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Show AND MORMON DIGNITARIES. 18* petrated a joke. Whenever I spoke he seemed to observe my countenance closely, as if studying my character in my physiognomy. His health is robust and his habits exceed ingly regular. He never employs a doctor for himself or any member of his family. He is said to be the best dancer in Salt Lake City, and, though sixty- six years of age, trips across the floor as lightly and with all the fancy steps of a young dancing- master. He is fond of the amusement, and indulges freely in it at social parties. He is also an admirer of the drama, and is seldom absent from the theatre when there is a performance ; has a box used only by himself and last wife, and occasionally some friend or relative. These latter habits are hardly in keeping with his position as prophet, seer, revelator and translator of the Church of Latter Day Saints. I was rather disappointed in the man. I think he is with out that strength of intellect which is generally attributed to him by both Mormon and Gentile. He is unquestionably a man of indomitable will, of great diplomacy, of remarkable business capacity, and, as a financier, is probably without an equal west of the Missouri River; and as a leader of a fanatical religious people under the most trying circumstan ces, history furnishes none who have surpassed him. His early advantages of education have not been great, nor has he improved himself very much in riper years. His pro nunciation is decidedly bad, and his bad grammar cannot be altogether the result of carelessness. His general informa tion I should think was very good. I was treated with much courtesy, and after he had laid aside his reserve, which any man so much an object of curiosity would be expected to acquire, to a greater or less extent, his social qualities met my admiration. I persisted in addressing him as Mr. Young, rather to the annoyance of my friend, who always styled him Mr. President in conversation. Upon rising to leave we shook hands, and walking toward the door he cordially in vited me to call again. I had no conversation with the Second President, Heber C. Kimball, to whom I referred as being present, but when |