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Show This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. 322 December 1870 Sat 3d At home most of the day waiting on the good woman. Feel weary with watching. Sunday 4th Rather cold and windy. At home all day waiting on the wife and Children. Feel tired and need sleep. To night the Elders came and administered to my wife. Monday 5th Pleasant in the daytime but cold at night and morning. At work cutting rock on the Meeting house. Tues 6th Raining and Snowing; looks rather wintry. This morning went to the meeting of the Bishops counsellors and the City Council to organize a Police force or guard to watch round the Premises of PresB Young while He may stay with us this winter. Pres E Snow met with us and ga~e us some good advice and instructions concerning the matter. P.M. at home writing. We have had no Papers by the Mail for over a week and I have been too busy at home to go up to read the telegraph news if any there be. Pres Young and company are on their way here. They are expected here in a few days. The wire is down and we cant tell where the company are at present. The Snow is all gone and the clouds are begining to clear off. Wend 7th At work on the meeting House. At night rehearsing with the Dramatic Association. Thurs 8 Rather colder than common. At work on the Meeting House. [In] the A.M. Pres Young, G A Smith, BrighamJr., with their wives arrived about 11. The Pres is not very well. At night went to a Lecture at the Hall. Br E Snow gave a very interesting account of the History of this Continent and its early inhabitants. Dr McCune followed by an interesting and amusing account of the manners and customs of the People of India. Friday 9th At work as usual. At the meeting. At night rehearsing for tomorrow night. Came home late. Sat 10th 1870 At work as usual. At night played the character of Harry Hammer in the Golden Farmer. The President and Geo A were present. I felt well and was glad to contribute my mite to their amusement. Home late. Sunday 11th At home this a.m. reading. P.M. went to Meeting. Geo A touchd on the Ancient History of America contained in the Book of Mormon and urged the Saints to study it carefully. After Meeting went over to the Prayer Circle. Br D H Cannon and Wm Fawcett Prayed. At night went around a portion of the ward to raise shingles and nails to finish the Court house. Then wei mon, Crosby, anI preaching. After cold. Monday 12th Co guard around thl night. Very cold; Tues 13th Still I Sleepy. My wife i Wend 14th Cold the Court House Lois at S L City. Thurs 15th At ni the subgect of His Friday 16th At w with my Family w: Sat 17th Still col went to the Schoo of securing our la the same subgect. Sunday 18th ColC Smith spoke very Policy of the Rorr from it. Monday 19 Still CI cident at Kanab b, children of Br Le~ Tues 20th Not n House. War is sti reach Paris as the Balloons. The coli both parties, but tl "Bleak. "Annals." B Bishop Levi Stewart's pren son. Church Chronology. I |
