The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-06-01
GENTLE ENTERPRISE.
Or How the Young Man Got Away VIII ING
Bishops Daughter
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From the Salt Lake Tribune
gbo,t time since, young Gentle paid
his attention to the daughter OF Mormon
bishop at Franklin, but was warned away,
p. even threatened by the DANTE Band.
Tn Young nan was not 10 be scared 20
lon IL the girl was willing, and finally
t,ey concluded TO get married, end their
troubles and spite the old man. But who
would do the splicing, was the question.
They couldn't find any one in Franklin
willing to undertake the task, 20 the young
ran remembered an old bishop in a stake
,f Zion this side Of Franklin, and 10 him
he would appeal. First arming himself
with q certificate IN the shape OF a bottle
Of good old whisky, for which he knew the
bishop had a weakness, the young man anu
his girl lit out between two days, and were
Foon in the presence of the bishop, who was
+, I've prevailed upon TO do the splicing.
The young man, after producing the per
euasive bottle, told the bishop that he was
2 GOOD brother OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints, and the girl by
hi. side was Gentle Take drink,
bishop" The bottle went up and the whis-
ky went down.
"You see, Bishop" continued the young
man, .this girls father is id Gentle,
and is opposed to our marrying, 50 We just
come down TO get you TO do the little Job
for us. Take drink, Bishop" And the
bishop took an eager pull, while the young
man continued: "This id Gentle
threatened to shoot us on sight ii We mar
ried, but we don't care a cuss for that.
Bishop, take drink" The bishop took a
swig and warmed up to business. After
marrying, he gave them the usual Mormon
advice, and made some allusion to Utah's
best crop. Crimson suifused the damsel's
cheek, the young man stood two feet taller
in his boots, and the bishop took another
drink.
Being of one flesh, they set out to find
lodgings for the remainder Of the night at a
neighboring hotel. The sweetest dreams
are often disturbed; so were those of the
newly welded pair. There came knock
ing, ungentle knocking, at their chamber
door, and the voice of the old man rang out
on the air, demanding admission.
"You can't come in :" yelled the young
man, until morning doth appear"
But the father kept up the knocking, and
the young man becoming annoyed, got up
and let him in.
"What are you doing in that bed, you
nasty thing" said he, addressing the
new WIFE"
Look. here, dad, I'm Just doing what
mann did when che just married you. I'm
sleeping with my husband, and-it's none
OF your business. Git out -
The old man didn't go; he tarried and
talked, scolded and threatened, until the
young mans passions rose.
"See here, bishop, dad, that's my wife
and you can't abuse her. Vamose or I'll
blow your brains out" and as he said it, he
swung a savage six-shooter out of his real
pocket, and the old man waited not on the
order Of going, but went, leaving the cou
pie alone in their sweetness.
The hero and heroine of this story wert
prosecuted by the Saints, and finally lef
ihe country, settling among their friends il
a email town on the Central Pacific, west O
Ogden.