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Show inents to lover of nature's charms, yet it stands in my humble opinion, as rebuke re-buke instead ot credit to such old settlements, or cities, Manti and Ephraim, that ought to have done, what one man with foresight Bnd energy h;-s done fifteen vears ago, and from which we now enjoy the benefit at an experse of traveling from six to thirteen miles e.ich way, in the wind, the sun and thu Just, when we miiit just as well have had a prk in our own tow.j. But there may be said ni ne about this subject I s ime other time. t While there the excursionists made the best of it thev could. Tho' a rather ! strong wind prevailed a portion of the time and hindeicd the steamer from being used. li. Dorius and others made appropriate temarks at the closing exeicises, among which was a suggestion to get our stake piesidency to let the Scandinavians in San Fete have a special speci-al conference sometime ill summer in romemoratioii of the fouuieth anniversary anni-versary of the introduction of the Gospel , in Scan liuavia bv A;i istle Erastus Snow, P. O. Hansen and others. Epuraimitk. THE SCANDINAVIAN EXCURSION to Funk's Lake yesterday (Tuesday 171b) was a very pleasant aliair. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Soren Peterson, M. Jensen, (oigensen and M. Christiansen had been appointed to make the necessary airangeinents, and had succeeded 111 getting the use of the ground and thtee skirls on the lake lor a mere nominal consideration. At half past seven the excursionists commenced gather mg on the public square, but it it took a full hour before the company started out of our city. The national flags of our.nations swayed sway-ed prominently to the breeze, to, viz: America, Denmark, Norway and the Union Jrck of Great Britain. Why this should be instead of the Swedish, that was not there, your coriespondent is nol able to tell, neither way so lew Swedes had joined 111 the Scandinavian out. Tlie two prominent brothers, Bp. C. Dorius and Pies. John V. F. Donus weie among ths party, as was also Bp. Chiistianseu fioin Mayfield and an old veteran, Ole Svendsen, from Manti. Tlie time was pleasantly spent, while at ihe lake, in dancing, rowing 011 tlie lake, fishing and 111 several Scandinavian games on tne green and shady grounds provided for the visitors; and the well provided luncheon-bar keis weie by no means hiiimpi.rtant factors in the arrangements ar-rangements lot the comfort and enjoy-.ineiil enjoy-.ineiil of the excuisionists. Tho' lhecotrtpany as greatly com-, com-, posed of young people, it must be said to their cred.t, that they conducted themselves on this occasion w;lh great decorum and in no way gave any cause for dissatisfaction to the elder people that were piesent, et theie vas placed no other - than moral restraint upon them, that makes geiitlenitu and ladies of young ns well as aged people, w iten put in practice. While upon this topic, Mr. Editor, allow me to throw out an idea, Ih it this and similar occasions has repcatidlv suggested to my .m.nd Tho' Funk's Lake and pleasure grounds are the results of a veiy commendable enterprise for a private party, and a great credit to the late Mr. Funk, thus providing a place for summer enjoy- |