One of the privates
in the Mormon Battalion found a feather and attached it to his hat, and then
pretended to do what?
a.
Pretended to be the Colonel and barked out orders
b.
Pretended to be the Colonel and obtained dinner from an area
farmer
c.
Pretended to be the Colonel and escaped kitchen duty
d.
Pretended to be the Colonel and escaped night patrol
Yesterday’s answer:
a.
Locked the door on the courtroom
The
following from the journal of Luke S. Johnson, an original member of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles:
In
the spring of 1838, Dr. Frederick G. Williams was arrested at Willoughby, as he
was on his way to Missouri, on a frivolous and vexatious process; he sent to
Kirtland for me to help him. On receipt of his message, I repaired forthwith to
Willoughby, and learned that he was in the hands of an officer named Granston,
and that he was to have his trial before Esquire Bates at early candlelight. I
immediately removed his horse and buggy out of the county, and went to him; he
asked me if I could render him any assistance, as this was a vexatious suit. I
told [him] I could, and that I had sent his horse and buggy out of the county,
and I would furnish him a horse which should be held in the street opposite the
office, by Bradford W. Elliot, at the lighting of the candles. I sat at the
door of the courtroom, the key being on the outside; Cranston and Dr. Williams
were walking the room, and Cranston was observing that a prisoner never made
his escape from him. Just as the candles were lighting, I opened the door, the
Dr. walked out, unobserved by Cranston; I immediately followed him, and,
locking the door, tossed the key a few rods from the office; the court hearing
the door locked, jumped up, upsetting the table and candles, and mixed up in
great confusion; the cry was, `Open the door, open the door;' a shoemaker at
work, being the only person within hearing, replied several times, `Open the
door yourself.'
The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 26
(1864):834-36; 27 (1865):5-7.
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