Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-11-27

Certainly il has nothing 10 do with iht
last, for The idea of meeting ally lady
by moonlight when il is not possible ir
come within six feet of her, is mere mock
cry.
And thew are expanding. About e
week ago young lady in car near Bos'
TN, having entered. turned The back of the
seat before her, sat down IN a vast sea oI
flowing muslin, filing tour places and
+ looking in it like a mermaid waist deep IN
an ocean Of skirt. The conductor came
along and cast niue appealing glance al
The extraordinary amount of community.
Sire understood The slssce and asked the
price of a seat. Zen cents. wv ell
Ithen,' she replied. with exquisite calm
ness. 1T VII take four places. Here
are FORTY cents and verify she needed
them all to keep unfumped.
We have already pointed ont the ad'
vanlages resulting from CrlnoIines. II
frees woman from needless weight OF
skirts, il strengthens tie system by expo
sure 10 cold. and aids manufacturers llmu'
'laies the whale fishery, improves hgures'
,displays ancles to delirious extent IN
getIlng up stairs. and gives editors sub
iec,s for articles. All things considered !;
We see no gre4l reason 10 grleve over
the institution. 1t is not every fashion
wLich dcvrlnpes so much or such varied
industry az crinolue.-PhiladelphiG Bui.
Norman PoIygamists.
/ SerCn u Omcn 10 one Man The ar
nv CORES poudeni OF The New York Trib.
une whites:
"Ou or about the lOlh Of June, Mr.. |.
Justice, one of our party, was dispatched
by Mr.. Lander to Salt Lake City, for men
10 build the Pacific wagon road. On The
ID dav of August Mr.. Justice reached
camp with fifty men, principally Nor
mons, with one or TWO discharged soldiers
or teamstVTS.
OF the 6iDy men there are only five
Americans. The MormOns are Swedes,
( Danes, and Enelishmen, all The most illi-
crate men ever met wI!h.
Tho majority of the Mormons we have
with us are much embluered against Brig
ham y vung, ESQ. From them | learn
that Young has eighty-slX wives and Tor
Iw.nine children. The ages OF his wives
vary from seventeen 10 lhlrIy.hve, or
Whereabouts. Sume Of his children are
manageable. His eldest daughter was
/ married short time since. HIS son,
who is about nineteen will not marry, bat
is a wild young fellow. One OF our troop
possesses no less than seven wives. !
gazed upon he man when he ioId this,
wlth look Of great surprise. lie asked
the cause of II. ! told hin it really sur
prised me 10 see o man who had lmPu-
dence enough to tell me he had what be-
Ilonged 10 six other men told him
considered him a wholesale thief and a
brute. He said il was kind a british,
ami would !I,ink it so Tor certain if !
should ever visit his house.
Nv hat is lhe reason! | asked
"Pu tel vou,' SAID he. Woman ia a
strange Glitter; i; makes no difference II
vou Lave hundred on EN-, they all will
wan, your affection al one lime; but you
tsee it can he done
He then informed me that his house
contained but three rooms; enc was hI'
parior. one a large bed room, and TIE 9th
e. HI. kitchen and eating room. The bed
room held ,hree large beds. and the room
was pretty well arranged. He said heI
was tired Of their quarreIs with one ano'h-
er. told him such was my opinion al
so, as he appeared to be very thin and
meagre.
"In our whole flock Of Saints, on their
arrival at this camp from Salt Lake. not
one of them had suit Of clothing fit even
for the poorest slave or beggar, and their
apprtites were surprisingly good. Col |
Lander Immediately clothed them. and
gave them good provisions. and ailer a
short rest. set them 10 work. They be-
gan Justify, and are row ranking among
our best workmen. After the work is
completed, or rather, when winter sets in.
the Mormons will return TO their homes.
and in the spring will meet us and frisA
the road completely. They depend more
ON Unclr Sam, gold than they do or
Brigham Young's promises, be they Nor
mons or not
MISSIONARY SoClETY.-The annual
meeting of the Missionary Society OF he
Methodist Episcopal Church, was beId
on Monday evening at the Missionary
Rooms. New York, for the election OF
managers for the ensuing year. The
hnnrh cnnsisls Of siSiY -four members. one