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Show l7 Fortunately, the colonists were recognized in their dark night approach before garrisoned soldiers fired on them. In all, nearly 5000 of the Mormon people were forced to leave behind everything they could not carry and seek refuge in El Paso. After Edward C. Eyring's arrival, he was able to rent a house for his families. They expected to return to Mexico in a few weeks, but it soon became apparent that no immediate return would be possible. With hopes dashed for a return to their Juarez home, Edward C. Eyring arranged for his two oldest daughters to go to Utah. Camilla was sent to Provo to live with relatives and work for board and room while she attended school and Mary was sent to the school for the deaf in Ogden. children remained in El Paso to go to school there. The younger Henry Eyring and his brother Edward, however, were required to work to help support the family. In fact, Eyring's mother secured jobs for the boys before their father came out of Mexico. as "cash boys." They worked at Calisher's Department Store The $2 for the six twelve hour days each week helped greatly in supplying food for the entire family. After a short time as errand boy, Eyring obtained work as a delivery boy at a grocery store owned by the Vinghouse family. He worked at the grocery store for the rest of his stay in El Paso. The year in El Paso brought contrasting new experiences for Eyring. 0n the one extreme he was subjected to deep humiliation of the curious in El Paso who dropped by the refugee camp at the lumberyard and peered in to view the strange unfamiliar sight. At the other extreme, he experienced the exhilaration of a boy's first circus and reading Sunday comic papers for the first time. The story of how Eyring obtained tickets for the circus is interesting. The tickets were far too |
