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Show 212 TEAVELS AND ADVENTUEES LN THE FAE WEST. entered very softly, and did not disturb the afflicted mother, who reclined on the bed, her face buried in the pillow, sobbing as if her heart would break. Without a second's reflection I commenced making a sketch of the inanimate being before me, and in the course of half-an-hour I had produced an excellent likeness. A slight movement in the room caused the mother to look around her. She perceived me, and I apologized for my intrusion ; and telling her that I was one of the Governor's party who arrived last night, I tore the leaf out of my book and presented it to her, and it is impossible to describe the delight and joy she expressed at its possession. She said I was an angel sent from heavsn to comfort her. She had no likeness of her child. I bid her place her trust in Him " who giveth and taketh away," and left her indulging in the excitement of joy and sorrow. I went out unperceived by the bereaved father, who was still walking up and down, buried in grief. I continued my walk, contemplating the strange combination of events, which gave this poor woman a single ray of peace for her sorrowing heart. When I was about starting the next day, I discovered in the wagon a basket filled with eggs, butter, and several loaves of bread, and a note to my address containing these words-" From a grateful heart." 19th.-The Governor and a portion of the party proceeded to-day, to the city of Harmony, twenty-two miles farther south. Parley Pratt and the party with whom I intended to |