The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-01-14
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asm Of imposlure which IS shedding its
lishls and shadows upon he tops Of fGhe
Western mountains. Possibly cur rea-
ders may be interested in it--espeeislly
If they should ever. in the mutations Of
the future. be thrown within The valley
where the UpAs sheds its poison and re-
vesls the ghsslly earcaFses which strew the
ground. they may perhaps be enabled TO
turn il 10 a practical use. With this OBJ
jsct in view. We will briefly state the cir
cunslanees TO which we sllude. suppress
ing names for the reason that some Of
those affected. end most grieviously af-
fected. by these circumstances, = are Of our'
own ciizens. and to whom we would ten
der our profound sympaihies. A few
years since, gentleman. his wife, and
two infanlie children, like thousands Of
Others. l,h home for the golden shores OF
the Pacific. The husband and wife dream
ing. doubtless that iu the land Of the shin
ing ore they should soon realize fortune
for themselves and their children. The
lady, we may ptenise, possessed more
than an ordinary share Of intellect, which
had been cultivated 10 a b'ghly respecla.
ble degree By the care Of fond and doat-
ing parents who licle thought Of the use
to which that intellect would in after
years be devoted or bow their devotion
would be repaid. Alas! they can feel
how sharper Than . serpants tooth il is
to have a thankless child or one that
brings them only sorrow instead Of Joy.
The family settled in San Francisco.-
Some time shtrWerd. the gentle ltman and
his wife. 10 connection with brother Of
rhe latter, chanced TO step in on Sun
day to hear a Mormon missionary from
Uiah who was holding forth in San Fran.
cisco. They Nere prevented By the bad
weather and walking from attending their
usual place Of worship, and as the house
where the Mormon was speaking happen
ed to lie in their way, they concluded af'
ter leaving home. and from mere curosi.
,y, to go and hear him. Fatal curiosity!
Iuaus uspicious day! What the particular
sui jtcl OF discourse was which they heard
We are not advised. After coming out,
the husband and brother expressed them
selves very freely upon the merits Of what
! they had heard, and pronounced some o!
it little ii any short Of bissphsmy. TO
the utter aslonjsbmpnt Of both, however,
The wife and sister exptesst d hcrsclt ii gh-
Ily pleased with ii! AS probably sou-
li0n Of such mystery, We may say, be-
lore proceeding further, that it suhse-
\ Guenuy turned out she had heard Nor.
mon missionary. While yourg lady re-
siding in one Of the river towns in Missis.
sppi. Polygamy at,hat time was care
fully concealed from the outside GeniiIes
by the apostles Of 10 Smith, ahd s'outIy
denied. Probably the young lady was
fascinated by the romance which Tie Nor
mon may have sbii(u|ly wovtn into his
discourse, ard .he seeds Of blasting ruin
thus lodged in her mird to, spring up,
truclfying and bear apples OF Sod"m 10
turn to ashes in he tasting many days
afterwards Be this as I may, lie lady
soon became strongly attached tothe Nor
non faith, and went frequently il not con
| stantv TO hear its apostle In a short
lime he had acquired sufficient itflutnce
oveI her 10 cause her 10 resolve TO quit
} her busband-if ku would bot accompany
htr-ard repair to The grand rendezvous
Of the Latter Day Saints. as they stJ le
themselves in Salt Lake CITY. The de-
termination once taken. nothing could
, dissuode her ffom her purpose. Bn' The
children, what was 10 become of thtm?--
. The mother was devotedly, paSsionattly
attached TO them, and she determined 10
1 take them with her The father and bro
f. ther Of course became alarmtC. 70 pre-
d vent her from going, they knew well.
g c would be impossible, but they resolved 10
;. save The children from the yawning gull
= which was about opening to receive them;
and in pursuance OF lhis resolution hey
= determined to send Them 10 their grand
C parents in this city. They were there
Il lore taken when ihe mother was absent
}. placed on board a steamer, and safely
it reaching New Orleans, were soon under
8 the loving care and bospitable roof o
their gra1d parents.
! Who, however, can battle or circumven
" a determined woman, ianaic though sh'
h. be, when her feelings, her pride and bel
IS affection all combine to spur her on to th'
e. acoomp plishmtnt OF her object? The yer!
is next steamer that sailed. brought tha
Of u other to this city, cha6ng like an enrag
IN ed tigress. whose young have been takel
~ of from her! Her parents who bad beel
20 made aware o the circumstances now de
\. ,ermired that she should not take he
children from them, and that II she wa
bent upon dooming herself 10 destruction
nm she should not drag her innocent babe
rr down into the foul abyss with Der. w
: pass over the struggles. the watching
:, that ensued in this city little more tba
one year ago on the part o! the grand pa
rents OF these beautiful children oil som
70 four or five summers, TO keep the melhe
from taking Them to Utah, and OF her e
cd forts to obtain possession OF them for shf
purpose Suffice it 10 say, for the lin
O. being she failed How completely be
whole soul had become wrapped up in II
H. gross and disgusting deception which ha
a seized upon her like giant, the read'
" can Judge when We inform Linn that raih'
Than reipquish joining the vile hoTt
40 which contaminated the Air Of Gres' %
Lake by their denominations. she actual
tore herself rom the children oi her hea
ms and went Without tht M! Sne did nu
=, however sbandon her purpose. FlndlI
an herself bafiied for the time heing, she d
w lei mined to change her tactics, the mo
er- certain to secure at future day what 81
could not then effect, Size went to 81
Lake City via St. Louis. and her paren
'ea had The melancholy satisfaction to kno
tha; If che was lost to them, her chidT'
were at least safe. These, brother ~
sister, under the bonutiiul and ios'eri'
care which they received. budded like I
opening rose beneath the sweet and gem