Show FROM massachusetts elder Elde W IT Crali ant of writes ot of ms missionary elix editor tile the ROUNDUP ROUND BOUND UP Tb thinking inking a f few ew lines from boston would be at appreciated precia ted by the many readers of the ROUNDUP ROUND UP I 1 pun a sew lines as I 1 pro promised wised my 1113 many friends I 1 would I 1 left my native home randolph on the day of october 1897 in a rainstorm my fattier father accompanied me to salt lake city and we enjoyed our ours cles very much I 1 left salt lake city on the lath of october iu in company with eleven other elders and we had a pleasant journey to chicago 1 where we remained one day sight seeing we then resumed our journey ard ad it alien lien we arrived in pittsburg pa we left four of tho E iders elders there the rest of us arri arrived ved in jersey city where we embarked on the boat anniel annie no ku 4 which ccok us to brooklyn wT we washed and ate breakfast we then visited new kew york city ik where here I 1 saw some st strai ige sights we remained at brooklyn but days and on the of october elder hudson and I 1 sailed on the percilla for boston we had a very pleasant ride and landed at fall river city rhode island when we took train for boston we arrived in boston on the lut but know which way to look or turn in the city were thi thice cc streets named howard the name of the street we nye dacre vi ere in search of apoline A policeman directed us to one which proved to be the m wrong rodg one we tramped around and finally reaca ed the presidents office there were thirteen of us all told at the presidents office we remained there during 0 november and I 1 labored with el ter ler green that month an on the and we held our annual conference and had a pleasant time although the weather was stormy pros pres kesler of brook lyn was present and gave us some good instructions we were then assigned to our fields and had our companions pan ions ampol appointed buted to lalor with us ui u i elder Applan alf and I 1 were assigned to labor in boston and the others were scattered over massachusetts tle the landlady said she would give us one week to find another room we would have to move out of her house as having mormon elders in it ws was getting her a bad name so four of us starlet I 1 in search of new quai quarters qu aiters we found thern made a bargain with th the landlady and told her who ie e were sie replied that that was all right but came the next and said she could not let us have the rooms we then started on another hunt for four days and when we found a place and made a bargain to take it and next dext morning hired a man for three dollars to mone moie us we vc drove up to the dorr ready to unload when the landlady came to the door and said you had better go somewhere else I 1 have some boarders who object to cormons mormons coming into the house and to leave if I 1 let them do so she direct directed us to another place where we nye were we welcomed eler Applan alf labored with me up to december elder jas holmes of montpelier ida then joined roe me and we labored until february 1st ast during this month I 1 have been alone I 1 have many friends in easy reach the way has been opened up of late so I 1 can go and visit them occasionally they are reading some of my books and literature the people are not so hospitable in the east as they are in the south or west I 1 have to buy everything I 1 use or eat cat boston is a very large city its population is over a million that is greater boston including its suburbs I 1 never felt better in my life than I 1 do at present have enjoyed good health ever since I 1 lef left 6 honic Ii oiin although though ki I 1 am alone I 1 am iu in good cheer I 1 seen the face of an all E elder der for over two weeks now I 1 am expecting an elder from the west vest to join me now I 1 will clo close c wishing tile ROUND UI ull success s anti its many readers peace and prosperity I 1 any of your have relatives in this part of the country I 1 will all lie be pleased plea sed to call on them if they will addiss me at 21 lynde street everett mass ELDER WM mr IV GR GRAHAM ArAr everett mass feb 24 1808 |