St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-09

THE MORMoN's DEPARTURE.
The morning OH which Reginald Glover
son was to leave Great Salt Lake City with
mule. train, dawned beautifully.
Reginald Gloverson was a 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 60 to Omaha, in Nebraska, with mule
train for goods; but although he performed
the rather perilous journey many times
with entire safety, his heart was strangely
sad on this particular morning, and filled
with gloomy forebodngs.
The time for his departure had arrived.
The high-epirited mules were at the door,
impatiently champing their bits The
Mormon stood sadly among his weeping
wives
dearest cnes," he said. II am SINGULAR
ly sad at heart this morning; but do not
let this depress you. The journey IS a .,cr
ilous one, but-pshaw ! have always come
back safely heretofore and Why should l
fear? Besilcs, know that every night,
as lay down on the broad starlight prair-
ie, your bright faces will come to me in my
dreams, and make my slumbers sweet and
gentle. You, Emily, with your mild blue
eyes; and you, Henrietta, with your splen-
did black hair; and you. Nelly, with your
hair so brightly, beautifully golden; and
you. Molly, with your checks so downy !;
and you, Betsey, with your wine-red lips
far more delicious, though. than any wine
I ever tasted-and you, Maria, with your
winsome voice; and you, Susan, with your
with your-that is to say, Susan. with
your- and ,he other thirteen of you,
each so good and beautiful, will come to
me in sweet dreams, will you not, Dear
estlsts ?"
"Our own," they lovingly chimed, "we
will!'
"And so FAREWELL" cried Reginald
''Come to my arms, my: ownP' he said.
'tthat is, as many of you as can do it con-
veniently, at once, for must away"
He folded ssteral of them to his throb-
bing breast, and drove sadly away.
But ho had not gone fur when the trace
Of the Off hind mule became unhitched.- -
Dismounting he essaycd to adjust the trace ;
but ere he had fairly commenced the task,
the mule, q singularly refractory animal
snortea wildly, and kicked Reginald fright
| fully in the Stomach. He arose with diff
Guilty and tottered feebly towards his moth
er's house, which was near by, falling dead
in her yard, with the remark, "Dear moth
or, I've come home to die!'' r.. - .''''
p $50 see'' she said; "whcre's the mules ~
Alas! Reginald Gloverson could give nc
answer In vain the heart-broken mother
threw herself upon his inanimate form cry.
ing, ''Oh my SONNY son only say where
them mules is, and then you may die if you
want tot" In vain-in vain!
F. Reginald had passed on. q" r"
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/ ..r 5 FUNERAL TRAPrlNGs.
The mules were never found.
Reginald's heart-broken mother took tn,
body home to her unfortunate sons wid
ows.* But before her arrival she discreetly
sent boy to bust the news gently TO til,
afflicted wives, which he did by informing
them, in a hoarse whisper, that their cold
man had. gone i'm. 'i;,|~@,Y*}4 J.. -: mi.
The wives felt very badly ind eed: .I..r
o3 "He was devoted to; me, sobbed Emily
id sand to me-" said Maria. - IA sq.af
EYES," said Emily, che thought consid
cradle Of you, but not, 50 much al he die
OF me-" ft D. ~ ~ " -; 1,..-:'. ,- '.@<'1 49,.
81 say he did!"Go .545 -..'t ,.. ,.-r
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