. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTSMUS WARD. 49 have giyen him the rinderpest. Ill tell you how it was. There are sta-tioned in Utah two regiments of F. S. troops the 31st from Califor-nia and the 37th from Nevada. The 20-onesters asked me to present astand of colors to the 37-sters, and I did it in a speech so abounding in eloquence of a bold and brilliant character and also some sweet talk real pretty shop-keeping talk that I worked the enthu-siasm of those soldiers up to such a pitch — that they camevery near shooting me on
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTSMUS WARD. 49 have giyen him the rinderpest. Ill tell you how it was. There are sta-tioned in Utah two regiments of F. S. troops the 31st from Califor-nia and the 37th from Nevada. The 20-onesters asked me to present astand of colors to the 37-sters, and I did it in a speech so abounding in eloquence of a bold and brilliant character and also some sweet talk real pretty shop-keeping talk that I worked the enthu-siasm of those soldiers up to such a pitch — that they camevery near shooting me on the Brigham Youngs Harem. These are the houses of Brigham first one on the right is the Lion House — so called because a crouch-ing stone lion adorns the central front window. The adjoining smallbuilding is Brigham Youngs office — and where he receives his large house in the center of the picture — which displays a hugebee-hive —is called the Bee House. The bee-hive is supposed to be sym-bolical of the industry of the Mormons. Mrs. Brigham Young the first—now quite an old lady—lives herewith her chfldren. None of theother wives of the Prophet live here. In the rear are the school-houseswhere Brigham Youngs children are educated. Brigham Young has two hundred wives. Just think of that!Oblige me by thinking of that. That is — he has eighty actual wivesand he is spiritually married to one hundred and twenty more. These
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