The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-27
A SWINDLED SAINT.
Why He Did Not Marry a Woman After
Getting Her Consent


Getting Her Consent.
Salt Lake Tribune
The Tribune has heard OF a misfortune
which has befallen one of the Seventies
which is most pathetic. The story runs that
in trying to live up to his privileges, he be-
sought a discriminating lady to accept a
fraction of his heart and home. He bears a
name which is much noted in Zion; he holds
a high position in both the church and the
state, and hence he pursued his wooing with
assurance and confidence. After going
through the reasonable stages of coyness,
maidenly reserve and timidty; after asking
a reasonable number OF times if he was GER
| tain his love was grounded in bedrock deep
enough to stand solid through all the muta-
tion5 OF this trying old world, the lady at
last Internationally surrendered; assured
him that his destinations were simply ire
sistible against all the strength which her
susceptible heart could muster TO resist but
that marriage, even in Utah, was a serious
business; that a second or third wife, even
protected by their holy church, labored I'M
der disadvantages that he must admit that
the law of Utah was a little severe on mar
ried saintesseS; that common prudence die
tated that before undertaking all the respon-
sibilitieS which even a fractional marriage
involves, she should have her home at least
secure. Then, in winsome tones meanwhile
looking her loveliest. she described house
and lot which just exactly filled the measure
of her eye, and told him that the day he
brought her the recorded deed of that prop
erty, she would become his vulgar fraction
of a wife. Then her arms stole round his
neck. and between kisses she explained that
there was not one mercenary thought in her
heart; she was but doing what was best for
him and her alike.
He did not like the arrangements any too
we'll, but he thought of his old careworn
wife at home and her brood of noisy chill
dred; and then of the fresh young enchant-
ress by his side, and he began to say to him
self, why should paltry house and lot
come between me and elysium?" So a few
days later he carried to the sorceress the re-
corded deed, and, placing 1t in her hands,
claimed the fulfillment of her promise. Smil-
ing divinely she opened the paper and
glanced rapidly through it. 1t was all right
the signature the knowledgement, the
| SEAL the Endorsement of record-everything
Smiling again in a way that made his heart
| thump, she said: 81 am entirely ready to
fulfill my promise, to-day, tomorrow any
time. only L have something more to promise
| you; if you insist on marrying me to-day. l
will land you in the penitentiary to- morrow"
He went away, and the words upon his lips
were not those of prayer. He wonders now
which he hates the most, that woman u til
government of the United States, and the
problem which haunts his brain as his old
wife slumbers peacefully by his side is how
he will ever get even on that house and lot?
He'd been waltzing with his hosts ugly
elder daughter, and was in the corner repair
ing damages. Here he was espied by his
would-be papa-in-law. 'She is the flower of
my family, sir" said the latter. 80 it
seems" answered the young man, PITY she
comes off so, amt it?' he continued, as he as
sayed another vigorous rub at the white spots