EVENTFUL NARRATIVES,

THE THIRTEENTH BOOK OF THE
FAITH-PROMOTING SERIES.

Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints.

JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR OFFICE,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
1887.

PREFACE.

It affords us much pleasure to be able to present to the public the Thirteenth Book of the FAITH-PROMOTING SERIES. The favor shown these little publications by both old and young among the Latter-day Saints encourages us in the belief that they are read with interest, and, we trust, with profit. The principal object in issuing them has been and is to increase faith in the hearts of those who peruse them, by showing how miraculously God has overruled everything for the benefit of those who try to serve Him.

If, by our efforts, faith can be implanted or increased in the hearts of any we will certainly feel that our labors have not been in vain.

We trust this little work will find its way into many homes and afford pleasure and instruction to all who read it.

THE PUBLISHERS.

CONTENTS.

LEAVING HOME.

CHAPTER I.

Birth-place—Parentage—William H. Scott—An Interview with a Baptist Minister—A Testimony to the Truth of "Mormonism."

CHAPTER II.

The First Latter-day Saint Meeting—William H. Scott has an Interview with my Mother—She Forbids me Having Anything to do with the "Mormons."

CHAPTER III.

A Companion—How I Saved my Emigration Money—An Important Letter from America.

CHAPTER IV.

Richard and Myself Determine to Emigrate with the Saints—Receive Baptism—The Notification Papers—First Attempt to Leave Home.

CHAPTER V.

Arrival at Sunderland—On the Steamer "General Havelock"—In London—On Board the "American Congress"—Unpleasant News— A Meeting of the Saints—An Awful Surprise—"I Want You!"— Taken Prisoners.

CHAPTER VI.

The Scene in the Cabin—One of the Saints Defends us and is Threatened—John Nicholson, President of the Company, Comes Forward —The Parting Scene—Good-by to the Saints—Taken to the Thames Police Office—Trying to get the Passage Money—Locked in the Cell.

CHAPTER VII.

How the Time was Spent in the Cell—A True Testimony—An Officer from Middlesbrough—Handcuffed—Leave London— Arrival at Middlesbrough—The Police Office.

CHAPTER VIII.

In the Cell—A Visit from Richard's Father and my Mother—The Trial—The Decision of the Court—A Few Words of Explanation.

CHAPTER IX.

A Clipping from the "Middlesbrough News"—A Promise Made but Not Fulfilled—The Second Attempt to Leave Home.

CHAPTER X.

Planning to Leave Home a Third Time—Leave Middlesbrough— Arrival at Newcastle—Leith, Edinburgh and Glasgow—A Peculiar Situation: No Money, No Friends—Make up my Mind to go to New York —Arrival at Liverpool.

CHAPTER XI.

Arrival at Queenstown—In Suspense—"It's only a Runaway Boy they're After"—Arrival at New York—A Proposition Accepted.

CHAPTER XII.

Leave New York—Arrival at Wyoming—Incidents on the Plains.

CHAPTER XIII.

Arrival in the "City of the Saints"—Keeping "Bach"—My Parents Join the Church—They Emigrate to Utah.

CHAPTER XIV.

My Parents in Zion—Arrival of Richard Sedgwick in Salt Lake City —His Story of Leaving Home in 1867—How the President of the Middlesbrough Branch was Emigrated—Re-union of the Middlesbrough Branch.

A BOY'S LOVE: A MAN'S DEVOTION.

CHAPTER I.

William Anderson's Heart and Hand—His Early Life, Home and Surroundings.

CHAPTER II.

Boyhood Sports—An Amateur Militia—A Campaign Incident— Will Anderson's Gallantry—Christmas Morning Greeting—The Afternoon Service—A Combat Among the Boys.

CHAPTER III.

The Progress of the Age—Will Anderson's Courtship—The Christmas Sermon.

CHAPTER IV.

William Anderson's Marriage and Journey Westward—He and his Wife hear the Gospel—Visit Nauvoo—Gather with the Saints—The Battle of Nauvoo.

A TRIP TO CARSON VALLEY.

CHAPTER I.

Description of the Route—Object of the Journey—Confronted by Indians—Discovery of Rubies—More Indians Visit Camp—An Inspired Suggestion—The Indians Become Friendly.

CHAPTER II.

Indians' Stratagem to get one of our Horses—Proceed on our Way —How Inspiration is