Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-14
. From the St. Louis News, June 25.
A MORMON WOMAN IN NDIsTREss-THE
WORKING OF POLGAMY.

There is q woman now in st. Louis who has
been made victim of Mormonism, to whom
we desire to invite the attention, and i'll be.
half of whom we wish to enlist the sympathy,
of the philanthropic. Her name is Mrs.
Parsons. Ten years ago she was living hap
PLY with her husband, who was q clever shoe
maker, in London, comfortable in crcum-
Stances and blessed with domestic peace.
About that time the husband became a con-
vent to Mormonism, under the influence OF
the preaching of the proselytes Of the Church
of Latter Day Saints, who were strolling over
England and Wales. OF course his wife en-
braced the faith, too-the abominable doctrine
of polygamy being sturdily denied by those
who pretend to be the orthodox eXpounders
o? the creed. Her husband abandoned his
trade and turned preacher, travelling over
France and England to disseminate the Nor
mon doctrines. OF course the wife was left
pretty much to shift Cor herselfand her young
children. Things went on until she came to
America, about year ago, on her way to
Utah, with u company OF Mormon emlgrants.
Her husband remained in Europe to superin-
tend the embarkation of other emigrants, and
promised to meet her in st. Louis. When
the poor woman arrived here, she found no
provision made for her support, and no ar
She was therefore compelled to seek employ
ment to earn scanty support for herself and
her starving children. BY stitching shoes
she managed to live through the winter, and
in the spring her husband arrived, and pro-
ceedcd forthwith up the Missouri river TO the
Mormon encampment at Atchison, ill Kansas
territory, commanding her to follow.
Devoted in her attachment to her brute OF
husband and trusting sincerely in the Nor
mon faith, as represented to her, she embark
ed on another boat, aud reached Atchison, in
quest of her husband. There she found him
living i'll n tent with two women to ghom he
had been spiritually sealed" Her feelings
and condition may be better imagined than
described She was crushed and heart broken.
She tried to induce the brute to abandon his
mistresses and protect her. but she was spurn-
ed by him, who intmated that she must Shift
for herself She represented her case to the
ecclesiastical chief, on the ground, and urged
him to see her righted, but that precious dis
ciplc told her she was n still neckcd repro
bate, sinking in the nostrils Of every good
Mormon. Heart broken and despairing, she
took her two children and made her way from
the camp, five miles, to Atchison, where she
stated her ctse to a generous citizen He
promised to protect her with his life, and
aided her in getting on board the f. y. Au-
brey, then on her way down the river. She
had but three dollars, which she offered to
the captain for her passage to st. Louis, but
he, like generous man that he is, brought
her down fOi nothing.
Information of her situation reached the
ears of two or three charitable ladies of the
city, who secured apace for her in the Home
of the Frendess, and provided temporary
retreat for her children. Her situation is q
sad one, and she truly deserves the sympathy
and assistance of her sex. We trust she may
receive it. She may be seen at the Home of
the Frendess, and we suggest that the be-
nevolent call there and hear the touching tale
of her griefs from her own lips.