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Show Wished He Was a Mormon. When Collis P. Huntington was married for the second time, Henry Ward Beecher performed the marriage ceremony. Huntington's first wife had been dead less than one year, and he desired the second marriage to be kept secret until his return from Europe. He gave Mr. Beecher a marriage fee of $1500. When Huntington returned, some months later, he went through a public ceremony, and Beecher again officiated. Ho gave Beecher another fee of ?150o. The great preached had his humor aroused by this second fee. Turning to Huntington, he said "Collis, I do wish you were a mormon." Chicago News. |