| Show pleasant time at hooper EDITOR HERALD christmas haa como and gone and we are now permitted to enjoy bracing atmosphere andi sunshine of another new year A few hours before 1886 arrived the aged and poor folka aud some that were not BO aged assembled in the R S hall as per invitation odthe bishopric tor the purpose ofis pending a few pleasant hours and if I 1 am a competent judge their expectations ot a good time were fully realized the asme set for commencement was 2 pm and the old worthies beet example in promptness father higby offered a very appropriate and con cie ci e prayer then alter a few lively airs m the ibous with silver mouthpieces the following esteemed veterans with their ages appended made short speeches by which we could pee thai they had been connected with the despised cormons mormons for about forty years and upwards and had bulb r ed lion similar to that which ahti passing also made corn pardons of principles of truth as revealed fd through joseph Smith with the hell ire and brimstone stories told and believed in by learned christian prior to the lat UT daiy saints church myn n S higby born dec 1801 geo canning dac igia 1800 Vada onh may 1810 chas Daltou Aug 2 aud 1810 churack kiil jilin E bachelor 1814 ama flinders 1811 1 jese favers 1818 ieter sep and 2nd 1822 after the above biad had the irsay all pre t ait ediwn 0 o the lite including almost that anil taaim now if any of your readers think that it ilai nt an enjoyable affini just let the m think of ahe glod work and go anil do and thereby know of ft i and now mr editor accept my wishes fsr many happy 0 the new year I 1 sincerely hopf that th next new year nitty nit find you enveloped in the dark clouds of persecution with deep respect I 1 am J r G H F Hoopii iJan 1886 |
