three months in traveling in wagons, through rain, mud,
snow and frost. It was such a trial as I never before had
attempted during my experience as a minister of the gospel.
On our arrival at Georgetown we were joined by Elder Mil-
ton Holmes. We traveled each day as far as we could go, and
camped wherever night overtook us.
On the , while crossing the Green Moun-
tains, I was attacked with something resembling the cholera.
I was very sick. I stopped at a house for about two hours,
but the Elders administered to me, and I revived.
On the I was again taken sick, and my wife and child
were also stricken down. We also had several others sick in
the company, through the exposure of the journey.
On the we had our first snow storm, and the horses
dragged our wagons all day through mud, snow and water.
On the Elder Milton Holmes left us, and
took steamer for Fairport; and two days afterwards a little
boy of Nathaniel Holmes', about six years of age, died, and
we had to bury him at Westfield.
The roads finally became so bad and the cold so severe that
Nathaniel Thomas and James Townsend concluded to stop for
the winter. We parted with them on the ,
near New Portage, Ohio.
On the my wife, Phoebe, was attacked
with a severe headache, which terminated in brain fever.
She grew more and more distressed daily as we continued our
journey. It was a terrible ordeal for a woman to travel in a
wagon over rough roads, afflicted as she was. At the same
time our child was also very sick.
The was a trying day to my soul. My wife
continued to fail, and in the afternoon, about 4 o'clock, she
appeared to be struck with death. I stopped my team, and it
seemed as though she would breath her last lying in the
wagon. Two of the sisters sat beside her, to see if they could
do anything for her in her last moments.
I stood upon the ground, in deep affliction, and meditated.
I cried unto the Lord, and prayed that she might live and not
be taken from me. I claimed the promises the Lord had
made unto me through the prophets and patriarchs, and soon
BAD ROADS AND COLD WEATHER.
three months in traveling in wagons, through rain, mud,
snow and frost. It was such a trial as I never before had
attempted during my experience as a minister of the gospel.
On our arrival at Georgetown we were joined by Elder Milton Holmes. We traveled each day as far as we could go, and
camped wherever night overtook us.
On the , while crossing the Green Moun-
tains, I was attacked with something resembling the cholera.
I was very sick. I stopped at a house for about two hours,
but the Elders administered to me, and I revived.
On the I was again taken sick, and my wife and child
were also stricken down. We also had several others sick in
the company, through the exposure of the journey.
On the we had our first snow storm, and the horses
dragged our wagons all day through mud, snow and water.
On the Elder Milton Holmes left us, and
took steamer for Fairport; and two days afterwards a little
boy of Nathaniel Holmes', about six years of age, died, and
we had to bury him at Westfield.
The roads finally became so bad and the cold so severe that
Nathaniel Thomas and James Townsend concluded to stop for
the winter. We parted with them on the ,
near New Portage, Ohio.
On the my wife, Phoebe, was attacked
with a severe headache, which terminated in brain fever.
She grew more and more distressed daily as we continued our
journey. It was a terrible ordeal for a woman to travel in a
wagon over rough roads, afflicted as she was. At the same
time our child was also very sick.
The was a trying day to my soul. My wife
continued to fail, and in the afternoon, about 4 o'clock, she
appeared to be struck with death. I stopped my team, and it
seemed as though she would breath her last lying in the
wagon. Two of the sisters sat beside her, to see if they could
do anything for her in her last moments.
I stood upon the ground, in deep affliction, and meditated.
I cried unto the Lord, and prayed that she might live and not
be taken from me. I claimed the promises the Lord had
made unto me through the prophets and patriarchs, and soon
