The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-05
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- a Wewalk ~ three little neat oaice
and ~ sand in front Of Brigham Young
nAnsioa. This = hanAsoms tWo-story edi
- bailt Of adobe, nicely plAstsred and d,
9gy white. e = ha1eenisd from f0unda
@eea . seoc On he top Il an observatory
wnonce Brigham can overlook the drear,
city and dali valley. and sometimes take
Pep q the stars whose bright eyes seem I,
oance with nirth ~ they quiz Salt LAX,
- 4. dOings. The whole 10 surmountet
~ an imitAtion beehive, which is intended
We open the gate, walk up the ssers when
the door opens and face to face, on his own
door sill We confront the famous prophet
Brigham Young
In person he i above the medium height
and little iaclined to corpulency. Hesis
dressed in black cloth, and although the air
ID very warm he is well wrapped IN in an
ovsrcoat. His habits of life make him very
sensitive to the slightest change in the at
mosphere. he has suffered u good deal in
nis younger days and with this, the cares of
has family-for his children are very rcfrac-
tofy-begin to weigh heavily upon him
Has constant struggles and difficulties with
the United States officers not only try his pa
tenee, but also wear his body. His consum-
ing anxiety about the object of his ambition
the establishment Of an independent king
dom-and his efforts to maintain the people
IN constant submission, are sufficient TO
leave their mark on any mans physique
de 10 now ffty-six years old; and. although
young looking in features, still evinces are
IN his pesson. His face is Indicative Of
penetration and frmness Some ladies think
him very handsome; but his lower lin. If
nothing else, eminently betrays the sensual
voluptuary. To strangers he is very cour.
teous, but easily offended by any sighting
aiiusion to the people or polygamy
Good evening, Mr.. foung. Will you
permit us to inspect your mansion?'
Certainly, gentlemen and, as | have
spare hour. viii chaperon you myself"
blessing our stars for our good fortune, we
Soiiow our host into his drawing-room. -
There sits good natured lady, '.fat, fair"
and FIFTY. She is Brigham's senior wife, and
Is called Lady Young There sits another
person, about thirty, who amiles very sweet
~ at Brigham on his entrance. She is yery
good-looking tall and majestic in figure, oval
features, soft blue eyes, light brown hair and
wearing an expression of subdued inteli-
gence She is Brigham's favorite wife, that
10 ne shows her the most attention. Emeline
- Brigham's third WIFE He was married to
her ! believe, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
she has borne him six children, most of them
beng now dead. Brigham liked Emeline SO
well that he thought he would like another
from the same parent tree, and therefore he
married her sister.
There sits another lady, merrily singing to
lat boy baby. She in dark haired and
black haired houri She is the last wife of
brigham-and thereby hangs tale" Eli
"a saw and Loved" brigham Young. She
was but child almost unknown, and her
affection seemed almost hopeless But she
had read in the Old Testament that Jacob
served seven years to get wife: she thought
1t very good thing, too, that he did so, and
conceived the glorious thought that perhaps
what Jacob did to get wife, she might do |
IN order to get husband. She went to La
dy Young and made the proposition. Brig
ham was consulted in this rather novel way |
OF getting wife; and as Eliza was very GOOD |
looking, and her sevices very desirable, of |
course he had no objection She served her |
time demanded her wages, and obtained |
her undivided moiety' Of Brother Brigham |
II was az attachment OF her part worthy a |
better object Brigham calls the baby my |
English boy, as she happens to be the only |
English wife he has retained
There sits another. lady She is worthy |
to be looked at About forty wears of age |
with square browc hin straight nose emacia- |
ted and compressed lips, cold, freezing, gray
eyes, high cheek-bones, and angular jaws is
Zion poetess." Elisa X Snow IS a wo-
man OF decided ability. She is the represen-
tative Of another class of Brighams house
hold. She was among the first extra ladies
Of Joseph Smith. The Mormons contend
that mans future glory depends entirely
on his children; the more children conse.
quently the more glory, no children no Clio
~; hence, therefore the more woman the
more glorious, no women, mot glorious at
ALL All the children women NAV have
after she has been sealed" to a man, belongs
10 that man irrespective Of any other claims
he may possess TO paternity. She may have
had them by previous husband who died or
was divorced; she may have had them by
subsequent husband to whom she was mar
rncd alter the demise of the man to whom she
was sealed; or she may have had them by
iuly appointed proxy, during any temporary
Absence OF her sealed husband; whatever the
lime or whoever the person, her children be-
ong to the family of her sealed lord and
master. Hence, after Smith died, so that he
might not sacrifice any glory by his unfor-
innate deeease brigham took his Widows
Eliza Snow is one of these happy ladies'.
These blessed beings, who have eonsumated
he end and object of their existence
lease TO be wives and become Mothers in Is
'ael Their duties are very various, and
Mormon; being to convert young
siris into advocates of polygamy; to induce
'oung wives into advising their husbands to
axe others; to instruct young brides in ply ,
biological philosophy; to meet in a weekly !
Council OF Health, attended exclusively by .
women but presided over by man, and :
here debate, quite unreservedly, the most ,
ndelieate questions, etc: They form spe- !,
lies Of Matron Club, and devote themselves
o gossip, scandal, and tea drinking in gener-
J. and are universally Brighams most fer .
ent disciples, as well as the sternest and /.
advocates for complete submission :.
o the will of the Lord, as coming through :
lis prophets and lovely oracles" Brigham :
owever does not reverence the claims of ..
hese old ladies to respect and throws in a. .
nong them many firebrand of contention !,
hey are supposed to be fully versed in 1.-THE !,
lssteries Of the kingdom" and they talk !
outrageous nonsense on the most recondite !
objects God, angels, eternity, creation of =
natter, and the insolyable problem Of good :
r evil, these old ladies make short work of: J
nd snuff and mysteries" abound in their :,
eunions.
There sits another person, smiling at G
rl about seventeen, with dark flowing ring !"
is. She is fine looking woman, although $,
ow past age. She illustrates another class te
Brigham wives That is Mrs. Cabb.-- 9,
he saw heard believed, and loved Brig !"
am Young embraced Mormonism, and ran c,
ray from her husband, respectable gen. II
eman in Massachusetts,, carrying off her
laghtar, Charlotte the young ringleted lady. la
She arrived at Council Bluffs and married q,
righam Young. Her husband half crazed AZ
ldeayored to obtain his child, but was baf- d,
i nd out-,nanGuvred, and they got safely 90
Salt Lake She is now a mother in Isra- sd
and her daughter ii not married to Brig. | in