Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-26
rolygamy and its. Fruits. - :.

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The editor of the st. Joseph (Mo.l Herald
thus discourses Of this accursed doctrine and
its Gu;ts: *
We lately met young and interesting
girl at the house Of an acquaintance, 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 ernsylyania.--a.h home where all the luHu-
ries of life were at her command. Her pc
rents were induIgent, and she; an only child,
was loved by thetn with all the fcndness Of
tue parental affection. No wish of hers
remained ungratiGed, for size was thefdol Of
those parents, aad tho light Of the home has
been made despate by an &C! which will for
ever cast its sha iogs on her heart.
In February, 1861, she bscG!i:= acquaiaed
with a Mormon preacher, WHO painted to her
in glowing Terms the g!5ries cf Usah and The
Mormon religion. lie told her df the beat
tiful valleys Of Utah, i;,,ifie,; a. all Siaes by
giant mountains, whose peaks, barlisheG by
eternal SHOWS, looked down upon the vallegs
Of perpetual green, peopied hy Gods own
chosen kindred, who were free Us the m3un
tain torrents that leap the rocks oftie lofty
Timpanagos range. He told Ter of thu con
tent and peace reignipg among the Saints:
and assured her that the Mormon> were
Gods own PECULIAR people, and. SO worked,
on her imagination that she finally Consented
to leave friends, family, and all the endeai-
ments of home, and, 90 with him 10 the Val
ley of the Saints. Arriving at Chicago he
forced her to marry him, the ceremony being
performed by mock priest, without record
or license. In Apritlast' she left Wyoming,
Nebraska, with {. Mormon train, for theslsnd
of promise, and finally arrived in the. City o.
the Saints Here she found that h"c husband
had four other wives, who regarded her With
no tender emotions, h,:t heapcd abuse ino
contuineiy upon her head. ~
After few months her lirge lord told her
he had concluded to sell her to another. who
had taken a great fancy TO her; ihat MS
other wives were jealous, and 6ecialca t;,ai
his last wife should live with him Ia loreer.
She declaral her determination to die bnl''rs
she would thus be put sway ana forced &c
live as the wife OF man si'li whom size had
no acquaintance, and had seen bat oace IN
her life. Her husband toll her;c was Biz
hams order, and size must do so or.losn Lar.
life. Determined MOTTO be, thus saerticyds
sh, stated run away. w;tha4he ipleas'qh
% n.9irg i.pr way to Camp b. c mid -
Cedar Fi.i -, taen sarris Cd by I lted
States ,ra"lr. ard c':l.n prpecc::.'' ,h'.e
She scar;ed o. lopt 49,. afer trs ';4S '.bou-
ten m!as. WAS "augh;, ad'.ssnpioue!it @clI,
piac,t ~ . Gus coz. ~ ..'ef cs''t... I'D
was il; XII i,G :. il M, WIZ I;!s' 'ncue-
Tsc nm Al.qai Sc hal rs::ssc! tve!.@e
va :. f9.,.,..a ~ si'Sd scr .'! -:oes;,t aes-
10 c:. go cr resolution in.er,i:' 10 asfa ,:a,;
lie. HlirGasil f3fc> a!Eci:Gnsas,aIc.s si.e 81
la,. yiei9aa jie:a a!le found a. telo::e, t,e
jea!aus5ss. .sild siuarro', eFisn= sle.e ;ato!e:.
able. sat'a'c ,ga!n aei 'na!ncd 70 ,sc&P1 u. Z.
;i;. ID tie 4a5=.Hp:. Ih:s t:'s.c she 'ec%;'!';
~ raacai.. re headquarters q G-l. Con- :,
10 " nom shc to.! 'her taie Oh suiis:I",'. ttc
G:,. sra; ss,i: be- h!oaga . the Sia,ss wi Il
'!ove.nai-nt rain bult for. Fc;L ae;.l..E.
Sic l=ayes this ci:y 10 night, & rrfca;a'; a:.d
a sorr6wiul ci.ili, for hef loiar IN peansylT.-
nia--tha. i,orne sheSgas persuaded tc desert
through The misrepre ilatations aud Tiles Of
{. crafty sc3undrel.