The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-23
Volume XIV.
Ez,rla. frora a private Letter from a La.i.
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tell yoG lie story now, after the viviness WI.
which it impressed me has 50 nearly passed away
and if could would not produce the elfec: i
did u90n ne. | heard Il after weeks Of aaxiety
hal weakened my system, when my long aa-
wearisorne Journey had left me but the strength
of child, and my restless and excited nins
seized upon Il in all its reality, without tie nell
Grafton always lent 70 a subject By our own IN
difference 70, anA personal disconncction with il
4 wrong done 10 another becomes an outrage
when plaa.iced upon ourselves. | had throu9l
watching and fasting, become 50 cthereaized a
70 lose sight Of THIS selfish difference, and to see
my uei2hbor as myself | felt that all woman
kind had been usulted and sacrificed IN the per-
son Of "ilarga,st' Il was my duty not less
than hers to ayenge it. l could have sent ths
aggrcssor tumbling into the gorge OF one Of those
mountain torrents, and considered it bat rctribu-
tive justice
.'The Mormon elder came into our car near the
foo. Of the mountains, and sat near He would
have been good looking if he had looked good.
IL had peculiar indicated such per
feet satisfaction with himself and the world I
heard him say he had gone to SaltLake Cisy
before the first furrow had been turned III the
ground. | listened; for who is not curious con
ceruing that wonderful exodus? | heard thim
tell Of their great temple, and how il went on
stone BY stone, and with each the power Of the
devil grew less and less how new proselytes cRnle
pouring in to swell the host that was waiting TO
receive the Christ when he should come 10 reign
a thousand years upon the earth He was
man Of 10 reading His knowledge was (like
Mr.. Gradgrind's) confined to facts but he had
natural gift for conversation, and gave rapid
and skilltul outline of his subject in a way that
Interested YOU al once. When the night grew
dark he came and sat behind US. lie had fallen
into the hands Of gentleman whose dexterty
in questioning led him on to speak freely of him
self, and so, gradually, they came 10 the 'pecu-
bar institution
lie said the women seldom cared to marry
men of their own age, that their affections in
clined toward the priest and elders. This con
rinced me that if the men are all hypocrites, the
women are not wholly so, but that they do this
for the exaltation of their souls Nv LAWYER
Tor 50 shall call the questioner asked whether
The women were not Jealous Of each other cs-
pecially the younger ones. The Saint answered
No '.Somc few" he continued, .were a
little difficult it was mostly confined to the
young. To be sure his wife felt it little when
he married second time; the rest had never
cared" Did she care SO very much?" con
tinued the lawyer "Oh, yes, L thought at first
it would have killed her. You see when | be-
aconvert, did not understand that part of
it, because my wife and | had been SO happy
together. We married early, and had scarcely
been day apart. When | wanted to go to Salt
Lake she did not incline to 90, because she did
not see SO clearly as |, the truths Of our great
religion-but the idea Of my marrying was no
hindrance II did not occur to her as possible,
and i was not for long time after l got there
that thought Of it myself
Margaret did not mix with the people. She
retained her old Eastern ways and was always
at home. had never let her do much work,
Cher hands were too small for that,) She was
stately in her form, and she had queer way OF
ed like crown. The folks said she was proud
and one or two who had daughters asked me why
did not take a WIFE and if | were not afraid?
80 II came upon me gradually, while upon her.
you see, il fell like stroke
You must have found it difficult. 10 break
such thing to her.
Yes, it was hard to do. Bu. at last l said l
VIII do 1t on Thursday, and Thursday even
ing when came ho:ae 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 again.
Nv hat did she say"
Nothing. Not one wor! She just gave one
scream declare | shall never get that scream
on, Of my cars believe | should hear il il
were on the Andes. | thought heard it a minute
ago
The sleot rattled against the windows of our
caT' and the bleak midnight wind swept down
The mountains, and | though, | heard it too
The Mormon proceeded-'And then she fell
Ike one dead. Thought She was dead bu. She
came 70 ai,er a while and, would you believe il.
sac never mentioned the subject to me | could
not hrd /; ii my heart to say thing about /.
4 ln ior more than I've months Meantime She
Iai taken cold. and did not get strong again
| siW she was wearing the thought Of ii about
hef hEea mourning weed. AID So when she seemed
i.'ie better l talked to her abou. the ,.sea.
l"aclpies Of our Faith and how those to whom
-Ae spirit revealed Itself must follow its dictates,
ss oe forever east not into he'll And told her She
leea not fear, my affection fer her would be
l,Elded, FOR lad had a vision in which il was
'2io me that | should love her forever, and tha:
EEe Y snoald never die but live together and see
ne thousand years of Christ's reign upon the
s'9,A' md b by him rewarded for our obedience
ana Willingness now to cast aside our selfish
-aman VIII and sacrifice % him
'MarC9res was always a true barsvc- n
bal always been wandering in se.~eb of -
oi taith until | anchored here. | ha1 bc,rI
'Son' pulpit 70 pulpit such conflicting doctrine
eould ny my hand on nothing that seemed seo,,,,
@at think she unwilling to Sc. me 49,,
AGAIN. and 50 she consented. Nv partin, frar,
her waSa dreadful one. for she noaned and wsr,,
i'Ae one In despair, and-I was fool enough Il
cry. too
don't wonder. said his interlocutor. ID
: :. aaTd wholly to subdue nature. even at the call
2 alsy and he gave a low laugh"
hen came back continued the Mormon.
/. ha1 been just % al the time She hal never.
sAea .l- aud SLEPT. but only walked up ana dowa.
A'"sys hour after hour
~ ~ ell how did she get used to it.
-, e retained the house l had first bulls. Of
sf' ~ e twas large and we had no children,
@>'a sac WAS Very :