Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-07
THE EVENING STAR.
GLovERsuN, THE MORMON.
THE MORMoN's DEPARTURE.

train, dawned beautifully.
Reginald GloVerson was young and
thrifty Mormon, with an interesting family of
twenty young and handsome wives. His
unions had never been blessed with children.
AS often as once year he used to go 10
Omaha, in Nebraska, with mule train, Tor
goods; but although he had performed the
IA her perflous journey many times with entire
safety, his heart was strangely sad on tnis
particular morning, and filled with gloomy
rsbodiDgs.
The time for his departure had arrived. The
high spirited mules were q, the door, I'm patient
ly champing their bits. The Mormon stood
sadly among his weeping wives.
{" dearest ones" he said, 81 am singularly
sad at heart this morning; but do not let this
depress you. The journey is a perilouS one
but-pshaw have always come back safely
heretofore, and why should / fear Besides,
/ know that every night, as lay down on the
bright starlight prairie, your bright faces will
come to me in my dreams, and make my SUM
bers sweet and gently. You Emily, with your
mild blue eyes; and you, Henrietta, with your
splendid black hair; and you, Nelly, with your
hair so brightly, beautifully GOLDEN and you,
Mollie, with your cheeks so downy; aud you,
Betsey, with your wine red lips-tar more
delicious, though, than any wine ever tasted
and you, Maria, with your winsome voice;
and you, Susan, with your-with your-that
is TO say, Susan, with y0ur- and the other
thirteen OF you. each so good and beautiful,
will come to me in sweet dreams, will you not,
Dearestistsp'
"Our own" they lovingly chimed, "we
will ~
"Apd so farewell, cried Reginald. "Come
to my arms, my own ~ he said, "that is, as
many OF you as can do 1t conveniently at once,
for must away
He folded several OF them to his throbbins
breast, and drove sadly away.
But he had not gone far when the trace of the
of. hind mule became unhitched. Dismount-
ing, he essayed TO adjust the trace; but ere he
had fairly common ed the task, a singularly
refractory animal-snorted wildly, and kicked
Reginald fright .ully in the stomach. He arose
with difficulty and tottered feebly towards his
mothers house, hich was near by, falling
dead in her yard, with the remark, "Dear
Mother, I've come home to die!'
$50 l see,'' she said; sswhere's the mules ?"
Alas Re ginald Gloverson could give an
swer In vain the heart stricken mother threw
herself upon his inanimate form, crying, I" Oh
my sonny son only say where them mules
is, and then You may die If you want tor In
yain-in vain,
Reginald had passed on.
CHAPTER II.
FUNERALTRAPPINGs
The mules were never found.
Regnald'S heart broken mother took the body
home 10 her unfortunate sons widows. But
before her arrival she discreetly sent boy to
bust the news gently TO the afflicted wives.
which he did by informing them in hoarse
whisper, that their solo man had gone in.''
The wives felt very badly indeed.
"He was devoted to me- sobbed Emily
"And to me-" said Maria.
YES" said Emily, she thought considerably
OF You, but not so much as he did of me-
al say he did,
"And say he didn't"
"He did!'
ale ddn'tr'
".Don I IQsk ne, With your squint eyes,'
en- shake your red head at mel'
SISTERS said the black haired Henrietta,
cease this unseemly wrangling. i, as Reg
maids fist wife, shall strew flowers on his
grave
wife, shall strew Covers on his grave. Itsmy
business 10 strewi'
"You shan't, so there t' said Henrietta.
"You bet WILL said Susan, with tear-
suffused cheek.
"Weh, as for me- said the practical Betsey,
al amt on the Strew, much, but shall ride at
the head of the funeral procession
'Not if I've ever been introduced to myself,
you wont" said the golden haired Nelly:s'that's
my position. You bet your bonnet-strings II is.''
"Children," said Reginald's mother, "you
must do some crying, you know, on the day of
the funeral; and how many pocket-handker-
Nelly ought to make one do between you"
e. OH tear her eyes out If she penetrates a sob
on my haEdkercher!'' said Nelly. 80
''Dear daughters in law" said sReginald's
mother, show 0nseemly Is this anger Mules
Is five hundred dollars a span, and every fden-
tucdt mule my poor boy had mas been go5bled
up by the red man. knew when my Reginald
staggered into the door-yard that he was ON
the Die, but if I'd only thunk to ask him about
them mules ere his gentle spirit took flight, it
would have been four thousand dollars in our
pockets, and no MistakeI Excuse those real
tears, but you've never felt parents feelin's.'
ats an oversight" sobbed Maria, "Don't
blame usn'
CHAPTER III.
DUST TO DUST.
The funeral passed off in very pleasant
manner, nothing occurring to mar the harmony
OF the occasion By happy thought OF Reg
maids mother the wives walked tothp grave
twenty abreast, which rendered that part Of
the ceremony thoroughly impartial.
hearts, sought their respective csuches. But
no Re ginaid occupied those twenty respective
eouches-Reginald would nevermore linger all
night in bllssful repose in those twenty respec-
tive couches-Reginald's head would never.
more press the twenty respective pillows of
tho-e twenty respective couches-never never
more!
In another house, not many leagues from the
House of Mourning. grey. haired woman was
weeping passionately. "He died" she cried
she died, without sigerfyin', in any respect
where them mules went to.'
CHAPTER Nv.
MARRIED AGAIN
Two years are supposed to elapse between the
third and fourth chapters of this original Amer
lean romance.
manly Mormon, one evening, as the sun
was preparing to set among a select apartment
OF gold and crimson clouds in the western hori.
Zon-although for that matter the sun has a
right TO "set'' where it wants to, and so, may
ped gently at the door of the mansion of the late
Reginald Gloverson.
The door was opened by Mrs. Susan Glover
son.
'1s this the house OF the widow Gloyerson!"
the Mormon asked.
alt is, said Susan.
land how many is there of she?" inquired
the Mormon.
"There is about twenty of her, Including me.n
courteously returned the fair Susan
"Can See her!'
s'You CAM
Madam" he softly said, addressing the
twenty disconsolate widows, 81 have seen mart
OF you before, And although have already
twenty five wives, whom / tenderiy respect
and care for, can truly say that I never felt
loves holy thrill till saw thee! Be mine-be
minen be enthusiastically cried, and we will
show the world striking illustration of the
beauty and truth ofthe noble lines, only good
deal more So
Twenty one souls with a sin gle thou eht 9,
Twenty-one hearts that beat as onel'' y
They were united, they were
Gen tie reader. does not the moral of this 70.
nance show th8t-dOes il mt. m fact shoxr