The sun., 1884-05-04
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SALT LAKE, April 29.--T'he coWtships "
the saints are not always romantic affairs. Dc.
Sharp Of this city has four wlvss. and II no hss
GOOD luck no will have another before long.
During the last few weeks he has had
courtship on hand which has given him GROSS
trouble. He employed n girl named MHrv
White rs q servant In one of his families. Mary
was fresh. plump. rosy-cheeked young Nor
mon. Her father was u snint with two WINS.
Mary was tho daughter Of wife No. 1. Wife No.
was gay and giddy and whom pr. sharp car
ried Mary bnck aud forth between her fathers
homo and tho piaco Of her service. he saw hes
and bewitched hor. as White said. After .
while Sharp entced wifc No. 2 away from her
husband, and then White got an idea that the
Doctor had bcwitchod him also. Another saint
came along who WAS In the soothsaylng busi-
ness. and he told White that no had something
that was good for him. bnt that II would cost
money. The price was agreed upon. White
bought the charm. worked II. and tho evispirn
Of sharp was exercised. Just as White wns be-
ginning to feel at ease once more. Sharp drove
up with Mary and asked permission to make
her Mrs. Sharp No. 8. To this the old pcopts
objected for they bcliavel ho was possessed OF
deyil, and They thought n =? d,d % not , suppors @
that hs would have Mary.
man that II had been ordained from all time
that Mary should become his wife, but the Old
hnS T"d onr. s s n"i o ma nt
which he rSatad to Mrs. I vi hi,e. She was stiii
tho Lord to have Mary LOy.me his wife; lthad
dreams OF mighty import every niXht, heard
tremendous r4mhlings In the skies. saw .
on lilo foetnr clouds. al to thr effect that Mary
WAS his and his only. The old ladys teeth were
Taxing new tack. the Doctor then threat
Council. She told him. the Sanheirin Of the
nsa the psnaS Of w.r sa % IN
| him dull OF eomprehension. he wont b"iors the
promptly remoysd and a new ono who believes
eccesiastic. and cons .ilers himself az good as
and SHARP sss y new
Bishop is Wrestling . ; with vi, her mother wh9 who nov nov
consent to the union. In Mormon society this
| Mormon love stories begin and end something
since tho reopenIng Of the crusade against
decided that the saints must bs urged to adopt
more generally the polysamous relation Many
feature Of the faith. but with the powers that be
It is considered of vital Importance. AZ the
sent homs alone. and after they had disnp.
peared the saints not in polygamy were asked
retire. When they had g"n" Cannon nor, 1ha ;na
time had coms when Mnrm2niSin must put on
q bold front and practise all that i preached;
The priests and others In aut thority who had
had had two two. " six. % or tn wives. Men who did not
sitons ti MS Of honor Sn1er it. This sentiment was
assented 70 with rapturous applause by a.!
sans viii bssn at rhs 'c %e,on has
brewing for long time. 4 good many very
faithful Mnrmon; deferred ts; by p"yery respsS, @
pp 70 their religion" in the past. All speh viii
to psas IN the acE
most ls SS Raysr ars sw
son. son Of Bishop ,Clawson, now about 81
years Of age inspired by the belle! OF the elder
Es Ras s
Two yenrs ago he mnrri.d Florence 4. Din
woodey. and one year later he was joined t.
ny unasr tSs ,s"ehncs '" OF Mormonism Tr an
both ar" G Gseemng'y very much W a, attached t2 .hsi
Of school SO worked upon tho Gentiss and thr
make an examp. Of him. = possible Step bS
step they proceeded on his trail. gathering the
neeuIul evidence. until Only int testimony Ol
his second wife WAS wanting. This cost them
many u chase and numerous long vixi,s. As
soon RS young ClRwson and his brides
| discovered that tho officers were Rftor them
they broke up housekeeping. and tho young
women won't into retirement Several times the
officers got on their track but ut the last mo-
ment lost II. Finally 10y u clever rtlse. they
were caught in tho hack yard Of u dwelling
house. where they had been hiding. and the
writ was served on them. They weie taken a,
once before the Grand Jury. and they freely ad
mitted all the facts in the case. When the in.
dictmcnt was returned Ciawson was arrested
and held in 81. 900 bail. 1t is believed that he
can b.. convicted. and that he will be some
years older before he gets chance to take &
third wife. The, prompt action taken in hit
case has been u dampen"r on the ardent spirits
OF many other youthful MormoIs who were
| contamI! !lating poygymy.
| Elder Jones has Just tgiven new defnition o.
polygAmy which Is causing q good dsal o.
amusement here and elsewhere among tbs
Gcntiles. lie says the Mormnns are rs much
opposed to polygamy as anybody. but that the!
do not think u man must necessarily be
polygamist because he happens to have two
four. or dozen wives. 1T IL deceit" say
Mr.. Jones. that makes polygamy. II q ma!
) has two or more wives and does not communi
cate the fact to his first wife, then lie become
a polygamist. and il subject to unishnsn
under our laws. II. however. the nun hns tw
. or n dozen wives and the fact L. we'll known 4
his first wife. and. in fact. to nil his wives. the
he is not po!ygumist In any sense"