, 1870-10-23
THE MAN WITH TWENTY
WIVES.


A Mormon Ikomnnccx
CHAPTER 1.-THE MonAoN's DEPARTURE,
The morning on Hhich Reginald G.oyersou |
was to leAre Great SAlt Lake City With mule
tr1in caWned beautifully.
Noruiop, with an interfering family OF tweuty
young AID handsome wiy-s.
HIS unlons had atG+.r beeu bleescd with \
cAndren- AZ often as once > scar be ueel to |
60 to Omaha. in Seblasks, with mule train,
for goods; Int although he had performed
the rather rcltlouh journey MANY times with I
entire safety. his heast WAS strangely sad on |
thas ps5.'cul4r noiuiug, aud filled with gloomy
foreLodi6gs-
The time for his departure had asrived-the
hlgh,sl''s,ted M mrles Tere At the door, impa-
stool saol! anohg las weeping wives.
dearest ones. be said, " an siugu!arly !
eAd II heart this morning but do not let this |
der1ess you. The Journey Ii pefilous ono,
Sat -lshaF have a!w1ys come back eatsly |
know that every night, rs I lie down on the |
brosd, sfsrait prairie, your bright faces will |
come to me tn my dreams aud make my sluu- |
beg 81 sweet ,t AID gentle. You Emily, With ronr
m,a n1no e}es; si.o sn1 you aents,t' With
With !, our hair so brightly, beautifully goldsn;
and 3os,, Moliie, with your cheeks 90 downy
and you. Detsy. With your-With your-.hat il
10 cay, Susan, with youf--.nd the other thir-
teen oi yuu, eael 70 good and beautiful, will
come y me ii, s"ee: dEeaus, will you not.
Our own." they lovingly chimed, 1--WE
"And go farswell!" cried Reginald. .'Come
to ny a1Ds, my own" he said. "thAt Is, -
for mist away"
He folded several Of them 10 his throhbiag
b1 east, and drove sadly Away.
But he bad not gone far Flen the t-ace Of
the of1 hind mule became unh,tched. Dts-
mounting, be eeeayeu to adjust the trsce but
ere. be Lad fAilly commenced the task tue
mule, sineularly refractory animal, enortei
wildly and kicked Reginald ftightfully in the
stomach. He arose with difficulty ard tot
tered feebly towards his mothers loute,
which vas near ty. falling dead in her rard,
with tue remark, Dear mother, I've come
home to die!".
So eee," she said; "where's the mn!e.s"
Ala-! Reginald G1overson could give no
auANtr. In vain the heRrt-sszicken mother
threw hereelf uIon his itan.u ate form, cry
ing, "O!. my eon-mv son only tell me
you waht to-
In vain-iu win. Reginald bad passed. on.
cnrEn tt.-FCSEAAL 1aArr,sos.
The mules we're never found.
RcSiuail'- LeaYt-broken mother took the
body bone 10 her unfortunate ron's widows.
but lefore her arrival, she indl=creetly sent
boy to bust the news gently to the afflicted
wives, which he did ly Informing them, in q
l,oalss whisper, that tltir ''old man had gouo
N; xn,. :,,
ale was Ls4o,ed to me" sobbel Emily.
And to NE. said Mara.
'.Yee," sad Emily, " he thought considera-
big of .on. but hot 10 much as lie did Of me-"
IL say he .i,d. ''
Anu sas ae Wou l.
.,Me ne a1:,. a!a. ~.
..Io.1,. t1o a!un -.
Doht !9oS II mo WIN your s.lulnt eyes :"
Ion snaae Souf rea heaa ~ ne:
"slstefa. said the blaek.haiIod @ henrie;ts,
cease THIS uhseenhy "fao6hng. L as hls
! Ist "Hes sa2h ot1o" 4o"efa oo MS grave.
NO you "oh eala ausan- =, h's last
vile. sasll etres ho%era on his grave. It's
M! Snsheta ~ riie~-
| 1on shan 80 ;, there sala henf1esfA.
1uu oet VIII, ea1o ousan. win tear
snhasea cheek.
- Well. an for me. said thu practical BstEy.
~ amt on tne ssfsw, much. but shall ride
at the head ~ ~ Tue funeral Procession
MOI II lAe bceh lctsoduced 10 my sels, you
WON'T, said Tho sullen-haired SrIly, thA'.
ny Pcatlon. lou eet your oohnet attansa It
d. Children" sail nesiu.la'a mother, ~yon
must 40 ZONE ef!fns, you know, ca tho d;T OF
TIE funeral; aud lloS msny poeke.-l'ands.s-
cAefs VIII IL IKE 10 10 fontd: lsetsy, you
ouu NtA1 ouent ~ "aae ona 10 oet"eeu
you ..........
seaI Aet, eJ"S out u eye Mffethates
roo On ms han1sefctor sasa AeAy:
Dear nau6hteft-In.la". sald KeG'nald
notnef' hoM as4soenly IL th1s anger Anlea
Il nse hundred colafa span, anu every
,deht'cA mule my poor 10y hat las been COB
nlea up " the fea man. kne" Mhen my
i'es1ualu staGeeIeu lnto 1nc 1oor-y4r1 Inst 10
Mas % on the nie, but i "a oEly thunk to AK
I HI! aIoue 1Aeu n3nies ere nss genie splfat
took ~ is6hs, 1t won d have bee9 four thou
sant dcl!afs III on pockets, anu no missakc.
E2snse these IeA tea1s, nut you've never fs]t
parents ieclinss: ~
- an oSetal6nt, eooned Nafla. do
not blame VI!
cuAr51 1u.-pCsr TO DUST.
4he 'une1M passeo on III a very ne asant
niahhc1, nothing occurring 70 mar the has-
nlonv Of tue occasion. Dy happy thought
o. Aeetnalds mothee, the wives walked to
the grave twenty Abreast, which rendered
that part oi tho ceremony thoroughly impair
flal;
iuat ulght tue twenty wives, with heavy
hearts, sought theu twenty respective
ccnehes.
~ anotnef mousse: not rnang leaSnes IRON
the house OF monrnsns, GrAy-halred woman
! WIS Meep.dE Eassiohate!y.
no oled, she cnea, 10 dled without
s.entnsauihs' nt IL ens tespect' "oe3a them moies