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My father was so incensed at what he saw that he raised his
rifle�察�and but for an accident�察�he has often declared�察�he
would have shot the fellow dead upon the spot。 How different
would then have been my history� �But it was not to be�此 �even
as he raised the barrel�察�his eye lighted on the bear�察�as it
crawled along a ledge some way below him�察�and ceding to the
hunters instinct�察�it was at the brute�察�not at the man�察�that
he discharged his piece。 The bear leaped and fell into a
pool of the river�察�the canyon re´echoed the report�察�and in a
moment the camp was afoot。 With cries that were scarce
human�察�stumbling�察�falling and throwing each other down�察�these
starving people rushed upon the quarry�察�and before my father�察�
climbing down by the ledge�察�had time to reach the level of
the stream�察�many were already satisfying their hunger on the
raw flesh�察�and a fire was being built by the more dainty。
His arrival was for some time unremarked。 He stood in the
midst of these tottering and clay´faced marionettes�察�he was
surrounded by their cries�察�but their whole soul was fixed on
the dead carcass�察�even those who were too weak to move�察�lay�察�
half´turned over�察�with their eyes riveted upon the bear�察�and
my father�察�seeing himself stand as though invisible in the
thick of this dreary hubbub�察�was seized with a desire to
weep。 A touch upon the arm restrained him。 Turning about�察�
he found himself face to face with the old man he had so
nearly killed�察�and yet�察�at the second glance�察�recognised him
for no old man at all�察�but one in the full strength of his
years�察�and of a strong�察�speaking�察�and intellectual
countenance stigmatised by weariness and famine。 He beckoned
my father near the cliff�察�and there�察�in the most private
whisper�察�begged for brandy。 My father looked at him with
scorn�此 �'You remind me��' he said�察�'of a neglected duty。 Here
is my flask�察�it contains enough�察�I trust�察�to revive the women
of your party�察�and I will begin with her whom I saw you
robbing of her blankets。' And with that�察�not heeding his
appeals�察�my father turned his back upon the egoist。
The girl still lay reclined against the rock�察�she lay too far
sunk in the first stage of death to have observed the bustle
round her couch�察�but when my father had raised her head�察�put
the flask to her lips�察�and forced or aided her to swallow
some drops of the restorative�察�she opened her languid eyes
and smiled upon him faintly。 Never was there a smile of a
more touching sweetness�察�never were eyes more deeply violet�察�
more honestly eloquent of the soul� �I speak with knowledge�察�
for these were the same eyes that smiled upon me in the
cradle。 From her who was to be his wife�察�my father�察�still
jealously watched and followed by the man with the grey
beard�察�carried his attentions to all the women of the party�察�
and gave the last drainings of his flask to those among the
men who seemed in the most need。
'Is there none left�拭�not a drop for me��' said the man with
the beard。
'Not one drop��' replied my father�察�'and if you find yourself
in want�察�let me counsel you to put your hand into the pocket
of your coat。'
'Ah��' cried the other�察�'you misjudge me。 You think me one
who clings to life for selfish and commonplace
considerations。 But let me tell you�察�that were all this
caravan to perish�察�the world would but be lightened of a
weight。 These are but human insects�察�pullulating�察�thick as
May´flies�察�in the slums of European cities�察�whom I myself
have plucked from degradation and misery�察�from the dung´heap
and gin´palace door。 And you compare their lives with mine��'
'You are then a Mormon missionary��' asked my father。
'Oh��' cried the man�察�with a strange smile�察�'a Mormon
missionary if you will� �I value not the title。 Were I no
more than that�察�I could have died without a murmur。 But with
my life as a physician is bound up the knowledge of great
secrets and the future of man。 This it was�察�when we missed
the caravan�察�tried for a short cut and wandered to this
desolate ravine�察�that ate into my soul�察�and�察�in five days�察�
has changed my beard from ebony to silver。'
'And you are a physician��' mused my father�察�looking on his
face�察�'bound by oath to succour man in his distresses。'
'Sir��' returned the Mormon�察�'my name is Grierson�此 �you will
hear that name again�察�and you will then understand that my
duty was not to this caravan of paupers�察�but to mankind at
large。'
My father turned to the remainder of the party�察�who were now
sufficiently revived to hear�察�told them that he would set off
at once to bring help from his own party�察�'and��' he added�察�
'if you be again reduced to such extremities�察�look round you�察�
and you will see the earth strewn with assistance。 Here�察�for
instance�察�growing on the under side of fissures in this
cliff�察�you will perceive a yellow moss。 Trust me�察�it is both
edible and excellent。'
'Ha��' said Doctor Grierson�察�'you know botany��'
'Not I alone��' returned my father�察�lowering his voice�察�'for
see where these have been scraped away。 Am I right�拭 �Was
