Show labor ana reward tan tone ado do they miss me at home bome 2 away among deserts and ind mountains on a mission of virtue we stay in tha th of the remnants of israel we rest and we toil night and day to win us a of aal pal to gain ghin a celestial reward and reign with a pure exaltation in zion the seat of our lord oar savior is ever quite near us his ilia spirit and presence we en enjoy in the midst of our every day dax labors foy toy ors orb our peace has but little alloy dour otin hearts glow glov with anticipation of joys and pleasures to come when weve finished our earthly probation and earnd us as a heavenly home were patient in our tribulation which gives the spirit of peace and so with a sure expectation we look for a time of re leave were free from all vile persecution I 1 which causes our hearts to rejoice I 1 we lve suffer no gentile pollution were here in the land of our choice air labors are here on the vegas the indians are friendly and kind and thus we have nothing to plague ug us As were all of one heart and one mind true our red neighbors are hungry yet all we can spare them we give and thus they quite seldom are angry while here on the vegas we live our orr borders are formed by mountains our climate is pleasant and mild and here by the sides of the fountains we live in a desert quite wild 0 ir laws they proceed from amongst us few yet always we never have yet had hag a rumpus and so we are never afraid our soil has yielded us plenty our cattle are all doing wed weh well weil our number is just nine and twenty while here on the vegas we dwell the indians indiana believe belleve believe our example and say they are glad we have come to teach them to farm the most ample and how to procure them a home the re well satisfied with our motive T they L believe we ite are faithful and true and nd while the work with us is onward we wish to do all we can do that when the great work is all over we all may re receive ceide the applause enter into my joys oya ova for ever youve been faithful and true to my cause willlam WILLIAM P VANCE VACE VA CE los vegas |