Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-17

selves owned to me, many rufflan, II ne found
an opportunity, would, from pure loye'of notori-
ETY.. even without stronger incentive, try his re-
volver or his b6wie-knife upon the Big Nor
mon." iyaIesai ed .a' he@s e3e 5ess7 gF,t.
Mr.. Burton enjoyed an hours interview with
Brigham Young, with whom he was very much
pleased. He decides that the Prophet is no
common man, and that he has none OF the weak
ness and vanity which characterize the common
uncommon man. He can see nothing in the
Prophets countenance which indicates the
swindler or the imposrer. On the contrary, ne
looks like a"gentleman farmer of New England
and our author gives this detailed portrait OF his
hero: t..-..,.s..,.s -. -... ..,
WHAT BRIGHAM YOUNG LOOKS LIKE. aa. x
The Prophet was born at Whittingham, Yer.
mont, on the 1st Of June, 1901 he was consa;
quently. in 1860 ffty.n years Of age he looks
about forty five. 1 had expected to see vener:
able looking old man. Scarcely gray thread
appears in bis hair, which is parted on the side,
light colored. rather thick, and reaches below
the ears with half curl. He formerly wore it
long, after the western style; now it is cut level
with the ear lobes. The forehead is somewhat
narrow, the eyebrows are thin, the eyes between
gray and blue, with calm, composed, and some
what reserved expression slight droop in the
paralysis l afterward heard that the potosis is
is the result of neuralgia, which has long tor
mented him. For this reason he usually covers
his head, except in his own house or the taber-
nacle. The nose, which is fine and somewhat
sharp pointed, is bent little to the left. The
lips are close like the New Englanders; and the
teeth, especially those of the under jaw are i'm
perfect. The cheeks are rather feshy, and the
line between the ale of the nose and the mouth
is broken the chin is somewhat peaked, and
the face is clean shaven, except under the jaws,
where the beard is allowed to grow. The hands
are we'll made, and not disfgured by rings. The
figure is somewhat large, broad-shouldered and
STOPPING little when standing.
1t further appears that the Prophets life is,
in the opinion Of Captain Burton, ascetic. -
not because he has indefinite plurality OF wives;
no, not for that, but because his favorte food is
baked potatoes with little buttefmilk, and his
drink water, and because he abstains from to-
bacco and never touches anything stronger
than glass of thin lager beer" This ascetic
prophet however, does not number celbacy in
among the phases of his asceticism.
THE PRoPHET-LLNGs.
was unwilling to add to the number of those
who had annoyed the Prophet by domestic allu-
sions, and therefore have no direct knowledge of
the extent to which he carries polygamy some
Gentiles allow him seventeen, others thirty-six,
out ola household of seventy members; others
an indefinite number of wives scattered through
the different settlements. Of these, doubtless.
many are but wives by name, such, for instance,
as the widows of the late Prophet and Others
are married more for the purpose Of building up
for themselves spiritual kingdoms than for the
normal purpose Of matrmouy. When treating
Of Mormon polygamy, shall attempt to show
that the relation between the tsosexes Us lately
regulated by the Mormon faith necessitates po-
lygamy. l should Judge the Prophets progeny
to be numerous from the following circumstance:
On one occasion, when standing with him on
the belvidere, my eye fell upon new erection
it could be compared externally to nothing but
an English gentleman's hunting stables, with
their little clock tower, and l asked him what it
was intended for " y private school for my
children he replied, directed by Brother E.
b. Kelsey" The harem is said to have cost
$50 900.
Here are some peculiar traits of Mormon So
ciety:
--' MORMON NOMENCLATURE
was introduced to many whose names do
not remember; in almost every case the intro.
duction was followed by some invitation. He
now exchanged word with this I" BROTHER" then
few sentences with that sister,, carefully sup
pressing the MIR. and Madam of the eastern
states. The fraternal address gives patriarch
al and somewhat Oriental favor to Mormon con-
verse like other things, however it is apt to
run into extremes, If boy in the streets be
asked, What's your name?" he will reply-if
he condescends to do So" I'm brother such-and
such-'o son." In order to distinguish children
of different mothers. it is usual to prefix the ma
ternal to the paternal parents name, suppress
ing the given or Christian name of monogamic
lands. Thus for instance, my sons by Miss
Brown, Miss Jones, and Miss Robinson, would
Jones Burton, and so ON The Saints-even
the ridiculous esquire that title "much in use
among vulgar people," which in Old and New
England applies to everybody gentle or simple,
has not yet extended to the great Salt Lake
City. The Mormon pontlff and the eminences
around him are simply Brother or Mister-they
have the substance. and they disdain the shadow
of power. Sister is applied to women of all
ages, thus avoiding the difficulty Of addressing o
dowager, as in the Eastern States, Madam, in
contradistinction to Mrs., her daughter-in-law,
or what is worse, of calling her after the English
way, old Mrs. A, or, Scottice, Mrs. A., senior.
DANCING IN UTAH.
Dancing seems to be considered an edifying
exercise. The prophet dances, the apostles all
dance, and the bishops dance. A professor OF
this branch Of the fine arts would thrive in Zion,
where the most learned o. pedagogues would re-
Aristocles, surnamed the broad shouldered." =
The salutation is not in the l,nguid. done-up
style that polite Europe affects as in the days
of ora "a
steps are deliberately executed, and a somewhat
severe muscular exercise is the result. i con-
fess to prejudice against dancing after the GER
tam, which we are told is the uncertain, epoch
of life, and have often joined in the merriment
excited among French folks by the aspect of q
bald headed and stiff jointed g Anglais' ming
ling grabbed age with joyful youth in public
ball. a."
MORMON CHORUS. e d.
After supper dancing was resumed with spirit,
and in its intervals popular songs and duets were
performed by the best musicians. The finest
party of the season." ended as it began, with
PRAYER and benediction, at 5 A. M.-thirteen sue
cessive mortal hours-it shows solid power of
enduring enioyments. And probably, the revel-
lers wendell their way home chanting some kind
of national hymn like this, to the tune of the
|" Old Kentuck shore: 20
"Let the chorus still'be sung,
Long Live Brother Brigham Young. Nos
And blessed be the Vale of Deseret- ret
/ And blessed be the Vale of Deseret.".e
The Mormons, it appears, treat the Fourth Of
j aly with silent contempt, celebrating instead
the oath of July. ON which day, in l847, they
arrived. in the Utah valley. They are So indie.
pendent of the general government that they
have as favorite toast on public occasions =