AUTOBIOGRAPHY

OF PARLEY P. PRATT

One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints

CHAPTER 29—FAREWELL SCENES—DEPARTURE OF THE LAST REMNANT OF THE EXILES—COURT—RELEASE OF TWO OF THE PRISONERS—REFLECTIONS IN PRISON

CHAPTER 30—LETTER TO JUDGE AUSTIN A. KING

CHAPTER 31—THE PRISON—FARE—CONDUCT OF THE GUARDS—A STRANGE COUPLE—MY WIFE VISITS THE PRISON—FASTING AND PRAYER—AN IMPORTANT QUESTION—VISION—A MINISTERING SPIRIT—THE QUESTION ANSWERED—VISIT FROM JUDGE KING—CHANGE OF VENUE—HANDCUFFS—DEPARTURE FROM THE PRISON —JOURNEY—ARRIVAL IN COLUMBIA, BOONE COUNTY—ENTER ANOTHER PRISON —TREATMENT—ARRIVAL OF FRIENDS—NEWS FROM MY FAMILY—IMPRESSIONS OF THE SPIRIT—PLAN AND PREPARATIONS FOR ESCAPE—FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION—FLAG—PUBLIC DINNER—NOW’S THE DAY—OUR FRIENDS TAKE LEAVE—RENDEZVOUS

CHAPTER 32—DESCRIPTION OF THE PRISON—LADIES IN THE PRISON—EVENING OF A PUBLIC DAY—SONG—OBSTINATE COFFEE POT—ORDER OF ATTACK—ESCAPE —RACE—GREAT EXCITEMENT—OUR FRIENDS IN THE THICKET—PRISONERS GAIN THE THICKET—FLIGHT—ENCOUNTER—CLIMB A TREE—FAINT—PRAYERS—NIGHT FAVORS US AT LAST—LOSS OF MY HORSE—JOURNEY ON FOOT—REFLECTIONS

CHAPTER 33—DAWN—BEWILDERED IN A FOREST—BEAUTIFUL VALLEY—ESCAPE OF PHELPS—DIALOGUE—HIS FINAL ESCAPE AND ARRIVAL IN ILLINOIS—FATE OF OUR TWO FRIENDS—INTERVIEW BETWEEN MY BROTHER ORSON AND MY WIFE—SHE PREPARES FOR MY RECEPTION— DISAPPOINTMENT— EXCITEMENT —SEARCH —SUSPENSE—SCENES AT THE PRISON—TREATMENT OF MRS. PHELPS—MR. FOLLETT, RETAKEN—HIS RETURN TO PRISON—CHAINS—ESCAPE OF MRS. PHELPS —FINALE OF LUMAN AND PHILA

CHAPTER 34—REMINISCENCE—RESUME MY WANDERINGS—LOST AGAIN—STORM-CONVERSATION—SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS—LOST IN A SWAMP—STRANGE RIVER—RETRACE MY STEPS—CROSS THE RIVER—WILD SCENERY—STRANGE BEDFELLOW—DAWN—REACH THE MISSISSIPPI—CROSS THE RIVER IN A CANOE —LAND ON AN ISLAND—ENTANGLED IN THE THICKETS—REEMBARK—LAND IN ILLINOIS—AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE—ARRIVE AT QUINCY

CHAPTER 35—OPINIONS OF THE PRESS—EXTRACTS FROM THE “COLUMBIA PATRIOT”—“BANNER OF LIBERTY”—“BOONE’S LICK DEMOCRAT”—“SATURDAY NEWS”—“MISSOURI REPUBLICAN”—“NEW YORK SUN”—“QUINCY ARGUS”—MINUTES OF A PUBLIC MEETING IN QUINCY—“NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER”—PUBLIC MEETTNG IN NEW YORK—CLOSING REMARKS