UNCOMMERCIAL。Iwonderhowyoudidit。
WILTSHIRErecognisinginthisakindredspirit。Seetheernow！
IwonderhowIdoneit！Butwhatwithabito’subscriptionheer，andwhatwithabito’helptheer，itweredoneatlast，thoughI
don’thardlyknowhow。Thenitwereunfort’netforus，yousee，aswegotkep’inBristolsolong-nighafortnight，itwere-onaccountsofamistakewi’BrotherHalliday。Swaller’dupmoney，itdid，whenwemighthavecomestraighton。
UNCOMMERCIALdelicatelyapproachingJoeSmith。YouareoftheMormonreligion，ofcourse？
WILTSHIREconfidently。Oyes，I’maMormon。Thenreflectively。I’maMormon。Then，lookingroundtheship，feignstodescryaparticularfriendinanemptyspot，andevadestheUncommercialforevermore。
Afteranoontidepausefordinner，duringwhichmyEmigrantswerenearlyallbetween-decks，andtheAmazonlookeddeserted，ageneralmustertookplace。ThemusterwasfortheceremonyofpassingtheGovernmentInspectorandtheDoctor。Thoseauthoritiesheldtheirtemporarystateamidships，byacaskortwo；and，knowingthatthewholeEighthundredemigrantsmustcomefacetofacewiththem，I
tookmystationbehindthetwo。Theyknewnothingwhateverofme，Ibelieve，andmytestimonytotheunpretendinggentlenessandgoodnaturewithwhichtheydischargedtheirduty，maybeofthegreaterworth。TherewasnottheslightestflavouroftheCircumlocutionOfficeabouttheirproceedings。
Theemigrantswerenowallondeck。Theyweredenselycrowdedaft，andswarmeduponthepoop-decklikebees。TwoorthreeMormonagentsstoodreadytohandthemontotheInspector，andtohandthemforwardwhentheyhadpassed。Bywhatsuccessfulmeans，aspecialaptitudefororganisationhadbeeninfusedintothesepeople，Iam，ofcourse，unabletoreport。ButIknowthat，evennow，therewasnodisorder，hurry，ordifficulty。
Allbeingready，thefirstgrouparehandedon。Thatmemberofthepartywhoisentrustedwiththepassenger-ticketforthewhole，hasbeenwarnedbyoneoftheagentstohaveitready，andhereitisinhishand。Ineveryinstancethroughthewholeeighthundred，withoutanexception，thispaperisalwaysready。
INSPECTORreadingtheticket。JessieJobson，SophroniaJobson，JessieJobsonagain，MatildaJobson，WilliamJobson，JaneJobson，MatildaJobsonagain，BrighamJobson，LeonardoJobson，andOrsonJobson。Areyouallhere？glancingattheparty，overhisspectacles。
JESSIEJOBSONNUMBERTWO。Allhere，sir。
Thisgroupiscomposedofanoldgrandfatherandgrandmother，theirmarriedsonandhiswife，andTHEIRfamilyofchildren。OrsonJobsonisalittlechildasleepinhismother’sarms。TheDoctor，withakindwordorso，liftsupthecornerofthemother’sshawl，looksatthechild’sface，andtouchesthelittleclenchedhand。
IfwewereallaswellasOrsonJobson，doctoringwouldbeapoorprofession。
INSPECTOR。Quiteright，JessieJobson。Takeyourticket，Jessie，andpasson。
Andawaytheygo。Mormonagent，skilfulandquiet，handsthemon。
Mormonagent，skilfulandquiet，handsnextpartyup。
INSPECTORreadingticketagain。SusannahCleverlyandWilliamCleverly。Brotherandsister，eh？
SISTERyoungwomanofbusiness，hustlingslowbrother。Yes，sir。
INSPECTOR。Verygood，SusannahCleverly。Takeyourticket，Susannah，andtakecareofit。
Andawaytheygo。
INSPECTORtakingticketagain。SampsonDibbleandDorothyDibblesurveyingaveryoldcoupleoverhisspectacles，withsomesurprise。Yourhusbandquiteblind，Mrs。Dibble？
