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THE TWENTY-FOURTH OF JULY.

FRANCES H. TOWNSEND SMYTH.

ALL Hail! thou glorious day,
With joy remembered ;
Ovation, song and lay

To thee are rendered.

Thy morn dawns fair and bright,
All nature breathing
Sweet melody, and light

Thy brow enwreathing,
Ere yet, with stately grace,
The sun hath risen
And kissed Aurora's face,
Emerged from prison.
The birds at thy approach
Gay carols singing;
Far on the air encroach

And gladsome ringing,
Their notes vibrate and thrill
In tuneful measure;
No singer's voice could trill
Such songs of pleasure.

Then rising o'er each rustic town and village,
(Where Utah's thrifty husbandman by tillage
Reaps now the well-earned products of his
labor,

Learns as himself he, too, should love his neigh-
bor)

The starry flag doth deck the aerial breeze,
While music sweetly echoes through the trees,
And ev'ry Mormon boy, enthusiastic,
His heart elate with joy, and step elastic,
Speeds forth; and in the air with glad effusion,
Fires gun and rocket there in rich profusion.
The maiden greets thee, too, in garb resplend-
ent,

Her loveliness anew beams forth transcendent
No bird of beauty rare dons gayer plumage
Than Zion's daughters wear in rival homage.

Anon both old and young,
Their way betaking,
Enlivening scenes bethrong
In merry making;
All hasten to thy shrine
In quick succession,
And proudly form in line
Of grand procession.
All join in praise to thee;
Nor dimmed by sorrow

Thy anniversary

Shall be. The morrow
To grief and care is lent;

To thee are given
Sweet peace and glad content,
The gifts of heaven.

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FRIEN

FRIENDSHIP.

ANN C. ROPER.

C RIENDSHIP is a tie of nature and affection, which binds all mortals together as with a strong cord. There are two kinds of friendship, one the true and the other the pretended.

True friendship retains love, honor and respect for fellow-beings, forgiveness for their faults and striving with the help of good counsel to improve their habits.

Pretended friendship is generally the unbuilding of society. You may perhaps think you have a friend, and will confide and trust to him under these circumstances many things which would have been better untold. For a short time only will they remain a secret, for they will soon reach other ears, and you will find true friendship did not go far in your case.

Beware, then, of the unfaithful friend, for the memory of him (if you have ever had one) will follow you through life. True friendship is like good health, its true value is never known until too late.

HE who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.

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Latter-day Saints from their youth. David Yearsley and Mary Ann Hoops Yearsley, the parents of Nathan, belonged to no religious denomination until the gospel saluted their ears, when they were soon. baptized and left their home in Pennsylvania for Nau

voo.

Here David kept store in one of the Prophet's houses, until the expulsion of the Saints. He came with the first company to Council Bluffs, where he sickened and died, leaving a widow with eight children, the oldest of which was sixteen. She succeeded through all the trials and hardships incident to those early days, in bringing all the children to Utah, when she took up her residence in Ogden, where she has resided to the present time.

The parents of my mother, George Stewart and Ruthinda Baker Stewart, were from Alabama, but of no persuasion until they heard the gospel which was their signal to gather with the Saints, but on their way and while remaining in Missouri a few months, the husband sickened and died, leaving a widow and nine children, and while coming westward, four months later, a tenth, my mother, was born. Grandma Stewart resided in Ogden, also, whither she had brought all her children, and was among the first to plant corn in that place. The crickets threatening to take their prospect of a crop, the whole family fought them until ready to give up in despair, when kind Providence sent the gulls to eat up these destructive pests. Food was scarce, however, and she would gather segos and wild fruits to spare the morsel of meal or occasionally the pan of flour that could be obtained. But Sister Stewart was never heard to

Lord for what she had, and hoped to see better days in the future, which she did. Her life was spared to witness all her children, save two who died, become grown and settle down in married life, when she was called from earth to join her devoted husband in the Spirit world.

I feel that I have been greatly favored of my Heavenly Father in being blessed with such goodly parents, those who are willing to work for their children and make such sacrifices for the gospel's sake. Many temptations have been set before me, but by obedience to the wise counsel given me, I have been able to shun them, and feel that I can never repay my dear parents for their worthy example, and timely instructions they have given me. I hope this is the feeling of all my young sisters of Zion toward their parents. Honor your fathers and mothers, and from my own experience I will promise you shall be blessed.

My childhood days were spent in Ogden City. I always loved to attend the Sabbath School, and was a member of the first Primary and Young Ladies' Association organized in the Weber Stake. Though I was yet small, I shall never forget the good counsel Aunt Eliza R. Snow gave us upon the occasion of their organization.

Feeling myself incapable, I never desired to hold an office, but take pleasure in the reflection that I never failed to perform any exercise that was assigned me during my membership. Here, also, I attended the Ogden Central school during the winter season.

