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"
On
,
on
to
Zion
!
"
cried
the
crowd
of
Mormons
,
and
the
words
rippled
down
the
long
caravan
,
passing
from
mouth
to
mouth
until
they
died
away
in
a
dull
murmur
in
the
far
distance
.
With
a
cracking
of
whips
and
a
creaking
of
wheels
the
great
waggons
got
into
motion
,
and
soon
the
whole
caravan
was
winding
along
once
more
.
The
Elder
to
whose
care
the
two
waifs
had
been
committed
,
led
them
to
his
waggon
,
where
a
meal
was
already
awaiting
them
.
"
You
shall
remain
here
,
"
he
said
.
"
In
a
few
days
you
will
have
recovered
from
your
fatigues
.
In
the
meantime
,
remember
that
now
and
for
ever
you
are
of
our
religion
.
Brigham
Young
has
said
it
,
and
he
has
spoken
with
the
voice
of
Joseph
Smith
,
which
is
the
voice
of
God
.
"
This
is
not
the
place
to
commemorate
the
trials
and
privations
endured
by
the
immigrant
Mormons
before
they
came
to
their
final
haven
.
From
the
shores
of
the
Mississippi
to
the
western
slopes
of
the
Rocky
Mountains
they
had
struggled
on
with
a
constancy
almost
unparalleled
in
history
.
The
savage
man
,
and
the
savage
beast
,
hunger
,
thirst
,
fatigue
,
and
disease
--
every
impediment
which
Nature
could
place
in
the
way
,
had
all
been
overcome
with
Anglo-Saxon
tenacity
.
Yet
the
long
journey
and
the
accumulated
terrors
had
shaken
the
hearts
of
the
stoutest
among
them
.
There
was
not
one
who
did
not
sink
upon
his
knees
in
heartfelt
prayer
when
they
saw
the
broad
valley
of
Utah
bathed
in
the
sunlight
beneath
them
,
and
learned
from
the
lips
of
their
leader
that
this
was
the
promised
land
,
and
that
these
virgin
acres
were
to
be
theirs
for
evermore
.
Young
speedily
proved
himself
to
be
a
skilful
administrator
as
well
as
a
resolute
chief
.
Maps
were
drawn
and
charts
prepared
,
in
which
the
future
city
was
sketched
out
.
All
around
farms
were
apportioned
and
allotted
in
proportion
to
the
standing
of
each
individual
.
The
tradesman
was
put
to
his
trade
and
the
artisan
to
his
calling
.
In
the
town
streets
and
squares
sprang
up
,
as
if
by
magic
.
In
the
country
there
was
draining
and
hedging
,
planting
and
clearing
,
until
the
next
summer
saw
the
whole
country
golden
with
the
wheat
crop
.
Everything
prospered
in
the
strange
settlement
.
Above
all
,
the
great
temple
which
they
had
erected
in
the
centre
of
the
city
grew
ever
taller
and
larger
.
From
the
first
blush
of
dawn
until
the
closing
of
the
twilight
,
the
clatter
of
the
hammer
and
the
rasp
of
the
saw
was
never
absent
from
the
monument
which
the
immigrants
erected
to
Him
who
had
led
them
safe
through
many
dangers
.
The
two
castaways
,
John
Ferrier
and
the
little
girl
who
had
shared
his
fortunes
and
had
been
adopted
as
his
daughter
,
accompanied
the
Mormons
to
the
end
of
their
great
pilgrimage
.
Little
Lucy
Ferrier
was
borne
along
pleasantly
enough
in
Elder
Stangerson
's
waggon
,
a
retreat
which
she
shared
with
the
Mormon
's
three
wives
and
with
his
son
,
a
headstrong
forward
boy
of
twelve
.
Having
rallied
,
with
the
elasticity
of
childhood
,
from
the
shock
caused
by
her
mother
's
death
,
she
soon
became
a
pet
with
the
women
,
and
reconciled
herself
to
this
new
life
in
her
moving
canvas-covered
home
.
In
the
meantime
Ferrier
having
recovered
from
his
privations
,
distinguished
himself
as
a
useful
guide
and
an
indefatigable
hunter
.
So
rapidly
did
he
gain
the
esteem
of
his
new
companions
,
that
when
they
reached
the
end
of
their
wanderings
,
it
was
unanimously
agreed
that
he
should
be
provided
with
as
large
and
as
fertile
a
tract
of
land
as
any
of
the
settlers
,
with
the
exception
of
Young
himself
,
and
of
Stangerson
,
Kemball
,
Johnston
,
and
Drebber
,
who
were
the
four
principal
Elders
.
On
the
farm
thus
acquired
John
Ferrier
built
himself
a
substantial
log-house
,
which
received
so
many
additions
in
succeeding
years
that
it
grew
into
a
roomy
villa
.
He
was
a
man
of
a
practical
turn
of
mind
,
keen
in
his
dealings
and
skilful
with
his
hands
.
His
iron
constitution
enabled
him
to
work
morning
and
evening
at
improving
and
tilling
his
lands
.
Hence
it
came
about
that
his
farm
and
all
that
belonged
to
him
prospered
exceedingly
.
In
three
years
he
was
better
off
than
his
neighbours
,
in
six
he
was
well-to-do
,
in
nine
he
was
rich
,
and
in
twelve
there
were
not
half
a
dozen
men
in
the
whole
of
Salt
Lake
City
who
could
compare
with
him
.
From
the
great
inland
sea
to
the
distant
Wahsatch
Mountains
there
was
no
name
better
known
than
that
of
John
Ferrier
.
There
was
one
way
and
only
one
in
which
he
offended
the
susceptibilities
of
his
co-religionists
.
No
argument
or
persuasion
could
ever
induce
him
to
set
up
a
female
establishment
after
the
manner
of
his
companions
.
He
never
gave
reasons
for
this
persistent
refusal
,
but
contented
himself
by
resolutely
and
inflexibly
adhering
to
his
determination
.
There
were
some
who
accused
him
of
lukewarmness
in
his
adopted
religion
,
and
others
who
put
it
down
to
greed
of
wealth
and
reluctance
to
incur
expense
.
Others
,
again
,
spoke
of
some
early
love
affair
,
and
of
a
fair-haired
girl
who
had
pined
away
on
the
shores
of
the
Atlantic
.
Whatever
the
reason
,
Ferrier
remained
strictly
celibate
.
In
every
other
respect
he
conformed
to
the
religion
of
the
young
settlement
,
and
gained
the
name
of
being
an
orthodox
and
straight-walking
man
.
Lucy
Ferrier
grew
up
within
the
log-house
,
and
assisted
her
adopted
father
in
all
his
undertakings
.
The
keen
air
of
the
mountains
and
the
balsamic
odour
of
the
pine
trees
took
the
place
of
nurse
and
mother
to
the
young
girl
.
