The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-19

WEDNESDAY. = = Il AUe 81 10
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II neensllsn.
From q recently issued volume on Nor
monism by Jonx HrpE, firm. -iy Mormon
elder and resident of Salt Lake City, we
quote:
Brigham YOUNG AND Ms nAREN.
We remark the pointed gable
AMI little peaked garrett softhc !. Lion House"
and pass on. We walk hy three neat little
Office, and then stand in front Of Brigham
fo,lng's mansion. This Is n handsome two
story house, built Of Adobe, nicely pla~scrcd
ana daxzlingly white. Ii h balconied from
foundation to roof On the top is an obscr
vatory. whence Brigham can overlook the
drcary city and dull valley. aud sometimes
take q peep at the stars, whose bright ewes
seem tn dansc with mirth - they quiz Salt
Lake and IL doings. The whole is s,irmoun-
ted By Nh imitation ice hive, which j. in.
tended as the symhol NJ Utah
We open the gate, walk up the steps,
when the door opens. and face to fare. on
his own door sill. We confront the famous
prophet, Brigham Young
| ms Personal APPEARANCE
In person, he j. above the medium height,
and little inclined tn corpulcncy. lie is
drsss ed in black cloth, and, although the air
Is very warm, he Is well wrapped up i'm AN
overcat His habits 81 life make him very
sensitive tn the slightest change in the at
mo>phcre. lie has suffered \ COED deal ia
his younger days, and with this, the cares
ot hi. ta,n,, for his children are very re-
fractory-ie.in 60 weigh heavily upon him.
His constant struggles and difficulties with
the United States officers not only try his
| patience, hut a,.o wear his body. His con-
stunning anxiety about the object oi his am
| bition-the establishment " All independent
| kipgdom---and his efforts to maintain the
/ people in constant submission arr sufficient
to leave their marx on any mans physique.
lie i nov iiity--ix years old and, although
/, young looking in features, still eyinces age
| in his person. His lace is indicative of pen
etution and frinness. Some ladies think
him very handsome but his lower life, il
nothing else, cnin-ntly hetrays the sensual
voluptuary To strsngcrs be 10 very cour-
teous, but easily offended by any sighting
sllu>ion 10 the people or polygainy.
GOOD evening, Mr.. Young. Will you
permit Us o. inspect your mansion r.
Certainly, gentleman and, A. | have
spare hour, will cllapcren YOU myaeli.'
MS HARra.
| Blessing our stars ipr our cool f,r,une,
We follow our host into his drawing ROOM
| There sits q good natured lady |" lat fair
and fifty. She i. Brigham's senior wife, and
|. called Lady Young. There sits another
person, about thirty, Who smiles very sweet
| iy at Brigham ON his entrance. She is very
good-lookIng, tall and majestic in figure,
oval features, soft blue eyes, light bro.n
hair, and wearing nm expression u subdued
intelligence. She j. brigham iasorite wife
that il, be shows her the most attention.
Emeline Is BrigLsiy's third Wifi. he WAS
married to her believe, 1t Council Nluils |
Iowa, and she has born him ia children,
NEST Ut them being nov dead. Brigham
liked Emelinc "a we'll that lac Thought he
would like another from the same parent
tree, AMI therefore married her sister.
There sits another lady, merrily singing
tn Fat boy baby. She j. a dark haired and
black eyed houri She !. tile last vii, ~
Brisham-snd "thcrcl,, hangs tale ~
Eliza saw and loved BRIGHAM ioung. She
va, but child, almost unknown, and her
affection, seemed hopeless. Hut she had
read ia. uld Testament how jacob served
seven year, % gel a wife she thought IT a
very govl thiiig, ton, that he did -. aud
conceived the glorious thought thar perhaps
what Jacob did 20 get wife she might d.
ia order tn obtain husband. She went Ia
l.sty Young and made tue proposition
Brigham wa, consulted ulun tll. novel Way
81 getting wife, and a. Eliza was very rood
looking, and her services yer, desirable, Of
course he had no objection. She served her
time, demanded her wages, and obtained her
7" undivided moicty al brother brigham
II was an attachment "n her part worthy u
better object. brigham calls the baby Is Nv
English Boy" as she happens to be- the on
| ~ English wife hc has retained.
rHn PHILOSOPHY on SEALING
There sits another lady. She il worthy
to be looked nj. About fort, year. of age,
with square brow, thin, straight nose, en,a-
rated and compressed lips, cold. freezing,
gray eyes, high cheek bones, and angular
jaws, j. lions pootcs~." Eliza X. Snow il
woman Of decided ability. She il the
representative of another elias. of Brigham,
household. She was Among the first extra
ladies al Joseph Smith The Mormon. con
tend that MANS future glory depends en-
tircly IN hi, children; the more children
consequently the more glory !: M children,
4 fek0" TIT IHuff (which,
the more glorious no women, ttsf glorious
al all. All the children woman ma, have
after she has been sealed 10 n man, belong
I" that man, irrespective Of any other claims
| be may possess % paternity She may have
had them by previous husband who died
or was divorced she NAV have had them
by n subsequent husband, 20 whom she WAS
married sitter the demise Of the man Ia
whom she WAS scaled; or she may have had
them by duly appointed proxy, during any
temporary absence q her sealed husband,
whatever the time, or whoever the person,
her children lseloug 20 the family u her
sealed lord and master. Hence, AFTER Smith
died, 90 that be might not sacrifice any
glory by bis unfortunate deceaso, Brigham
took his widows! Ehxx r. Snow Is one oi
these happy ladies' These blessed beings,
who have consummatcd the lend and Oh
| lect" of their existence cease to BE- wives,
and become Mothers In Israeli
The duties are various, and peculiarly
Mormon, being 20 convert young laaies into
advocates u Polygamy; To induce young
wives into advising their husbands TO take
others; To instruct young brides in pl,ysio-
logical philosophy to nseet in . weekly
/" council III health,' attended exclusively by
women, but presided over By man. and
there debate, quite unres~r,cdIy, the most
indicate questions, etc. They FIRM . npe-
cics of Matron Club, and devote themselves
TO gossip, scandal and tea-drinking ia gene
raj, and are universally Brighams most fer
vent disciples, ~ well ~ tho ss~rnest and
most garvulous advocates for complete SUBJ
mission to the will Of the Lord. = coming
through his prophsts and lovely oracles.s
Brigham, however, does not reverence the
claims II these Old ladies 20 respect, and
throws In among them many fre-brand IL
contention. They are supposed To bs fully
versed in the mysteries of the kingdom
and they talk outrageous nonsense on the
mort recondits subjects God, angels, eter-
nifty, creation Of matter, and the iusoIysble
problem of good and evil, these old danes
made sore work of and snuff and mystic
ries abound in their ~ unions.
MRS. ru6E.
There -lt- another person smiling AZ girl
about seventeen, with dark flowing ringlets.
Shc is fine looking wumAn, alth0ueh now
u 0ka n