By: Ardis E. Parshall - January 11, 2018 Carthage By Leah Cannon Smith Fear stalked the empty, silent streets.Deserted were the homes, the taverns, the churches, and the governing seats.Fearing retribution, everyone had fled,Leaving behind a few aged and helpless and the dead.“The Mormons will come. How could you do such a thing. How?”“I didn’t do it. It was he,” was the general cry.Retribution! Too heartsick and stunned were t...
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