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Show OF ALMA. 385 ; Nf near the city 4 as if we were going to the city beyond, in me . ‘ by the seashore. it came to pass that forth, as if with our provisions, And to go to that city. came to pass that Antipus gid march forth, we did_m Al with a part army, leaving the remainder to maintain the city. Bu And now in the city : parah, were stationed the strongest army of the Laman! yea, the most numerous. And it came to pass that whel had been informed by their spies, they came forth wit army, and marched against us. | And it came to pass that we did flee before them, north" And thus we did lead away the most powertul ariny | Lamanites; yea, even to a considerable distance, iso that when they saw the army of Antipus pursuing the! | their mights, they did not turn to the right nor to the = pursued their march in a straight course aiter us; we supposed, it was their imtent to slay us belore should overtake them, and this that they might not | rounded by our people. And now Antipus, be! | But behoie, | danger, did speed the march of his army. night ; WiereEais they didnot overtake us, mn ther C ¢ pus overtake them; therefore we did camp for the mem And it came to pass that before the dawn ol a behold, the Lamanites were pursuing us. Now Ww sufficiently strong to contend with them; yea, i Siig And ee hea Oe toda ~ men now whether them very not march forth, until | had gone forth with my little an and came near the city Antiparah. month. ken by Antipus, we knew not; but I said they were overtaunto my men, Behold, we know not but they have halted for the purpose. that we should come against them, that they might catch us in their snare; therefore, what say ye, my sons,- will ye go against “sem to battle? . And now I Say unto you, my beloved brothep Moroni, That never had I seen so great courage nay, not amongst all the Nephites. For as I had ever called them my sons, (for they were all of young, ) even so they said unto me, Father, behold, our God is with us, and he will not suffer that we shall fall; then let us go forth; we would net slay our brethren, if they would let us alone ; theraiia let us ey a oe eee overpower the army of Antipus. Naw ‘i ote ae fought, yet they did not fear death ; and they te ay upon the liberty of theimfathers, than they did re -_ es yea, eee been taught by their mothers, raced te has Aersace viilen we + ords of the ir mothers, sayinee ; 2 hot doubt our mother g: s knew it. _ And it came to pass that I did return with m y two ‘sunset these Lamanites thousand, which- had pursued us - And now be. told, the armies of Antipus .- And we were to march parah, onthe seventh oe owawy they , Wye - ~ r a rr battle had commenced Me eee meen them, and a terrible. cautseto of their | ra ae abou bass of Antipus being Weary, fat) 2 ong march in so short a space of time, were returned inth a : ap neni of the Lamanites; and had TI not ran g it e. my two thousa nd, they would have obtain ed '. Pur Of hie le.pose: for Anhipus : had fallen by the sword and ag MS leaders, because of “Oned by | fe Shee d of the . their w eariness, which. was a “pns be; irmarch 5 therefore the men of Anain 1, becausLamanites, 1¢ fall of their leaders, SAN to give way before the be ; Ng Conta, d hecanens of 9 wd) t} . : 7 ee 7 ee neighboring city.. a thy YO bs : RE 2 col UY no : and thus we did flee all that day into ee Lamanites, thus seeing our forces increase daily, and pro ions arrive for our support, they began to de fearful, and gan to sally forth, if it were possible, to put \d to our) of ae : any o't i vexr 4 celving provisions anaoe strength. Now wh Lamanites began to grow uneasy on rous to bring a stratagem into an effect upon | i Anfipus ordered that { should march forth with my hittle s to a neighboring city, as if we were carrying provisions make their escape; the wilderness, even until it was dark. And it came to pass that again when the light of the morning came, we saw the Lamanites upon us, and we did flee before them. But it came to pass that they did hot pursu e us far, before they halted; and it was in the morning of the third day. a thus we were prepared with ten thousand men, and provisions for them, and also for their wives, and their children. A the wilderness. Now they durst not turn to the right nor to the left, lest they should be surrounded; neither would I turn to the right or to the left, lest they should overtake me, and we could not stand against them, but be slam, and they would i Ap {wo thousand men unto us, from the land of Zarahemla. there- and we took our march into in ae to pass, in the second month of this vear fall into their hands; eee now it came should lore we did continue our march; PONE IE And there Was brought unto us many provisions, from the fathe of those my two thousand sons. And also there was ge suffer that my little sons i those citi: eTe to maintain ee ee ad determined sami 4 meen = : =< were il he ba eee a ke pod ae ? they 4 . F 5 v¥ i ee “3451 padae = ~ ——— their forces, which they had taken. ~ BOOK . ALMA. ——— OF ee BOOK — 334 |