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John Ferrier talks with the Prophet.

           Tothisday,inthelonelyranchesoftheWest,thenameoftheDaniteBand,ortheAvengingAngels,isasinisterandanill-omenedone. 

           Fullerknowledgeoftheorganizationwhichproducedsuchterribleresultsservedtoincreaseratherthantolessenthehorrorwhichitinspiredinthemindsofmen. Noneknewwhobelongedtothisruthlesssociety. Thenamesoftheparticipatorsinthedeedsofbloodandviolencedoneunderthenameofreligionwerekeptprofoundlysecret. TheveryfriendtowhomyoucommunicatedyourmisgivingsastotheProphetandhismission,mightbeoneofthosewhowouldcomeforthatnightwithfireandswordtoexactaterriblereparation. Henceeverymanfearedhisneighbour,andnonespokeofthethingswhichwerenearesthisheart. 

           Onefinemorning,JohnFerrierwasabouttosetouttohiswheatfields,whenheheardtheclickofthelatch,and,lookingthroughthewindow,sawastout,sandy-haired,middle-agedmancomingupthepathway. Hisheartleapttohismouth,forthiswasnoneotherthanthegreatBrighamYounghimself. FulloftrepidationforheknewthatsuchavisitbodedhimlittlegoodFerrierrantothedoortogreettheMormonchief. Thelatter,however,receivedhissalutationscoldly,andfollowedhimwithasternfaceintothesitting-room. 

           “BrotherFerrier,”hesaid,takingaseat,andeyeingthefarmerkeenlyfromunderhislight-colouredeyelashes,“thetruebelievershavebeengoodfriendstoyou. 

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