Show IN HONOR OF NEW S whitney born march 1 1861 in parowan carowan Pa rowan seeing light of day first fint in lowly wagon box bout As aa hundreds of people peoli of southern utah know new I 1 S whittle whitney and a ged aged and respected citizen of parowan carowan Pa rowan was the first white child born in parowan carowan Pa rowan and saw the light of day first in a lowly wagon box the following poem was composed by one of the pioneers that landed in this settlement in 1851 and written in honor of the ferit white child born in this county and read lead at a celebration of the anniversary of the art adval of the pioneers NEW composed by y wm win dabb D hobbs brigham young called for volunteers to build up another stake and soon abon a company there was waa found who started from salt lake in the year of fifty one for or well do I 1 remember we traveled many a lot tore z liidi west in the stormy month december we stopped upon up 0 n a att little I 1 a creek and abet at us as down to rest when go geo A smith stretched forth his hand that humble camp to bless when in the morning he awoke to look upon this barren land said he a city here well build and call it parowan carowan but there was one within that camp who w was filled tt with fear and dread for where would she that stormy night rest her weary head had there them been a manger chemin she could lie he and she would thought herself doubly blessed could she bhe have a bed of hay but there was no such luxury for her to be found so they placed her in a waon box upon the frozen ground she had no fine lace curtains curtain 8 nor softest bed of down so in this humble bed she toy lay with covers stretched around early one march morning the sun not very high the camp it was quite startled to hear a baby cry soon they hurried burned to her bed to hear the little scamp he being the very first fint baby in their little camp many have been born since then and up to manhood grew drew many now am are getting old but he is always NEW in boyhood he passed his days till manhood he did reach much an and then went want many miles away the ahe gospel foi fill to preach of that very wagon box so it has been said they it into a coffin made to bury in their dead and many of those who started have laid their bodies down and are patiently awaiting until they receive their crown |