Show THREE p I 10 N E ER m WOM N EMMELINE MELI BY B WELLS 1 I HE HF memory of ot Ui three women T I who undertook the perilous 1 Journey s tho Amer American mer ican In with tho band of ot pioneer should l bo ho In such ways as to a n Ing III Impression loll upon tho Iho people of tho IhM n Not only should their thell hl be he written for all 1111 to In rend r but bul it nt nine future them could bo hil a Il bunt hu l carvell In hI marble or In olny placed In Homo KUnto public building or 01 art gallery tl II would bo bt u II fitting monument In i heroic women moil n l nn an object lo to In At pre wo no ball of fame nor a t hall ot of lin 1 nor lIel gallery of nt paintings but bill wo 0 havo tho and vo U have artists and sculptor and to have many man more whomever tho hn I good comes thy lh youth of oC that day luy will I 1 trust enjoy y the tho privilege of or thc Ih o three foremost havo h honorable n place In such Mch it group Wo Vo who know mid loved thorn speak names with H It was not a for Illo il r HId did they the undertake It Il without I lIm misgivings as to tu the outcome They know lenow there worn many danger to o bo Lo Indians wild UI riv rh rivers ers or to croSH cros roads to In make bridges to build and In III places lack of or water and food for tor their animals To Tobo Tobe bo be sure suro they th well to undertake lIn the tho Journey unit nf they the had implicit confidence In tho men who oro to lead tho way la and ud with whom they th to bo 10 associated Never Noer Nevertheless they braved nil all I trusting In Gol Go upon His care i und Oil d believing that He would u thorn thom lo to tho LId Land They rhoy I wore women of ot faith and humility of prayer er antI and unbounded un courage Clara Decker Young Clara Decker Young was the tho young oung youngest est of lit tho three not yot 01 19 11 years yen 1 of age and very youthful In manner appearance nt that time Quito QUill small and nothing of oC tho robust In her to look at girlish woman you NU would never neer Judge her herto I to 10 have haN such fortitude as CIS sha mani manifested in leaving Winter Quarters to 10 togo I go o forth with her husband to search out a resting placa for tor the people who vho had been een driven hither and thith thither er hut but Clara Clam was of tho old Puritan descent as ns well as us her hor husband liam ham Young Thoy rho were by inherit inheritance ance possessed of or that sublime su cour ugo of at which martyrs aro made To 10 seek seck out n a place where the thu peo people pIc could bo at III peace and worship God according to tho dictates of oC their own was us much a I part of tho life lite of oC tIl o three women 03 it was of heroic husbands and tho brethren who hud hul been called to 10 tomake make mako up the tho expedition These women were blessed met anil sot set n part to go upon this Journey Pro Promises were made malo them by the servants nf God who held the tho holy priesthood They were not unprepared oven oen in for tho work worl before them hut but even fIen so 50 there thero aro moments when ono onos s ems to nead ne d moro than thun promises more l than human courage when only prayer avails to stem the torrent In III ones own breast that threatens to even elm tho bravest souls For gold must mu l bo lie triad by fire lre As tho heart must be lIu tried by pain These women knew too that their husbands were xo to Winter Quarters where tho body of the tho Were located and they to t l remain after tho gathering place had Lien boon found and decided up upon on n with only a 11 part pa of ot the original company It Will wai no childs play no romantic episode It was a n storn and thrilling reality rall but thy they never falter faltered ed in their loyalty to the cause or allegiance to their husbands OF Clura Decker Young was Willi bom in county New NewYork Ie York July 22 1338 Although not 1101 born rn In New NJ England sho was ot Puritan ancestry and possessed strong Ih n elemental tendencies Tho iliaD