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Show - 7 .... She had nursed a sick child throuF,h a long illness and brought bitt lJack to hAalth and strength, and the grateful fatner returned this kindness by bringing her a choice rabbit and an extra paJl of _lour or some dry kindling and many other thi~gs whjch added to her comfort. -~hen ~braham and Newman arrived there they found a fine, fresh pork hanging on the corner of their cab~n. This was a gift, no doubt, of the sar:1e man ivhose little son Elmira had nursed back to health and who was now tryinr to · express his anpreciation of that devotion in time or needo -bat a thrill of joy must have come tb those travel-wo~n starving wanderers as they dismounted to behold once t.Ore, this tempting object of plenty and see again the semblance of a home, nherein their dear ones were safe and well. place where they, too, might find comfort and resto ~n event of gr~at importance to the subsequent history of the Day family, ·· hich took p lace during Abrahams absence was the arrival of """'iss Charlotte Katharlne .. ellon, a convert to r~ormonism frow the to~nship of Killmarsh, Derbey shire, ~here she was born on December 2~, 18329 ··hen Cyrus H. ··-heelock came fran his mission in England 7 he brought a small company of Saints with him~ Charlotte be1ng among the number. She 7¥8S but fourteen years old at that time' and needed a mother's care and strange_ to say, she was placed in the home nf ~ lmira Day, who Bave her a warm welcome, and opened the "'.oor of her bsart and home to this lonely maiden, whose future life was destin~d to be coupled with her own for all timeQ Abraham Tqas no doubt surprised to fin her there, but rone thn less, bkppy to know that she · had shared the meager comforts, and protection :\Thich his own family enjoyed. Those were days of sore distress and poverty was the common lot of all, but how it welded them together and linked their lives, into a chain of helpfulness, cooperation and brotherhood, which stands out against the dark sky of seLfishness and disunion which fills the ~orld -of today as a beacon light to all mankindo braham remained at ~nter Quarters about three years, preparing for the lon~, delayed journey to Ziono In exchange for the use of his oxen for plowing he received wheat for planting. Each year he raised a small a~ount of grain~ each year he increased · his traveling equipmPnt until he had two yoke of oxen, a s pan of horses, two cows and a light wagon, some seed, grain and enough provisions and some clothing to supply their urgent needs, during their long pilgrimageo ~t le~gth the day of their deoarture arrived, and the lit~~ comnany which included the Pucvley family, sta r ted for the ~ ~restq Once again Abraham was !!lending. his way back over the tra1ls he knew so well~ T·~1. ce before he made his Ylay across those barren prairies on errands of duty and love. Now he was going in response to the call of faith, which had lived in his heart tl1rough- |
