The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-04-14
Some Mormon Stories.


TYRANNY OF THE FIRST WIFE.
40 At almost the first dinner party |
was invited to in Salt Lake City l was
introduced to gentleman. We will
call him Jones. / was also introduced
TO two ladies named Jones, but it did
not occur to me until was told after
ward that they were both married to
him. One was pasSe, proud and stately
in bearing and appearance. The other
was young, very pretty and seemed to
shrink at the sound of the others
voice. She flew to obey her commands
which consisted of orders to wait on
Mr.. Jones. Emma she would say,
hand George this, hand George that;
get Georges hat, get Georges cane;
fetch Georges gloves, etc.
GAS l have said before, the first wife
is mistress of all the others and they are
forced to obey her as abjectly as slaves.
Emma was the second wife of Jones,
and the first wife ruled her with rod of
iron. There was no tyranny she did
not iuflict upon her, no mean, merciless
grinding under foot that she did not
exercise, Jones left them to fight it out.
SO hideous was the first wife's treat
ment of the second that she finally went
crazy and had to be confined in an asy-
lum. Mrs. Jones the first urbanely gave
Mr.. Jones permission to bring home
any number of young and pretty wives,
but at the latest he had not availed him
self of her kindness.
HAPPY FOR EVER AFTER.
A young fellow had pretty, young
wife, but soon began to pay his adj
dresses to a young lady. He took the
latter on a little excursion, on which,
rs it happened, his wife had gone.
They met and, as the wife had had no
intimation of what he was contemplat-
ing, she began to make scene, Just as
a Gentle wife should. He hurried
both ladies into a room in a rustic hotel
on the pretext of talking it overquietly.
As soon as he got there he slipped out,
locked them in, and gave orders below
that no one should let them out or pay
any attention to their cries for assist
ance. The day went on, and the hus-.
band enjoyed himself, but the women
fought and stormed and went into hys-
terics and tainted and recovered and
finally got awfully hungry. In vain
they shouted and begged to--be re-
leased. Then they wept and made up,
and when the husband came and de-
manded through the keyhole If they
We're good friends and would like some
thing to eat. they both said Yes
E1eekly to all his questions. Then he
unlocked the door. and theJ went and
had cosy little dinner together, and
when he MARI ed the young lady they
Were aliAappy ever after
- TWO FRLEN DIS UNITED ron LIFE.
g. g1'wovschoo lmates vowed that moth
ing should ever part then-neither
marriage nor death When one re-
ceived an eligible offer Of marriage she
would only accept it on condition that
her husband should marry her friend
before the honeymoon was over. He
promised, hoping that she would change
her mind, but She did not, and in three
weeks time there was second we'd
ding. The two friends were thus hap
PLY united for life. Truly the ways of
Mormon. women pass all understanding.
l knew one man who married two sis
tiers at the same time, one ceremony
sufficing to make him the husband of
both. ~. .-t..-f. ,-..,
l. 4
as MARRYING A WHOLE FAMILY.
sc While old men invariably select
young women as wives, they often
make a concession to a daughter and
marry her mother at the same time, SO
as not to separate them, and young
man will often take mother and grand
mother along with the daughter Lit
orally in Utah men frequently marry a
whole family, A wife getting old is
often glad to have her husband marry
her daughter by another husband, so
that the original wife may not be ousted
from her privileges and q comfortable
home ra 49,
]. -Four wAGON-LoADs OF. WIVES,
OF the men who first came 20 the
Territory it is estimated that they av-
eraged forty children each. Orson Pratt,
WhcnI last saw him, was about eighty
years OF age. He had more wives than
any OF them. On little farm about
fifteen miles from Salt Lake City | saw
his last wife. She was fine woman.
about twenty-eight years of age, with
three orfour little towheaded children
running about. She was terribly TO-
norant, while he was the most learned
man in the Territory. Coming into the
city the same day 1 met three beauti
fully dressed, and, l was informed, fine
ly educated elderly ladies' They were
pointed out to me as Orson Pratt's wives.
A dayor two after / got into street.
car. = 1t was so loaded down entirely
by ladies that had, to stand. They
were all Orson Pratt's wives. A few of
them went on an excursion one dav.
leaving the children behind. There
were four wagon-loads of Orson Pratt's
wives, and l began to think they were
as countless as the sands of the sea
shore"
-. AyENGING ANGELS.
Are there Avenging Angels?" the
reporter asked.
.'Most certainly; but, like the Braves
Of Venice, their real calling is known to |
but few and their personnel still less. | |
had been long time in the Territory
before | could obtain any satisfaction
about these men. One day l was out |
walking with male relative and a man
stopped us. During the conversation / |
observed him closely, because he was so
handsome-with light, wavy brown hair.
skin like a GIRLS and hpautifpl hI,o