M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-10-15

to him, and he lives with them ALL j
know several instances Of q mother
and one daughter being married to the
same man, and could mention their
names. However atrocious this may
appear to benighted Gentiles, it is not
the slightest stumbling block to en-
! lightened Saints ! ..r.irf
MRS. PoULTERER.
There sits another lady, about forty
five years Of age. She is also the time,
worn wreck of a handsome woman
Brigham has very good taste ! She is
bound to the prophet BY another tic.
Mrs. Poulterer, her husband, be-
lieve, is still living, heard of and
loved Joseph Smith in 1854. "But
Smith has been dead ten years re-
marks the astonished reader. That
may seem an insaperable difficulty to
you my friend, but is nothing to Nor.
mon!sm. AS Brigham Young could
be Smiths agent in taking his widows
to perpetuate his kingdom, why should
lie not, pari passu marry new wives
for Smith for the same object 2 How
ever ridiculously apparent this soph-
ism may be to you, it is gospel logic
to them. Accordingly, Mrs. Ponl-
terer, good soul, was married to Brig
ham, he kindly acting as Joseph
Smiths agent in the affair. She gave
up her entire property to the Church,
and, of course, was soon much respect.
| ed. f .r.s
THE ABRAHAMIc DOCTRINE. q
"But who is that tall, bright, black
eyed person romping with the child
rem 2" Oh, she is another exam.
pie of the Prophets amatory adven.
lures. g. D. Watt, a Mormon from
England, brought his hall sister to
Brigham once, requesting to be mar.
ried to her, as his second wife. Brig.
ham refused. Mr.. Watt urged that
Abraham married his half,sister, and
he guessed he had just as much right
as Abraham " The point was knot
| ty, because if Abraham's example JUS
tifes polygamy evidently his example
stjustify such a marriage. n.
The girl was rather handsome; and
so, to settle the whole matter effect.
ually, and to spare the necessity OF
George Watts being still more Abra-
hamic than his brethren, Brigham took
her himself So far, so well. But
he was not contented ; and 80, after
all, there was much force in Watts
argument and Abraham's example,
and he told Watt he might take her
then, if he wished. Of course he wish
ed, and Brigham divorced her in order
to effect this convenient compromise.
Now Mr.. George Watt is one Of the
faithful saints, and quite promi-
nent person in the community. Since
this unfortunate contretemps, which
was unpalatable to the toughest con-
science OF them all, Brigham has de-
clared that he will stake no more
wives, as his family is large enough" "
This declaration, however, does not
save him from being asked by many.
remember one young lady who is
trying topine herself miserable for the
love of Brigham
"Sighing and weeping for love of HIM"
and although she has been directly
refused, is just as obstinately deter
mined to hope against hope" and
says " She'll have him Or nobody.
She IS proving her faith by her works
We bow to the ladies'; and Brig.
ham conducts us, by a narrow passage
into his lion house. We enter on q
corrider with room doors on each side
He opens one and we peep in, and
see a very neatly, but plainly furnish
ed apartment. We notice that eve
rything is in the best order, and daz
zlinglv clean. lie opens another dool
and we observe this apartment is the
exact counterpart of the first. Will
a slight gesture and smile, as he in
dicates the rows of doors, says he
" Gentleman, they are all just alike
These are the sleeping apartments o
his wives of which they have on
each.
THE WORKING ROOM.
We are then conducted to a nois,
part of the house. Here, ina bus!
, work room is bevy of industriou
: ladies-some at looms, some at spin
: ming wheels, some at quilting frames
: and high above the clatter Of battens
s shuttles, and wheels, rises the SCUM
9 of women's voices. They hushed in
: to silence on seeing Brother Brigham
n who then tells us how many pound
a of wool they have spun, knitted an
: wove ; the yards oflinsey, flannel an
: carpeting they have made. Stocking
e and quilts are at quite a premium j
: this private factory. Brigham make
!, all his ladies work. They have to b
s examples to all the women of Utah
: and Young's hobby-cry is, "Ther
J. must be no idlers in Zion!"
4 He is a working man himself, an
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