the women and children into the woods, and tore the roofs from about a
dozen houses.

The next night an attack was made upon the Saints living at Independence. A
party of brethren went to the aid of the Saints, and found a mob tearing
down the store of Gilbert, Whitney & Co. The mobbers fled, but the brethren
captured one of them in the act of throwing brick-bats through the window.
They brought him to a justice of the peace to have papers made out for the
mobber's arrest. The justice would not do it, so the man was released.
Three days after, this same mobber had the brethren arrested. It was no
trouble for him to get papers from the same justice. As one of the brethren
remarked at the time, "Although we could not obtain a warrant against him
for breaking open the store, he had gotten one for us for catching him at
it!"

Topics.--1. The character of the early Missourians. 2. Mobbers' meetings
in Independence. 3. Work of the mob.

Questions and Review.--1. From what sections did most of the early
settlers of Missouri come? 2. From what section did the Saints come? 3.
What difference of opinion existed between the people of the north and the
people of the south? 4. Why did the Missourians hate the "Mormons?" 5. Why
did many outlaws come to Missouri? 6. What did the mobbers want the Saints
to promise? 7. What advice did Governor Dunklin give? 8. Why did the law
not protect the Saints? 9. How was Bishop Partridge abused? 10. Tell about
the arrest of the four brethren.