Decker family moved moed to Ohio In ISM 1833 and In 1834 lined the Church Chinch of Jesus fesus Christ Chris I of I and gathered with willi tho saints to Kirtland 1 Little Clara accompanied the thc family of oC Joseph Smith the 1 to Mis hour in 1638 1838 and au ns lIl a child was na amor amoT who were compelled comp lI d to Itne that thal on account of or their rII faith Clara went to Nau Nauvoo VO In III 1841 her fathers family hav having havIng ing sojourn for tor a I time In Win WIll Winchester chester mid In III Warsaw Illinois lifter after leaving lIl Jurl Him Hila was married to 10 You up In 3 1813 com coin a II child In many respects yet ct stanch und unwavering lu hi the Iho of lIt tho a 1 linn believer In lit celestial marriage for COI and eternity and attached to toI I the th man of ot hor choice Mr Clara Clam Decker camo with tho of lit exiles that loft lert the Iho beau beautiful city I It of or Nauvoo HO KO d nr to thu Ihl saints HI if like other women of ot strong character tOI pi erred to 10 the unknown rather than give up III het hel In the of lit winter li again loft home to tn moot din und IIII nc n liar husband will others if t hIli family tIll II 11 to Winter W 1111 Q nn thu tho Missouri r where the tho people tui i led to make preparations pr for tor westward nick I nusa und ot of nil 1111 Kinds i 0 l 1 Whon Young wu making to III lead th pioneer c he hI Cluni to 10 go 10 I with him ns 18 bin companion upon tho She Sho lin bu hu IUSO of lit his hili wish but hilI not nol tWin from would i have h 11 until the fam family ily II could go on together lg In thin hV I proved tier hor nobility of or l JIK 01 Vcr er II wilt will lo to or of her hu bund braving h of ot Iho way and 1111 1 In doing no liO tins hns maile l foi over I Thu Journey WOH In oJ BOOC lime in III hi a 1 It On Un uc AC of lr lU nt y a and his hl anxiety for tor the Ih elS of or tho Iho enterprise taK lak taKIng Ing InI In er of ot tho entire route roule mid the tho tar action on nil 1111 oc Clams In many delicate and tender womanly ways a I was very nn l looking upon flint ond 1111 11 ono OM how ho wise It writ n tn In women of or bravo nUd fortitude to t accompany R con such an ox ex OM would think that tho parting of Ir the with their Ims hus when the Ih day 10 l ne for them to 10 turn buck l would be hI the most trying time of lit all 1111 yit It we wo know Im l mile It must been beon lI urh one 1111 CUll can only on as s thy are arc not here to tell us u Clara was Willi of such uch n l reticent nature that If It she over oel h hUH N told It tho Iho writer Is not aware of tho fact In talking about till the ney ne she ho has Ita to Iho writer that thal there was nothing uncommon that she was WIM taken cure of or and had 1111 no particular hardships Ono Instance seems II bo lIe very cry telling In hI her as bespeaking her h pro prophetic nature was the only one Olle of or tho three women who recognized this desolate looking valley I lie lo to bo i willy the tho right gathering pla for or the saints TIME OP O After Arter tho pioneers left lert until the ar nr arrival rival ot tho company compan of Immigrants tram from Winter Quartets it a limo of or severe trial to Iu these pioneer Bisters but bul It was I not very long tho company compall reaching Salt Lake valley valle In the latter part of nr September and early In Octo October October ber cum camo Eliza 1 H Snow who crossed he plains with family President Young had arranged that thaI Sister Ella should take InlO up her with Clara D Young there thoro therefore fore Coro two bravo women lived in close companionship that winter In tho 1111 Every Everything thing was WM done conO experimentally but the tho weather mild and good health prevailed The Tho houses were wens I built in the fonn torm of ot a fort torI and covered t with willows and dirt the doors am amI windows window all opening Into the yard Hero In this humble these two famous women lived happily h ll 1 enjoy enjoying enjoyIng ing each