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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 121 not brought here for trial for being guilty, but to give you a chance to stop these accusations." Then turning to my accusers again, " How does this look? After charging Brother Jones as you have, he makes a simple statement, affirming nothing, neither witnessing any-thing, and each of you say you believe he - has told the truth. You have nothing to answer save that he is an honest man. Well, now, what have you brought him here for?" One of the complainers then asked if some of the company with me might not have stolen the goods. I answered " No; I am here to answer for all. Besides it would have been almost impossible for anyone besides myself to have taken anything unbeknown to others." Bro. asked, " If neither Bro. Jones nor the brethren with him have taken anything, how is it that I have lost so much?" Brother Brigham replied, " It is because you lie. You have not lost as you say you have." This I knew to be correct as before stated, I had this brother's keys and knew that nothing had been taken. Brother Brigham continued talking, chastising some of the Elders present for their ingratitude. Brother Kimball also felt indignant toward them. Finally Brother Brigham commenced to pronounce a curse upon those who had spoken falsely about me. I asked him to stop before he had finished the words, and told him I could bear their accusations better than they could bear his curse. He then blessed me, saying they would be cursed if they did not cease their talk ; saying that we had seen the hardest time that any Elders ever had. While the " Mormon" Battalion suffered, they were free to travel, looking forward with hope to something better; but that we were much longer under suffering conditions, |