Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-07
THE WIDOWS TEAR.
Diiliculty With Which 1t Il Dropped
Over the Remains Of the Late Lament.
cd Brigham Young.
Rochester Democrat,

NOlIS dS Ntll aH totli w VA IjN'A'i' 'ti-
hops, but that is not very well. 1t Is
customary in civilized nations for the
widow TO 90 to the grave OF the depart
cd one ut the hour Of sunset, and, she'd
ding il few tears and arranging the in
evitablc flowers, to 90 away with her
handkerchief to her eyes. The widows
of Mr.. Young adopted thi, beautiful
custom rs one woman, and, owing to
absence of the police and lack of the
regulations imperatively necessary in
the premises, there arose much confu
sion. The first to visit the grave, oddly
enough, was the last that was welded
to the excessive husband She had
hardly settled herself and begun to
oozc when there appeared on the melan-
choly scene two others, each armed with
a watering-pot.
What do YOU want here?' she said
20 the intrudcrs in low voice much
DISTRACTED by tears. " Is not my grief
sacred from the intrusion of the hollow
world? Depart and leave me with my
dead
The invaders had been weeping like
wise; but the surprise they experienced
drove back the unbilden tear "Wcll,
here's inpudence" they said one to
another. Your dead, indeed! How
long, pray, had you been married to
our dear husband q
1.-Two happy, happy years" said the
kneeling widow, sobbing violently. "And
he was always good to me My heart
is breaking! | wish YOU would 90
away"
Did you ever hear the like Of this?'
said the intrudcrS one to another. comfy
two years; and our dear husband was
welded to us nearly Il quarter of cen
fury, And yet this upstart would drive
us away from this sacred spot, -tais APP
prentice would say that we, who passed
the larger part Of our lives with the
sweet one who has passed away, have
naught which memory Is bound to re-
spcct."
" He was more mine than yours" said
the hollow voice Of woman Il little
distance Off He was more mine than
any other persons in the world, | tell
you! Thirty years ago we pIighted our
troth, and there was uninterrupted hap
pincss between Us up to the hour of his
death put the last plaster on that
noble breast, and it was this hand that
gave him his last spoonful of parcgoric.
Stand aside and let me weep upon his
grave"
Not SO fastw exclaimed Il lady of
much age and fairness, who had ust
barring the onward move
ment of the last speaker with her tremb-
ling hand. If there is any question as
to rights here, let my white hairs speak
for me. Bear in mind you sinful
things the old remark that age should
be permitted to 90 before beauty. He
was my husband III his youth, and |
cannot forcgo my rights now that he
has gone. Let me weep first upon his
grave, even if YOU forbid me the sacred
privilege of remaining there for n con-
tinuous gush.
THAT fat thing, exclaimed still
older and very thin lady, pushing her
way to the front. That odious person
Never, never My dear husband always
hated her. He has told me so repeat
eddy"
Il pray that tins disgusting argument
may ccase.' said.a firm but fine voice.
Ny dear husband would not like it. 1t
is not respectful Whenever other NJ
fecuons my dear husband may have
had, it is we'll known that was bis IA
vorite. As such he told me all his Sc
crcts. Many is the time he has said to
me, Amelia, would that they were all
gone but you Surely no lady will have
the hardhood to dctle his grave with
her tears after this. Neither age nor
youth, rs such, can have place at my
dear husbands tomb. Stand back, all
of youl know my rights
We draw veil over the scene that
followed. Suffice it to say that tears,
watcring-pots, bits of hair, and shrleks
were painfully conspicuous. The sacred
spot was profaned with actions which
would shame the contending armies Of
the east, and peace was restored only
through the vigorous interccssion of sew
cral of The brethren of the church. 4
compromise was effected after few
DAYS, but thus far seven that does not
work satisfactorily. The grave was di-
yided into nineteen imaginary sections,
each distinguished by n white post II
little distance of, marked respectively,
" Number |, ~ " Number >, - etc. These
sections were sold to the widows Mt auc-
ton, the receipts to- be given to the
church. OF course. the richest widow
got the hest section, and SO on down
through the list. and il may well Toe i'm.
agincd that the best feelings of the hui
man heart are thereby tritled with,
though it Is impossible to see how ii is
to bc avoided The mourning goes on
at sunset, hut it is not regular and easy,
and the prophecies are often vio-
lated.