The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-09-30
"A NORMAN ROMANCE.
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One of Brigham Young's daughters Trie
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One Of Brigham Young's daughters Tries
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1IA Salt Lake correspondents of.the Chicago
Tribune says: s14@
+ Great efforts. have been made to keep what
[ am now going to tell secret. L heard it
pretty correct at the time, but doubted it,
Since, however, |, have received eonfrmaa
tions sufficient to convince me that it is sub
stantially true. It seems that the Mormon
girls who have not yet "got religion" are
very much opposed to polygamy. They had
rather spend an hour. in the company Of a
congeuinl sinLer than a year in f1tlaat of a
saint, especially if the former is young, holds
his head high and is withal good looking
There are occasionally such among the Gen
tiles, never among the Mormons. The girls
call the young saints "Cayuscs," the Gcntiles
call them Yahoes" The poor, dear things
are very artlcss, and unless you have so deli
cate respect for their hclplessncss as to
withdraw your eyes, you cannot help seeing
through and through them, the same as you
do through window. Well, they manage to
inveige the Gentiles into an acquaintance
through their brothers, through mutual
friends, who aye aho1t 'alf-and- aft by tele-
graphing on the street, flirting at the Taber-
nacle or the theatre with the eyes only,
mind you, and that very slyly., Brigham
once spoke to one in such a tone as to make
her faint away, for looking from the Mormon
pit of the theatre up to the, Gentle dress
circle, where, suppose, her lover sat. baa
Suffice it thata likely young fellow, whom
for variety will call John Smith, became
thus acquainted with Nappy, one of Brig
ham S daughters, and in course oftime their in
tercourse ripened into true love. An clopc-
ment was planned, relays Of horses stationed
along the road hence to Uiatas, and about
two weeks ago, in the latter. hours of night,
the streets rather deserted, and darkness
largely prevailing, the adventurous swain
drove slowly west with his buggy along South
Temple street, past the royal grounds, which
were early closed that night for some reason !;
past Temple Block and still further westward.
Four or five policemen issued from the vicipi
ty Of the Tithing Office and followed the bug
~. Anon a slight scuffle and smothcred
screams we've heard, and q moment OF two
after the royal carriage, with blinds drawn
dashed by on gallop, and whlrled through the
Eagle Gate John Smith drove his buggy
back to the stable, hung around the town for
day or two, and then went to San Francisco.
A police with "a head on him. was seen oc-
casionally, Nappy was locked Up IN the Kings
castle, and that is all. y ,, ,. +,
It appears that Nappy was to meet John
Smith three squares west OF her fathers cor
raj, and getting into buggy, they were to
fly on the wings of love to a land Of liberty.
Both had evidently been watched, and just
as the girl was entering the buggy, the po-
lice appeared, chuckcd hes into Brigham's
carriage, which was also unaccountably on
hand, and having thus effectually clipped the
aforesaid wings, either from policy or fear al
lowed Smith to go about his business. In
former times he would undoubtedly have
been killed without ceremony, but it would
hardly do now, and besides, John Smith hap
pened to be connected with people who could
and would have made de. some trouble had h he
been assasiaatea. q 80 Il - -
When Mark Twain was in the Holy Land,
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