The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-04-11

The st. Jrscpo, Mo. Herald has ths
following:
we lately met young and interest
ing girl at the house of an acquaint-
ance, who told US a tale Of wrong aud
suffering that would fugnisk material
for good sized novel. One year ago
this young lady left her home in Penn
sylvania--a home where all the luxu-
ries of life were at her command. Her
parents were indulgent, and she yas
an only child, was loved by them With
all the fondness Of true parental Affect
ion. No wish of hers remained un-
gratified, for she was the idol of those
parents, and the light of the home cir
Gle made desolate by an act which will
forever cast its shadow on the heart.
In February, 1864, she became &c.
quaintel l with a Mormt n preacher, who
painted to her in glowing terms tho
glories of Utah, fortified OIL all sides by
giant mountains, whose pcake, burn,
ished by eternal SHOWS, looked down
upon the valleys of perpetual green,
peopled by Gods own choice kindEed,
who were free rs the mountain torrents
ahat leap the rocks of lofty Timpanas
gos range. lie told her Of the caRtept
and peace reigning among the SANTA
and as gred her. that the mormpns
were Gods, own peculiar people, anil
SO. worked upon her imagination, that
she finally consented to leave friends,
family and all the endearnentsH Of
home, and go with him to the Valley
Of the Saints. Arriving at Chicago,
he forced her to marry him the Ger.
emony being performed by a. mock
priest, without record or lice Sc. WOn
last April she left Wyoming, Nebras-
ka, with Mormon train, for the land
of promise, and finally arrived in the
city of the saints. Here. she found
that her husband had four other wives,
who regarded her with no tender e.
motions, but heaped abuse continually
upon her head. After a few months
her liege lord told her that he had coli
cluded to seal her,to another, who had
taken a great fancy to her; that his
other wives were jealous and declared
his last wife should liqe With him
no longer. She declared she would
die before soc would thus be put away
and forced to live as the wife Of
man with whom she had no acbuain.
tance, and seen bnt once in her1life.
Her husband told her it was Brigham's
order and she must do so or lose her
lsfe. Determining not to. be thus
sacrificed, she started to run away,
with the intention of making her way
to Camp Rreclxinrige in Cedar Vally.
then garrisoned by Unitcs Stated
troops, and claim protection thpre,
She started on foot, and after travelling
abont ten miles was caught and
brought back, blaced in bungeon, or
rather a cellar, and was thus kept for
month, with just enough food to sus,
tain life. The man with whom she re-
fused with, often elsited her, besought her
to change her resolution in order to
save her life. Through force ofcircum-
stances she at last yielced, and was du-
ly installed in his family, as the sixth
wife. Here she found, as before; the
jealous and quarrels arising were IN,
.tolerable, and she again determined to
escape or die in the attempt. This
time she succerded in reaching the head;
quarters of Gen. Conner TO whom she
told her tale of suffering The general
sent her through to the states with 4
government train bound for Fort Kear-
ney, which place she reached early last
week. She leaves this city tonight, q
repen.ant and sorrowful child, for hor
home in Pennsylvania that homo she
was persuaded to desert through tho
Misrepresentation and wiles Of a crafty
scounhrel ~