Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-13
A Mormon Love Story.

A Mormon, whom we call Brother
Nehi Gibbons, took a wife at'the bloom
ing age of 25, He was pious and
industrious, and seemed to be perfect
ly satisfied with his bride, whose
name was unfortunate for heroine,
being plain Mary Ann. She was the
best Of wives, and she sang in the
choir, bore Nehi child, and helped
to cultivate his vine and fig tree.
Their apricots and pear. trees grew
and Aourished. their cattle and sheep
increased, and nothi g seemed want
ing in this comfortable establishment,
which was the envy of every youth
full saint.
Still, there was skeleton in the
closet. Mary Ann had Il secret and
a passion. She wanted Nehi to take
a second wife This was not only
because he was a good and true man,
and devoted and able-bodied, but be-
cause she had set her mind upon the
other wife he was to take. Mary
Ann wanted to provide for her bosom
friend, Susan, who was in every way
deserving of Nehi's affection, and
who loved Nehi as purely and as
really as Mary Ann herselfl They
had conferred together about it. Ma
ry Ann, who could not. be happy
where Susan was not-even at Nehi'a
.ide--had broken the subject to Su-
San, and her clearest suspicious were
confirmed by the secret disclosure
that 10th the ladies loved the same
saint.
Far from feeling indignant at this
frank and forward confidence, ,Nehi $
wife received it with delight. She
gave her maiden friend every assn
rance that their mutual choice WAS
worthy Of their united ambition, and
they set to work to compel Nehi to
accept another Mrs. Gibbons. 1t be-
ing unseemly for Susan TO do more
than put herself rs frequently as
possible in Alr. Gibbons way, the plot
lriirened slowly, and. on conferllng
With one Of the Bishops Of Tie Church,
he recommended both ladies' 10 make
the consummation subject Of prayer.
They lifted up their hearts together
that it might be revealed to Nehi
what good teifts lie was nc9lectlng,
but Nehi ..ardened lis heart, and re-
fused to extend his table cloth.
He was as yet ignorant Of the new
helpmate intended for him, but on
the suggestion Of Mrs. Gibbons that
he was not, glorifying his manhood
and his family, he said that a'pail
was enough, and that he had 10 wish
to marry. Under these circumstances
little extreme diplomacy was adj
Judged necessary, and Mrs. Gibbons
to compel a marriage, declared that
her household work was too onerous
and finally affected to be grievously
i'll. Nehi Gibbons, unable to resis
this description of appeal, obeyed thu
! desire of his wife, Mary Ann, but the
! woman he married-was not Susan
| He was too blind to guess the. person
intended, and he married an entirely
different woman.
Grave complications ensued upor
this precipitete action Of Nehi Glib
bons. The peace Of his family wa
disturbed, and none the less because
after the usual period, the secon'
Mrs. Gibbons had q baby. Mary
Ann redoubling her efforts, met Wit
no other success than that Mr.. Glib
bors took third wife, and this tim
also it failed to be Susan. The thil'
effort was more directly made, am
with less diplomacy, Mrs. Gibbon
the first suggesting expressly that he
choice was her bosom friend an
the nower of candor was rever S
we'll attested as Oh this occasion, fc
Mr.. Gibbons answered:
"Had l thought Susan would hav
accepted me, my dear Mary Ann,
should have made her my wife befoI
1 proposed TO you'll
Thus piety and patience wei
crowned, friendship was rewarded
and Susan and Mary Ann being low
" in life, in wedlocll were not diylde'
VENGEANCE OF AN INDIAN GIRL
A singular case of jealousy " whlc
ao,.:,.ad In " nstern Nnva