The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-23
THE WRONG LECTURER.

Beaver Dam is one of the creates
I places for Jokes that can be found il
q days ride on pass. The boys arr
now telling oil diabolical joke tina
was played on young man. They
have been having a course OF lectures
there, and the young man has acted
: on committee that has taken charge
of the lecturers, and has been very
efficient. The last lecture was given
by Ann Eliza Young. one Of the relics
OF the late lamented Brigham Young
: She was at a hotel, and there was
also a lady there who was travelling
for a corset factory, taking measures
of people and having corsets made
that fit better than those sold q
: stores. It Was the duty OF the young
man to go to the hotel and take the
lecturer to the hall, but the boys put
up Job to have the hotel clerk send
the young mans card to the room OF
the corset lady, instead of TO the room
of Mrs. Young, when be called. In
the meantime they had written the
corset lady that young man who
wore c0rsets wanted Que made to
measure, and that be would call in
the evening. There are so many
men that wear corsets that the bust
ness like little women did net think
anything strange of it, and when the
card came to her door she told the
bell boy to show the gentleman up.
1he young man went up to the room,
thinking he was being ushered into
the presence Of Brigham's fractional
widow. 81 shook hands with the
corset lady. and hoped she was feel
ing we'll, and she admitted that she
was, because business never was
better since she had been on the
road. She said il was seldom she
was called upon by men, in her line
of business, but the few that had
patrCnIzed her house were more than
pleased. From your general car
risge should Judge you prefer one
that opens at the side," said she, as
she looked at his fine, manly frame.
Thinking she was speaking of the
hack he had at the door, to take her
to the hall, be said, "Yes, all the
beet people here ride in those that
open on the side" Finally be said,
as be looked at bis watch, that it was
almost time for her to commence.
She said it wouldn't take but two or
three minutes. "PIease remove your
coat and vest" said she, as she took
up tape line, and looked around for
a pencil. We suppose the cold per.
spiration stood in great drops on the
young mans forehead. He is as
honest and square q man as evar
lived in Beaver Dam, and never en-
tertained thought of guile, aud it
hurt him deeply to have woman be
had never met before act so familiar,
and he became weak and faint and
leaned against the mantle. He looked
at the lecturer" as she came to-
wards him with a tape line in one
hand, a note book in the other, and
q pencil 10 her mouth, and when she
locked up at him with business look
and said, "Take of your coat" be
turned pale, his knees trembled. and
with a choking voice be said. Island
back, woman, stand back! You do
not know the man you are dealing
with. have always stTiyen to lead
a different life, and no women asssil
me with impunity." The middle
aged corset canvasser stood back
aghsst. What on earth is the mat
teri" said she. 'Matter enough,
madame, when a poor orphan goes
TO escort lecturer to the platform,
the forum. ms'sm, and be met by
an order to take of his coat and vest.
1t is enough to make your late hus-
band. Brigham Young" "Sir-rr,"
said the corset maker, when he got
to Brigham, ''do you wish to insult
me? Have you come here thinking
I am q she Mormon e? I will ring
the hell, sir, and have you thrown
into the street." He told her to be
Calm. there was no necessity for
that, as he would go if he could
get out alive. Finally they both
became calm, and be found out she
was not Mrs. Young, but q corset
dealer, and then both spologized, and
be went down to the parlor and found
the lecturer and introduced himself.
Wiping the perspirstiou from his
face he asked her il she was sure
she was Mrs. Young. She said she
was not the old original, but she was
one OF them, and they started for the
carriage. AS they rode to the hall
she was astonished to hes= him ask.
"Mr5. Young. row honor bright, do !
look like a man that wears corsets?"
She said she didn't really know, and
after the lecture she asked an old
gentleman who presided at the meet
ing, what seemed to be the matter
with the young man who brought
her to the hall. He seemed nervous
end i'll at ease. The old man said,
"Well, Mrs. Brigham, some thinks
it's worms, and some thinks he is
cuttin' teeth, but guess il is only
his voice changing" The corset
mabcr said aha mayer had snoh q