Show A mormon policeman at ogden I 1 formed the acquaintance of a member of the tiie police force on duty at the tile station the tile uniform consisted in the letter P with a star on the tile breast he showed patience and tact in dealing with a large number of roughs boughs waiting walting for the train to move on who beguiled the time drinking spitting gambling swearing and L till 1111 lil lii talking there was a great deal of humor with the blasphemy of these miners drovers and rovers on the gold nelds of victoria at the great rush bush when wo we had llad a queer gathering from all quarters tarsI lid did hear some oaths but for volume combination and ingenious use of oaths there could be nothing to ap abit that gentile assemblage at utah my police pollee friend called my attention to this and other exponents entson of character as an illustration of the bad teaching of the so called christians mr P star enlightened me upon mormon doctrine he spoke with much earnestness and for a plain man with a c considerable knowledge of his subject he was thoroughly up in the scripture but then he was brought up a cal methodist in wales NN ales aies iwas I 1 was certainly impressed with his thorough sincerity our conversation extended over a couple of hours he went all over the tiie mormon ground he had with the entire approval of number one added a second wife to his domestic estah ish ishmen ment tand and assured me that both were godly women happy with each other and a great comfort to him I 1 told him that a london policeman had not pay enough to keep a coup couple coupie leof of fa familia families milic hapit he pitied aed his brother off omm leens officers and was thankful for his own superior mercies when the train was about to move off the worthy man camo came to shake hands bands with me and fervently implored heavens blessing on my behalf in my many rambles I 1 have met with few strangers for whom I 1 have entertained more respect than for the welsh policeman at mormon utah J ron Hon wicks cormons mormons and the silver mines |