Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-26
From the st. Joseph (Mol Journal, June 25. !
A Mormon Story--A Sad and True
History.

Two years ago. along the howery banks
of little rivulet that ran laughingly
4 through one of the valleys of Old Wales,
maiden and her lover walked Both
were young-and one was beauttul-and
both were sad. 1t was a farewell meeting.
The lovers had met to exchange their
VOWS anew and then to part-he to en-
bark as a sailor upon vessel bound for
| America; she 20 remain at home, patient
ly counting the long months that would
elapse before they would meet again.
| These lovers were rude, ignorant and
superstitious peasants. They knew but
! htte-but their love was great Fondly
| they pledged each other their eternal
troth-lngering they held each other in
a last embrace-s'owly, and with bleed
ing hearts and swimming eyes, they
parted
Three months afterward letter reach
ed the home of the young girl frem the
captain Of the ship in whict, her lover had
sailed. He had been drowned and in
his chest was found some papers that en-
abled his captain to inform her Of the fate
that had beIaileu him who alone had made
earth happy to her.
Not long after this there came TO that
/ country the Apostle Of a new Faith. He
was a man OF strange and tervid elo-
| quence. lie drew picture of new
home in new world lie peopled that
! home with Saints-he filled it with the
glories and delights of Heaven brought
to earth He proclaimed himself the
Moses, sen. BY God to lead his chosen
children to this promised land.
The parents Of the young girl Of whom
we have spoken took her to listen to this
strange and cnrapturing discourse For
many weeks . deep and profound stupor
, had settled upon her, and she lived like
one in O dream. She listened 10 the wild
enthusiasm of the Mormon progagandist
with stolid apathy, until he CHANGED to
pronounce the word "America' The
word, the name of the land for which her
dead lover had sailed, acted on her like
spell. She listened, henceforth, as one
eniranced, and at the close ofthe discourse
she sought ou: the preacher, aud conyers-
ed with him.
What lies he tod her-what cunning
arts he used to draw her on-what spells
he threw around her in the name of re-
igion-wll never be known. In few
days the missionary, hoary- headed and
the husband of harem of wives in the
city of the Great Salt Lake, was sealed as
the husband of this poor and beautiful
young girl, and ere long, with his colony
OF converts and his young wife, embarked
for the land OF the New Jerusalem.
Last Saturday Ihcy reached this city
In the peaceful iaiIht Of the day the
poor, deIuded .,,rmun wife, separating
herself from a.r companions. walked
down to the r,v rs bank. She stood up
on its bank, and watched its angry and
turbulent food. hurrvirr on toward the
sea. She heard a tootst@p behind her
she turned her head, and Dehe.d her lover,
he whose grave she had believed to be IN
the ocean, and to be reunited to whom in
the spirit-lau she had sold herself on
earth
A wild shrek pierced through the even
ing air. She threw her arms toward
Heaven, gazed up toward the eternal sky,
and turning, ieapcd madiy into the rapid
stream. Without a word he followed her
for n moment they were both lost to
slRAt-they rose again, claSped IN each
others arms-anl then sunk to rise no
mere.
4 crowd Of agitatcd and weeping wo-
men soon gathered on the bank---iyom
whom our informant gathered the Incl
dents Of this strange story. One OF them,
who had known this ill.starred couple in
Wales, had met the lover few moments
before The story Of his death WAS false.
lie had been picked up by a whaling yes
sel-carried to the coast of Oregon, and
then from thence he was making his way
tl,, his b.,.
trothed was on be river bauk--hc hasten
ed to meet hcr-and died With her.
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The CRoPs IN EUROPE. The question
Of foreign intervention in eur affairs will
be decided to a certain extent by the con-
dilion Of the crops in England and
France. At last advces the prospect fer
full harvest of breadstuhs in England
was not good Untavorable weather had
already affected the growing crops, and n
few days more of rainy weather woud
probably prove to England that she must
once more buy bread, which America can
sell her only if we remain at peace.
| We are told that considerable orders
have already arrived here from England
for breads,uaS, and this shows that, in
. the opinion Of those who study the matter
, most carefully, a full harvest is not ex.'
/ pected in that country,-N !. Post.
A young lady in company with right
, reverend preate consented, after a long
and coy resistance, to be led to the piano.
When she sang it was 50 badly that, as
she finished, no one WAS found with suti'
, cient her oism to express 10 the fair execut'
ant the collective thanks of the audience.
In this strait his lordship arose, and cross
ing the room. said with his sweetest
smile "Thaak you, Miss ---, very par
5 ticuarly. Another time, when you say
YOU can't sing, we shall all know how to
{ believe you."
A ladies shoemaker advertses him.
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