The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-17
Il MORMON LOVE STORY.
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A Mormon, whom we call Brother Nehi Glib
bons, took wife ct the blooming age Of rs. He
was pious and Industrious, and seemed to be-
perfectly satisfied with bis bride, whose lame
| was unfortunate for a heroine, being plain
Mary Ann. She was the best OF wives, and she
| sang in the choir, bore Nehi q child, and help
ed to cultivate his vine and fs tree. Their
aprlcots and pear trees grew and fourlshed,
their cattle and sheep Increased, and nothing
seemed wanting in this comfortable establish
ment, which was the envy Of every youthful
saint. Still, there was O skeleton In the closet.
| Mary Ann had a secret and O passion. She
wanted Nehi to lake q second Vile! This was
| not only because he was a good aud 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
deserving of Nefis affection. and who loved
Nehi as purely and as really O, Mary Ann her
| self! They had conferred together about 1t.
| Mary Ann, who could not be happy where
| Susan was not-even at Nehi's de-had
broken the subject to Susan, and her clearest
suspicious were confirmed by the secret dis
closure that both the ladies loved the same
| saint. Far from feeling indignant at this frank
and forward confidence, Nehl's wife. received
it with delight. She gave her nader friend
every assurance that their mutual choice was
worthy oftheir united ambition, and they SCI
TO work to compel NehiTo accept another Mrs.
Gibbons. 1t being unseemly for Susan to do
more than put herself as frequently as posi-
BILE In Mr. Gibbons's way, tn plot rlpened SLOW
liz, and, on conftring with one OF the bishops
Of the church. he recommended both aides to
make the co%nsummation d subject OF prayer.
They lifted up their hearts together that 1t
might be revealed to Mem what good .iits ne
was neglecting, but Nehi hardened his heart,
and refused TO extend his table cloth. He
was as yet ignorant Of the new .helpmate 10
tended for him, but on the suJgestion.o of Mrs.
Gibbons that he was not clarifying his man.
hood and his family, he said that q pair was
enough, and that he had no wish to marry.
Under these circumstances, a little extreme
Gibbons, to compel marriage, declared that
her household work was Loo onerous,
and finally affected to be grlevously i'll.
Nehi Gibbons, unable 10 resist this de-
s~cription of appeal, obayed the 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 colnpll-
cations ensued upon this preclpltate action oil
Nehi Gibbons. The peace OF his family was
disturbed, and none the less because, after the
usual period. The second Mrs. Gibbons had q
baby. Mary Ann, redoubllng her efforts. met
with. no other success than that Mr.. Gibbons
took a third wife, and This time also 1t failed
TO be Susan. The third effort was more dL
rectly made, and with less diplomacy, Mrs.
Gibbons The first suggesting expressly that
her choice was her bosom friend; aud the
power OF caudor was never so we'll attested as
on this occasion; for Mr.. Gibbons answered /:
Had I thought Susan would have accepted
me, my dear Mary Aln, I shoHld have made
her my wife before I proposed TO you!" Thus
piety and patience were crowned, friendship
- .-I C,,nnn and lTnrp Inn
being. lovely in life, in wedlock were not d.
yideQ,