The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26

= 1T VIII be your OW- .oings, Brother
Rae. ] wouldn't take it on myself to
) counsel that woman to anybody"
Il feel | must do it, Brother Brig
ham,"
We'll, so be it if you say. She can
be sealed to you md be a star in your
crown forever. But | hope now that
you've begun to build up your king
dom, you'll do a little better, next
time. There's lot Of pretty good
looking young women came III with
a party yesterday
An in good time, Brother Brigham!
If you're willing, I'll pick up my Sec
ond on the way south"
We'll, well. now that's good" and
the broad face Of Brigham glowed
with friendly enthusiasm. You know
I'd suspiciored more than once that
YOU wasn't overly strong on the doc
trinal point Of celestial marriage. |
hope your second, Brother Joel is a
little fanCier than this one
Shell be a better worker" he re-
piled.
"''ell, they're the most satisfactory
in the long run. I've found that out
myself. At any rate, it's best to lay
the foundations of your kingdom with !
workers, the palmer the better. After |
that, a man can afford something in !
the ornamental line now and then.
Now, I'll send for Christina and tell
her what luck she's in. She hasn't
had her endowments yet, so you might
as we'll go through those with her Be
at the endOwmenthOuse at five in the
morning"
And so it befell that Joel Rae, Elder
after the Order of Melchisedek. and
Christina Lund, spinSter, native of
Denmark, were on the following dav,
after the endOwment.rites had been
married for time and
eternity.
From the altar they went to the :
wagons and began their journey south.
Christina came out of the endowment.
mousse, glowing, as to one side Of her .
ACE She was, also, in state Of daze :,
hat left her able 10 say but little i
Proud and happy and silent, her sole '
'emark, the first day OF the trip. was: |,
'BHgham-now-he make such a
oYeiy, bee-yoo-tiful God in heaven" ,
But his work Of service had only {
'esun. As they went farther south p
lie began TO make inquiries for the !,
wandering wife of Elder Tench He VI
anne upon her at length as she was ,
tarting north from Beaver at dusk. p
lie prevailed upon her to stop with u
is party. &C
L don't mind tonight, sir, but | IL
lust be off betimes in the morning" ~
But in the morning he persuaded III
er to stay with them.
Your husband is out of the country
oW, but he's coming back soon. and nm
VIII stop first at my house when &c
does come. So stay with me there q.
ID wait for him." -,
She was troubled by this at first, but lnc
last agreed.
III you're sure he will come there nor
st" p''
Or the
She refused to ride in the wagon. i'm
viewer, preferring to walk and hin
'ode briskiy all day in the wake Of ba
g cattle
WI ., out
when they reached Cedar CITY a bv
IL was made while he went for the and
Ter woman-not without some mis-.
ing Tor he remembered that she
S sui young. But his second view I"
her treasured him-the sallow. coll
emlc face, the skin drawn tightly nat,
INC cheeK bones, the dropping kno
'ulders, the thin, forlorn figure 81
en- the certainty that her life or tv.
u'"'p was ended, that she was at ing
81 sure not to die of privation, had &c
eu 10 call out any radiance unon ernr
i"ey were married by a local curl
mop, Joels first wife placing the ten
y VI 'iie second IN his own, as the Phil
7mony required. Then with his
eS' ms charges, his wagons. and
cattle he continued on to the tt
le he had made at the edge Of friel
alon etch
mohg the women there was no Rl
Wardness or inharmony; they had me;
suffered; and the two wives tact. To