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Show .MXErEEX TEAKS AGO. Mrs. Elizabeth Cadi- Stax-tos Stax-tos ii publishing her reminiscences In Uie H'onuM's Tribune. In the ftsue or that journal of Uie 13th Inst., Is a chapter from the notable lady descriptive ofa visit by her nnd Mis.-. Anthony to this city hi 1 1S7I. We recollect the occanou will. The following Is an extract 1 from Mrs. Stanton's paper: -The Mormons lived slmplr and worked hard. There were no extremes ex-tremes of wealth and poverty among them; noue of tho hideous features of our d villzalion to be cen In onr largo ' chie. Tnough tbe nomen and chil-dren chil-dren did not look as vigorous as I had anticipated, yet there was very llttlo disease, and no drunkenness among tfcsxaea, The houses and strts were very dean, and an atmosphere of pesos reigned around about. We were there t tho Fourth of July celebration, and saw that immense Tabernacle filled to Its ntmesl capacity. ca-pacity. Tbo States were represented represent-ed byyonngglrls gaily dressed,bcautl-f dressed,bcautl-f ol flags and banners, with Uie mottoes, mot-toes, seals and colors of each Sate. I do not remember tbe name of the orator ora-tor of Uie day. but he was a fine speaker, and was quite equal lo tbe grandeur of the occasion. As that Immense multitude joined In our national songs, ami the deep-toned organ filled that vast dome, the musie was very impressive, and the spirit of palrifelsm maalfeaed throughout was deep and sincere. As I stood among tbess s'mple people, peo-ple, so earnest In making their experiment exper-iment In religion and social Ufe. and remembered all the persecutions tbey bad suffered and all tbey haJ accom plishsd In that desolate, far-off region,, where thoy had indeed made "tbo tildrrness bloom like the rose." Iap-precta'ed Iap-precta'ed as sever before tbe danger of Inlermeddl'ng with the religious Ideas of any people. Their fa'lh finds abundant autLot.tr in the Bible, In tbo example of God's chosen people. When learned eccles'astlcs teach tho people that tbey can safely lake that book as ths guide of tbelr lives, tbey must expect them to follow tbo letter and tbe apoeitlc teachings that lie on Uie surface. "That thoroughly Democratic gathering gath-ering in the Tabernacle thoroughly Impressed me as no other Fourth of July oration ever has. Asmotof!he Mormon families keep no servants, mothers must lake their children wherever tbey go, to churches, theatres, thea-tres, concerts and military reviews everywhere and anywhere. Hence tae low, pensive wall or tbo individual individu-al baby In combination or large numbers, num-bers, becomes a deep monotone like ths waves ol the sea, a sort of violin-cello violin-cello accompaniment lo all their holiday holi-day performances. It was ratber trying to me at first to havo my flooring floor-ing poriods punctuated with a rhythmic rhyth-mic wall from all sides of tho hall, but as I soon saw that it did not distract my bearers, I simply raited my voice, and with a iiule added vehemence fairly rivaled tbe babies. Commenting Comment-ing on this trial to one of the theatrical performers, be said, 'It Is bad enough foryou,but alas! Imagine me in a tender ten-der death scene, wbea tbe most profound pro-found stillness is Indispensable, to have your last gasp, your farewell messages to loved ones accentuated with a series of joyful crows or Impatient Impa-tient complaining of fifty babies." |