others society and having sweet communion with the brethren and sisters In the fort amus amusing ing Incidents of ot that thol time have havo been lIeen re related related to tho by 11 Kliza l lIza It n Snow Tho home life of oC Clara D Young was US very delightful I know lenew her Intimately and how charming she appeared In apparel and homely homel sur surroundings when she lived In the Old OldFort Fort In tho log row MOVED TO ro LION HOUSE Clara Cl rn moved Into the Won Ilon House which then seemed very er grand to tous us soon SOOIl as It was sufficiently completed to 10 be bo habitable and she resided there the h s greater part of or her married life She IS in every ovel sense of tho word wor j A it Amme ithome home mme maker especially In tho Ue old tOl way she sho was motherly In III the extreme Clara had live IIvo chil children children dren of ot her own Janet Junet the eldest now Mrs Robert nobert C Easton l uston who became the wife of oC Spencer SI Clu on and umi who left lert ut at her death It March 1881 1894 six fix children Talula a II very tal talented en led girl who died In less than a year after atter her marriage in 1892 1612 Talula was wasa a 1 great comfort to her mother during her life she was wal Inclined to classi classical cal but was too delicately or organized tn 10 pursue purllue that course ot study stud and turned her attention tn ln painting In which she sho manifested led tho most ex exquisite ta te Tulula was wn a young girl of oC lofty Ideals and herself her as all dainty ns as a tare Iare Hower or precious gem Clara was also the mother molher of two sons but bul both bolh died very vel young 0 un causing great greal grief to 10 the parents It was tho Iho greatest sorrow s of ot Claras life liCe Sho not only o lib mothered hor own child run rell well w lI but was IUS a veritable mother mol her Jo 10 the children of ot Ally Young Yeun who died leaving a I little girl anti boy bo both bolh of whom who III the same lume len er gentle patient care caro watchfulness as ns Clara Young YounSt own children lier daughter Mis hI I and the Eva ga Young FIre arc still living Iving The fo died n 0 young oung man leaving n II wife three sons One of or them Young is b likely to make himself know w to fame tamu In Inthe the world of nr art both holh ax 1111 a a painter pain tel a AND ND Mrs Irs Clara Young the latter yearn of ut her life resided In n a home of ot other her own though she retained her apartments In III thu Lion Ilon e on Slate Mi II out OI to III the Iho Social Hull whore she 81 entertained her hel and In III the most t hose bos old fashioned WILY way Her gen oen generous erous rous to Die lIlO needy well wol known to 10 bur ht but Lul thuie thoro nun no of or OM n tulon about It Il thu III manner of or KOI Il 11 It lotI hum Ill u II nut not what hut till tho right hand n do doing InS ing Blie wan truly u 11 friend In mid uld und amI unda amIa a friend Indeed In ilu wan UI tho very of ind ti t ai Un lI xh Mh la i n I woman of II Shu hl umpired to 10 tr rut it no 1101 but bUI li hH wan Willi gnat In III in and the h r rs mull mod t tI ly I and Ill h 1111 1 tiny ta lion 1011 and an Ih h 1111 II from any of or i ii iven wn w u uIt It II Win wan u a to 10 tiu h pi I pit for h r in n of or hOIl In III c th i D Young mau lIan mil t lit Mid dill h all ull MI i IU ih Ki me 1 b nr III lip infill till v I y f 11 i life v lit n in lull us III wu 11 hope hOI It II milY h nl III f m 11 future time lime III in nn In memoir for rUI tin un hunn m library D AWAY JAN J Us l Clum Clura fill a k pp p u 11 It II tv r i for tur U IL WJK wa III u II j ler r after nn 1111 II ot nl i r vt I Bud and d J n 1111 i at lit I 1 o loel i m III sj Th m II Iid M in III h r rown own homo by hy Dr u 11 n w of ct her h r III IS hUll bJ Ui Orson a very er f col I UK 1111 iid lulu lIt anil Ihl wax Ill III In tHo Ifo ifill ul her h al trl ll Clam li p R I I f i H U H UH U U n her hm Illustrious husband H years and four fOU months She