, 1873-01-02
BISHOP POTTS, OF UTAH.
r1ly Trials Mt Christmas Time.

fteon intorostinu eTnn Earv Il tho ,vintor "
the DiaLop determined that his littlo onoa shond
have a good tmo on Christ1nas SO be concluded
| to tako trim down to San Franoisco to 400 what
ho could find In tho shape Of tors with which to
crafty and n1,,,ee them, Tho rood Dislon
| pacllcl hB cnrpet-bag embraced Mrs, Potts ono
by ono and kissed zach OF hor afcotionately. md
started upon bis Journey
ho camo back with nftcon beautiful month-or-
gans in his valiso for bis dar!ingo. Ho rot out
81 the train at Salt Lake. thinEing how joyous
aud orilarating, it would be at homo on Christ
mouth-orgnis nhou!d 10 in operation upon dif-
foront tunos at tho eane moment. But inst ap
he ontorel tho depot ho saw n group Of women
standing in tho ladies' room apparently waiting
twenty Of them rushed up, throw their arms
about his neck and kipaod hin. e1clajminR:
HOh, Theodore, We arc 500 gind yon havo
come back! Wolcomo homo1 Wcloomo, doar
bosom Of your familyl'' and thon tbs ontiro
lis lis shit front and m.sscd lin. N '1 S'e~>N WV
The Diphopseomed surprised and embarrassed.
'":1 j" Roa,1v 1,dlos. th,a kind Of thing Ia va1,
opourh-it tg interesting and ali TINT but thoro
must 10 uome kind of a-that is, IN awkward
sort of a-axc,1so ma, IadoB. but thore ,seema to
bo, as 1t were. q slight misunderstanding about
' !" We XXI know s It, We % know IT. do.rost,r thew OK
clainot In chorus, "aud ne arc no xlat 10 roo
wyoll whIe you yol, wore away, love" '1 ''''
hTt rrntif1os mo-" remarked thu nishop. nto
learn that mono OF YOU Layo boon a proy to dis
oaso, I am filled with blisslul serenity when
contemplate tho fact but. renlIy. / do mt nm
ieretand why YOU should rush into this railway
station and hug mo because your liyerH aro &C
! two and your diccntion good. I'he precedent is
| bad; Il il danEorous!" = ''' ~
,"oh, nut !, t., we didn't" they @ exclaimed inc! in
cause You aro our husband"
"Pardon me. but there must bo aome 1fttlo.-
! that iB 10 nay. az It wero, should thlnk not.
! Women, You have mistakon yo1ir man /"
! HOli. now doarost |" they shouted. two wcro
| marriad to vol while Won ware awav1h
nWhat II exclaimed tho Bislou. n vot, ilon't
| moan to aay that"
"Yos. lovc. Our husband, William Brown.
| died on Monday and on Thursilny Brirham lid
a yieion. In which he was directed to goal us 10
| you and no Le norformod tho csromony at onco
| by proxy."
sATh-fh-th.th-unt1or u observed tho Dishop In
| n general sort Vf a way.
RAnd. darling vo are all living with YOU now,
-rn md I'm dnar cbillreu.,'
! nClilaren! children u exclaimed Dlshop
| Potts. turning male, Is Won don't moan to any
| thnt there is : mack OF Children, too1"
HYas love. but only on. hundruI and twonty-
f1yo, not counting tho uicht twius and the trio
| lot.h
il Wba- -wla-yha.yhat IL you say ?" Raepod the
| nihhon in coid uorspiration. .sona bnni1rod and
% tWsntyhye ~ ~" pne hundTod and ~ tWontvivo ~ i've
| ch;lfiron and tvonty more viyesl II il tao
much-it ia awful !" and tho Bishop nat down
md aroauea. vhile the late Mrs. Brown. The
BRIDE stood around in semlcirclo and fnnned
L;n1 81, har honnota al, nTcant tbs Tod.hn;rs1
one md ala in her trenjdation made n fntila
/ await ~ fsn him with thr nnalacntIic
& ~ aftar l % ,eio T Tia nrho, hs"nn,. rocon.
o;ioI - ~. raw s1iiancs Lmnri,1 vail tbat nro.
i. io.t. wna w no unayain'o ~ he walked none
in1d;n1 ~ NAVY nf tho lett1c hunk of lie hrds
ns he rnn}a conyan;anty eraan in his. -w,,i,o tbo
ro rod.ha;paa nh sgnmsn narraa ,}is ,1mbrnii. and
,,s.r,.sa n front =, tha n,roao ~ ron,nvo ~
stn,et;ons ~ md .a to sc.ro eff mnal boya
Wh"u ihe Biahnn reacl,cd fhe h91ae In want
,ro,,,d ,nnono tho rra5ioa vhich n11sd Tho hs.I,
naylor md % ts TIM nceonil. .tory rooms md At.
f"mntod sz;th inch cnrnestncsa to Iecome A.,
e ~ sno mn1se m cr";o o4o ,ra s anu
Sfteon atood arourd nnd ioined ia tic chorur.
re. H. n, .,,, . @ "t ~ ~, tNa ,,aran,. u
on tee p "ens atc M s . Sas ao"ny snS gf
via NJra pitts Ii.trh,toi hers,if ntonnd i,
tsatgathraa MI nscas sn1 soothaa t,c riildrom
- r. ooenrrc1 n liz In,Snn wh;ia ia m,,ed oni
@ ~ 70 teo tooa e %G hn .a ~ nnt ol.
AZ a 9.y ~ naw 1 atood End % ae laher ts
20 .no ha nsr,i ~" ba ni h w .c ~
u san Frsncitco rs for one hundrod and furty-four
moro. nor A~0 N'' e''~ ''''>'' ~ ''''S@ -'' y NSA'
'oi No The DIshop repsckod his carpet-bsg aud be-
| o.n ,a.io ~ IiG fsrs,ran ~ his f.m,,y IT, tn
Kfortv Kf"I ki.., ~ iii - sfrn pt,a vhn m2a A. homa
oni atsrtod f,r ~. ianot villa S1rs Potts ,too
~ III I'm vsr;nua w;niown and rnyea hur tnn,,-
! isorchiefa .t im-ali excont tho woman with tha
| warn hnir' md sho. in q 1t Of abDent-mindod-
neas' "n. .hsli i ono Of tho twins by Ito l.x and
| brandinhod it at Potts AZ lo tiaw down the
Street.
tTha Bishon reached San Francisco. comnleted
hts nuronase E and Wan iust about to cet On thn
| tran with hin IA monti,-opann. when = talorrnm
| wna h.ndel him. II contained information 10
ths oiTect that tho suburn-llairod Mrs, Potts had
tunt lnd dnuehtor. Thts induced tLo BishoD
10 return to tlle city for tho 1urposc Of pur-
rhhsiug no additional organ,
| IN lie following Saturday lie returned hop,e.
Al he snproachei lis house swarm Of youuc
children dew out OF tho front gate aud ran to.
| ward him, shouting, .'There's nal IIore comos
| ma! OH. IN. but we're glad to 500 youl Uurrah
| lar m l' etc.. otc.
| iri,., pu1,,,,, lonkad s+ 4ha oh;15rar an kbno