Lydia Knight's History / The First Book of the Noble Women's Lives

been called to this position by revelation. It was driven from Jackson Co. in the Fall of '33, and had settled in Clay Co. This then was the future h

isiting around among their friends before Brother

to the family and tenderly cared for until he

e ague. This did not, however, affect her spirit, for she was too much filled

child was two months old, the mother had a severe inflammatory fever fastened on her, and for nine days she was insensible. Friends were ready and willing to assist; a physician was called in, but notwithstanding this she rapidly sank until nearly all had los

and asked the watchers for her baby. It was bro

n the Spring, but shortly after Lydia's illnes

get around he found himself sadly in arrears. In

ditors, and in February, 1837, they purchased forty acres of

born, who was named James Philander

corner stone of a temple. The glorious stars and stripes were swung to the breeze and joy was everywhere among the Sa

rm which was soon to break over its inhabitants, swept oyer Far West. The heavens were blackened with rolling, hurrying masses of clouds. Down through the darkened

ud head shall be brought low? The wicked will seek to tr

y fulfilled. But we wi

re made by the rapacious, murdering robbers that as soon as the crops were well matured, the ghastly scen

or the authorities of Caldwell county were our own people. Some new pretext

at is felt for us now. Polygamy had not been revealed then, and so did not exist in their ima

re roughly assaulted and a skirmish ensued. The "Mormons," however, succeeded in casting their votes, which so enraged the mob that they immediately began to organize into parties of hundreds, in some instances even thousands, to plunder our fields and drive off the stock; they attacked men on th

d militia, started out under David Patten, and, reaching Crooked river, they were obliged to defend themselves and people from the mob. The little party was defeated and overpowered, six of our brethren falling martyrs, among whom was Da

ut a flag of truce to learn th

ag of truce, and the two me

represent? Why have you thus come to alarm and terrify t

ith, Hyrum Smith and Sidney Rigdon, then we will burn your town to ashes and as the flames leap

Col. Hinkle by name, g

urder all? Let the innocent suffer as well as

hurch into the mobbers' camp, to get all the "Mormons'" property that it might be divided among their enemies, and to give up all the a

tor consented and returned to the

t of the women, in trying to place her household effects where t

le ones to-night, I must go out and join my brethren

s!" replied the

and asked Lydia if she could not find a hiding-place for them, saying that the mob were doubly enraged

in making a little store-room adjoining the living-room as comfortable as possible for the two men. When daylight came the mother dressed her little ones and commenced her usual