Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09
THE o TELLER.
SOME ANECDOTES OF BRIGHAM
YOUNG.

SCNib AN EtI'oI ES OF BRlGitAM
YOUNG.
There is a famous story of Bri-ham
Young, told to every visitor who enters
the city, which may or may not be true.
Certainly 1t is plausible. Brigham Young
once noticed a bright young boy in n
drug store. to whom he was attracted.
Whose boy is this?" he asked, turning
to tho drug clerk, after a little talk with
the boy, II was an awkward situation
for the man, who recognized the boy
as one of the prophets own children.
But he rose to the occasion nobly. That"
said he, lis the son of Mrs. - Young"
There is no doubt. however. as to the
truth of the following custom of Prcsi-
dent Young. The president. governor
and prophet was extremely fond Of
the theatre, and early in his career erect
ed the Salt Lake Theatre. which to this
day is tho best theatre in Salt Lake City.
The prophet attended the theatre very
regularly and 1t was his costom to re-
serve a full number of seats for his
wives in the body of the house. He,
with his favorite. sat grandlv in a box.
Likewise. when at a ball. Brigham
danced with each Of his wives and then
devoted the remainder of tho evening 10
his f~avoritc. These balls must have been
very forlorn affairs for the plural wives.
who frequently saw their husbands maxi
ms ardent love to girls as young as their
daughters. There was nothing to prevent
marriages., even so homogeneous. and the
earlier wives were supposed to rejoice in
the addition Of each new jewel in the
husbands crown.
Until he married Mrs. Amelia Folsom
Young. Brigham made %frc0uent readjust-
ments In the matter of favorites: and nat
urally among his wives, who were human,
though women Of excellent character,
were some who, after their little day,
lived hearthroken. For the fate Of a re-
tired favorite is vastly moro pathetic than
Of a woman who has never enjoyed that
prominence, Mrs. Amelia Young. the
most brilliant of all his wives. remained
from her marriage the most honored
of all .his death.-Tho ~Housekeeper.
PROOF OF GENUINE HOSPITALITY.
While the reportorial representative of
a great news bureau was in San An
tonic. Tex. whence he had posted in such
haste as to have little baggage. he net
with a charming bit of southern hospital
ity. He had no cuffs and a local report
er promptly drew off his own and said to
the guest within the city gates: Here,
take mine. Tve moro ~, boue" Ia,er
If was learned that tho donor of tho curs
worLed for tho can Artorio D,,,y ~
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d,.cb.rgoa for not osyorirc Ute sb;r, as
vol -rbicaco poco,d.u.rol
FORGOT ALL ABOUT HIMSELF.
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of the drcst rriv,,, ,hr.rios in TIC
world Nr cl,rl, wa ,, .utbori.y ~,
ircunab,l, and -, ar., .ti,tors
pbll,dolbi, au,tion..r orco sub-
mitted ia Mr. clark a cnnv of Dickens's
.Iit,Ie Dorr, rho ,uctio,ocr said that
L was a first edition. and he wished to
Mr.. Clark examined tha hook Then
with a sn,iIa bo said.
Tile owner spok. he truth To the
same extent as a friend of mine once
did ON hi HONEYMOON.
Starting with his bride on his honey
moon, my friend entered a railway ONCE,
and, as always in the past. bought only
che ticket.
The bride noticed the oversight at once,