The Genteel Gentile, Letters of Elizabeth Cumming, 1857 - 1858

Genteel Gentile, page 083

all the nxhtary afirers called on us iortunately, the straw- berrres were not yet over, & I had enough for all The proprie- tor of the eatmg room I have alluded to, had (m expectatum of thex dmmg w,rh h,m) made a great effort & obtamed &? kmds of meat 50 all were satisfied Capn Alfred Cummmg had called early m the morng, but "the Queen was m the k&hen" hullmg itrawbernes However, the "Kmg" who was smokmg a pqe, shared a 4 pipe w,th the Captam, who pramlied to call agaIn-after the formal calls were over Monday ?.a-Alfred left for Provo Several offiiers called ,n the day to say good bye, for they sad no one could stay any longer at that camp The dust was so mtalerable, they had not had dmner cooked at all, the httle grass all gone, & the camp was to be moved early m the morng, first twelve, then SLX miles-then a halt of a few days & then to move again It IS well they go-much as I hke some of the gentlemen, yet the feclmg of the army 1s anythmg but friendly to the Mor- mons, & these last rcaprocate the feelmg, & even m these two days, notwthstandmg the absence of the c,t,zens & the good dlsc~plme of the army, half a dozen quarrels have been commenced, wh,ch threaten the "peace" 50 lately concluded` For mstance, one mormon gentleman, who had come down from Provo on busmess, was Introduced by a Gentde c,t,zen to an army officer, a heut though 45 years old-old enough to know better The offlier folded his arms, & dechned the introduction--& thereupon ensued some words which would have led to difficulty, but that the parties were separated by those who were interested in the continuance of the peace. They were reminded Alfred !&entered into certain engage- 83