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Show FITCH ON BRIGHAM YOUNG. Tom Fitch must be planning to return to Utah. He is publishing "Recollections" in the Oregonlan of Portland, Ore. In that journal's issue of Jan. 24th, his "Recollections" are of Brigham Young. He gives what he says was Brigham Young's statement to him of the Mountain Meadow's Massacre, Mas-sacre, and writes touchingly of Brigham Young's grief over the tragedy. He pictures Brigham as "a Vermont Pericles, a Yankee Cromwell, a western Columbus," and above all as "the very incarnation in-carnation of the Puritan idea." In places Fitch is forgetful, In other places his writing, save for his forgetfulness, would trench closely upon ex-centricity, ex-centricity, to use no more severe word; in other places his imagination supplies a mighty reinforcement rein-forcement to his facts. Apostle Smoot should send for Fitch. His services ought to be invaluable to the Apostle at this juncture. His article reads like a new discovery of radium; the chemisty of his fancy makes a new light for the world. Said Charlie Crocker in the old days: "Fitch has not the Southern Pacific always treated you pretty well?" "Yes, indeed," was the reply. "Then what did you write that speech for Cohn for?" asked Crocker. "For $1,000. Give me $1,500 and I will tear it all to smithereens," said Fitch. |