Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-02

SatnerlnS from lne nay NOV, anu AeA
black eyes were swapping.
That night, after the children had
retired for the night, the bishop and
his wife sat by the fireside alone and
talked.
"simon," said the bishops wife.
eyes. Betsy"
"What did those fellows want to-
day."
"1hey wanted to see me on some
church matters" And the bishop had
a sudden and severe fit of coughing.
Church mattcrs!" shifted Betsy;
"and I'll warrant their poor wives
| were at home chopping sagebrush to
cook with. They'd better be tending
to their own business
There was long silence.
Simon
EYES, Betsy"
81 saw that niece of John Edwards.
that's just come over from Wales, III
tabernacle last Sunday"
rs that So?'
eyes. and don't think ever saw
n homlier woman in all my life, nor
one that looked more disagrecablc and
hateful
Another long silence.
Say, Simon
Eyes. Betsy"
1--WE just been thinking Of the old
home i'll Tennessee. Do you rcmem-
Der how it looked the day we were
marricd!'
"Why. yes" spoke up the bishop,
with sudden interest, "of course do.
1T was in May, and the trees"
"May you goose. 1t was in June.
and the trees had been in leaf for
weeks, and mothers hollyhocks We're
in blossom in the front yard. DO YOU
remember the school teacher who used
to want to walk home with me from
church and the compliment he paid
me that day."
'Yes, said you was the fairest flower
of all. Ha. Ha! What was his name?
Summers?'
"Oh, no How forgctful you are!
That was the name of the young law
yer from Nashville threw over be-
cause liked you better"
you'd better have married him. He
made big fortune, they say"
"Ridicnlous. lie wasn't as tall ms
am by half an inch. and as conceited
as sin. Most any girl would have pre-
fcrred you, even If we did have to live
III IL 10Y ciiDlu Ut ufSl.
That was as neat Il log cabin as
there was in the county, il did build
1t myself" said the bishop proudly.
Yes, and, Simon, don't you know
that sometimes think it was n great
mistake for us to come to Utah. ut all.
We could have been good Aormons
there just as Well"
The conversation was reaching q
l,n 81, IL.
rose, stretched his arms, yawned and
said:
We'll, we can go back there some
time and see the folks-when we get
rich. It's late. We must go to bed
I've big days work for Tomorrow
! During the next two or three months
! the bishop and his counselors We're
| often seen together but they seemed
to make no Roadway to get the bish-
op to take another wife. One day he
received letter from Brother Brig
ham Young, requesting him to call
| and talk over matters of Importance
! at the earliest moment, when he could
make it convenient to visit Salt Lake
| City. Betsy seemed strangely averse
| to his making the trip, but after many
delays he went. He was closeted with
Brother Brigham for several hours,
and when he returned to his home in
the broad valley by the lake he was
strangely silent and meditative for
/ several days. Betsy asked no ques-
tions, but seemed to be expecting
something to happen-and it did.
One morning, as the family was
gathered about the breakfast table the
bishop had asked blessing, he lean
back in his chair. and said solemnly:
Wife, last night l had revelation
from the Lord"
"Indeed!'
Yes; an angel appeared to me in a
vision and foretold the future, and
gave me a message to the living"
'What is it?" asked Betsy meekly.
cit was-ahem-revealed to me by
the angel that had not been walk
ing as l should before this people:
that 1 have been guilty of sinful
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