Show MORE TWO MORMON BOYS MOLESTED BY STALWART SOUTHE southerners CUBA sumpter co ala june 30 im editor Deseret netos News we have quite a langefield large field to travel we have made maae a rood good number of friends who have been very friendly and kind to us the people generally however are indifferent t an and d d do 0 no nut t manifest any great desire to become acquainted with the principles that are offered them still a few are investigating the truth but it is kiere acre as elsewhere there are opposition and prejudice to contend with the ane country is fl flooded with all manner 0 of f kisr misrepresentations and falsehoods neer ning our people laings in general genera seemed to be moving along smoothly with a prospect ot of some being brought to te a knowledg knowledge e of et the truth until monday last when when wt we were SURPRISED BY A MOU MOB of over men who surrounded the house where we were stop stopping we were in tile the kitchen eating dinner and knew nothing of their presence until one ot of the children came running in and stated that there was a big crowd of men around the house we finished our dinner anci ana by this time the moo mob had crowded the porch avid and some had bad come into the house we in company with the man ot of house went out to discover for what intent they had come they said they had come to take away the mormons cormons Mor mons We to te reason with them but they would not listen telling us to get our things as quickly as possible and come with them after getting our satchels they marc marched hect us to a point some distance away where there was an old church from the house to the church tae mob hooted and made all kinds of threats they were pally on mules and they followed behind while those on foot herded us before them on arriving at the church they opened the doors when all were seated they read to us what was said to bethe be the sentiment of those assembled and the people of the settlement it contained nothing but slander and abuse and something false enough to shame the father ot of them the devil devi they kept us there for about two hours not being able to agree what to do with us some borne were in FAVOR OF SHOOTING others were for hanging and many other christian acts in the mean time we were compelled to u undress as it was claimed that we wore a curious shield their curiosity being satisfied on this matter and having ag agreed greed what to do with us we were informed that they had decided to expel us from the country after appointing about 29 20 men alio were armed and on mules to escort us in this manner we were taken out of the neighborhood we tried to prevail upon them to give us 24 hours to enable us to gather our things together but they rel refused used not allowing us amy aay time or to say the noble twenty marched us about seven beven miles through a big rainstorm then they sent us adrift warnia warning P us ua heverto never to again come back as they intended to murder us it we should be caught alter after leaving them we continued our journey towards meridian where we intended to take th the train etrain we got into meridian about 8 at night nisba having walked 12 miles from two until ane above time ane roads were bete muddy and having a couple ol of heavy valises to carry we were pretty bady badly worried among those who toon took a leading part with the mob was a clergyman there w were ere also a couple of 0 doctors on one e of them being spokesman for the brave and noble or more A BRAVE MAN we are sorry at being compelled to abandon this field as tile the prospects were quite encouraging for doing much good the man at whose house ho u se we were at and his wife are members of the church we having baptized them on june ath he is a splendid man and plum full foll of sand and would have have attempted to stand the mob off with his gun had it not been tor for us persuading him film otherwise to nave have shown resistance would most certainly have caused bloodshed we are feeling splendid with no desire to shrink we nave afew a few friends in this quarter and hope to be able to make a good neld field it appears to me that there are going to be pretty warm times this summer as the whole country is warm on everything WILLIAM COWATT |