It was now when I was twelve years of age that my father moved his family to the Promontory, Box Elder Co., complain. She always thanked the where he owned a farm and ranch. Elder Stake. With fear and trembling, and after sincere prayer to my Heavenly Father, I accepted the position, and have enjoyed my labors greatly in that capacity. My sincere hopes and desires are that I may magnify my calling and be a counselor in very deed to our worthy President.

Soon after our move, a branch was organized in that locality, and my father was called to preside over it. The place of holding meeting and Sabbath School, though seven miles away, was none the less attractive to me, and my duties of teacher and secretary in the Sunday School were seldom performed by another. With such facilities as the district could afford, I opened and taught the district school two years, when I was sixteen and seventeen years of age. Before my father moved his family to Brigham City permanently, he, for three or four successive winters, moved to this city that his children might attend school. And in my associating with the people of Brigham in school and ward capac- ❘ them exercised and thereby multiplied, ities, found many friends whom I can never forget.

I was solicited to join the ward and tabernacle choirs, and to aid with my might the teachers of our Sunday School, later called to the counselorship in our Y. L. M. I. Association of the ward. Two years ago I entered the Box Elder Stake Academy, and attended most of that school year.

I feel the responsibility of my calling, and trust I shall ever be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to help in this great latter-day work. I hope ever to be a worthy example to my young sisters, and to use the time and talents God has given me in helping them in this day of temptation; for I do not feel like putting my talents under a bushel, but would like

and may this be the aim of all the daughters of Zion that they may be shining lights to the world, is the wish of your sister in the gospel,

Emily Yearsley Vance.

THE sufferings of the just may well be likened to fleeting shadows or pass

On June the 4th, 1890, I had the ing dreams. As soon as the bright

privilege of going to the House of the Lord, receiving my endowments and being sealed to Angus Vance, a worthy and honorable young man from Alpine, Utah Co., who has acted as principal of the Academy during the past two years. We enjoy that sweet and consoling influence all young people do who go to the temple and are sealed as they should be.

morning of eternity begins to dawn, the shadows of mortality are for ever dissipated; and they forget at once, in the glorious light of God's majesty, the tribulations which they have endured for His cause. The unspeakable joys of which they partake so absorb all their faculties, that there is no room left for sorrow or suffering. If, indeed, their past trials are remembered by them, it is but to swell with fresh rapture, and to tune their voices to louder anthems in the praise of Him who has given them, in exchange for the cross, such an exceeding and

We spent our first summer in Alpine, the former home of my husband, returning to Brigham in the month of September, when I was chosen counselor to Sister Minnie J. Snow, President of the Y. L. M. I. A. of the Box | eternal weight of glory.

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LITERARY DEPARTMENT.

A MOUNTAIN LAKE.

JOSEPHINE SPENCER.

SHE lies before the wizard hill
And plies her silver seeming wiles,
Seeking to woo his steadfast will
With sudden changing sighs and smiles.

With perfect maiden art she plays

Her ripples' glance and swells' shy grace,
And rains the rapture of her sprays
In kisses on his furrowed face.

Now angered by his heedless air
Her scene of injured virtue tries
With sobbing breath, and tossing hair,
And baleful passion in her eyes.

When sudden storms in fury break,
She flings herself upon his breast,
And seems by her sweet fears to make
An echo of her love confessed.

So plies with art and bides with time,
That thus perchance some moment weak
May own the power of the rhyme

Her cadenced motions ceaseless speak.

And wielding long her subtle spell

Of "woven pace and waving hands," The far off ages yet may tell

His fate among her wave strewn sands.

A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.

FIRST met Oline-her name was really Ottoline-in the spring of 1884. She had at that time just entered on her duties as housekeeper for the brethren who worked in the office

of the Copenhagen conference. She was a healthy, good-looking girl of twenty-two years; with brown curly hair, a good complexion, and eyes that truly reflected an innocent soul.

She seemed to make sunshine wherever she went; for one had only to look at her sunny face to feel elated.

"You seem very happy, Oline," I said one day, as we were sitting together in the dining room-I had some writing to do and she was mending some clothes-I had been looking at her in silence for some moments, while she, unconscious of being observed, was softly humming a tune, as she diligently stitched away at a pair of wellworn socks.

She looked up now, sweetly smiling, as she said:

"Yes, indeed, I am really very happy! It seems as if I must sing all the time to give vent to the joy in my heart. It seems so wonderful when I think of it, that God has condescended to remember me, who has done nothing to deserve it, and sent His gospel to me, while I was groping in darkness."

"How did you become acquainted with Mormonism? do you mind telling me?" I asked.

"Not at all," but glancing at the shadows on the opposite houses-"I see it is supper time, so if you will excuse me today, I will tell you some other time, what little there is to tell." And she quitted the room with her basket, and I resumed my writing.

I often had writing to do at the office, consequently Oline and I were thrown together a great deal, and our acquaintance soon deepened into warm and sincere friendship. We did not But her chief attraction was the beau- confidentially on such matters for some again have an opportunity of talking

tiful, beaming expression of the face: indeed I never saw anyone look so brimful of happiness as she always did.

time, as our days' labors and evening meetings occupied all our time.

One Sunday after Sabbath School

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