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Show 172 TEAVELS AND ADVENTUEES IN THE FAE WEST. On receipt of this extraordinary epistle, Fanny hastened to her sister Louisa, who had also received a letter, conveying the same intelligence. They threw themselves into each other's arms, and wept over the infatuation and fanaticism, which had branded their parents' names with infamy. Terry Littlemore was offered the lucrative situation of wagon-master, to conduct one hundred wagons and teams, laden with merchandize, etc., from Independence to Salt Lake. Terry decided to go, and leaving his wife and child in the care of his cousin Louisa, and his business in the joint charge of his wife and partner, took command of this expedition, and after a long journey, arrived safely in Great Salt Lake City, where another uncle held a high position in the church of the latter day saints. Here the future prospects for Terry were bright, and a fortune seemed within his grasp; he was offered by his uncle, that if he would bring his family out, that he would build him a flour mill, and give him a large tract of ground, besides stock, etc. This offer was most tempting to Terry; he determined to accept it, and making the necessary arrangements with his uncle, returned home for his family. Fanny at first declined going, but an offer having been made of a very lucrative character, to her sister's husband, which they determined to accept, Fanny not wishing to remain alone, and her husband being resolved to go, she made a virtue of necessity, and acquiesced in his wishes, although she had her fears that she was taking a wrong step. Terry Littlemore dissolved partnership, and found he had sunk half the amount he had put in his business, by the carelessness and mismanagement of his partner. |