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Show Married on the Plains. A rotointlr niatrltie ceremony wti related by Klder TV. V Cluff when in thlidt letely, and liai (ellowii "In lbo8,on letnruUg Itom a minion la DtBMirk, Baring a rowpaay ol oitr alee bnaared Scanelaaelin Immlgraatt, w war caaped oa the basil ol tht Wliioorl titer abonl ill rallee aarta ol Onihi, where wedlitmlrktd from a I liter etnainer and were awelllngthe 01-teame 01-teame that wtie to take u acroit the plaint to Utah. "Oa a Enmity mornlnf aboat tht twentieth olJnne, a toati rotple ol Imnlirtntt applied to nit to many tktn, wblcb I readily fomented tt do. Tkt yoong ntn bad been ItWrUa. Itr a number ol yean at a trattllng elder In the minion. lit wet a faithful, ataleot Italentry and bad betu btnerably re-leated re-leated to laamltnta tt 7ion. All tht tldera laboilng In Itie mlnlilty were enjoined not to pay court lo any ol the allien while on their minion, end earn wart rare Indeed when tble coamel wee not etrlclly carried oat by them. "In the cue ol tble yoong raliiionary It may be prcaumad, ha not only Ire-qaently Ire-qaently met bat had taken inure than Jan vrdlnere Intereitln that partliuler I young lady, aa It tppeare their Journey ' wai only ball ceuiplMid, wbtn tbey had decided lo croia the plaint at buiband ' and wilt, lo which I could tta no objection. ob-jection. I "It m aoou known through theiawp that a marriage waa lo b tolemnlird that day, and In a very abort time three otkrr couplee came to me and expretied a dealrt alto to get mauled at tht larot I me I "There being oo tenia or corertd wigom In camp, It waa the only alter Bitlte lojbttc the raarriaicelakt plain Older the blue canopy of heaven, In ' (ieil't great temple, "Neir the banka ol the raajeailc . Ulttourt Hood a Urge, epreaillng col I tonwood tret wbicli wet aelecltd aa a lettable place to teleionlie the holy ' ordinal ce ol marriage on that betntllal I June Babbits day. Accordingly tbt fuar oootraetiOK eouplvt wrre airaafetl In lint near th trnnk of the tree imi thr Irlenda ami ihe eni'ir eom panr ol lellowpllgrlma to the land ol ,Ioh were erated nn ihe vraai 'n front. ' When all were a.trrnMnl Rider CI n If took a puaillea jual In Iront of the four loaplta end ad irnr the ai.embty In arla aa folloaa, 'Vie dear brtlluen an I ilttert we bare a.iembled here in tbl heautllul leriipleel Owl pointing lo the blue akyj lo tthat the unlet of theie osr frlem'a In holv aedlnck. If any ol yon bare any objection lo Ibeie narrlaiea, or knn ol any legal reaion why either one uf thrae ehould not enter the r-acrrd it-lnt nelilp prrntnl, yon will make your nbjeci'ona knnwn now or eer alter hold your peace' There being no objrilloiii Klder Cluff tnrntd to the four Widen and Irldegroomi and put the uanal qneitioot tt each couple at they Hood In line. All ideitlona bating ben antwered In tbe affirmative heaild'I1y the antberity ol an Elder in the Church ol Jeaut Cbriit of Latter-dat Latter-dat f3lnlt, with Go.1, tbt father; the anglea In heaven, and thee your fnenda aa witnraiet, I pronounce you aeiera at hutlamlt and wivea and Invnke the cholreat Uettlngi bf beaten aud earth u en voo, that yon may ktep tacred and Inviolate tbe pledget and rorenanta yon now hate eulertd Into. The brldegroomi will plfticialu'e their bridet.' "Iliui with the one ceretaony I unlied and made happy eight lotlag bearie. "It la very gratilylng.tlit klder," with touch complacency, laid, that alter an elapeeoloter forty yeare to learn tkat that whnlfiale unique manage, In each initanre,not only proved happy andf tll-cltout, tll-cltout, la a domettie tente, bnl remon-eratlte remon-eratlte toour ttatt the new connlry tt tbtlr adoptlen bating added taaav Intelligent, In-telligent, oattal end Hrennooi cltltiaa ol Scandinavian blood to our beloved Utah. "1 had tht pleamre, only a few dayt t'ncaol meeting tbe brldtol tht tldtr wht flrtt applied for rnarrlagt on that June Sabbath day, Ihe Brat lime now In eter forty two year.. Tblt good woman wo-man told me that the railed teveral eone and daughteri) that they bad al waja lived happily togetbtr, and 'that teveral ol their aoat had Ailed benoraklt pttltloot, art'll try ami political, In tbt State. |