Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-28
/, BETRAYED LOVER.

What an honest Mormon is TO do
vbose heart is devoted to raising up
earthly tabernacles for these fugitive
snirits to inhabit, is past our compre-
bansion. The girls are lightning. Gen
tile fashions and the Salt Lake Tribune
are putting such dangerous notions into
their heads that they are becoming ut
terly corrupt. There is no holding
them in. 4 much-married Saint, who
numbers half dozen wives to his house
hold. is now getting to have such endless
trouble with his multiform charge, that
life il really no enjoyment to him. We
will relate a domestic incident to show
how decentralization is creeping within
the sacred walls of Zion.
A Saint, we withhold his name, who
lives no great distance from the City
Hall has four wives. But his heart
mined in loneliness, and his gushing af-
tect;ons poured out like water upon a
fifth adorable object. The insidious char
mer was sister-in-law. The girl was
obdurate. She thonght her admirer had
his share of femininity, and she would
rathe, receive the attentions of some
yonnr man who could bestow his undi-
yided affections upon her. But Uxor
could not be consoled. She was neces-
sary to his happiness, and if she would
90 through tie Endowmen; House with
him. she should have one-half of his
time on earth, and in heaven he would
rrncure for her peculiar distinction. The
i,de could not resist such earnest suit,
the reversionary joys were too attractive.
She langushed little, cast down her
ewes,
And saving she would ne'er rconsent-consented-
But she imposed hard conditions.
Benedict must procure separate house
for her. She would not mix with Il COM
mon herd of wives; he must at least
spend every alternate week in her socie-
ty. and he must give her five hundred
dollars to buy furniture with.
The amorous Saint WINGED at these ex
acting terms, it was paying prodigal
price for fifth wife. The thrifty
Prophet has declared that he or any
other believer in the Book of Mormon
would give more than sixpence for a
fresh snd blooming young virgin;' but
he was not reckless enough to set so
high price as five hundred dollars But
this suitor was caught in the meshes of
Love, and he could not resist. A bar
gain was fixed up with his eYac;ing
charmer, peasant house hired for her
special use, and check for the required
sum placed in her hand. One fond.
ardent kiss set his heart pit-a-pat, and
gave him delightful foretaste Of the
Joys that were in store. A few days
were allowed the betrothed bride to pro.
cure the furniture, and Monday the holy
ordinance was to be performed. But,
alas, for the devious course of true love!
While the supposed work of preparation
for the marriage feast was in progress,
the bridegroom stepped in to see how
things looked A blank settled upon his
face; the house was deserted and bare,
the perfdious charmer had flown. His
money had been used as n dowry upon
an outsider, the pair had gone to
California to enjoy their honeymoon, and
the connubial Establishments of his four
wives cannot arouse him from his incon-
solable grief The worlds people and
the deprayed hearts of these wicken girls
will drive these pure minded Saints to
desperation.-[ Salt Lake Tribune, 22d.