Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-01

unchanged juice. 1t therefore appears to us
to be question which should deeply interest
sugar planters, namely to prevent the juice un-
dergong any chemical change before it is boiled
and made into sugar
THE MORMON ELDER AND HIS WIFE.
The Washington correspondent of the ". Y.
Tribune gives the following extract of private
letter from lady, narrating true and most
touching story of Mormon life:
-" You ask me to give little more in
detail the incident in the cars, that occurred as
we were crossing the Alleghanies, of which |
briefly spoke when we met. I could not half
tell you the story now, after the vividness with
which it impressed me has 80 nearly passed away,
and if could 1t would not produce the effect
it did upon me. heard it aftee weeks of anx-
iety had weakened my system, when my long
and wearisome journey had left me but the
strength of child, and my restless and excited
mind seized upon it in all its reality without
the melioration always lent to subject by our
own Indifference to, and personal disconnection
with it. A wrong done to another becomes an
outrage when practised upon ourselves. had,
through watching and fasting, become 80 ether-
allied as to lose sight o. this selfish difference.
and to see my neighbor as myself felt that
all womankind had been insulted and sacrificed
in the person Of Margaret. 1t was my duty
not less than here to avenge it. could have
sent the aggressor tumbling into the gorge of
one Of those mountain torrents, and considered
in but retributive justice
The Mormon elder came into our car, near
the foot of the mountains, and sat near us. He
would have been good-looking if he had looked
good. He had y peculiar manner-it indicated
such perfect satisfaction with himself and the
world. heard him say he had gone to Salt
Lake City before the first furrow had been turn
cd in the ground. listened, for who is not Gu
riOus concerning this wonderful exodus heard
him tell of their great temple, and how it went
on stonc by stons and with each the power of
the devil grew less and less. How new prose-
lytcs came pouring in to swell the host that was
waiting to receive Christ when He should come
to reign thousand years upon the earth He
was mau Of no reading His knowledge was
Qike Mr.. Gradgrind's) confined to facts but
hs had natural gift for conversation, and gave
a rapid and skillful outline Of his subject in a
way that interested you at once. When the
night grew dark he came and sat behind U.S.
He had fallen into the hands of gentleman
whose dexterity in questioning led him on to
speak freely of himself, and so gradually they
came to the peculiar institution He said the
women seldom cared to marry men of their own
age, that their affections inclined toward the
priests and elders This convinced me that il
tho men are oil hypocrites, the women are moi
wholly 80, but that that they do this for the ex-
alta,ion of their souls My lawyer, (for so
shall call the questioner,) asked whether the
women were not jealous of each other, especial
ly the younger ones. The Saint answered, No
Some few he continued 'werc little difficult
but it was mostly confined to the young. To b.
sure his wife felt it when he married SECOND
time, the rest never cared. Did she care 81
very much 2 continued the lawyer. 'Oh, yes
| thought at first it would have killed her. Yea
see when | became convert, did not under
stand that part of it, because my wife and
had been SO happy together. We married earl,
and had scarcely been day apart. When
wanted to 60 to Salt Lake she did not incline t.
go, because she did not see 80 clearly as l thu
truths of our great religion-but the idea of ny
marrying was NO hindrance. II did not occu
to her as possible, and it was not for a long TIM
after got there, that thought of it myself.
Margaret did not mix with the people. Sh'
retained her old Eastern ways, and was Away
at home. never let her do much work-hel
hands were too small for that. She was statel,
in her form, and she had queer way Of twist
ing her long hair round her head, SO it looke'
like crown. The folks said she was proud
and one or two who had daughters asked IN
why did not take wife, and if were no
afraid! So it came upon me gradually, whil
anon her, you see, it fell like q stroke
You must have found it difficult to brea
such thing to her.
Yes, it was hard to do. But at last said
will do it on Thursday, and on Thursday eve
ming when came home, she was standing i
the garden, and went and put my arm aroun
her and told her how it mad been revealed
mo that must marry again
.What did she say!'
Nothing. Not one word. She just ga,
ono scream. declare, shall never get tht
scream out of my ears. believe should hes
it if we're on the Andes. thought heard
a minute ago.
The sleet ratified against the windows of OF
car, and the bleak midnight wind swept dow
the mountains, and thought heard it too.
The Mormon proceeded
And then she fell like one dead. thougl
she ,uas dead, but she came to after while, ,an'
, would YOU believe it, she never mentioned Il
, .ub;ect to mo. could not find it in my hea
RI to say thing about it again for more than fl
mortbe. Meantime she had taken cold az