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thousand dollars in OUR pockets； and NO mistake！ Excuse those
real tears； but you've never felt a parent's feelin's。〃
〃It's an oversight；〃 sobbed Maria。 〃Don't blame us！〃
CHAPTER III。DUST TO DUST。
The funeral passed off in a very pleasant manner； nothing
occuring to mar the harmony of the occasion。 By a happy thought
of Reginald's mother； the wives walked to the grave twenty
abreast； which rendered that part of the ceremony thoroughly
impartial。
。 。 。 。
That night the twenty wives； with heavy hearts； sought their
twenty respective couches。 But no Reginald occupied those twenty
respective couchesReginald would never more linger all night in
blissful repose in those twenty respective couchesReginald's
head would never more press the twenty respective pillows of
those twenty respective couchesnever； nevermore！
。 。 。 。
In another house； not many leagues from the House of Mourning； a
gray…haired woman was weeping passionately。 〃He died；〃 she
cried； 〃he died without sigerfyin'； in any respect； where them
mules went to！〃
CHAPTER IV。MARRIED AGAIN。
Two years are supposed to elapse between the third and fourth
chapters of this original American romance。
A manly Mormon； one evening； as the sun was preparing to set
among a select apartment of gold and crimson clouds in the
western horizonalthough for that matter the sun has a right to
〃set〃 where it wants to； and so； I may add has a hena manly
Mormon； I say； tapped gently at the door of the mansion of the
late Reginald Gloverson。
The door was opened by Mrs。 Sarah Gloverson。
〃Is this the house of the widow Gloverson！〃 the Mormon asked。
〃It is；〃 said Susan。
〃And how many is there of she？〃 inquired the Mormon。
〃There is about twenty of her； including me；〃 courteously
returned the fair Susan。
〃Can I see her？〃
〃You can。〃
〃Madam；〃 he softly said； addressing the twenty disconsolate
widows。 〃I have seen part of you before！ And although I have
already twenty…five wives； whom I respect and tenderly care for；
I can truly say that I never felt love's holy thrill till I saw
thee！ Be minebe mine！〃 he enthusiastically cried； 〃and we will
show the world a striking illustration of the beauty and truth of
the noble lines； only a good deal more so
〃Twenty…one souls with a single thought；
Twenty…one hearts that beat as one！〃
They were united； they were！
Gentle reader； does not the moral of this romance show thatdoes
it not； in fact； show that however many there may be of a young
widow woman； or rather does it not show that whatever number of
persons one woman may consist ofwell； never mind what it SHOWS。
Only this writing Mormon romances is confusing to the intellect。
You try it and see。
End