| Show A MORMON village AS DESCRIBED BY A STRANGER stra nger the june number ot of outing contains amono among among its other interesting reading matter mader a continuation of thomas stevens recital of his trip across america on a bicycle in giving an account of what hensaw he saw in utah he falls into the error kot vot of supposing that Corin newasa mormon town and alludes to an example of ignorance displayed in his presence there as if it might be a characteristic of tee mor mon people but his opinion of the people of this territory becomes some what modified as he proceeds he says after crossing bear river I 1 find myself on a somewhat superior road lead ing in through tile tiie mormon settlements to 0 ogden de n no greater contrast can well be imagined tried than that presented by this strip of of country lying between the lake and the wasatch mountains and the desert country to the westward one can almost fancy himself suddenly transported by some good genii to a quiet farming community in an eastern state instead of untamed broncos and wild eyed cattle roaming at their own f free ree will over unlimited territory are seen the staid workhorse work horse plowing in the field and the sleek cow peacefully cropping tame grass in enclosed meadows birds are sin singing ing merrily in the willow hedges and the shade trees areen reen fields of alfalfa and ripening grain line the road and spread themselves over the surrounding coun try in alternate squares like those of a vast checkerboard checker board farms on the average are small and consequently houses are thick 0 and not a farmhouse among them all but is embowered empowered ered in an orchard of fruit and shade trees that mingle their green leaves and white blossoms blosso harmoniously at noon I 1 roll into a forest of fruit trees among amono i which I 1 am informed formea In willa willard rd city is situated but I 1 can see nothing of any city nothing but thickets of peach plum ilum elum and apple trees all in full all f bloom loom surround the spot where I 1 alight and begin to look around for some indications of the city where is willard city I 1 inquire of a boy who comes out from one of the orchards carrying a can of kerosene in his hand band suggestive of having just lust come from a grocery and so he has this is willard city right here replies the boy and then iii in response to my inquiry for the hotel he points to a small smail gate leading into an orchard and tells me the hotel is in there the hotel like every other house and store here is embowered empowered ered amid an orchard of blooming fruit trees and looks like anything bi but at a public eating house no sign ign up nothing to distinguish it from a private dwelling and I 1 lam iam am ushered into a nicely furnished jp parlor arlor on the neatly papered walls of of which hang enlarged portraits of brigham young and other mormon celebrities while a large sized mormon bible expensively bound in morocco reposes on the centre table A charming miss of teen summers ra presides resides over a private table conw on which ilu JIM is spread for tor my ray material benefit the finest meal I 1 have eaten since leaving california such snowwhite snow white bread such delicious butter 1 and the exquisite flavor ot of spiced peach butter lingers in my fancy even now and as if this be not enough for two bits a fifty percent per cent come down from usual rates in the mountains a splendid bouquet of flowers is set on the table to round off the repast with their grateful perfume As I 1 enjoy the wholesome substantial food I 1 muse on the mighty chasm that intervenes between the elegant spread now before me a and nd the plan pian cae caell of two weeks ago you have a remarkably pleasant country here miss 11 I 1 venture to remark mar k to the young lady lady who has presided over my ray table and whom I 1 judge to be the daughter of the house as she came to the door to see the bicycle yes we have made it pleasant by planting lanting P so many orchards she answered demur elv 1 I should think the mormons cormons ought to be contented for they possess the only good piece of farming country count between california and the states I 1 blunderingly continued 1 1 I never heard beard any one say they are not contented but their enemies replies this fair but valiant champion champia n of mormonism Monnon ism in a voice thail shows she misunderstands my meaning what I 1 intended to say was that the mormon people are to be highly congratulated con on their good sense in settling here I 1 I 1 hasten to explain for if I 1 were to leave leave at this house where my treatment has been so gratifying a shadow ot of prejudice against the mor mons I 1 should feel like kicking myself all over the territory ry the twenty alf fifth th anniversary of the wedding of general Vie and mrs mcclellan occurred jF lF the event was celebrated in a very viry quiet manner owing to the indisposition of mrs mcclellan THE exercises of commencement day will occur at the deseret university univ v rity next thursday afternoon as the academic year of that institution closes on that date the pro gramme of exercises will be duly announced we understand that arrangements have been made for the school to spend the following day friday at calders where they th anticipate having a mos most wiy way pleasant day of enjoyment |
