Scraps of Biography: Tenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day SaintsVarious
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Scraps of Biography: Tenth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
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Latter Day Saints -- Biography
L. Brazile and Thomas Linvill dead on the ground. We
also learned that several of their number were wounded. We had two or
three wounded. One, a young man named Barber, received a mortal wound;
he was the first man in this dispensation, who was martyred for the
truth's sake. Another, Philo Dibble, was wounded in the abdomen at the
first discharge; he was examined by a surgeon of great experience,
who had served in the Mohawk war, and he said he never knew a man to
live who was wounded in such a manner. The next day I went to see
Brother Dibble, and found the house where he lay surrounded by the
mob. I managed to get in, and went to the bed; two men came and seated
themselves at the door; as I looked upon Brother Dibble lying there in
extreme agony, I drew the bed curtains with one hand and laid the other
upon his head, praying secretly to our heavenly Father in his behalf. I
then left, as I did not wish to put myself into the power of the mob;
and the next day business took me some ten miles from the place, were I
met Brother Dibble making his escape from the county. He told me that
as soon as I placed my hand upon his head, the pain and soreness seemed
gradually to move as before a power driving it, until in a few minutes
it left his body. He then discharged about a gallon of putrid matter,
and the balls and pieces of clothing which had passed into his body.
My mill was doing business for the people generally, yet the mob was
not disposed to let it escape their fury, and we were obliged to guard
it day and night. On one occasion, when two or three companies of the
mob were in the neighborhood, they sent two of their number as spies to
learn our situation. Parley P. Pratt, who was on guard at the mill, on
seeing them, went and accosted them, when one of the two raised his gun
and struck Brother Pratt on the head, cutting a large hole, but Brother
Pratt called to his men, who took the two spies prisoners, and disarmed
them for the night, but the next morning returned their arms to them,
and let them go without doing them any injury. Thus did we leave the
result in the hands of the Almighty.
CHAPTER IX.
M'CARTY'S CASE--JUSTICE DENIED US--THE SUFFERINGS OF THE SAINTS--THE
BRETHREN DISARMED--JOSEPH'S OPINION OF GOVERNOR BOGGS--CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN THE STATE OFFICIALS AND OUR PEOPLE--OUR PETITION TO THE
GOVERNOR.
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