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Show 50 ANTI-POLYGAM- A Heart Ilfslory. Y ELEANOR LOVELL. (Continued) ' . t Y great trouble, so great that death would only be too welcome, were it not for the worse anguish of leaving her alone and friendless. Lilly, who was intelligent and womanly beyond her years, seemed to comprehend it all, and said, as she kissed away the fast fulling tears, never mind Mamma, you have me, When Maggie heard those fatal words, her heart seemed turning to stone, her brain was on fire, and in that moment her love died. She let us go away from here together, saw now her husbands treachery a nice reward for all her faith and back to Grandma, and then everydevotion to him and she felt that thing will be all rightagain. Before Mairgie could answer thev she could strike him dead without v the heard and door front should he opened, the slightest compunction and a she apparently large merry comenter her presence then. But could not speak, it seemed as if an pany entered and took posession of iron hand was on her throat, the the house, for during the remainder of the day and evening, footsteps fingers tightening their hold until she was suffocating, she heard a were continually going and coming, voice sa, my child, my child, dont and peals of laughter ever and anon look so, and then darkness encom- greeted the ears of the wretched wowhose heart vTas beiruro so cru- passed her. The face of her friend, man the room in which they were sitting ellvv crucified, and whose terrible faded from her sight, and in their grief was the theme of more than down stairs. Once place she saw two figures, one a one coarse jest Mrs. Parker had come to the room young girl, scarce more than a child, a smile on the rosy mouth, love door, bringing her some refreshshining in the eyes raised to a face ment, but she did not dare trust tenderly bending over her; the oth- herself to say more than a word or and outraged er a man whose face and form were two to the wronged o o wife. knowtook the those too for were food, Maggie familiar, they only her child would need it bethat her of her own husband. No, not ing husband, the man who had so cruel- fore morning, and then closed and ly deceived her had forfeited all securely fastened her door, after right to that sacred title, henceforth warning Mrs. Parker not to permit they should be nothing but strang- her to be disturbed on any account. How she lived through that ers to each other. While she looked When steadily at them they faded gradual- night she never could tell. ly until lost to view, and again she morning dawned, and Lilly awoke, saw the tearful, sympathizing face she said, why mamma, you look of her dear old friend bending over just like Aunt Agnes when she was her, and heard the kind voice say- sick so long. What is the matter, ing, Thank God, you have recov- are you going to be sick too? ered, and her little daughter cryNo, my darling I hope not. she ing at her side, Mamma, dont die, answered, trying to smile, and dont leave me, Mamma. walking to the mirror, she pushed in and said a Mick the disheveled locks from her Maggie shuddered, strange, harsh voice, I have seen ace, and looked to see if one night could have worked such a change them, and I will kill them both, Mrs. Parker put her arms around that even Lilly should mark it so the poor child, and said soothingly, quickly. She was almost frightened seen whom, my dear? lerselfat the ghastly image she the described Maggie young girl saw, and as she started back, Lilly she had seen in her vision, and con commenced crying, 1 know you but are sick are tinued, yes they rrarried, mamma, you are going to if they dare to enter these doors I die, and be put in the ground, and will kill them as sure as there is a then what will I do? God in Heaven! While soothing the grief of her The old lady, who had exper- darling, Maggie endeavored to look ienced all these feelings herself, but nto the future. All night she had who had outlived their bitterness, lain as one bereft of reason, incapasaid to her gently and sorrowfully, ble of thought, but now she must calm yourself my dear, 1 pitv you decide as to her future course, and from the bottom of my heart, but ;hat without delay. To live in that take my advice and try and bear louse now would be an utter imthe burden as bravely as you can. possibility, she could work for her What is done cannot be undone, child, or if needs be they would die and if you are rash and imprudent, together, but remain with him she you may cause more trouble for would not. She made several atyoursplf and your child than you tempts to leave the room, but her have any idea of now in your pres- courage failed, she would have to excited ent condition. I wait a little longer, she dared not know it is a heavy cross but may the meet them yet, she would have to good Lord give you strength to wait until she was less reckless of bear it, ' Go now to your room and consequences, until she could be lie down, and I will stay here until sure that she would do nothing all and I return, help rash result that in you more trouthey might can. ble for her innocent child. When When Maggie wras alone with she did at last succeed in leaving her child in her own room, she be- the room, he had left the house. came again almost crazed, and Chapter X. clasped the little one so tightly in her arms that she cried out, dont When Maggie entered the cozy mamma, you are hurting me, let ine little dining room now her own no The longer, the new wife, a sweetlooking go out to Aunty Parker! n mother tried to fair young girl, scarce more than a poor control herself, and soothed the child was engaged in clearing away There had child, and made her understand as the breakfast things. well as she could that she was in not teen any servant in the house