MRS。DIBBLE。Yes，sir，hebestone-blind。
MR。DIBBLEaddressingthemast。Yes，sir，Ibestone-blind。
INSPECTOR。That’sabadjob。Takeyourticket，Mrs。Dibble，anddon’tloseit，andpasson。
DoctortapsMr。Dibbleontheeyebrowwithhisforefinger，andawaytheygo。
INSPECTORtakingticketagain。AnastatiaWeedle。
ANASTATIAaprettygirl，inabrightGaribaldi，thismorningelectedbyuniversalsuffragetheBeautyoftheShip。Thatisme，sir。
INSPECTOR。Goingalone，Anastatia？
ANASTATIAshakinghercurls。IamwithMrs。Jobson，sir，butI’vegotseparatedforthemoment。
INSPECTOR。Oh！YouarewiththeJobsons？Quiteright。That’lldo，MissWeedle。Don’tloseyourticket。
Awayshegoes，andjoinstheJobsonswhoarewaitingforher，andstoopsandkissesBrighamJobson-whoappearstobeconsideredtooyoungforthepurpose，byseveralMormonsrisingtwenty，whoarelookingon。Beforeherextensiveskirtshavedepartedfromthecasks，adecentwidowstandstherewithfourchildren，andsotherollgoes。
ThefacesofsomeoftheWelshpeople，amongwhomthereweremanyoldpersons，werecertainlytheleastintelligent。Someoftheseemigrantswouldhavebungledsorely，butforthedirectinghandthatwasalwaysready。Theintelligenceherewasunquestionablyofaloworder，andtheheadswereofapoortype。Generallythecasewasthereverse。Thereweremanywornfacesbearingtracesofpatientpovertyandhardwork，andtherewasgreatsteadinessofpurposeandmuchundemonstrativeself-respectamongthisclass。A
fewyoungmenweregoingsingly。Severalgirlsweregoing，twoorthreetogether。TheselatterIfounditverydifficulttoreferback，inmymind，totheirrelinquishedhomesandpursuits。
Perhapstheyweremorelikecountrymilliners，andpupilteachersrathertawdrilydressed，thananyotherclassesofyoungwomen。I
noticed，amongmanylittleornamentsworn，morethanonephotograph-broochofthePrincessofWales，andalsoofthelatePrinceConsort。Somesinglewomenoffromthirtytoforty，whomonemightsupposetobeembroiderers，orstraw-bonnet-makers，wereobviouslygoingoutinquestofhusbands，asfinerladiesgotoIndia。Thattheyhadanydistinctnotionsofapluralityofhusbandsorwives，Idonotbelieve。Tosupposethefamilygroupsofwhomthemajorityofemigrantswerecomposed，polygamicallypossessed，wouldbetosupposeanabsurdity，manifesttoanyonewhosawthefathersandmothers。
IshouldsayIhadnomeansofascertainingthefactthatmostfamiliarkindsofhandicrafttradeswererepresentedhere。Farm-
labourers，shepherds，andthelike，hadtheirfullshareofrepresentation，butIdoubtiftheypreponderated。Itwasinterestingtoseehowtheleadingspiritinthefamilycircleneverfailedtoshowitself，eveninthesimpleprocessofansweringtothenamesastheywerecalled，andcheckingofftheownersofthenames。Sometimesitwasthefather，muchoftenerthemother，sometimesaquicklittlegirlsecondorthirdinorderofseniority。Itseemedtooccurforthefirsttimetosomeheavyfathers，whatlargefamiliestheyhad；andtheireyesrolledabout，duringthecallingofthelist，asiftheyhalfmisdoubtedsomeotherfamilytohavebeensmuggledintotheirown。Amongallthefinehandsomechildren，Iobservedbuttwowithmarksupontheirnecksthatwereprobablyscrofulous。Outofthewholenumberofemigrants，butoneoldwomanwastemporarilysetasidebythedoctor，onsuspicionoffever；butevensheafterwardsobtainedacleanbillofhealth。