loft ler at nt th time of her hel three daughters and olio who mourned her Ic as af deeply doel as os her own live lve grandchildren Ellen Elen Sanders Kimball Kimbal It I Bounds like Ice a 1 to hear told the story of ur tho young youn heroine Ellen Sanders San ers In Its Ila simplicity and Its ls won wonderful wonderful denouement Ellen Sunder originally her hor name was Ys Dater Bake Interpreted It daughter of ot of Daki Bak farm I 1 remember her telling ma m mon once on co that her right name nale was Augusta Sho was WiS tho third child chil In the family I of ot seven live girls and ald two boys Sho was it L prosperous farmers daughter among the the beautiful mountains of or Nor Norway way wa lu In tho Iho village viage or parish puri hoC of Ten and she was literally Im hn Imbued with tho grandeur of oC tho sublime scenery of or her hor native land There Is no doubt In my m mind that sho was a woman of or destiny Itlo as n she thought of oC It I In hi her girlhood days she re recalled called at It times vivid pictures of ot her early home The parents of or sold their home homO In Norway with wih a 0 view low of going tn possibly having beard even evenIn In II that land ut ot that early curl day of ot the advantage of oC our fieo fleo tl Having sold soll the tho home they thc 1111 went to or Dramen and embarked for Cor Sweden tool took passage on a Swedish brig hound bound for Now York Yurko Among passengers was another alother who was destined to conspicuously In the Church l emigrating to the new world a w lud lul Cnut Peterson now c lsd late ulo president of or tho stake and the tho Hogan family fa 1 I of the came caie In II the same ship Thy They were several weeks on the tho sea sei and ant landed In Now New York tin middle of August They proceeded to Chicago tho and 1111 Hogans re remaining In Illinois and Ind thu soll to I Indiana where the lh father took up land built a n house and amI put pul In III a crop Ho 10 lud harl been beim very ver with wih his means leIH and had given a n great greater er cr part of ot his money to 1001 people About a n eol otter uler thoy landed ed In III America thi Ihn mother mOlher died Margaret tho eldest eld t ulster had died some time lime before and Ip III about three 1 weeks w after atter the death of ot his hi wit wife the tho father also passed Ta s 1 Tho ho orphaned ren left let unions Unon strangers soon lost what remained of oC their fathers slate estate and ond a a aar ar or two after orr to 10 Illinois to I Th a Salic county where their others speaking no tongue if sided 11 tho children I h girls into loto a 1 help hell od the boys ho securing suitable employment Otowa where mIen was wal In service wan wal seven or eight ol ht away I Wa her hEr relatives rl tho children c ceo nor lar relatives had nt that Ihal heard of tl were net OI miles from In tho year ar 82 Elder EWel George GeorgeV G orge V 1 Dykes und Ind a n named from frol Nauvoo went Into La II Sale Salle county preaching the Gospel Q M That same year car Hllen Elen and nn her brother Sondra were baptized by an Elder named Dual Her sister Joined the Church Chu ch some months after Soon n 1 branch of or tho Church wis raised up P In II La I n Sillo So county count preaching the tho gospel Oley Ole Hyer Iye young youn Canute Cnute Peterson n member Subsequently Apostles Apo tes BrIgham Young Heber C mid and Parley P Piatt visited tho place to 10 organize a stake of oC Zion Aon to bo ho called Now New Norway This plan was however IN NAUVOO Jn In October ISH mien Ellen her sister Har Harriot riot rIel and ulI brother brothel Son l with Canute Canute Peterson went to Nauvoo ar arriving arrIving riving a day day or two tw tho general conference of ot the Little Son Sondra dra returned with his employer Jacob Anderson erson who had taken the tho party part to In his team The girls sIr Is Ellen Elen and Harriot remained and mil lived In families among mong the SaInts Ellen Een In the tho family of oC Elder Eder C C Rich |