The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-07-08
BE TRUE, AND FAITHFUL, AND VALIANT Fo
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1864.
you and Nelly ousA. to mako ono do between

you and Nelly ought to mako ono do between
YOU"
"I'n tear her eyes out II she perpetrates q
sob on my handkerchief" said Nelly.
"Dear daughters in.law," said Reginald g
mother, show unseemingly is this anger
Mules is Eve hundred dollars span, and every
identical mule my poor boy had has been gob-
bled up by the red man. Iknew when my
Reginald staggered into the door-yard that he
was on the die. but II I'd only thunk to ask
him about them mules ere his gentle spirit took
aight, Il would have been four thousand dollars
in our pockets, and no mistake. Excuse these
real tears, but you've never felt PARENTS
feeln's."
sits On oversight" sobbed Maria. "Don't
blame us 20
CHAPTER IrI-Dusr TO DUST.
The funeral passed of in very pleasant
manner, nothing occurring to mar the harmo-
ny OF the occasion. By a happy thought OF
Regiuald's 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 respect-
i've couches s-Reginald's head would never more
press the twenty respective pillows Of those
twenty respective couches-neyer, nevermore
In another house, not many leagues from the
House of Mourning, q gray-haired woman was
weeping passionately. "He died." she cried,
-"he died, without signerfyin' in any respect,
where them mules went to ="
CHAPTER Iv--MARRIEp AGAIN.
Two years are supposed to have elapsed be-
tween the third and fourth chapters Of this
original American romance.
A manly Mormon one evening, as the sun
was preparing to set among'a select apartment
of gold and crimson clouds in the western hor-
i,on-although for that matter the sun has q
right to "set" where 1t wants to, and SO, l may
add. has q hen-a manly Mormon, I say, tap.
ped gently at the door of the mansion Of the
late Reginald Gloyerson.
The door was opened BY Mrs. Susan Glover.
son.
"ls this the house Of the widow Gloyersop!'
the Mormon asked.
"It is" said Susan.
"And how many is there Of she," inquired
the Mormon.
"There is about twenty Of her, including
me-" courteously returned the fair Susan.
"Can see herr"
"You can 20
MADAM" he softly said. addressing the
twenty disconsolate widows. "I have seen part
Of you before And although have already
twenty five wives, whom respec, and tenderly
care for. I can say that never felt loves holy
thrill till saw thee BE mine-be zine !" he
enthusiastically cried, "and We will show the
world striking illustration Of the beauty and
truth of the noble lines. only good deal more
So
Twenty.one souls with single thought,
Twenty.o .one hearts that beat as one ~"
They were united. they were
Gentle reader, does not the moral of this ro-
nance show that-does It not, in fact, show
that however many there may be Of q young
widow woman. or rather does II not show that
whatever number OF persons one woman may
consist of-well, never mind what It sho,os.
Only this writing Mormon romances Is confus.
ing to the intellect. You try 1t and see.