Had the pole fallen when all the children were in the tent, a number of them would have been killed, or very badly hurt. I was very thankful I had been led there just in time to prevent such a sad result. Surely

That same spring our people held an institute at Medford, Steele County. Brother M. H. Gregory accompanied me in my buggy. We had a profitable time at the institute, which was conducted by Elder L. B. Whitney. On our return the roads were very muddy, and wherever I could find a bit of sod I would drive on it, if possible. Brother Gregory kept saying, "You will upset the whole thing if you are not more careful."

"Oh, don't be frightened; I never upset a buggy in my life." Sure enough, as I hugged the hillside, where there was grass, a little too close, we had to jump to save ourselves, and our things fell out into the mud.

"Now!" cried Brother Gregory, "never say again you never upset a buggy in your life."

"O, Brother Gregory, this is hardly an upset; only a spill out, that's all."

Alma City Summer, 1880

That summer Elder Dimmick, Brother Gregory, and myself held a tent meeting at Alma City. As usual, opposition raised up against the truth. One Elder D. Morgan for six meetings affirmed that the first day of the week is the Sabbath. Before he began, he said he was not fool enough to do away with the fourth commandment; but he had not gone far before he said the whole ten were done away, which showed he was ten times more of a fool than he thought for.