Show PIONEER REMINISCENCES By ha Who Crossed the Plains In 8i7 Aged King Years fan of file 111fillo ones steel to bo 110 rest A FVlu 1 11 his Ilrat flour IIIrrlT Utah lot 10 Car I am the only child of Robert B Ana Mercy B Thomptoo my father was private secretary lot Joseph HIM h and associate editor of tbe Tlmet and Uo sons He died lu Nod voo August 27 1841 My mitbcr wa liter to President Joseph F Bmltbn mother When wo cruised Ibo 1lalni In 1847 I was nine years old Mother Her the Was a widow journal says brought 100 worth ol cow bolls which flllod a great need and 300 worth ot general merchandise two tides ot solo leather and ouo ot uppor leather In Ibo Hit li mentioned Bboc comb towing tlllt twist odD od-D large quantity or Moon threads Al n secondary conilderallon the mentloci tome till to dress patlerni velvets like and rlbbjnt for bonnolt and laces 1 for oops which were then worn Thou the remembered protective prot-ective needs and brought floe flinnels toll muillnt and general bAby turnlihlf A little one came to Captain VAn CoW wagon I olten wonder II the dear child over whom wo were anxtout It ttlll living In 1647 a liberty polo was raised In the Fort and the bloated State and Hilres unfurled thereon In the year 1S4S we Posted a trying ordeal ol want in I loud we only allowed ourselves to use iwothlrdi ol the very little that wcuiuld raise tne other third mutt be reserved lor utxt yeaii aced I Wes only one ol many who often went to beil hungry I cover thought we would starve for 1 knew Ood bad tent quill to the camp and I had been touttbl ttiat be would tend means OJB day when 1 Was Very hungry I wont behind the bed curtain knell down clispeJ my hands and prayed or bread I told my heavenly Father If He would open 1M way for we lo haw W list broad I wanted I wouMbetatltfled without anything with It Ibounhnt the time but ten years old Ibo remembrance ot that fervent prayer and promlte re malned with me Hither and I went to tuelot and Iou ol slow until patent ol wheat that were ripe We cut 11 without Gicillel itireibeu It out with wlllowr then look It over to Brother Onto iiaudmlll Pilot ground It II filled a twoquart pan wo look II home and mane some pancaker To nu them were Ibo very best pjnoikea that I have ever eaten Later I remember Bliler Mary A YUUIR wit 01 Iretideul Youuu and m that of Elder Uruhain Yuung DOW or the Apoitleo coining lu our house wllb Sister Iroreuzi Yiuug ant BltlM Chitr lo purchase iewluK llk to make u Ijolllliu oloth for Ibo tint Cline mill that wat built here Mother told ber good to the Pioneers for the price limy Janterielylly sold at luMloiurl Uluor Farley I irall of tie council of Apostles blessed tier for no dolntr and Cold hot tbe tuoulu never lack far the necetioarits ol 1 llp unJ tuat her potieitlonsebould It lease 1 have guru tbite promises verified Dies anyooe remember a cutlery that wat marled heiu In Ihuearly oiy 7 I bavealmlu Unl that w nmju mere DIARY JANE IIIOUISUN |