The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-27
THE MAN WITH TWENTY WIVES.
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THE MAN WITH TWENTY WIVES.
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CHAPTER 1.-THE MoRMo&'s DEPARTURE.
The morning on which Reignald
Gloverson was to leave Great Salt
Lake City with mule train dawned
beautifully. s@,ret.e,i 9.uns al ga7e5
Z Reginald Gloyerson was % Young
and thrifty Mormon, with an inter-
esting family, of twenty young and
handsome wives. sHn PdtTna HG 10 loo
His saunions had never been blessed
with children. AS often as once d
year he used to go to Omaha, in Ne
braska, with mule train for goods ;
but although he had performed the
rather perilousl journey many times
with entire safety; his heart was
strangely sad on this particular morn
ing, and nl,ti filed ed, with gloomy. forebod-
ings., - s,--f5ii.rF od1 ta,i, qa,t .ti siag.
The time for his departure had ar.
rived--the high4spifited mules were
at the door, impatiently champing
their bits. The Mormon stood sadly
among his weeping wives. - j. = - - s
dearest ones he said, 81 am sim
gularly sad atheart this morning; but
do not let this depress you. The
journey is q perilons one, but-shaw
l have always come back safely here
tofore and why SshouldI fear2a Be-
sides, know that every night, as l
lay down on the broad starlit prairie,
your bright faces will come to me in
my dreams and make my slumber
sweet aud gentle, You Emily, with
your mild blue eyes; and you; Henri
eta, with your splendid black hair;
and you, Nelly, with your hair so
brightly, beautifully, golden and you
Aellie, With your ehaeks So degny;
and you, Betsy, with 5your-withi you
that is to say, Susan, with your
and the other thirteen ofyou, each. SO
good and beautiful; will come to me
in sweet dreams, will you not, dear
estists2n joiftsih g5Wol aal H. -bn
Sour own" they lovingly cliimed,
"we willts a92 9IoHW u; .,lil i,t'' lilii3 lr
20 And SO, farewell! ncried Reginald.
.Come to my arms, my own" " he
cried, ,aH that is, as many of you as can
do it conveniently at once, for T must
L
aWSHYh 5oodT9bniH mort s9aoiBqsiCI
He folded several of them to- his
throbbing breast, and drove sadly
away. .TTlo aaoT. .Ws<
b. -.lIlta9 edT-.jE rsdoj90 .2apY RBY
But he had not gone far when the
trace of the off hind mule became un-
hitched. iDismounting,, he essayed to
adjust the ii ace; but ere he had fairly
commenced the task the, mule, o sin
gularly refractory animal, snorted
wildly and kicked Reginald fright.
fully iti the stomach He arose with
difficulty and tottered feebly toward
his mothers house, which was nearby,
falling dead in her yard with the re-
mark, "a Dear mother I've come home
to dfe!s' oiiaiii2so ~ 5pq 3,. }Is" zii4# l3 :,
r ".So1sees'd she said; 4 where's the
mules 2''nHs 19ode aht 10 9mi3 edi
Alas! r. p. Reginald Gloverrssoous could
give no answer h vain the heart
stricken mother threw herself upon
his inanimate form, crying, I" Oh, my
son, my son only tell me where the
mules are, and then you may die il
you uiwant tor ri z4d9rau sdt 4o9aa
I'm vainy in vain! 4 Reginald had
4 passed on. 10 S yl'1''' =.
T. CHAPTER 1H.--FUNE4RRAAL1 -lFElU{N E4RRrAAlL1 TRAPPINGs.
The mules were never. found
Reginald's- -heart-brokenD mother
took the body. home to her 'unfortu-
mate sons widows But before; hel
arrivals she indiscreehy sent aboyto
burst the news gently to the, afflicted
wives, which he@did by Informing
i them, in a hoarse whisper, that their
/" old man had gone in."} b4e bmelE
The wives eltyery badly indeed. go
n sFaHel was devoted Ito me- sobbed
Emily. ~ 10 pig 9li5 10 1871 b9tbi
":lAnd to me- said Maria s. ,ia Ga
.iYes,Y said Emily, Ish he thoughi
i considerable of you, but not SO muct
as he did Of me.pl8EI5Tta II
"a 'fI say he didiH .sasial;gT'h0 y
SLAnd Ifsayike didTe!n 1pods or9'
"He did!" --'''-o' ." 81 J
"He didn't! .,IAsirIoF
4 . @,Doh't look at me with your squin
eyes 49, y'' a5e,,s5t,2o i 0y9, 10 5oods Nv.
4 "Dohtishakel yourrod head at mel i
"Sistefs,a Q said the black-hairet
| Henrietta, "cease this unseeml.
; wrangling. !, as his first wife, shall
strew flowers on his grave la !,
"sNo you WON'T said Susan. Il"
as his last wife, shall strew. flowers, OF
2 his grave, q It's my business to strew.
/" You shah't-so there y said Hen
rietta.
"You bet Twill, said Susan, witt
"a tear suffased check; 'i' sE 2gi"
'5Wsll, as, for me- said the prac
!, teal betsy,afH amt on the strew much
but Itshall ride at the head of the flu
nerait procession, adi iogiiie jon 81
Il @sNot if1iye, been Introduced TO my
self, you wont, Z said the golden hair
ed Eeily;s that's my position. iYo
; betyonr bonnet strings tits" n s'ea
H. H. @Childrehh s,said Reginald's mother
I"you must do some crying, yo