nholy
intention, and keep the secret, he will die a dog's death, and go
to hell. I must not hear of any treachery among my people."

These words of Brigham gave great comfort. They insured our
safety and took away our fears.

CHAPTER XXIII - LEE NEARS THE END

Many people think that Brigham cut me off from the Church and
refused to recognize me following the massacre. I will relate a
circumstance that took place ten years after the facts were known
by him.

In 1867 or 1868 I met Brigham and suite at Parowan, seventy miles
from Washington, the place where a part of my family resided.
Brother James Pace was with me. The Prophet said that he wanted
uncle Jim Pace to go with me and prepare dinner for him, and to
go by my herd and take several fat kids along and have a good
dinner for him by the time he got there.

Brigham's will was our pleasure. We rode night and day, and felt
thankful that we were worthy the honor of serving the prophet of
the Living God. The time designated for dinner was one o'clock.
The company arrived at eleven o'clock, two hours ahead of time.
The Prophet drove to Bishop Covington's house, in the block where
I lived; he halted about five minutes there, instead of driving
direct to my house according to previous arrangement. Then he
turned his carriage around and got out with Amelia, his beloved,
and went into the Bishop's house, leaving his suite standing in
the street. Brigham felt his dignity trampled on because I was
not present to the minute to receive him with an escort, and
welcome and do homage to him upon entering the town.

As soon as I learned of his arrival I hastened to make apologies.
The Prophet heard my excuses, and said that his family and
brethren, all except himself and Amelia, could go to my house to
dinner; that he would not eat until about two o'clock. He then
whispered to me and said:

"Cut me a chunk off the breast of the turkey, and a piece off the
loin of one of the fat kids, and put some rich gravy over it, and
I will eat it at 2 p. m."

At two o'clock I again made his will my pleasure, and carried his
dinner to him as requested, when he did me the honor of eating
it. The rest of the company went to my house and took dinner.
Among my guests that day were Bishop Hunter, Brothers John
Taylor, W. Woodruff, several of the Prophet's sons and daughters,
and many others.

At dinner Brother Smith and others of the twelve apostles laughed
about the anger of Brigham