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.5 his conversion in January of that year. Why were not the two events simultaneous or the sequence reversed? What pioneer system of in dulgences was worked out within the church to cover that period of a month or so between baptism and the altar? Sunday, April 13 (1845). Today the funeral of Bro. Hauxhurst's child was attended. Bro. Leslie preached. This Bro. H. is more a pleasant agreeable gentleman than the ordinary class of men. He was born in Brooklyn, near New York, was formerly a sailor, left his vessel in California, came into the country nearly ten years ago with all the pro pensities of a depraved life. The cause of temperence first took him and he was rescued from his cups. In a little while, he took an Indian girl and lived with her as he pleased. Conscience troubled him, and he furnished this girl with blankets and sundry other articles, and sent her, as he sup posed, to her people. In the night, I am informed, he heard her at his door beseeching him to let her in, averring her love to him and promising to be good to him if he would let her live with him; his purpose in part yielded; h... t her in; and knowin... was wicked for the... live togethe... they had done, he... a short time, soon experienced religion, an... now a respectable ma... the community, onl... has a squaw for his wife. This... i s presumed... the source for great mortificatio... himself and afflictio... his friends; ye... i s leading a religious life; his oldest chil... a t school an... takes a great interes... his children. But the Fathe... all has taken this little one home; wher... will never suffer eithe... his feeling... relation... life for being a half-breed. 8 THE PRICE of SQUAw Wives By THEODoRE WINTHRoP This was written during a tri... the Oregon countr... 1853. The pric... blankets was abou... each... the cos... money ca... easily estimate... the following figures... . And now that I a... the tariff for squaws, dry goods buy the... Siwashdo... sometime...