Now back to Zemira Palmer’s story, much of which was taken from Sarah Collinwood’s book, Descendants of George Palmer and Phebe Draper. Page numbers may be indicated for your convenience in reference.
“While at school in Salt Lake City, Zemira became acquainted with Sally Knight, who was very timid and bashful. To show his interest in her he wrote an Acrostic (verses which rhyme, and the first letter of each line spells a name). He had mistaken her first name as Martha, her cousin’s name. Sally found the note and it worried her because she liked Zemira but was too bashful to inquire for whom the Acrostic was meant. The mystery was solved much to the amusement of the school, and later Zemira wrote the following Acrostic to Sally–
Success to thee during life,
And may you be some good man’s wife.
Long may you live with plenty blest
Like a fair queen enjoy the best
Young youth and age by friends caressed.
(Which spelled the name Sally instead of Martha)60
“Zemira was a great social leader. He loved to dance the old Reels & Quadrilles, and made a fine figure on the floor, being straight as an arrow and moving with grace and ease. He wore a mustache which he kept trimmed very neatly” See p. 863 (Sarah Arletta’s history). “Sally was a young lady from Provo, Utah, with auburn hair, soft brown eyes flecked with yellow, who had a background that was all that a budding young man could desire.” See p. 447 (Sally’s history).
At age 20, Zemira married Sally on her 15th birthday, December 1, 1851.
60- Dec. of G. Palmer & P. Draper, p. 447 - Sally’s acrostic
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