Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-08-27
Utmost simplicity, /" We are all the wives. Of

Salt Lake, particularly those of the harems.
y is rare to SEGA woman ont riding, either
on horse bask or in. a carriage.
Brigham's motto is, "no, dHopas in, ths
hive" accordingly every woman is expected
TO support herself and assist, at least, in SUI =
porting her own children. Many do more,
and the tive or three wives of one man are
frequently seen at work in the field or garden,
while their lord and master reclines at his
ease. 5a'
Many of the harems,ar are surrounded by walls
tom eight to ten feet in hight, while the
jealousy and tyranny of the master eGectual-:
ly debaR the inmates froa the society of the
outward world. Many, however,. break over
these restraints, and cases of inGdelity are
numerous sH' 80 fa4
Women may be "ssaled +" to one man for
time that is, married. and to another for
eternity, or they may be sealed to the same.
man both for time and eternity.
If ayoung woman is engaged to be married
to q! man and he dies before the ceremony is
performed, she can still beHsealed Yto him
for eternity, if any good brother will act as
proxy. The children of such marriage will
belong TO the dead or spiritual husband, or
in either words TO- the man who died before he
WAS married Such wives are regarded as
mere secondary "a fairs, and. are a good deal
abused, both by the husband aud the other
wives. They are put off in one corner of the
house, ~they aud their children rationed, and
only visitedlby the husband semi occasional
~. On one occasion such a one, with whose
sad history happen to be familiar. said TO
her husband that the other "women " were
whipping and abusing her children and de-
prlving her OF every little comfort. He re-
piled Susan, you know you are only my
wife for time, and your children belong to
another; yon will add nothing to my. exalta-
ton hereafter; it was ONLY to accommodate
Bro Kimball that ! u took " you, SO you must
get along as well as you can, and don't let
me hear yOu complain any more. "a.J raah
Women at Salt Lake are allowed one priv
ilege not usually accorded TO the sex; that, is,
the free choice of a husband, OF an undivided
fraction of one. If a respectable 4" woman
wishes. to marry man, he is not at libertyt9
refuse. The matter being rather delicate
one for lady to manage, it is usually entrust-
ed to one oftbe heads" .-''' BUS
The following is a case in point and entire-
ly reliable Bro. Heber, End President better
known at Salt Lake rs Brigham's echo, is
quite an adept in Bueh BUSINESS Meeting
Bro. T. one,daY he said BRO. T ) are you
doing we'll ~ Reply: " Yes, sir" Then you
do well for the church too. How many
have you 2Po esTwO, sit.n 1mThat is not
enough. You must take a couple more. Pm
send them to you, Do you hear " Reply
Yes, SIR" On the following evening when,
The brother returned home, he found too
women sitting there. His first wife said
Ladies, ths,is Bro. T. (all the women call
heir husbands Bgother,) these are the " sis
ers Pratt. They were two widows of z.
P. Pratt.) One of the ladies, Sarah, then
aid; AFRO. T., Brother Kimball told us 10
call on you, and you know what for" eyes,
aides, replied Brother T. but it is very
lard task for me to marry twO." The other
remarked; BRO. Kimball told Us you were
AOing very good business, and could sup
port more women" Sarah again took up the
and enunciated the following
proposition; 4 Well, Bro. T., I want to get
married any how" The good brother replied,
: Well, ladies, will see what can do and
ct yon know" whereupon the ladies afore-
aid retired. Through the influence of his
Bishop, Bro. T, fnally compromised the mat
er and married Sarah, it being ascertained
hat Bro. KimbaH wanted the house Sarah
lived in, for the residence of his daughter,
rho was soon to be married to son of Par.
ey P. Pratt, ID. "a ...4
While We find some women willing to do
nything which is " counseled by the au-
horities," however much it may outrage their
ense of propriety, we find very many who
7oGld rather die than submit to such humil-
alton. AS in all religious decisions, so in
lormonism, there are many noble souls, who
ave been grossly deceived and led, step BY
iep, untilthey have sunk to the moral level
t their deceivers. There are at Salt Lake
lany noble women, who despise Bolygamy,
nd deplorc its terrible etfects-nany who
an exclaim, in the language of the Apostle
aul, 9 die daily" Some are on the
erge of insanity, others endure daily
'rture 10 the fear that their husbands will
Ike more wives many suffer in silence and
/" Sit like Patience on monument
Smiling at Grief" -a .ao
any believe ia " plurality" as they term it,
J means of Salvation and exaltation 10 a
.ture state, and expect to be made perfect
rough suffering, but ! have never yet heard
woman say that she was happy in polyga-
y.
The suffering and down-trOdden women of
tab call for our warmest sympathy, our
eepest pity. Deluded, no doubt, but as
sIieve sincere in their delUsiOn, martyrs 10
cir ideasiof truth and duty, following blind
and zoalOusly the infamous scoundrel who
wing arTogated to himself the preropatives
the Almighty, works upon the religions
ement III woman's nature for her destruc-
IN, these Mormon women present picture