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Show IIKATII OF SISTKIl I'ltATT. , lnlrrrtlng Narrallve of a I'm;, llimvraule and L'teful l.lfr. Aaaiinouiictdbrltlly lu yiaUrday'a M., the d.alli of Hitler Mary Ann I'ratt occurred at 1'lrai.aiitUrovc, Utuli county, on Auguit: Ith, at A.SO a. in. The decenaed Wiu the daughter of Aaron and Humiii Kroat, and at tho llmooflifrdlManenai aged 82 jeara, 7 moulhaaudlddayt. Hhe waa horn at (Irotou, Vermont, Jan. Hill, 1S0D. At Hie ape of three year a the, with her father'a family, muved to the Htatu of Maine, embraced the (loapl or Jitua Uhrlat of Latter-day HulnU In Hin year ISM, Iwlng Latlzod by David W. l'atten. Hhe married Nathan Hlearnt In May IDil, aud by him the had oue daughter. I ler hutlaind dlul one J ear aud ft half after marriage, Bho tuban-quently tuban-quently moved to Klrlland, Ohio, when ilie btcanio acquainted with Alutllo l'arlcy 1'. l'ratt-he Ulng a wldoweraudon May vlh, 1S17, they were married. Hhe aud her huabaiid moved with the Bullitt to Mltaourl and hue endured many tuHcrlng!. Iluir lint tun, Nrthnii, waa born In Caldwell Cald-well county. Time month" Inter Mr. 1'ratt waa arretted by an armed mob and taken to prlton, hit wllu mean, while lying akk ol a fever and not ahlo to lento her bed, Alter her rtcovery alio vlalted hint In prlaoii, remaining with her ihlldriu tlxweeka. III a dreary dungcou. lur-log lur-log Ihla lime her daughter Mary Ami accldelilly had In rami broken ly the trap door, and at thla au retiio moment Hitler 1'rall, at her liuabaud'a auggif tlmi, took from Hie Jail u manuicrlit which contained iniiili churih hit-lory hit-lory and dellvired It ton friend. Tho guarda lad thn atoned lo aiarch any oneKolngout, at they knew brother I'ratl wnt wrlllog t tc , and thua many Imtioilant lleint wtrii taxed for Ihe church. Thodeceamd wa Uulthod rrouiHieHttloullll lierhelhat child-reu, child-reu, while her liueliaud wat ioni elle 1 t remain In the dungeon. Hlio tet-tloil tet-tloil at tfulncy, Illlnolt. OnlhetlliulJulyof tho next jear her liiibaud made lilt ivcape from hit eutmlit, and alter u rllout Journey Joined lila wife aud chlldretiatQuliio). Aflir nallng a while they niuedlo Nniivno, HuiiLoik Count), and look upthelrabodoullliHiodallitt. Ill the fall of ISJil, HUler I'ratl, with her titter tit-ter Olive, their three children, vli: .Mary Ann. Parley I. and Nathan, tartedror Itiiglaiid with l.lder 1'raU, they being the llrtt uouiuii among the Latter-day dilute to go loaronlgn laud aa mlsiloiiiilia. They inuite Manchoaier their lieailquarh ra, when llroiher 1'iatt etlabllihtd the Millm-, ulalSlar, On Juuu lat, 1811. tlielr daughter Olivia wnt born. They remained In luglaiid two ) eart aud on thvlr return home another daughter waa iwruou Imurd Hie "Maid of Iowa," Juit onv week before they lauded at JJauvoo. They liameit the luflllt H'l'an. Alter arrlvhiR linmo llroiher and Hitter 1'raltaitalmiit building a dwtll lug Ihe tlrt-t home thoy had over en-loved en-loved of their owu. eJorrow uexl M vlilled thtlr houHhclIi Nathan and Ku-ail loth died lu athnrt time, Their next tue waa n boy whom they tailed Moroni In fitter I'ratl waaoiKllcd from the Malt In the fall or ISO, Jui-t alter the battle or Nauvoo. Hiey tet-IK-U at Winter CJunrieri now Klor-ence, Klor-ence, Kebraika. dialer Trail, with her children, returned from hero to the KUite of Malnoi to vltlt hir lelatlvet. Hl.e again rctracnl her t weatward, airlvlng at Halt Lake City, overland In Hie rail nl Hi32. Bin. UxTk up her almdo at Hall Lake City lor the winter, moving to I'leauitit (Irovethe nextaprlng. where abe hat mr-ttly realdeil tlnce, endear. Ing hernir lo every one In the circle or hcraciUA!tiUuce. HUter I'ralt hot liecu a cealout aud fAlthful member In the Latter-day work, and baa gone lo nap Ihe rewaril of the Jutt. Hhe leavea three chlldltti Mra. Orcar Wlnlira, Mra. II. W. Prlgga and Moroni L. I'ratt, alto a hott or relative and rrleudt, to mourn In r di alb. II. V, Uiiiuun. 1'l.l.AaANTtlllOVK, Auguit !4th, 1511, |