around a broad-brimmed hat, then a strip of screen wire several inches wide fastened to the cloth. Another piece of cloth several inches wide was securely fastened to the bottom of the wire, and this cloth could be tucked at the neck and shoulders under the vest or coat. Both legs of his trousers were tied tightly at the bottoms; then with gloves on his hands and a smoking bellows to work with, he seldom received a sting, though he never missed capturing the swarm. When the honey was removed from the hives on his premises, he always took the choice, think, juicy nectar in the combs to the tithing house. A tenth of each variety of his produce, including grapes, quince, apples, pears, butter, etc., chickens, pork, soap, grain, hay, squash, potatoes, or any other crop produced on the family property was given as tithing at the time it was harvested. Late each autumn, two or three choice hogs were round and fat for the family use. Two forty-gallon wooden barrels bound with metal hoops were scoured and cleaned to hold side bacon, hams, and other cuts of meat preserved by sprinkling salt between the layers. Sometimes, Sylvester smoked the hams with apple boughs and other ingredients to flavor and preserve them. By trade, Sylvester Lyman Perry was a carpenter, and he sometimes worked to help other people construct their buildings without receiving remuneration for his services. His second son, William Heber Perry, received apprenticeship in the same trade under him. He often remaked that some folks he worked for were in greater need of the necessities of life than was his own family. He appreciated Nancy Ann's companionship and depended upon her thriftiness and careful management of the irregular income. He understood her resourceful qualities as a Mother in Israel and as an untiring teacher to their children. He was strict in disciplining the children. About the middle of October, 1855, less than a year after they were married, he asked Nancy Ann to prepare "a bundle of white" because he had been invited to perform a baptism. On 18 October, she approached him with two bundles. He thought she had misunderstood, and taking one, told her that was all he needed. Then he asked her why she had brought two. Modestly, she replied, "I want to be baptized, and I hoped you could do it." He did baptize her that day, and just two months later their oldest son was born. The Bishop of the Slaterville Ward often called on him to assist in administering to the sick, as he had great faith in the power of the Priesthood, because of his own experience in Nauvoo. He was given a special calling by the Bishopric to help settle disputes between people due to misunderstandings. He seemed to possess the ability and tact to make peace and friendship between the disputants. 232