The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-02-17

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We yesterday met young and inter
esting girl at the houee of an acquain-
tance, who told us tale of wrong and
suffering that would furnish material for
good sized novel.
One year ago, this young lady left her
home in Pennsylvania-a home where all
the Injuries Of life were at her command.
Her parents were indulgent, and she, an
only child, was loved by them with all the
fondness of true parental affection. No
wish of hers remained ungratifed, for she
was the idol of those parents; and the
light of the homo made desolate by an act
which will forever cast its shadow on her
heart. SASSI
In February, 1854, she became acquaint-
with Mormon preacher, who painted to
her in glowing terms the glories of Utah
and the Mormon religion. He told her
of the beautiful valley of Utah, fortified
on all sides by giant mountains, whose
peaks FURNISHED by eternal SHOWS, looked
down upon the valleys of perpetual green,
peopled by Gods own chosen kindred
who were free as the mountain torrents
that leap the rocks of the lofty Tompana-
Cos range. He told her of the content
and peace reigning among the Saints, and
assured her that the Mormons were God 3
own peculiar people, and so worked upon
her imaginations that she finally consent
ed to leave friends, family and all the en-
dearments of home, and go with him to
the Valley of the Saints.
Arriving at Chicago he forced her to
marry him, the ceremony being performed
by a mock priest, without record or license.
On last April she left Wyoming, Nebraska,
with a Mormon tram, for the land of pro-
mise, 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 emotions, but heaped abuse
and contumely upon her head.
After few months her iege lord tod
her he had concluded to seal her to an
other, who had taken great fancy to her !;
that bis other wives were jealous, and
declared bis last wife should live with him
no longer. She declared she would die
before she would thus be put away and
forced to live as the wife of man with
whom she had no acquaintance, and had
seen but once in her life. Her husband
told her it was Brigham's order, and she
must do so or loose her life.
Determined not to be thus sacrificed,
she started to run away with the intention
of making her way to Camp Breckenridge,
in Cedar Valley, then garrisoned by United
States troops, and claim protection there.
She started on foot, and after travelling
about ten miles, was caught and brought
back-placed in dungeon, or rather a
cellar, and was thus kept for month, with
just enough food to sustain life. The man
whom she refused to live with frequently
visited her, and besought her to change
her resolution in order to save her life.
Through force of circumstances she at
last yielded, and was duly installed in his
family, as the sixth wife. Here she found,
as before, the jealousies and quarrels aris-
ing were intolerable, and she again deter
mined to escape or die in the attempt.
This time she succeeded in reaching the
headquarters of Gen. Conner, to whom
she told her tale of suffering. The Gene
raj treated her with kindness, gave her
money and sent her through to the States
with government train, bound for Fort
Kearney, which place she reached early
last week.
She leaves this city tonight, repent
ant, sorrowful child, for her home in Penn
sylvania-that home which she was per-
suaded to desert through the misrepresent-
atoms and wiles of crafty scoundrel.
What joy and gladness will well up from
the hearts of those parents, when again
they behold the one they believed was
lost to them forever. We drop the veil.
Reader, this is not an isolated case, but an
everyday occurrence in this busy, sinful
world.-& Joseph Herald.