The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-22
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george Alfred 1OWuSenu, III WIG SliAS"So -
6sdse, writes from Salt Lake.as follows:
A Mormon, who was called Brother Mem ven
Gibbons took wife at the blooming age OF 70.
70 was nious and industrious, and seemed to
ba nerfactly satisfied with his bride, whose
name was unfortunate for the 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 -four
ished. their cattle and sheep increased, and
I,oshine seemed wanting in this comfortable
establishment, which was the envy of every
youthfuI saint. .iE1E pa. -:
Still. there was skeleton In the closet
MaryAnn had secret and a passion. She
wanted Nehi to take second wife This was
not only. because no was a good and true man,
and devoted and able-bodied, but because 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 de.
serving of Nehi's affection and who loved Nehi
as purely and IS really as Mary Ann herself
They had conferred together about it. Mary
Ann. who could rot be happy where Susan was
not-eyen at Nehi's side-had broken the sub
iect 20 Susan, and her clearest suspicious were
confrned by the secret disclosure that both the
ladies loved the same saint.
Far from feeling indignant at this frank and
nrwasd confidence, .Nehfs wife received it with
delight. She gave her maiden friend every as
sursnce that their mutual choice was worthy of
their united ambition, and they set to work to
compel Nehi to accept another Mrs. Gibbons.
It being unseemly for Susan to do more than
buE hersalf as frequently as possible in Mr.. Glib
boiis' way, theplot ripened slowly, and, on con-
ferring with one of the Bishops of the Church,
he recommended both ladies to make the con-
summation a subject of prayer. They lifted up
their hearts together that It might be revealed
to Nehi what good gifts he was neglecting. But
Nehi hardened his heart, ndrefused to extend
bis tablecloth.
He was vet ignorant of the new helpmate
intended for him, but on the suggestion of Mrs.
Gibbons that he was not clarifying his man
hS6d and his family, he said that pair was
enough, and that he had no wish to marry.
Under these circumstances little extreme di-
plomacy was adjudged necessary, and Mrs. Glib
bons, to compel a marriage, declared that her
household work WIS too onerous, and finally
affected to be grieyously i'll. Nehi Gibbons,
unable to resist this description of appeal,
obeyed the desire Of his wife, Mary Ann, but
the woman he married-was not Susan u He
was too blind to guess the person intended, and
he married an entirely different woman.
Grave complications ensued upon this pre-
cinitate action of lyehi Gibbons. The peace OF
his family was disturbed, and none the less be-
cause, after the usual period, the second Mrs.
Gibbons had baby. Mary Ann, redoabling
her efforts, met with no other success than that
MIR. Gibbons took third wife, and this time
also it failed to be Susan; The third oftort was
more directly made, and with less diplomacy,
MIS-. Gibbons the first suggesting expressly that
her choice was her bosom friend and the pow
ar of candor was never so well attested as on
this occasion, for lEr. Gibbons answered: ~
,,pHad / thought Susan would have accepted
me, my dear Mary Ann,I should have made
her mygife before fproposed to you'll P
Thus piety and patience were crowned,
friendship was rewarded, and Susan and Mary
Ann being lovely in life, in wedlock were moi
divided -