heart-broke- STANDARD. for some days, Maggies last one having married very suddenly, and her .place was not yet filled. When she heard Maggie enter, slie turned and asked. politely if she could prepare anything for her, and seeing the poor, pale, faded face, asked her kindly if she were ill. Maggie could not command her voice to speak, but shook her head as she tottered to a chair. Lilly asked, have you come to work for us, and what is your name?' The girl laughed pleasantly as she replied, My name is Rosa, and I am Brother Blakes second wife. You are not my papas wife Lilly exclaimed vehemently. Rosa ans- Yes I am mvv dear, v wered quietly, that is if Brother Blake is your papa. No you are not. reiterated Lilly angrily, mammas his wife, and he cant have, any other,, and she tamped her tiny foot. Then as if a thought struck her, she added with undisguised contempt in her baby voice, I guess you must be one of my papas women , Jessie Parker told me her papa had lots of women, sp perhaps that is what you mean. Well, you will have to do the work, and mamma will boss you as Jessies and seating mamma does them. herself at the table she continued, I would like to have some breakfast. Maggie attempted to reprove her, but found she could not utter a syllable, her lips parted, but no sound came from them. Although this was the woman who had stolen though she was too faithful a Saint to dare to disobey any counsel given by the authority of the Church. But wc must do her the justice to say that in being sealed to Harry Blake she did not exult over the prospect of bringing humiliation or sorrow to Maggie, as only too many young girls in her position have done. She simply thought polygamy must he all right because she had always been taught so, and of course it was to her advantage to secure as rich, and as good a man as possible. If she ever thought of the sorrow that the first wife would endure, it was in a vague, desultary sort of manner, or as something which was a matter of course, which could not be helped one way or the other. And this is the way in which hundreds of young girls will reason to themselves, if they think of this phase of the subject at all. Of course, the first, wife will feel bad for a while, but it will soon pass over, and it will be just the same if he married any one else but me. Their moral natures have been so deadened, and their finer susceptibilities so blunted by daily contact with the monster, that they cannot realize there is any holiness or sanctity about the marriage tie, and that it is a deadly crime against God and nature to come between two whom that sacred ordinance has made one. Instead of marriage being the symbol of a spiritual bond between two souls, their education has taught them t- consider it as a compact between one man and an indefinite number of women, made for what was dearest to her on earth, the sole purpose of bringing chiland had been the means of breaking dren into the w7Orld, to build up the her heart, vet she was too thorough mans kingdom on earth, so that he a lady and too just a woman to per- may be a monarch and ruler in the mit Lilly to deliberately insult her. celestial world. But Rosa did not seem in the Rosa was naturally a pure, innoleast offended,- she was acccustomed cent minded, loving hearted child, to hear Mormon children speak in worthy of a better fate, but what far more contemptuous tones of plu- cgu1 could be subjected to such inral wives, so she smiled pleasantly famous teaching and escape without and waited upon Lilly as if she had stain! been the servant of the house. Strange to say, when Maggie first While Lilly was eating her break- saw her, she did not feel that bitter fast Maggie rose from her chair, resentment that she thought she thinking that she would return to should, her hatred and indignation her room and remain there until he were all directed toward him , the should come back, but she stagger- man she had so blindly trusted, and ed and would have fallen if Rosa had so devotedly loved, for he had not Perassistance. to her net sprang married this girl, she was fully aswife realized her sured, from haps this second religious motives, no, it how and helpless was her youth and beauty which seeing sufferings, she was, Rosa helped her to her had won his love, and made him room and laid her on the bed. She false to the wife who had sacrificed d was a good, girl, and her all for him. was not altogether to blame for the For several days Maggies life in housethe her misery presence hovered on the borders of the dark hold had brought to Maggie. From river. Rosa w ailed on her faithfully her earliest babyhood she had been and kindly, and her friend Mrs. taught that her salvation depended Parker watched by rer bedside on celestial marriage, that her soul night and day. During her hours would be forever lost unless she was of delirium her conciencc stricken sealed to some good brother in the husband for he was not yet entire-Ichurch. So when she was told it callous would steal into the was decided by the priesthood that room and minister to her wants, but she should marry brother Blake, she at the first indication of returning never dreamed of objecting for one conciousness, he would vanish like moment, especially as she had heard a he could not meet him discussed frequently, and set theguilty 'creature, eye of the woman he had so crudown as a very desirable match. .He deceived and wronged. was reputed to be well off, able to elly (To he Continued.) maintain in comfort a much larger family than he posessed,, which was Ambition often makes men perone very great inducement; for even in her short life poor Rosa had seen form the meanest offices, as climbconsiderable of the poverty side of ing is performed in the same posture polygamy, and she dreaded that, al with creeping: - kind-hearte- v , |