The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-30
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T NE DEM o c r At
ARrEMus WARDS PANORAMA
rw0 oR THREE aIlMpsEs.


TWO Oh THREE ,GLlMPsEs.
Many of our readers will reeollect the
huentcd Artemus Wards Panorama Of
the Mormous, exhibited in this city few
months previous to bis departure for Lon
don, where he died. 1t was miserable
, affair, as work Of art, and the interest
Of the entertainment was mainly in the
lecture illustrating it. This lecture has
Just been Published in book form in
London. We give few extracts:
= ~ | like music | can, sing. AS o singist
I ] am not success. am saldest when
sing. So are those who hear me. They
are sadder even than /.
The other night some silver-voiced
young men came under my window and
sang, "Come where my love lies dream
Ing" l didn't 60. l didn't think i,
would be correct.
| found music very soothing when lay
i'll with the fever in Utah; and | was very
i'll; l was fearfully wasted. My face was
hevn doynto nothing, and my nose was
80 sharp ] didn't care to stick into other
peoples business-for fear it should stay
there and | should never get GU. again.
Aud in those dismal days Mormon
lady-she was married, though not SO
.-much SO as her husband he had fifteen
other wiyfs-she used to sing ballad
commencing, Sweet bird, do not fy
away and Itold hcr | wouldn't. She
played the accordion misunderstanding.
~ praised her.
THg STEAMER ARIEL.
won't to California on the ,teame.
Ariel. This is the steamer Ariel.
Oo!ige me by calmly gazing on Tie
steamer Ariel, and when you 60 to Cali.
foru:a, be sure and 90 on some other
steamer, bccsusc the Ariel isu', very
good one.
! Tue PICTURE OF THE GREAT DESERT.
This picture is great work Of art. 1t
an oil painting done in petroleum. 1t
is by the old masters. |. was tho las,
thing they did before dying. They did
this and expired.
The most celebrated artists Of London
3 are so delighted with this picture that they
come to the hall every day to gaze ats It.
] wish you were near to it--so you could
sec it better. I wish I could take it to
your residences and let you sec II by day
light. i1 a /
Some Of the greatest artists come hero
every morning before daylight with Ian.
terms to look at it. They say they ever
saw anything like it beforehand they
hope they never shall again.
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
p Brigham Young has two hundred wives.
Just think Of that. Obligeme by think.
ing Of that That is-he has eighty ac.
:tually married to one hundred and twenty
more So VIC say hc las two hundred
+. wives. He lives not wisely, but two
hundred we'll He's the most married
man ever saw in my life.
saw his mothcr-in,law while I was
there. can't exactly tell you how many
there is Of her, but it's q good deal. Ii
strikes me that one mo,her.in-law is
q sbou. enough to have in one family--un-
less you're very fond Of excitement.
3yryif, MORMON PRosELYTIsa.
I rogret to say that efforts were made
to make Mormon out Of me while was
in Utah.
1t was leap year when was there, and
seventeen young widows, tho wives Of a
deceased Mormon offered me their hearts
and hands. ! called on them one day.
and taking their soft white hands in mine
which made eighteen hands altogether, l
found them III tears.
And said "Why is thus? Villa,
Is tho reason Of this butiness ~
They hove sigh, seventeen signs o.
, differ size. Tkey said
"Ob! soon thou wilt DO gonest away
told than tina. when got ready to
leave a place wentes,ed.
They said Doth not like ust'
I also said :s.I doth, | DOTH
Ilalso said: II hope your intentions
arc honorable, as ] am lone child, my
parents being far, far away"
They then said "Wilt no. marry us?'
q ] said: ooh! po.'' 1T cannot was
Again.tiiey asked me to marry them
sud again | declined, when they cried:
"Oh! cruel mani this is too much
Oh too much!"
'l' Itold them that it was on account D.
the muchncss that declined.
BRIGHAM YouNG's FAMILY. ...
The last picture have to show yor
represents Mr. bingham Young in The
bosom Of his family. Ills family is large
md the olive branches around his table
are ip very tangled condition. lie i.
more fathc than any man ! know
When at home---as you see im--he ough
to be very happy, with sixty wives t.
minister to his comforts, and twice sixty
children to sooth Ills distracted mind
All. my friends, what is home without {
family?
SLIGHTLY LroAL.-"N or1in, George
mornin' sab. How is yer fadcr?" sale
an old darkcy toa spruce looking Abys
sininn, gorgcously alfred, in she neigh
borhood Of tho Court House yesterday
+ '.Fader's fist rate. He's dead. faier is.