this I 1 accepted everything being arranged the hearse and car arrived at p m and conveyed the remains to san cosme or the american cemetery after the dedication all returned re and I 1 abandoned the house going to an hotel I 1 changed locations today i all is well everything seems to work satisfactorily and we are witnessing many manifestations from on high and I 1 laying aside a feeling of sadness I 1 have nothing to regret brother collett and I 1 have labored together exclusively and nothing but death could have separated us on the of november when the deceased took his first long walk in company with brother eying and myself on passing the cemetery not knowing it was the american sylvester said there would be a nice place to rest under the shade of those trees f right bight where he pointed he now sleeps may the lord bless you is the rayer prayer of him who is left alone in this this far off land regards to all JOHN D RoG Fas |