Show THE STORY OF THE BOOK OF MORMON by OUA OIL F PATE i PART VI CONTINUED it was an ail extensive territory they th y had copied anany habits of the hie nc INC and ami had bad altogether raised their from a tribal savagery to I 1 something t or of a semi na tiou tion one unfortunate discrepancy however was that the c e kiess possessed of af unlimited limited ul powers 1 even tile the lives of their subjects rested uneasily upon the monarchial whim much more uneasily rested the liles of any ally white captive that might be found in tile the domain of the lie red skins skills A can call tive live might fall under one of a number of fates lie he might inight be riven given is as a oava or made to starve out our ills his days in a mouldy bouldy dungeon or lie he might lie be simply burned ut ar tile the stake for pub pu lie hunu 1111 it depended upon poll tile the hiloa of the file particular king on oil the borders of the Lani anite country the missionaries mi P acius pd trusting and hoping for divine dl di retti they deela decided led to ho operate and KO go severally into tho the different cities outstanding of ile ho brothers brother was am ain anoil ile he chose th tb territory illo known as the land of I 1 ishmael there LH nor one of tile the lesser rulers was king 1 ammon was not in tile least 1 is if lie he had ball considered being captured the copper colored guard guardi i were most alert for such an all intruder they bound their captive with tile the customary cords ind and let led jilin him to the pi p I filpi chamber fully expect expecting ilig to receive orders to ical deal with him as they hey I 1 had other intruders but tile the tear fear less yet humble amnion ammon astonished the king with abe fact th that at he wd come on oil an errand of peace that lie ile were merely ly wished tile privilege of ii livina 1 1 dietly I jui etly in n their city and promised led sub mission to the kings demands la was touched by b y the testimony and personality of tile the youth ile he felt a pride and adin admiration ra for the f bravery bravery and courage of the youns young nian man so dauntless so unafraid i fraid to how show s the deepness of bl his regard king lamonti offered one of his dabi daughters liters to aninion Anin xin awarding him tile the lionor honor of of the royal household hut but this ills arrangement ammon gracefully declined elaborating upon ills his humble ble impression lie naked to be allowed tile the station of a mere inere servant sm ant lamonti was extremely plea pleased awl and gave ammon charge of the royal flocks and herds this rez pon was indeed as he be not only must direct the less lesser servants but must protect the beastly charge barge against plunder r and theft tile the land and was infest infested cd W with ith cattle thieves outlaws of mixed tribal who subsisted upon what they cou I 1 steal owing to the flaws in the go government v the sequence of things was mo mot t sad the kings 0 servants would take the cattle to t the he watering place Mau Maura rading diug fiends ncnds would amble from ail and briar waving challenging clubs and uttering cardl curdling ing yells they would drive away the do domestic procession the intimidated servants would Iro prostate state themselves in the dust until they could collect courage to return and tell the kill that his herds had been be stolen bitet jut to teach servants to bo be careful the king would have all such offenders huch negligent watch nien men put to death uc ile would bvm the tax sufficient to accumulate another herd and ail the round repeated itself itsel 1 let I 1 us account it to the lack of law v and mearis means to enforce it upon tile the third day of ammons appointment lie he accompanied the servants to the popular watering place with rith the cattle there with clubs in hand crouched heti for the opportunity they knew would ome the awaited tile the royal roval approach trying tune that met inet his cOn conscious ear i stac orders in it a jargon longtin IC muted bellows from the lie nervous heid lamentations lye ix S spoke with moaning meaning accents from the befallen serva servants lits VII tills his cimmon saw RIM and heard the tice was most concerning concertin con cernin the need for system most urgent ammon A ninnon lustily hastily accosted th hie v servants servant 9 hy were they so slow low to lo realize jt wu was a matter of death or life it if death why not dot bar bravely e I 1 y so if life wb why y not triumphantly could they so many oil oh hurry burry before that courage wavers with a few abbreviated orders the MIN char charged ed with anith their leader to where they could head off tin tile walter eatter cd od her herd animals animal instinctively recognize the advantage i e of submission but moths mobs so often place ini ed determination before the alic botier reas aning tile the lierd herd cowered to together gother and ammon leaving the ser or on oil guard advanced to dismiss tho mau one by one fell before kirn then in a body they rushed upon him to lie continued |