Show THE KEEPAPITCHININ them— it was nothing but dam this and dam that and damnation all the way up Beaver Kanyon Although they do know better they do no better Soon after getting through Beaver Kanyon our stipendiary hireling was taken sick—and began to devour everything before him We had to institute vigorous measures for his immediate recovery or we should have perished from famine before we reached Blacksmith’s Fork By giving him four quarts of hot strong wild sage tea and rubbing his back gently with a brick we soon brought him out all right and he immediately began to sing “If you belong to Juba’s band Don’t give your heart without your hand” The pathos of this song when well sung as on this occasion defies description The citizens en route turned cut as we passed and songs were suug guns fired and bonfires built so large that they set the woods on fire and people in the city who saw the reflection thought it was the Aurora Borealis Pressing on we swept round to the north and scoured the western shore of the beautiful Bear Lake the When gem of the mountains 77ie monster came forth icitli aspect bold Said he: “ could a tail unfold ” “Don ’t trouble yourself dear sir” saidwe “ We rely upon your That’s all we said voracity” just at that time We intend to take another toicer around this district next summer We saw Br W P Nebeker at Laketown the report that he is appointed president of the Female Relief Society proves to be a canard Our hired man here informed us that he thought this working between meals was killing him we told him we thought it was the other part of the time that injured him most We found the people around Bear Lake very powerful one man picked up a heavy plow another resolved not to be outdone took up ten acres of land in going forty rods It is so healthy up there that they have been unable to start a grave yard yet We found it necessary to get more provisions at Swan Creek We got all the provisions Capt Hooper could spare from his train and had the citizens of Laketown under the supervision of W P Nebeker Esq baking for us for one or two days and nights We also procured sundry supplies from Bishop Nebeker Gen Rich and from other parties For all which the brethren will please accept our thanks and not silver and knowledge rather than choice gold Besides the wagon load we took up with us we were very successful in killing game We killed with our own revolver two or three prairie hens and a pole cat The weather being warm the latter soon smelt Our young so that we could not eat it man is quite a singer he used to treat us to the Operas of Norma and Somnambula every morning before breakfast intespers-e- d with passages from Handel’s Messiah Just in the height of our enjoyment we heard of the rumpus at Provo and immediately started home on foot telling our man to bring on the carriage as fast as It seems strange that we can’t possible leave the city for a lew days without having such a row kicked up immediately that our back is turned Our impression of Bear Lake is very favorable it is a delightful spot but it has one great drawback they cannot rais corn there and when we come to consider as everybohy knows that the only amusement of the country people during four months of every winter is popping corn the magnitude of this drawback can be appreciated If we could have been sure of raising pop corn we should not have hesitated an instant about settling in Bear Lake provided the water was not too' cold and the monster would enter into a treaty of 59 Wishing BY JOHN G Of all amusements SAXE of the mind From logic down to fishing There isn’t one that you can find So very cheap as “wishing” A very choice diversion too If we but rightly use it And uot as we are apt to do Pervert it and abuse it I wish— a common wish indeed — purse was somewhat fatter That I might cheer the child of need And not my pride to flatter That I might make oppression reel As only gold can make it gAnd break the tyrant’s rod of steel As only gold can break it I wish— that sympathy and love And every human passion That had its orign above Would come and keep in fashion That scorn and jealously and hate And every base emotion Were buried fifty fathoms deep Beneath the waves of ocean I I wish that friends were always true And mo ives always pure I wish the good were not so few I wish tho bad were fewer I wish that persons ne’er forgot To heed their pious teaching I wish that practising was not So different from preaching ! I wish— that modest worth might be amity Appraised with truth and candor I wish that innocence were froe From treachery and slander SUMMARY I wish that men their vows would mind women ne’er were rovers That We did intend to get up a Summary of I wish that wives were always kind news for this number but it has suddenly And husbands always lovers ! turned so wintery that we have abandoned My ' the idea FISHING AT BEAR LAKE of our friends partial to fishing One KEEP HOOL went in on the Izak Walton principle In consequence of this number of our but previous to making any grand assault paper being unavoidably postponed Mr on the finny tribes requested a youth Dwyer informs us that there is a riot on “native and to the manor bjrn” to inthe street facing his stall the people are form him how best to proceed Said he literally climbing over each other and “I thought of throwing in a hook and clamoring for the paper in such a manner line but Joseph Rich says the easiest as to threaten the destruction of his entire way is to wait until they come out onto establishment We would say to the the bank” when the youth fired up with brethren keep cool We have something virtuous indignation exclaimed “Joe less than fifty men employed and one of Rich lies! they never come out on the Hoe’s large cylinder presses at work in- bank” We were so shocked that we cessantly and if necessary we will employ placed our fingers in our ears and fled more men and presses our subscribers must be served though the sweat from our establishment should submerge the city DISTINGUISHED VISITOR Gen Sherman was in town last week He is a splendid officer and a genial genOne of our Cotemporaries has “an tleman but he did not recognize us He forgets how we used to play “Pom pom active young man accustomed to gardenpull away” and “mumble peg” together is whom he anxious to of dispose ing” Ah those days are gone by Now we don’t wish to interfere with ! any one’s business but would it not be advisable as winter is approaching to change DUST the nature of the work to which he is ac’ We dont object to our subscribers customed say from gardening to “coming down with the dust” but we or carpentering We simply trust they will stir up no more than they throw this out as a suggestion can avoid while attending Conference black-smithi- I |