My  previous  kindness  to  him,  myself  preparing  his  wed-
ding feast  and  entertainment,  and  presiding  over  the
home  when  he  had  it  in  charge,  and  in  adjusting  his  busi-
ness so  satisfactorily  to  him,  added  to  the  fact  of  loaning
him  a  nice  sum  of  several  hundred,  all  of  which  involved
much  care,  labor  and  trouble  of  mind,  seemed  to  bind  me
to  him;  and  he  depended  upon  me  instead  of  his  Saviour;
and  soon  following  upon  the  former  events  there  came  to
me  one  day,  where  I  was  visiting  a  friend.
Another  Startling  Event.
Taking  out  my  mail  from  the  postoffice  I  observed  an
ofiBcial  document.  It  w^as  another  warranty  deed  from
my  brother  made  as  solid  as  the  rock  of  law  could  make
it,  to  a  valuable  piece  of  real  estate  in  Nevada.  I  was
shocked,  surprised  and  sad,  knowing  full  well  by  past
experience  where  such  measures  would  end.  A  few
more  days  and  nights  of  weeping  for  me  were  speedily
followed  by  still  more  awful  deep  and  heartrending  sor-
row. This  last  document  I  received  was  followed  by  a
dispatch  in  a  few  days  announcing  the


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Murder  of  Our  Dear  Brother  Samuei^.
My  brother-in-law  read  the  news  to  dear  sister  Effie
and  I.  She  was  in  the  act  of  cutting  out  a  garment,  and
I  sat  at  leisure  near  her.  When  the  shock  rolled  over
our  hearts,  each  of  us  instinctively  clasped  our  hands
about  them  as  if  to  stop  their  bounding,  breaking  power.
Oh!  such  grief.  Sister  was  in  a  delicate  state  of  health.
