Tale of matrimonial entanglements

Keep to Thy First Wife is the story of Herbert, an Albertlander whose wife is dying. Six children and winter closing in means they will soon be cut off from the rest of the country.

Herbert decides to advertise for a new wife before winter arrives so he has help with the children and the farm when his wife passes away.

However, things don’t go quite to plan. The new wife arrives to find that Herbert’s first wife is not only still alive but actually improving. You can imagine what might happen next! Does Herbert marry the second wife or keep to his first wife?