Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-05
EMILY, OR THE GOLDEN BRIDAL ROBE.
A Local Heroine.


tlful new lessons she was learning and
rejoicinA in. Charley accepted OF hei
testimony and became canvinced OF It's
.. truth after time; but her aunt never
would harken to her explanations
much to her grief
The dawnlng Of the New Year, 1850
| found Emily In Utah, She accepted Q
home In the family of widow named
\ Wilbur. wher she was very happy, be-
cause she could be very useful.
Sister WILDER had eight children, and
as they lived too far from u settlement
to have the younger ones attend any
of the small schools that were taught
at that early day, Emily took delight
in teaching them all at home. In the
evening all would sit around the fire
and sing songs and hymns. and Emily
would teach them lessons she had
learned In the old world, while the
mother sewed or patched. in which
Emily would also join when the lessons
would permit. The WILDER girls would
be knitting stockings or darning them,
and the boys would perhaps be Smelling
corn for hominy. mending pair OF
shoes or braidlng buckskin whip
lash.
The latter tasg had Just been complet-
cd one evening, by Alvin, the eldest son.
when the lessons were also finished.
All hands arose to prepare for bed.
and We're about to kneel In
-
tneir regular fanny prayer.
when by some unprecedented
movement OF the hand Alvin brought
the whiplash sharply across Emily's
shoulders. She dropped the book she
was sim holding, and uttered a slight
cry OF pain and establishment. Alvin,
who was blest with a large, warm,
manly heart. but was always bashful
before girls, forgot his bashfulness
then. in the sudden regret that sliced
him for his carciessness, and dropping
the whip, caught Emily in his arms,
and actually Kissed her upturned. star
tied face two or three times. in his
anxiety to make good his well meant
apology
True. Emily was no longer n child:
she was twenty-five now. and Alvin
was twenty-seven. But that did not
hinder her being moved to tears by
such an unlocked for episode.
There was n sort OF CONSERVATION fell
upon the whole household. Sister Will
Der was first 20 break the spell and
collect her senses. She took Emily from
her sons embrace into her own. and
said caressingly. Don't mind II. dear.
Alvin would not have done that on
purpose for anything" And then put
ting her mouth TO Emily's ear, she
whispered. Good win come of that ac-
cldent. you see II 1t does not"
Sister WILDER was right. The ice once
broken. n loving and happy courtship
went steadily and rapidly on between
Alvin and Emily. He possessed the
instructive tenderness and kind, sym.
pathetic nature which she required
to mako life sweet and satisfactory to
her; and her soul responded joyfully to
all the fond and endearing messages 1t
gained from his.
Their marriage took place in the sum-
mer. and was u very perfect one.
at.ts 80 n
Notwithstanding all the difficulties met
with In Utah's early days. had passed
for them. when Alvin was asked by
the authorities of the Church to take a
mission to England. He cheerfully res
pended. and, as might be expected,
he visited the old home of his wife
in her native land. Letters of introduce
ton written by Emily's own hand, in
formed her aunt and the dean, both
Of whom We're stlll living. what rela-
tionship Elder WILDER bore to them.
But they were very coolly polite to him.
nothing more. He was not offered the
slightest encouragement to refer In any
way to the religion which had taken
Emily to America. And when he would
have limited something concerning It.. he
was given distinctly to understand that
such hints were not agreeable to the
dean ana his lady. They did how
ever. ask him to call again, If he could,
Just before leaving England for home
lie found II in his way to comply
with the request. and was rewarded for
so doing by being intrusted with
large, strong trunk, which he was
asked to deliver to his wife with cordial
remembrance from her aunt Catha-
rlne.
It was nearing the winter holi-
reached his blessed Utah home. and
was received with overwhelming tok-
ems OF love and joy by his wife and
children. The trunk, which came the
day following his own arrival, was
opened with great decorum before the
whole household on Christmas.
There was no little surprise expressed
when II was found to contain the
splendid golden trousseau which had
been prepared for Emily so many years
ago. Not thing had ever been re-
moved from the complete OUTFIT: 1t was
Just as perfect MS when Emily had
looked It over so coldly twenty-sls
years before.
EN- can wear II to be married In,
can't she. ma 2" cried Mary the second
daughter. EN- don't want to wear II.
thanksl" said that young lady decisive
ly, blushing profusely at mention of
an occasion for which certain theo-
logical teacher In Sunday school was
anxious that she should name date.
1T would suit o. Pratts girl the
best" said Loehc, n younger son OF the
family; Pratt. wouldn't Rose look gloti-
Gus In those things?"
NO" answered Pratt. "they are too
fine for this country; but mother, you
could sell them to that California the
utrical troup, and get every one of your
girls suitable wedding outfit for
for this one
"Dcy WANT too dood for my diri.
mamma: teep 'em for me when l Diet
mnwied!" said baby Alvin brightly: for
he greatly admired the splendor of
what he saw displayed and felt that
such riches should he kept In the fami-
~. But although his carly Thought
fulness for the future was the source
Of considerable mcrrlmcnt In the house.
hold, the time for which his request
was made was decidedly too far in the
future to receive countenancc. The the
atrlcal troupe got the trousseau, and
the WILDER family received many bless
lngs from the sale of what they always
termed the Golden Bridal Robe.
Col n MADE FROM SILVER