Demoine courier., 1855-07-26

30 it come upon me gradually, while
upon her. you see, it fell like a stroke
"'You mus, have found j. difficult, to
break such a thing to her.
"'Yes, il was hard 10 do. But at last
! said will do il on Thursday; SO on
Thursday evening when ] came home,
she was standing in the garden, and ]
wen. and put my arm around her, and
told her how it had been revealed to me
that ! must marry again
"'Wha did she sayr
".Nolhing. Not one word. She just
gave one scream. / declare | shall never
&c, ,ha.scream OUT Of my ears. .houghs
l heard liza minute ago.
THE Mormon proceeded, And then
she fell like one dead. thought she
was dead. | thought she was dead, bu.
she care TO after awhile. and, would
you believe il, she never mentioned the
subject TO me. could not lind II in my
heart TO say a thing about 1t again for
five months. Meanwhile she had taken
cold, snd did not 20, strong again. Isaw
she was wearing the thought o. it about
like a mourning weed, and so, when she
seemed better, | talked 10 her about the
great principles Of our faith. told her
she need not fear my affection, for / had
q vision, n which il was told me that I
shouldlose her forever aud tha, we should
never die. but live together, and see The
thousand years Of Chrisl's reign upon
The earth, and be by him rewarded for
our obedience and willingness now TO
cast aside our selfish human will and sac.
rifce to him.
"'Margaret has always been wander
ing in search Of a rock OF faith till |
anchored here. | had heard from pu,.
pi. 10 pulpit, such conflicting doctrine: |
could lay my hand on nothing .hatseem-
ed secure; and | think she was unwil-
ling to set me adrifs again, and so she
consented. My parting from her was a
dreadful one, for she mosned and wept
like one in despair, and Twas foel E.
nough to cry too
"When | came back continued the
Mormon, 'it had just been 80 all the time
She had never eaten and never slept; but
only walked up aud down, always, hour
after hour
"Well, how did she get used to iR'
"'She retained the house l had frs,
built, OF course. !, 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 I
married in quick succession two others,
and go we were much separated, and she
fretted in my absence. At last it was
this, or she saw the folly OF resisting
her fate; she got quiet ir her mind
used 10 it in fact. People do get used TO
any thing, you know. When The iron
force Of circuM.tance presses them on
every side, and they do not know where
or how to resist, they at least grow
quiet. She took i. into her head, after
awhile. tina: she would no, live very long
and she said il was not worth while 10
be separated SO much The little time she
was here, and if I pleased, the families
might all come and live together. / told
her she was sensible. and getting used
to Things. But she only said something
10 herself about the collapsing sides Of
an iron shrcud. pressing out her life.-
It sounded like poetry. She always
had a way Of picking up such odd things
ont Of books
"'Did she get we'll?
"No, not yet. Indeed, her cough is
rather worse, and she is more feeble,
bur she seems happy enough. She is
very kind to every one, especially the
two little children, and she will get bet,
ter when the spring comes know she
will, because it has been revealed 10 me
that she is 10 live and dwell with me a
thousand years, when Christ shall reign
aad judge the world"
"... ..