Whenallhad’passed，’andtheafternoonbegantowearon，ablackboxbecamevisibleondeck，whichboxwasinchargeofcertainpersonagesalsoinblack，ofwhomonlyonehadtheconventionalairofanitinerantpreacher。Thisboxcontainedasupplyofhymn-
books，neatlyprintedandgotup，publishedatLiverpool，andalsoinLondonatthe’Latter-DaySaints’BookDepot，30，Florence-
street。’Somecopieswerehandsomelybound；theplainerwerethemoreinrequest，andmanywerebought。Thetitleran:’SacredHymnsandSpiritualSongsfortheChurchofJesusChurchofLatter-
DaySaints。’ThePreface，datedManchester，1840，ranthus:-’TheSaintsinthiscountryhavebeenverydesirousforaHymnBookadaptedtotheirfaithandworship，thattheymightsingthetruthwithanunderstandingheart，andexpresstheirpraise，joy，andgratitudeinsongsadaptedtotheNewandEverlastingCovenant。Inaccordancewiththeirwishes，wehaveselectedthefollowingvolume，whichwehopewillproveacceptableuntilagreatervarietycanbeadded。Withsentimentsofhighconsiderationandesteem，wesubscribeourselvesyourbrethrenintheNewandEverlastingCovenant，BRIGHAMYOUNG，PARLEYP。PRATT，JOHNTAYLOR。’Fromthisbook-bynomeansexplanatorytomyselfoftheNewandEverlastingCovenant，andnotatallmakingmyheartanunderstandingoneonthesubjectofthatmystery-ahymnwassung，whichdidnotattractanygreatamountofattention，andwassupportedbyaratherselectcircle。Butthechoirintheboatwasverypopularandpleasant；andtherewastohavebeenaBand，onlytheCornetwaslateincomingonboard。Inthecourseoftheafternoon，amotherappearedfromshore，insearchofherdaughter，’whohadrunawaywiththeMormons。’ShereceivedeveryassistancefromtheInspector，butherdaughterwasnotfoundtobeonboard。Thesaintsdidnotseemtome，particularlyinterestedinfindingher。
Towardsfiveo’clock，thegalleybecamefulloftea-kettles，andanagreeablefragranceofteapervadedtheship。Therewasnoscramblingorjostlingforthehotwater，noillhumour，noquarrelling。AstheAmazonwastosailwiththenexttide，andasitwouldnotbehighwaterbeforetwoo’clockinthemorning，I
leftherwithherteainfullaction，andheridleSteamTuglyingby，deputingsteamandsmokeforthetimebeingtotheTea-kettles。
IafterwardslearnedthataDespatchwassenthomebythecaptainbeforehestruckoutintothewideAtlantic，highlyextollingthebehaviouroftheseEmigrants，andtheperfectorderandproprietyofalltheirsocialarrangements。WhatisinstoreforthepoorpeopleontheshoresoftheGreatSaltLake，whathappydelusionstheyarelabouringundernow，onwhatmiserableblindnesstheireyesmaybeopenedthen，Idonotpretendtosay。ButIwentonboardtheirshiptobeartestimonyagainstthemiftheydeservedit，asIfullybelievedtheywould；tomygreatastonishmenttheydidnotdeserveit；andmypredispositionsandtendenciesmustnotaffectmeasanhonestwitness。IwentovertheAmazon’sside，feelingitimpossibletodenythat，sofar，someremarkableinfluencehadproducedaremarkableresult，whichbetterknowninfluenceshaveoftenmissed。*
*AfterthisUncommercialJourneywasprinted，IhappenedtomentiontheexperienceitdescribestoLordHoughton。Thatgentlemanthenshowedmeanarticleofhiswriting，inTHE