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Show ~RISTORIC C~ MA~SION " Page 4 One of the old pioneers tells an interesting story of the days vhen Ca.:np 001.l81as vas first built and an attack vas ~nt1cipatcd by the occupants or, the house and Church Orfic:es. Behind the old vall at ~le Gate. hasty forti rications 'vere arrange.d and men vere arced behind it vaiting for the soldiers to m~rch down Brigham Street . ., The attack vas not made, hovever, and the matter vas soon dis~issed . . The Be~hive House vas often the ficene of enjoyable gatherings, through large en~ tertalnments vere not given as a rule. In the early days the dances ,used t.b' ·;~ke . place in the Social Hall, and it was invariably the rule for the young people' to gather at the Beehive aftervard vhen Mrs. Lucy Decker Young generally had a fine lupper ready for them. THE PRESIDF:NT'S HOSPITAJ.ITY. . , ~ , President Young always liked company, and he was never so happy as vhe:l 'ttntertalnln strangers at the house. He always made it a point to entertain the most pro~l",ent ' theatrical people who came to Salt Lake. and many stories could be related ot visit. of this description. At one time a little boy violinist vho vas playing at ~~e Theater vas at the Beehive and played for the President who was as much struck with' ~is sad, negleqted appearance as he vas by his ability as a violinist He t~ied to h~ve the ' guardians of the boy give him over into his ovn keeping, saying that they ve.r~ klll1J18 the child by overvork. The request vas refused, and shortly after his depart4re , from SaltLal<e, the boy died. , ~ '; ': ' the Berger Family of Sviss bell-ringers came to Salt Lake; Sol SmHq 'R~S8ellt vho af~ervard married one of the Berger girls, vas with the company' and vas vith them when they vere entertained at the Beehive, vhere a !:lost delightful, evenlng ' ~~ passed, the c~pany comprising quite a numb~r of the young people of the neiShborhood. Wb~n Ma~ . .., . . . ) '" ," prominent people visite~ th~ ovner of the House vhen they' passed tProugn the city. It vas tventy years ago last summer' that , a reporter for the N~ ,York ~orld intervieved President Young in the parlor on the lover floor vhich' a4joins the, office and is still connected vith them bY" a door in the southvest corper.' ., ' ' . :.. . ,./.~ ~ ::; l '~ .... ~ l~: , , 'It is impossible to tdl jU8t~hat th~ ' h9,~se costo~lg1~allY . " b~'t , 1t' ~lIust;: hav~ , been quite, expensive, as all of the glass, nails and bul1der.·,uppl~es vere brousht ' , acro:ls th~ plains 1n vagons and nails in those days cost 40 cent., atld even' 1aO,-e ,'; & ,~ , ,',J. pound. 1 " Many of the young people of the f~~ly v~r~ married fro. the *ouse~' and~y , especially t~e daughters of Mrs. Lucy Decker Young, pass~d their eLrl1 married 11f. in the historic old mansion. ~t has alvays , been a favorite object of ' interest to to~1st' ,ID S&li":'~,' btmdn4a of vhom have endeavored to go through the premises. Nov that it 11 once .galu .'to be, inhabited, as a vhole, the interest in it has deepened and the nev ' ovner 1. roU~ , in his every movement for its improvement by those vho look upon tlut cSvelllae ••• «-.... o~ public and historic interut and vho expect to lee tbe anoiet1t. ItruetW-. once ~ assume a place of importance in the locial IHe or the city. ':. Brigham Young died 1n 1877. He did not die in the BHhive lIou.H.tNt t,; ' "U:~ ' : ' Lion House adjoining, vhich va. built 1n 185 4 , and 18 atW ""..s bt ~r~ ~:t lJ_ family as their residence. •••• . , I . |
