upon evry hand the harvest is great & labourers few [Luke 10:2]
I spent the night at the full Moon. Distance of the Day 35.
~ Friday
5th I arose refreshed by sleep took Breakfast with
Mr Maston & walked 10 miles through mud & water in the
midst of a driving March rains storm to Sister Mary
Morgan at little garway, whare I found a plesent family
of the Saints. we were drenched with rain, but
we found a good fire & spent the day comfortable. In
the evening I had an interview with Elder littlewood 10 m[iles]
~ Saturday
6th I spent the Day at Sister Morgans reading the history
of Rome which was truly interesting esspecially the history
of the twin Brothers of Romulus & Remus sons of Rhea
Sylvia, which she said was by Mars the God of war, they
war[e] flung into the river to be Drowned, but they wer saved,
suckled by a wolf, & brought up by Acca Laurentia.
After acting awhile the part of a shepherds they learned
their real birth, both were eager to reign & had a battle
Remus was killed, Romuleus being now sole comma-
nder and eighteen years of age laid the foundation of a
city that was one Day to give laws to the world it was
called Rome after the name of the founder & built upon
the palestine Hill on which he had taken his success
ful omen which was twelve vultures this city at first
was almost square containing about one thousand
houses about a mile in compass. Hannibal after fighting
nobly for his country untill he was old being persecuted
from country to country & Deserted by his friends he took
poison, & expired as he had lived with intriped bravery Pompey's & Caesar career was noted in the history of Rome
Pompey was finally Defeated by Caesar Deserted by his
friend & murdered upon the sea shore in sight of his wife
his head taken off & presented to Caesar. Philip & an
other Roman soldier who had served under pompey in his
youth paid their last honours to his remains which laid
exposed upon the beach by burning his body & burying his
ashes under a little rising earth over which they pla
ced the following inscription "He whose merits deserve
a Temple can now scarcely find a tomb,["] & Caesar fared
but little better for after serving his country faithfully
& fighting near 200 pitched battles was assassin
ated in the Senate house among the conspirators was Brutus his son. But Brutus & Cassius both sought Death
upon evry hand the harvest is great & labourers few
I spent the night at the full Moon. Distance of the Day 35
~ Friday
5th I arose refreshed by sleep took Breakfast with
Mr Maston & walked 10 miles through mud & water in the
midst of a driving March rains storm to Sister Mary
Morgan at little garway, whare I found a plesent family
of the Saints. we were drenched with rain, but
we found a good fire & spent the day comfortable. In
the evening I had an interview with Elder littlewood 10 m
~ Saturday
6th I spent the Day at Sister Morgans reading the history
of Rome which was truly interesting esspecially the history
of the twin Brothers of Romulus & Remus sons of Rhea Sylvia, which she said was by Mars the God of war, they
ware flung into the river to be Drowned, but they wer saved,
suckled by a wolf, & brought up by Acca Laurentia.
After acting awhile the part of a shepherds they learned
their real birth, both were eager to reign & had a battle
Remus was killed, Romulus being now sole commander and eighteen years of age laid the foundation of a
city that was one Day to give laws to the world it was
called Rome after the name of the founder & built upon
the palestine Hill on which he had taken his success
ful omen which was twelve vultures this city at first
was almost square containing about one thousand
houses about a mile in compass. Hannibal after fighting
nobly for his country untill he was old being persecuted
from country to country & Deserted by his friends he took
poison, & expired as he had lived with intriped bravery
Pompey's & Caesar career was noted in the history of Rome
Pompey was finally Defeated by Caesar. Deserted by his
friend & murdered upon the sea shore in sight of his wife
his head taken off & presented to Caesar. Philip & an
other Roman soldier who had served under Pompey in his
youth paid their last honours to his remains which laid
exposed upon the beach by burning his body & burying his
ashes under a little rising earth over which they pla
ced the following inscription "He whose merits deserve
a Temple can now scarcely find a tomb." & Caesar fared
but little better for after serving his country faithfully
& fighting near 200 pitched battles was assassin
ated in the Senate house among the conspirators was
Brutus his son. But Brutus & Cassius both sought Death
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," March 4, 1841 - March 6, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PYl