Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-24
From the New York Tim
TllC lIlal Of England.


We have. by the last mail, one of these strange
stories, which points its own moral and shows
that England has her Utah tho Near the plens.
ant town of Bridgewater in Somersetshirc, there
is n beautiful manor with fine old English
house and fine old English meat around it, and
gay. bright gardens and orchards and shady
groves. that forms in itself little kingdom.
ltisa miniature Utah, but wears the romantic
Greek title of the Agapemone, or the Abode of
Love. And within this kingdom are many old
and Young maidens hours they are called-some
few fair, but all rich; and its Brigham Young is a
MIR. Prince, who is romantically called "the be-
loved one" This Mr.. Prince is also styled Il
reverend. but we presume he is rather made
quately described under this title. His claims
and his reign nro so awful and imposing in this
kingdom, in which many ladies', seized of mo b.
ney. are collected under his tender and stringent
rule that the designation usually meant to imply
the of holy orders falls far short of his
imposing pretensons.
1t is singular that this holy fellow like Brigham
Young and So many other saint " self DENYING
men, called 10 the regeneration of this shocking
world. should be called especially to the cure of
women's souls, aud to these women carnal goods
| should belong, as n necessary condition of his
mnstration-a combination of YOUTH beauty
and fortune being the surest mark of predestna
ton, and the readles passport to that paradise at
whose gates Prince stands as Peri. Indeed the
i"'o VI ihe 'stenHahhient appears TO be ''nll Tor
love and a HtHe for the pocket" For some
years. now, this Agapemone has thriven and
| grown fat. Many crazy women and either era
! zy or sensual men went there, half frou frav
and halt from fun; but few with any glimmering
| left of sense enrolled themselves as victims of
the great Agapemone vampire.
| Among those, however, who Welded to the
fnnce's fascination. was Miss Fanny Maber,
who, MS her first step Paradsaical life, as
signed " "her beloved one" all her earthly wealth
amounting TO 1000 pounds. After slight en-
Joyment OF the delights of the Agapemone she
found herself without purse or paradise. and as
consequence, sought so!acp by throwing her.
| self into pond that bordered on this .aboda of
love Upon the brink of the pond was paper
containing the rhapsody: This is the day of
ludgmsnt to me and fearful perplexity. When
go sell VIII 60 from the abode. If my wretched
heari were not stone and unbelieving. what Be
loved said would have relieved me- Beloved,
OF course, pocketed the l7,0O0 pounds. by pro.
cess lar m5re pleasing but not less efficacious
'han that of Palmer. He poisoned the mind inc
stead OF the body. and what can minister to n
mind diseased The sister of Miss Maber. who
| gave this evidence, acknowledged that another
sister OF hers besides the one drowned after bring
! ing a large fortune to the nStitu ton, had been
| spirited away to Heaven, leaving her base earth
| y dross behind to Prince, 1.-THE beloved one "
| The jury returned verdict of temporary insep
| ty, and Prince will go on and find his path n
path ct pleasantness, and his way way of
peace.