The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-26

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manouvered, and they got safely to Sal,
Lake. She is now "a mother in Israel, y
and her daughter, ifnot married to Brig.
ham himself, will probably become second
or .hird wife to one of his boys. Nor is
this marriage of mother and daughtar to
the same man at all unusual at Salt Lake.
One man, with whom was acquainted
there, has three sisters ind their mother
married to him, and he lives with them all!
/ know several instances of mother and
one daughter being married to the same
man, and could mention their names
However attrocious this may appear to
benighted Gentiles, it is net the slightest
stumbling block to enlightened Saints!
MRS. PoULTERER.
There sits another lady, about forty
FIVE years of age. She is also the time.
worn wreck of handsome woman.
Brigham has very good taste! She is bound
to the prophet by another tie. Mrs.
Poulterer, her husband, believe, is still
living, heard of and loved Joseph Smith
in 1854. "But Smith has been dead ten
years!n remarks the astonished reader
That may seem an insuperable difficulty to
you my friend, but is nothing to Mormon
ism. As Brigham Young could be Smiths
agent in taking his widows to perpetuate
his kingdom, why should he not, pari passu
marry new wives for. Smith for the same
object? However ridiculously apparent
this sophism may be to you. lit is gospel
logic to them. Accordingly, Mrs. Poul-
terer, good soul, was married to Brigham,
he kindly acting as Joseph Smiths agent
in the affair. She gave up her entire
property 20 the Church, and, of course,
was soon much respected.
THE ABRAHAMATIC DOCTRINE.
"But who is that tall, bright, black-eyed
person romping with the children?" Oh,
she is another example of the Prophets
amatory adventures. G. D. Watt, a Nor
mon from England, brought his half-sister
to Brigham once, requesting to be mar
ried to her, as his second wife Brigham
refused. Mr. Watt urged that Abraham
married his half-sister, and he guessed
he had just as much right as Abraham!"
The point was knotty, because if Abra-
hams example justifes polygamy evident.
ly his example must justify such mar
riage.
The girl was rather handsome; and so,
to settle the whole matter effectually, and
to spare the necessity of George Watts
being still more Abrahamic than his breth-
ren Brigham took her himself! So far. so
well. But he was not contented; and so,
after all, there was much force in Watts
argument and Abraham's example, and
he told Watt that he might take her then,
if he wished. Of course he wished, and
Brigham divorced her in order to effect
this convenient compromise, Now Mr..
George Watt is one of the faithful saints,
and quite prominent person in the COM
munity. Since this unfortunate contre-
temps, which was unpalatable to the tough
est conscience of them all, Brigham has
declared that he will "take 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 to pine her.
self miserable for the love of Brigham
"Sighing and weeping for love of him;
and although she has been directly refus.
ed, is just as obstinately determined to
"hope against hope," and says "She'I
have him or nobody. She is provoking
her faith by her works.
We bow to the ladies; and Brigham
conducts us, by narrow passage, into his
lion house. We enter on corridor witt
room doors on each side. He opens ont
and we peep in, and see a very neatly, hu
plainly furnished apartment. We notice
that everything is in the best order, anc
dazzlingly clean. He opens another deo1
and we observe this apartment is the ex
act counterpart of the first With {
slight gesture and smile, as he indicates
the rows of doors, says he, Gentlemen
they are all just alike ' These are tht
sleeping apartments of his wives of which
they have one each.
THE WORKING ROOM.
We are then conducted to noisy par
of the house. Here, in busy work room
is bevy of Industrious ladies-some a
looms, some at spinning-wheels, some a
quailing- frames; and high above the clat
ter of battens,' snuttles, and wheels, risel
the sound of women's voices. The.
hushed into silence on seeing Brothe
Brigham, who then tells us how man,
pounds of wool they have spun, knitted
and wove; the yards of linsey, flannel ant
carpetlng they have made. Stocking
and quilts are at quite premium in thi
private factory. Brigham makes all hi
ladies work. They have to be example
to all the women of Utah; and Young
hobby-cry is, "There must be no idlers il
Zion!n
He is a working man himself, and the,
must become so likewise. /" If a woman
can't do more than her share in snstainin,
herself" says this domestic economist
"she amt of no account" Expensiv
though his family might otherwise be
they are thus made, in reality productiv
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