Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-30
A No mon Courtshia.

The courtships of the saints are not
always romantic affairs. DIR. Sharp. of
this city, has foGr wives, and if he has
good luck he Will have another before
long. During the last few weeks he
has had n courtShip on hand which has
given him great trouble. He employed
n girl named Mary White as servant
in one of his families. Mary was a
fresh, plump. rosy-cheeked young Nor
mon. Her father was a saint with two
wives. Mary was tho daughter of wife
No. l. Wife No. , was gay and giddy,
and when DIR. Sharp carried Mary back
and forth between her fathers home
and the place OF her service, he saw her
and bcwitched her, as White said.
Af.er while Sharp enticed wife No. 2
away from her husband, and then
White got an idea that the Doctor had
bewitched him also. Another saint
came along who was in the soothsayng
business. AMI he told White that he had
something that was good for him, but
that il would cost money. The price
was agreed upOn. White bought the
charm. worked it. and the evil spirit of
Sharp was exercised. just as White
was beg ming to feel at ease once
more, Sharp drove up with Mary and
asked permission 10 make her Mrs.
Sharp No. 5. To this the old people
oh ected, for thew bel eyed he was pos
sesscd of dev |. and they thought he
did not support his other wives any too
well. When the: gave Sharp the rea-
sons for their refusal he was fu: ious,
and I've took n oath in their pre- ence
that he would have May.
In the course of time he convinced
the old man that il had been ordained
from all time that Mary should become
his wife; but the old lady said that the
doctor had hoodooed her husband once
more, and she refused to assent to the
union. Then Sharp had vision or two
which he related TO Mrs. White. She
was still inexorable. Two or three days
later he had n revelation that it would
| be very acceptable to the Lord TO have
Mary become his wife. II had no effect
on her mother Then Sharp dreamed
dreams of mighty import every night,
heard tremendous rumblings in the
skies, saw great light, and read many
commands written on the feeting
clouds. all to the effect that Mary was
his and his only. The old lady's teeth
were set tight.
Taking new tack. the doctOrthen
threatened to summon Mrs. White before
the High Council. She told him the
$anhedrim of the saints had no terrors
for her. Then he appealed to the
Bishop of that ward, and finding him
dull OF comprehens on, he went before
| the Council with his grievance Here
re found sympathetic listeners. The
old Bishop was promptly removed and
/ 4 new one who believes in marrying of
The young women, was appointed
Sharp is on good te ms with the new
ecclesiastic, and considers himself as
good as niarf.ed already Mary is now
at school at Provo, and Sharp has gone
after her. The new Bishop is wrestling
with her mother, who now sees the
futility of fur. her resistance, and who
will in q few days. it is. understood.
formally consent 20 the union. In Nor
mon society this is considered very
romantic courtship. All Mormon love
stories begin and end something like
the above SAT- Lake Cor. N y. San.
In recent interview, ex-governor
Hubbard. OF Texas. gives glowing &C..
count of the condition and prospects, oil
that State One fourth Of the entire
cotton crap of the United States is now
raised in Texas, he says. and in a few
years the production viii be doubled.
Manufactures are springing up on ev-
ery side. q lucrative trade is being
opened with Mexico, and the money
formerly spent IN protecting the front
4 lar now oOes 70 tho errnr,0rf If frer