that your secret store��'
My father's comrades�察�he found�察�when he returned to the
signal´fire�察�had made a good day's hunting。 They were thus
the more easily persuaded to extend assistance to the Mormon
caravan�察�and the next day beheld both parties on the march
for the frontiers of Utah。 The distance to be traversed was
not great�察�but the nature of the country�察�and the difficulty
of procuring food�察�extended the time to nearly three weeks�察�
and my father had thus ample leisure to know and appreciate
the girl whom he had succoured。 I will call my mother Lucy。
Her family name I am not at liberty to mention�察�it is one you
would know well。 By what series of undeserved calamities
this innocent flower of maidenhood�察�lovely�察�refined by
education�察�ennobled by the finest taste�察�was thus cast among
the horrors of a Mormon caravan�察�I must not stay to tell you。
Let it suffice�察�that even in these untoward circumstances�察�
she found a heart worthy of her own。 The ardour of
attachment which united my father and mother was perhaps
partly due to the strange manner of their meeting�察�it knew�察�
at least�察�no bounds either divine or human�察�my father�察�for
her sake�察�determined to renounce his ambitions and abjure his
faith�察�and a week had not yet passed upon the march before he
had resigned from his party�察�accepted the Mormon doctrine�察�
and received the promise of my mother's hand on the arrival
of the party at Salt Lake。
The marriage took place�察�and I was its only offspring。 My
father prospered exceedingly in his affairs�察�remained
faithful to my mother�察�and though you may wonder to hear it�察�
I believe there were few happier homes in any country than
that in which I saw the light and grew to girlhood。 We were�察�
indeed�察�and in spite of all our wealth�察�avoided as heretics
and half´believers by the more precise and pious of the
faithful�此 �Young himself�察�that formidable tyrant�察�was known
to look askance upon my father's riches�察�but of this I had no
guess。 I dwelt�察�indeed�察�under the Mormon system�察�with
perfect innocence and faith。 Some of our friends had many
wives�察�but such was the custom�察�and why should it surprise me
more than marriage itself�拭 �From time to time one of our rich
acquaintances would disappear�察�his family be broken up�察�his
wives and houses shared among the elders of the Church�察�and
his memory only recalled with bated breath and dreadful
headshakings。 When I had been very still�察�and my presence
perhaps was forgotten�察�some such topic would arise among my
elders by the evening fire�察�I would see them draw the closer
together and look behind them with scared eyes�察�and I might
gather from their whisperings how some one�察�rich�察�honoured�察�
healthy�察�and in the prime of his days�察�some one�察�perhaps�察�who
had taken me on his knees a week before�察�had in one hour been
spirited from home and family�察�and vanished like an image
from a mirror�察�leaving not a print behind。 It was terrible�察�
indeed�察�but so was death�察�the universal law。 And even if the
talk should wax still bolder�察�full of ominous silences and
nods�察�and I should hear named in a whisper the Destroying
Angels�察�how was a child to understand these mysteries�拭 �I
heard of a Destroying Angel as some more happy child might
hear in England of a bishop or a rural dean�察�with vague
respect and without the wish for further information。 Life
anywhere�察�in society as in nature�察�rests upon dread
foundations�察�I beheld safe roads�察�a garden blooming in the
desert�察�pious people crowding to worship�察�I was aware of my
parents' tenderness and all the harmless luxuries of my
existence�察�and why should I pry beneath this honest seeming
surface for the mysteries on which it stood��
We dwelt originally in the city�察�but at an early date we
moved to a beautiful house in a green dingle�察�musical with
splashing water�察�and surrounded on almost every side by
twenty miles of poisonous and rocky desert。 The city was
thirty miles away�察�there was but one road�察�which went no
further than my father's door�察�the rest were bridle´tracks
impassable in winter�察�and we thus dwelt in a solitude
inconceivable to the European。 Our only neighbour was Dr。
Grierson。 To my young eyes�察�after the hair´oiled�察�chin´
bearded elders of the city�察�and the ill´favoured and mentally
stunted women of their harems�察�there was something agreeable
in the correct manner�察�the fine bearing�察�the thin white hair
and beard�察�and the piercing looks of the old doctor。 Yet�察�
though he was almost our only visitor�察�I never wholly
overcame a sense of fear in his presence�察�and this
disquietude was rather fed by the awful solitude in which he
lived and the obscurity that hung about his occupations。 His
house was but a mile or two from ours�察�but very differently
placed。 It stood overlooking the road on the summit of a
steep slope�察�and planted close against a range of overhanging
bluffs。 Nature�察�you would say�察�had here desired to imitate
the works of man�察�for the slope was even�察�like the glacis of
a fort�察�and the cliffs of a constant height�察�like