Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

MORMON SETTLEMENTS.
Once more it may be lighted;
But on thy heart, or on thy lute,
The string which thou hast broken,
Shall never in sweet sound again
Give to thy touch a token I
If thou hast loosed a bird,
Whose voice of song could cheer thee,
Still, still he may be won
From the skies to warble near thee;
But if up on th e troubl ed s ea
Thou hast thrown a gem unheede d,
Hope not that the wind or wave shall bring
The treasure back when needed!
If thou hast bruised a vine,
The summer's breath is healing,
And its cluster yet may glow
Through the leaves their bloom revealing;
But if thou hast a cup o'erthrown
With a bright draught filled-oh! never
Shall the earth give back that lavished wealth
To cool thy'parched lip's fever!
The heart is like that cup,
If thou waste the love it bore thee,
And like that jewel gone,
Which the deep will not restore thee;
And like that string of harp or lute
Whence the sweet sound is scatteredGently, oh I gently touch the chords,
So soon forever shattered!"
We are ready to acknowledge that it is difficult
to give our impressions of these-the Latter Day
Saints-with feelings evenly balanced. We had out
prejudices before going among them, and with difficulty could they be wholly overcome; yet we tried
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