The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-05
THE STORY OF MORMON woHAN.

NJ. Remy, in his &" Journey to Great Salt Lake
City," just published in London tells this story of
life in Utah:
On our reaching the borders of the Jordan, not
far from the city walls, we perceived two women
sitting heap of Indian corn-stalks, who ap-
peared to be plunged in the btterest grief. They
were mother and daughter. The mother, the
widow of relative of Joseph the prophet, had
been married some time to priest whom had
met with on distant mission. She was an
English woman, and, independent Of an education
little usnal IN the class to which she belonged
she was endowed with all those qualities which
make her countryW omen respectable Her
daughter, Mary, the only child of her first mar
rlage, was young person from sixteen to eighteen
years Of age as intelligent as she pretty; it
was impossible to grow tired Of observing in her
face that graceful blending Of beauty and inno-
coECc Which inspires in every man OF feeling Il
respectful admiration. After pressing these
women tell us the cause Of their suffering, they
made the following statement:
In the spring previous the missionary returned
home, after having been preaching to the savages
for the space Of three years. lie was received
with open arms. he had every right TO expect
However, it did uot appear to him that the sacri-
hce OF his long absence was sufficiently compen-
sated by the affection of q woman who could not
from the presidency a revelation authorizing him
to marry second wife So far one hid reason
to complain, since all this was in conformity with
the manners OF the place and according to law
But the missionary took it into his head to ask
The hand of his step-daughter, Mary. The poor
child refused, at first very tiHidly and gently, in
hope that her steptather would not insist upon it.
But he tormenttd his wife to use her authority
over the child, to make her consent to the mar
riage; but her mother-heart utterly rejected tins
otfice, she did nothing, and the consequences was
dis>ensons in the family. The supreme authority
Of Brigham was invoked but the pontiff, whose
good feeling on this occasion is worthy Of praise
refused to do anything more than give his advice
Neither menaces, nor caresses, nor counsel had
any effect upon the girl, whose noble instincts re-
voIted al the idea Of her becoming her mothers
rival, and who, moreover, was pass onate In love
with who had solemnly promised to marry
her, aud her alone. The missionary found at
last that there was making head against de
termined will and out Of spite, went and
lcctcd woman from amongst the waiting women
attached to the harem Of H. &. kmball. But
new storm was on the point Of bursting. The
second wife no sooner installed in the conju-
gal dwelling than she found out that she Only
a make-shft. Calling to her aid every artifce
which hatred could suggest, she succeeded in cap
tivating her husbands heart, and the latter had
far forgotten himself as, on the very morning Of
the day on which met these weeping women,
to matreat them so grossly as to compel them to
abandon the roof they had assisted in build
ing and ornamented in the fruits of their industry
They made no one responsible for their msfor-
tunes; they inveighed neither against heaven, nor
their religion, nor the new wife nor the mission
ary. ] hey prayed God t. forgive this man his
blind violence, and to read in their hearts the
GOOD feelings which animated them