The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-21

second time. the rest had never cared.
Did she care so very much p continued
the lawyer. 'Oh, yes; thought at first
it would have killed her. You see when
I became convert, l did not understand
that part Of it, because my wife and /
bad been so happy together. We mar
ricd early. and had scarcely been day
apart When / wanted to 60 to Salt
Lake she did not incline to 60 because
she did not see so clearly as the truths
of our great rcligion-but the idea of
my marrying was no hindrance. 1t did
not occur TO her as possible, and it was
not for long time after got there that
thought of it myself
." Margaret did not mix with the peo
pie. She retained her old Eastern ways
and was always at home had never
let her do much work Cher hards were
too small for that She was stately iu
her form. and she had a queer way of
twisting her long hair round her head, so
it looked like a crown The folks said
she was proud and one or two who had
daughters asked me why did not take
wife, ard il | were not afraid SO it
came upon me- gradually. while upon her,
you see. it fell like a stroke
"' You must have found it difficult to
break such a thing to her.
." Yes, it was hard to do Blu, at last
I said will do it on Thursday. and on
Thursday evening when I came home she
was standing in the garden and | went
and put my arm around her, and told
her how it had been revealed to me that
/ must marry agaln.'
80 What did she say?
60 Nothing. Not one word. She just
gave one scream l declare l shall never
get that scteam out tf my ears. be
lieve | should hear it if were on the
Andes thought I heard it a minute
ago.
THE slect ratified against the windows
of our car, and the bleak midnight wind
swept down the mountains, and | thought
heard it too.
"The Mormon proceeded And then
she fell like ore dead thought she
1cos dead. bit she came to after awhile
and, would you believe it. she never men
toned the subject to me. I could not
find it in my heart to say thing about
it again for more than five months
Meantime she had taken n cold and did
not get strong again. | saw that she
was wearing the thought of it about her
like mourning weed, and so, when she
seemed little better, ! talked to her
about the great principles of our Faith,
md bn,r tloea to ,.bo,, }hO p,,,rff
vealed itself must follow its dictates, or
be forever cast into Hell. And l told
her she need not fear my affection for her
would be divided, for had had vision.
in which it was told me that | should
: love her forever, and that we should
never die, but live together and see the
thousand years of Christ's reign upon
the cartln and be by him rewarded for
our obedience and willingness now to
cast aside our selfish human will and sac.
rifice to him.
Margaret was always true believer.
But | had always been wandering in
search Of Il rock of Faith until l an
chorcd here. | had heard from pulpit
to rulpit, such conflicting doctrine
could lay my hand on nothing tina,
seemed secure. and think she was un.
willing to set me adrift again, aud SO she
consented My parting from her was a
dreadful one. for she moaned and wcpt
like one in DESPAIR, and -- was fool
enough 10 cry too
So don't wonder said his interlocu.
tor. 1t is hard wholly to subdue ma
ture, even at the call Of duty : and he
gavo low laugh.
! 80 When / came back continued the
Mormon, . it had been just so all the
time. She bsd never eaten and never
slept, out only walked up and down, al
ways, hour after hour
"'Woll, how did she get used to itF
I 60 She retained the house | had first
built, of course, 1t was large. and we
had no children, and she was very lonely.
for | was necessarily much away from
her went as often as | could. but |
married in quick succession two others,
and so we were much separated, and she
/ frettcd in my absence At last it was
this, or she saw the folly of resisting her
fate she got quiet in her mind-used to
it in fact People d0 get used to any
/ thing, you know. When the iron force Of
circumstances presses them on every side,
and they do not know where or how to
resist, they at least grow quiet. She
took it into her head, after a while, that
she would not live very long, and she
said it was not worth while to DO separa,
ted so much the little time she was here.
and if | pleased, the families might all
come and live together. l told her she
was sensible, and getting used to things
But she only said something to herself
about the collapsiug sides of an iron
shroud, pressing out her life. 1t sounded
like poetry. She always had way of
picking up such odd things out of books.
Did she get well p
GO No, not yet Indeed her cough is
rather worse, and she is more feeble, but
she seems happy enough. She is very
kind to every one, especially the two
little children, and she will get better
when the spring comes. l know she will
because it has been revealed to ME that
she is to live and dwell with me thou.
sand years when Christ shall reign aud
judge the world"
SUNDAY AMUsGMEsTs The following
appears in Calayeras California; coun'
try paper:
"A grand bull-dght and a fight be.
tween bear and a jacknss will take
} place on Sunday next, December 10, at
Mokelumne Hill. The proprietors re-
! gret that the exhibition last Sunday was
not satisfactory to the public; but they
nledoe themselvos that on the comina