The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-02
A VERY QUEER ROMANCE.
RUNAWAP MATCH or A BEA UTIFUL
MORMON AND MANLY GENTLE.

Persecution by the Lady's Fnmiiy-A Model
for the Complete Letter Writer The Love
crs Finally Fiee 10 the Golden state.
From TIE SAT- Lake 7tt5uns.
About two and half years ago, Mr.. Will
liam Irvine, a young Gentle, arrived In this city
and engaged In the hair business, opening ms
store In the Kimball block. He came wei
recommended to some OF the best CHRISTIAN
people of tho Territory, and was therefore at
once admitted to circles OF good society nv
his store he engaged quite number OF young
woman. and among them Mas Bertha BAR
ION. An intimacy sprung up between her and
lMr. Irvine, who became a constant visitor at
a,er house, and 10 the course OF time, unbeknoWn
married When Miss Bsrtons family learned OF
M they commenced a Systematic persecution
against her, because her nfianced was an unre-
lesno.ato Babylonian, whom they proceeded to
fdenounco md traduce In the vilest manner.
his character with ali ,se "tndiciiyeness which
rsna,icism could p,9mpa bs s9ent whole
own that sne and her employer were onsus sd
70 be married. Finally, WELDING 70 the pressure,
boweyer, she dlvulged all, and promised not TO
return TO work. the next morning her brother
Jke, tho oficious member OF the barton family;
called on Mr.. Irvine at his store, and Informed
min lat Bertha had given up her situation. A
short conversation ensued, in which the cause
of this action was revealed, wheroupon Mr.. IT.
vlne told the brother that he Intended to see the
young lady. even u II were necessary to take a
United states oficor with him to doit. In tho
mean time she sent word Tor him to visit her
and fearing that he would bring with him an
officer, the family did not object. The result OF
the visit was. IN less than week the young
lady returned to her WORK but from that time
forward her mother and brothers made her
1ome a bcdlam. Thia she endured, until Ike
took occasion one evening to slap her In the
face because she defended the honor OF her
lover. ,.,
when sue returned to WORK the next morning,
ut O'Clock, she and Mr.. Irvine concluded the
course Of the difficulty forthwith. lhey pro-
ceeded to his room m the Townsend House
whore they called In a magistrate ana we're MIR
ried before o'clock. Knowing the personal
danger they were In from her several grown
brothers, the Benedict and his brde procured
That night the whole Barton family were
mounted and equipped. but fortunately they
could not ascertain which way the eloplng
couple mad gone. After aweeks absence they
returneo and opened the store but nothing OF
Importance occurred until Mrs. Irvine's other
dke came IN one morning and, IN a deeply sol
pmn tone, said Bertha, read this aud ponder
over IL they are the words Of your dear brother.
who does not yet know OF your rash act" Then
NE banded her the following letter, which had
been opened and read IN the family council;
frBiisniso. ssp issiGR.TIoS 0rricE
~ lsLiNoIoN, LiyEhrool,. Avg -, le,6)
Impressed 10 write IN this strain. do II because
duty, and, furthermore, because nave lro her0 love
and siIecilCn ior YOU may nave said MN, n5s ,sa'
Der the rsprooi from friend L DETER tnan All 1hs
encnyP Those VINO. BY nattery deceit, And smooth
woro. wean US from oar scganee to trqs and proper
tnspirti men and ~ iaitn u our childho 81 but
as The sc may be. insiaaa,. iais, iaio he aiie,
Hons Of the younl and arss taxes advantage Of their
innocent. unsopnsueAied lstuIe, ana SKATERS aug
makes a wreck 81 me "orIn, o. a noo.s end ana
ssss snd nei are really mGs'i , Te9 'ne3 Ne h9Gs,
man ma unt tho brc she n 10 honor n e. n nus
band Is coarse vulgar unprncplel man ana ins'oat
ssaye the mGrkl la urAs Uut 70 oe % case r 100 IT
.aiaon.. DOW i. ns's pi ard ropn,s and sotaetue
boon companion Of Tie nosriipe. oiaekes anu m
Ihe acqu1ntlnee 81. cd La.ter.DaS SAINT. an,
snc profess ssain,t any Mormon lady especially
SeT son sS os sIeson a S q rss or any
else. or ACCEPTING the company OF Gentle u
ls sSSe OF or aye hing 70 DO Win HEN & bus.
nsss '.rS' en, fSs man but sne wos IY1 also
rould much more in tn. letter, but pernap, have
when you wf.tc to ne. nave written this IN good
0 Oa if'F ' yau rom
Brother anu weil.wisher Nm. d. BARroS
william ID. Barton. the writer Of this choic,
scrap Of Mormon gospel ana orotherly aneetion
pit the time he penned II, was on mission Il
England He was the hns6and OF two wiyel
left at home IN this city, while ne was preach
tng the fraud and these two wives ~ VINO live'
together In one house OF three rooms, were com
pelled to GO out washing Tor \ living. The let
ter, therefore. carried great weight with tn'
wayward young saintess! Her mother disown
nd her, and WIS Instrumental IN circulating tn
1oulest 81 inders on her character. Her old Nor
mon friends tried to impress her young mInt
that her marriage with MIR. Irvine was Illegal
because II had not been solemnlzed Ia the En-
dowment House, and that any offspring whict
should result from such union would he lille
ultimate. But all they said or did failed to sevel
der from her husband and finally, after beinl
abused by them ON every street corner, one OF
ber brother c1ncuOines went TO her Ia Juns
last and said Bertha, have had a dream
Your de ID fathers s3irt appeared TO NE 10y
night, and said he was very unhappy In The
other world because Of your marriage with I
Gntile. He desires you to meet your mother
next SUNDAY night at MS grave IN the cemete
and there YOU will learn his Will and the VIII oi
God concerning yourself.
The appointed time came, but Mrs. Irvine did
not 90 10 meet her mother. She could SEE
Through the trick. and subs quently II was lad,
known to her that ~ nose " Dinites were ~
waiting, whose intention IL WAS to blood atone
her. When she remembered tuat only a few
months before this time her mother had stood
at the open grave Of Il graudcAild. aud an tears
regretted that the corpse which was being
buried was not the 3Oly OF her daughter Der
aha, instead of the dead child, her mind was
flled with horror Of the scheme to make her
abe object Of love tiny neizhbor as thpselL" as
interpreted by brighan-shed tbs blood Of the
apOstate 10 save her soul.
From this time the barton family made Zior
not for Mr.. Irvine. Men prowled ABOUT IN,
house at night his metuer-in-law would as
hounded from house to house, nlligned aud
vned, until he conc uded AT tue earnest sonci
tation OF his wife, to leave the country. A lev
apartlng shot She went TO his house, anC
after preaching her daughter a Mormon sermon
In tho fOuest language conceivable, she eX
claimed, No, Bertha, rather than have yoi
live with that awful creature, would gadl!
Alter you have been IN peTdtlon THOUSAND
years, you sh II be redeemed. while he (shakin.
ber umbrella frantic ly In Mr. Iryines face
viii be roasting IN hell! :" MIR. Irvine put the ole
lady out by force.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine lief
Zion Tor san Francisco, happy to yet away iron
Acouutry where for two years they have beeI
prosecuted night aud day Mr.. Irvine was, Will,
mere, CCrr spending Secretary Of the YOunl
Mon CHRISTIAN Association and was associated
with the best CHRISTIAN people Of Utah. liz
goes to the coast well recommended.
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"IS THIS MY DEAR MOTHERPO