| Show friendships TRIBUTE TO TEM MEMORY OF BROTHER MILLEN ATWOOD LATE VETERAN BISHOP OF THE WARD SALT LAKE CITY an honest man as ever overdrew drew lifes breath A noble steadfast unassuming soul has won the victory oer pain and death and reached triumphantly the final goal tie good to meet amid the human throng A man or woman guileless brave and true A champion for the right a foe to wrong fearless of conflict if impelled thereto the sacred principles of truth and right Gov governa ernd our friend anc gladdened him withal and thus his heart was full of peace and light when dangers hovered oer him like a pall I 1 see him yet enduring direst wee wasted by hunger chilled by piercing blasts cheering his comrades all his soul aglow with faith and courage hopeful to the last no trifle Us to pour the soothing balm of resignation into hungry anno y men to rouse poor mortals from the fatal calm born bom of despair is no small task I 1 ken frail famished women famished children too met the grim monster even face to face yet god be praised who sent us friends so bo true and snatched us verily from deaths embrace how swiftly flows the tide of memory back like lake friends they seemed who shared share those dreadful days justice forbids such worthy souls should lack A poets tribute or the meed of praise brave brother atwood sweetly may you rest bards should have sung your praises long ago too poor this tribute yet it is the best A grateful friend and comrade can bestow EMILY H SALT orry CITY dec 1890 the writer well remembers brother at woods kindness to hs bis follow fellow sufferers in one of the belated belate ct hand handcart eart companies who nearly succumbed to hungerland hun hunger gerand and cold in the terrible season of ism 1856 many died and all would surely have bave perished amid the mountain moun taia snows had not the lord inspired president brigham young to send a timely rescue B x H W |
