Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-07-23
MISCELLANEOUS
q Mormon Story-Sad and True History

IL WoA Aoh oCory-oad and True History.
FROM the st. Joseph (Mo) Journal June 80.
Two years ago, along the flowerv banks
OF little rivulet that ran lau1binoIv
through one of the valleys of Old Wales
maiden and her lover walked Roth wero
young, one was beautiful, and both were
sad. 1t was farewell meeting. The low
ers mad met to exchange their vows anew
ana then to part-he TO embark rs a sailor
upon vessel bound for America, she to re-
main at home patiently counting the long
months that would elapse before they could
meet again. These lovers were rude, igno-
rant and superstitious peasants. They knew
but little, but their love was great. Fond
~ they pledged each other their eternal
troth-iingeringly they held each other in
last embrace-slowly, and with bleeding
hearts and swimming eyes, they parted.
Three months aftcrward letter reached
the home of the young girl from the cap,
tam OF the ship in which her lover had
sailed. He had been drowned, and in his
chest were found some papers that enabled
his captain to inform her of the fate that
had hefallen him who alone had made earth
happy to her.
Not long after this there came to that
country the Apostle of new Faith. He
was man OF strange and fervid cloouence.
tie drew pictu 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 proclaim
ed himself the Moses, sent by God to lead
his chosen children to this promised land.
The parents ofthe young girl of whom we
have spoken took her to listen to this strange
and enrapturing discourse. For many
weeks deep and profound stupor had set
tied upon her, and she lived like one in a
dream. She listened to the wild enthusi-
asm OF the Mormon propagandist with a
stolld apathy, until he chanced to pronounce
| the word America That word, the name
OF the land for which her dead lover had
sailed, acted on her like SPELL She lis
tened hencetOrth as one entranced, and at
the close Of the discourse she sought out
the preacher, and conversed with him.
What lies he told her-what cunning
arts he used to draw her on-what spells
he threw around her in the name of reli-
gon--wlll never be known. In few days
the missionary, hoaryheaded and the hus.
band of a harem OF wives in the city of
the Great Salt Lake, was sealed as the hus-
band 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 they reached this city. In
the peaceful tn light Of the day the POOR,
deluded Mormon wife, separating herself
from her companions, walked down to the
rivers brink. She stood upon its bank,
and watched its angry and turbulent flood
hurrying on towards the sea. She heard a
tootstep behind her-she turned her head
and beheld her lover, he whose grave she
had believed to be in the ocean, and to be
reunited to whom in the spirit land she had
sold herself on earth.
A wild shrek pierced through the evening
air. She raised her arms towards Heaven
up towards the eternal sky, and turning,
leaped madly into the rapid stream. With
out word he followed her-for moment
they were both lost to sight-they rose
again, elasped in each others arms-then
sunk to rise no more.
A crowd of agitated and weeping women
soon gathered on the bank, from whom our
informant gathered the incidents 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 He had been
picked up by whaling vessel, carried to
the coast of Oregon, and from thence he
was making his way eastward. She had
told him his betrothed was on the river
bank-he hastened to meet her-and died
with her.
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