The weekly union record., 1864-06-25
Gloyerson, the Mormon A Romance
By ARTENuS WARD.
CHAPTER |.
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THE NORN0S's DEPARTURE.

THE NoRNoS's DEPARTURE.
| The morning on which Reginald Gloverson
was 10 leave Great Salt Lake City with
mule train dawned beautifully.
| Reginald Gloverson was young and thrifty
Mormon, with all interesting family of twenty
young and handsome wives. His unions bad
never heen blessed with children. As often as
once Il year he used to go to Omaha, 10 Ne
braska, with q mule train. for goods; but, al
though be had performed the rather perous
/ Journey many times with entire safety. bis heart
was strangely sad on this particular morning,
and filed with gloomy forebodings.
The time for bis departure had arrived. The
high-splriied mules were at the door. imps-
tenily champng their bits. The Mormon
stood sadly among bis weeping wives
Dearest ones" be said, Il am singularly sad
at heart, this morning. but do not let this de
press you. The journey is perllous one, but
-pshaw have always come back heretofore,
aud why should fear? Besides. know that
every night, as l lay down on the broad, star
light prairie, your bright faces will come to me
in my dreams and make my slumbers sweet
and gentle. You, Emily, with yonr 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; and you. Betsey
with your wine red lips-iar 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 yOur-and the other thirteen of
YOU, each so good and beautiful, will come to
me in sweet dreams. will you not. dearesiisis?"
Our own" they lovingly chimed, we will ~
And so farewell" cried Reginald. Come
to my arms, my own.' be said that is, as
many Of you as can do il conveniently at once,
for must away"
He folded several of them to his throbbing
breast and drove sadly away.
But be had not gone far when The traces of
the of hind mule became unhitched. Dismount
ing, be esSayed 10 adjust the trace but ere be
had fairly commenced the task, the mule, q
singulorly refractory animal, snorted wildly and
kicked Reginald frightfully in the stomach He
arose with difficulty and tottered feebly toward
his mothers house, which was near bv, falling
dead in her yard, with the remark, Dear
mother. I've come to de!'
so see," she said where's the mules ?"
Alas, Reginald Gloverson could give no
answer. In vain the heart stricken mother
threw herself upon his inanimate form crying:
"Oh. my sonny son only say where the
mules is, and then you may die if you want to-
In vain in vain,
Reginald had passed on.
CHAPTER H.
FUNERAL TRAPPINGs.
The mules were were never found.
Reglnad's heart broken mother took the
body home TO 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 'old man had gone in."
The wives felt very badly indeed,
HE was devoted 10 me- sobbed Emily
A nd to me-" SAID Maria.
YES" said Emily. he bought considerably
of you, but not so much as be did OF me-"
Il say he did :"
And say he didn't
He did -
"He didu'tl'
Don't look at me with your squint eyes"
"Don't shake your red head at mel
"Sisters !" said the black haired Henrietta,
cease this unseemly wra1gling. |, as Regin-
aids first wife, shall strew flowers on his gravel
No you won't" said Susan, Il, as his last
wife. shall trew flowers on his grave. 1t is
my business to strew %
You shan't: so there ~ said Henrietta.
! You bet | will said Susan, with tear
suffused cheek.
We'll, as for me-" said the practical Betsey,
Il 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 won't" said the golden haired Nelly; that's
my position. You bet your bonnet-striDgs it is"
Children saiI Reginald's mother, "you
must do some crying, you know, on the day Of
the funeral; aud how many pocket bandker-
chiefs will it take 10 go round? Betsey, you
and Nelly onght to make one do between you"
IN tear her eyes out if she perpetrates
sob on my handkerchief" said Nelly.
Dear daughters-in-law," SAID Reginald's
mother, chow uuseemly is this anger Mules
is FIVE hundred dollars span. and every ,den-
fueGl mule my poor boy had has been gobbled
up by the red man knew when my Reginald
staggered into the door yard that he was on the
die; but if Id only thunk 10 ask him about
them mules ere his gentle spirit took fight, it
wonld have been four thousand dollars 10 our
pockets and 20 mistake Excuse these real
tears. but you We Dever felt parents feein's"
Its an oversight" sobbed Maria Don't
blame u.s.
CHAPTER II.
DUST TO DUST.
The funeral passed of in very pleasant
manner, nothing occurring to mar the harmony
OF the occasion. By happy thought of Reg
maids mother the wives walked to the grave
twenty abreast. which rendered that part OF the
ceremony thoroughly impartial.
That night the twenty wives with heavy
hearts sought their twenty respective couches.
But no Reginald occupied those twenty re
spec,ive eouches- Reginald would nevermore
hnger all uighl in blSSful Tepose 10 those twenty
respective Reginald's head would
nevermore press the twenty respective pillows
of those twenty respective coHches-never,
nevermore
! ln another house. net many leagues from the
House Of Mourning. a gray haired woman was
weeping paSslonately. He died. she cried.