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Show Haigh t--10 a Wednesday 11th. My wife Eliza Ann rrice was safely delive red . nsia Horte daugh ter at 1 o ' clock 33 minut es p . m. l1e called her by the Sunday 15th. We were awakened at 5½ o ' clock in the mornin g1ve have much. shock of an earthq uake , which shook the house s very but little had a very pleasa nt winte r this far , there has been much good snow, and but few days of very cold weath er . We have had s much instru ction and good meetin gs, and in all the Socia l Partie ieed tra~~ good couns el and instru ction has been given . Nothin g wheat some worth y of notice ,_ the forep art of this season , I put inmy health in the spring and attend ed throug ht the season , though quite poor . g and July 1860. The 24th was celeb rated with speak ing, singined the attend dancin g 1 firing of cannon s , etc . Elder G.A. Smithhim hind the on celeb ration , being quite lame in his ankl e we got delive red wheel s of a wagon and hauled him to the Bowery, where he a very intere sting discou rse . The day was spent very pleas antly and I hope profit ably. on the hayAugus t 2nd . 1860. I went to gettin g hay, and camped ng, and was freezi and ing vomit taken was I ground . In the night ued all night , in the great est distre ss from cramp ing, which contin som~e____ and as the day began to dawn I awoke some brethr en that~were n a wagon short distan ce from me, who got my team and took m eI was ss I was so altere d that the neigh bors did not know me,d to me , helple . Bros and as an infan t . The Breth ren came in and admin istere stood over me and J . M. Higbe ei J.M. Macfa rlane and R.R . Birkb eck d the pit of my reache It . severe so was cramp the rubbed mea l day delive red stomac h and I came very near dying , but thanks be to God who slowly to me once more from the power of the destro yer, and I begana li t tle , amend and in about three weeks I was able to walk about but could do no more work. ~ Lunt, Septem ber . I went in company " ith Bros. J.M. Higbe e, I Bisho to see went poor. very was health My and others to Confe rence . gave He . ra Chope ic Asiat had had I that Dr. Richa rdson, he told me , Young . rest d visite I . good much me me some medic ine, which did great a ·vith me d greete s friend My . and was receiv ed very kindly being deal of good feelin gs, and rejoic ed to see me again . After well as me, red delive Lord the whom from hunted by my enemi es, and and s friend my with time good a had I , as from sickne ss and death s ction instru good much was there , uch enjoye d confer ence very m I return ed home again feelin g given by Prest . Young and others my family all in good health . found anA much bette r in body and mind, Nov. 1860 My wife Elizab eth was delive red a son. We called his name Oscar James . The winte r was spent in socia l partie s,_ and all enjoye d thems elves very well. Meetin gs were well attend ed . appoin ted Febru ar y 1861. We commenced to build a socia l hall . I was herda of grant a got I . house the one of the Comm ittee to build ground at Johnao ns Spring s . |
