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Show ' LETTER FKOUTONE ; OF MEFUGEES H Mrs Mrtrgaret Baker of Ogden his H reeolved a letter from her sister, Mrs. H '- SuBette CaVdon, at El Paso, Texas, H i- relatives to the Mexican troubles, in H V which, sho relates her experiences as H a Mormon refugee Mrs. Cardon was H formerly a resident of this city H A portion of tho letter is as fol- H lows: H . "But we had to wait on the streota W' until 6 o'clock before the train ar- 1 k rived. We arrivod in El Paso at 2 H . P. m., and wore taken to a large j lumber Bhcd which had hurriedly H i' been prepared for our use. Wo stayed H ' ' ther"o for tho remainder of tho day. H The next evening wo were tAken to "a H ' small cottage on the edge of town H .' where we now are, twonty in num- H ber. I am staying in a house next . door with an old lady who took pity ' on me as we had no furniture and Iit was hard for mo to lie ou the floor. Tho men folks have not yet arrivod. About two hundred of them left Dublua oarly Friday morning, pretty well armed with gnnB they had secretly stowed away when tho t arniB were surrendered to tho roboltf. ' After they loft, the rebel leador sent an armed forco after them and up to the present we have heard nothing of them. However, we have hoard that some provisions nave been start- ed from tho nearest point for them. h ftj "Three of Joseph Cardan's boys H , V; and two of Emanuel's aro with the H -Aj company. Wo have hopes of roturn- ' ' t ing but if it Is not possible to do that H ; -we do not know what wo will do as H t-, plans for tho future cannot be made KJ until the men get in. Few of the H ' men are mounted, having only a few V Lhorses which were left behind by the BF.1'1 f rebels a undesirable. The others are without horses. We are eagerly awaiting await-ing word from them "We have been made as comfortable comfort-able as possible bj the people of EI Paso Thev have been as good to us as it is possible for people to bo." 00 |