Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-03
WEEPING WIDOES.
the Claims OF Affection
Sectional ssrief-MiNed MOURNING

Sectional tirief-Mixed MOURNING
from The Rochester De,,ocrat.l
The widows OF brigham Young are doing
as well as could be expected, perhaps, bit
that is lot very VT Il. 1t Is customary in
civilized EaIions for the widow TO go 10 the
grave of The departs q one at the hour of sun
set, and shedding a few tears aad arranging
the iEtvit5 BILE flowers, TO 20 away with her
hand trchicf 10 her eyes. The widows OF
Mr.. Iouug adopted tins beautiful custom as
one woman, and, owing 10 the absence of the
police and lack OF the regulations impers-
lively necessary Ia The premises, there arose
mt Gu confusion. The first to visit the grave
eddy enough, was the last that was welded
10 the tNcessl We husband. She had hardly
settled leIself and begun TO ooZe when there
appeared OF u me laucholy scene two others
each 1Tmed with a watering pot.
- y hat do you want herr she said TO the
intiuders In low voice much ob>tructei by
tears. lis Lot my grief sacred from the in
trus.on of The hollow world? Depatt aud
leave me with my deaf"
The invaders had been weeping likewise;
but The surprise they experienced Drove back
the uDbldden tear. "WSli, here's impu-
dencei" they said one To s.Ao her. Your
dead, indeed! How long, pray, hal you bsel
married 10 our dear husbaBu?''
Two happy, happy year," said the kneel-
| ing widow, sObbing violently. And he was
always good TO me. My heart is breaking.
L wish You would 90 away
did GU ever a. ar the like Of thiSo" said
the lntTuders one 10 another. .'Onlv two
years; and our dear huS baud was welded To
us nearly a quarter of a century AMI vet
TINS upStsrt would drive Us away frata ms
sacred spot-ihis apprentice would say that
we, who passed The larger part of oar ives
with the sweet one who has passed ayaY
nave naught which memory Is bound TO
, respect"
He was more mine than yours" said the
hollow voice OF a woman a little distance OF.
HE as more mil e Than any other persons
III this world, tell you! TuIriy years ago
we Pills httd our troIh, and there was unin
terruIted happiness between Us up to tue
hour OF his deaIh. / put the last plaster on
That lCbe breast, and II was this baud that
gave him his last spoonful Of paregorIc.
stand aside and let me weep upon his
grave"
Not so fast" exclaimed a lady of much
age ana fathess, who had just appeared, bar
I'll he onward move ment of the last speaker
with her trembling hand. al there is any
quest ion as 10 rights here, let my white hairs
speak for me. Bear in mind, you sinful
things, the old remark that age should be
permitted 10 60 before beauty. He was my
husband IN his youth, and L cannot forego
my rights now that he has gone. Let me
weep hrst upon his grave, even If you
forbid me the sacred privilege of remaining
there for a continuous gu>h"
" TEat rat thing - exclaimed q still older
and very thin lady, pushing her way TO the
'front.'. That odious person? Never! never
Ny dear ushand alway hated ner. He has
told me so r. peatedly." 81 pray that this dis
gustirg argument may cease!' said a firm
but file voice. :" My dear hus band would not
like II. 1t is not r. spec full. Whatever other
affections my dear husband may have had,
II Is well h own that was his favorite. AS
/
I'm ne has said To me, d" Amelia, / would
that they were all gone but you" surely no
lacy Will have the hardihOod To defile his
grave with her tears after this. Neither age
Tor youth as such can have a place a. my
dear husbands tomb. Stand back, all OF
You! 1 know hoy rights" We draw a veil
over lie scel that followed. Suffice IL TO
say that u aTs, watering pots, bits of hair and
shfleks we're painfully conspicuous. The
sacrt Il oil war profaned with actions which
would shame the couiending armies of the
East, Al peace was restored only through
the vigorous intercession OF several OF the
brethren OF the church. A compromise was
tEt CT, u alter few days, bus thus far even
T. at does not work satisfactorily. The grave
was divided into nineteen Imaginary sec
Ions each DISTINGUISHED by white post a
Number ~ Number - SC These sec
lions were sOld 10 the W idows at auction the
iecelpts 10 De given TO the church. OF course
The richest widow got the best section, aud so
on dtWn hfous n The IIst and IL may w1ll b
iDlss iDed that the best feelings of ths amman
heai are thereby trih' d with, Though IL /
impossible t@ see how IL is TO be avoided
The noun ing goes on al sunset, nut in isno
often violated.
Get of my dress'' says numbers 3, poking
her elbow spite ully into the side OF mum.
Der s.
''S op Stopping your tears over on my sec
ton" eXciaims / lumber to numbe 10
Cant You cry without mussing NV new
SIX all OVER, AXIS number - OF number H.
Don't make SO much noise with Your
beastly sobbing. Ittounds ike a hor-e at
Tie watering trough? viciou,ly says another
number.
Coed beavensi You've smashed my bon
nett" shrieks another, cutting her grief in
two In the middle.
ave as good q right here as you have!" is
The return. Its as much my corpse as ii is
yours. any day!'
And SO the weeping and mourning go on,
and the solemn sunset is regarded all over
Utah as the signal for smOthered thunder
While great CLASH OF arms is continually
aIpfeheDded and may come any day. No
worder the new head Of the church recently
raised his hands In despair and said with q
great shuddeY: "There will be no peace till
these unhappy widows are married again,
ard pending that event 1 even would that
they were dead"