Natrona County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Casper, WY)

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-ul Mormons ff ' 'iiiff RTW it I --ra m i f X S vi: an-us M I J f W s NM Mi' 1 ' , 'N ' ' - i iw, f M 1 , fi' l X , I ' ' 4? . :gi 1 . I CCW Q -- il ? f E E -JN Cs r l I .1 -.rafmn .n EARLY MORMONS Many years ago, in Spencer, a little town of Illinois, there lived a young man by the name of Joseph Smith. A few years before the opening of this story, an angel had entrusted to Smith, cer- tain records concerning a church which he should establish. As a result the Mormon Church came into existence with Joseph Smith at its head. As you know, Mormons could have all the wives they wanted, and there seldom was a Mormon over twenty years of age who did not have more than one wife. Joseph Smith who was no exception had twelve wives, but at the time of the opening of this story he had but ten. The most beautiful of these wives were Helen, Emily, Eliza, Hannah and Flora Ann, but the favorite was Ruth the youngest of the ten. The other four, Mary Elizabeth, Olive, Rhoda and Sylvia were the oldest ones and did the cooking and housekeeping. . One day in the early spring, Smith was wandering around his little village, when he decided he would walk out into the country. When he was just outside of the little village he saw someone walking toward him, and it looked to him very much like a girl. When they met it was a case of love at first sight for both. The girl, Elvira Cowles, was about eighteen years old, and very beauti- ful. But Smith was not so hard to look at either: because, even if he was middle aged he was quite handsome and a man whom any woman would be proud of. What are you doing here, my beautiful girl he asked. My mother and father were killed by Indians two days ago, she said sobbing. And I tried to go on to Emmetsburgh but I got lost. Then I saw your little village and thought I could-get help here. My dear, do not be afraid. Come with me to my wives and they will take care of you. The women treated her kindly and one day Smith asked her to be his wife. At first she re- sented the idea because he was a Mormon and had ten wives already, but when he explained his re- ligion to her and told her how he loved her, she finally consented. They were married a few days later and she was his favorite all her life. 16 ,. we--, ,,.4 .

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V L ..-. 1 , if' X fi- 1- N- I f- GOLD OF '49 Jerry 0'Toole, a rollicking Irishman. hard-working, scrupulously honest and consequently poor, had married the only daughter of a wealthy oil magnate of Pennsylvania. Jerry was financially un- able to give his wife all the luxuries to which she had been accustomed so when the news reached Newtown that gold had been discovered in mystic California, and that men grew enormously rich over night he decided to try his Irish luck. Of course he didn't even for a moment consider taking Viola, his refined wife into a lawless country, like California would necessarily be, so he suggested that she should stay with Rev. and Mrs. Stafford, who were loved and respected by everyone in Newtown. But Jerry could not refrain from painting pictures of what he was going to do until Viola, sup- ported by Rev. and Mrs. Stafford refused to stay behind. Jerry consented because he knew with the Staffords along Viola would not be lonely. On April 1, 12149 the company started. In their train of six wagons were people from all walks of life. Rev. Stafford had insisted that Pete an ex-convict who was trying to make good should be included in the company while his wife had urged just as strongly that Marion a poor world- weary dancing girl from one of the cheaper cafes should also go. There, of course, was the scout with a weatherbeaten face, Bridget the cook, Dr. Amhurst, and Joanna, sweetfaced, tired-looking nurse and Martha, tutor for two sets of husky twins. From Newtown to Omaha the company had practically no trouble but in fording a river near there they lost two wagons and several head of stock. At Fort Casper they rested more than a week but this was the undoing of the supposed reforma- tion of Pete. ln one of the rude box-like saloons Pete met the Jolly Babe one of the trickiest faro players in the west. She rolled a wicked eye in Pete's direction and he became her willing slave. The old scout shook his head ominously and declared, Pete would a' been a heap nigher heaven if h'd stayed in jail! But Pete believed he was in heaven for his Faro Queen had consented to go on to California with the train. The O'Toole outfit left Fort Casper early in July and when the first snow began to fall they were in the rugged mountains of California. A smiling sun shone down, three years later on a very different scene. Towns had sprung up like mushrooms and we see our friends in thc city of the Golden Gate. Pete and his Faro Queen are owners of a prosperous saloon. Rev. and Mrs. Stafford are conducting services in the one church of this new city, while Jerry and Viola are among the very few who got rich in this new land. 20 ..,. , X ' .fs-