Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-25
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$ Y We yesterday met young and interesting eirpatiths house of an acqaaintaDesy who told us a tale of wrong and suffering tEat woald fur nish material for a, good Sized novel. . One year ago, this young lady left her home in Pennsylvania, g home where all the luxuries of life were at her command. Her parents were indnlgent, and she,. an only child, was loved by them with all fondness of true paren- tai affection. No wish of hers remained un. eratifed, for she was the idol of those parents, and the light of the home was made desolate bv an act which will forever cast its shadow upon her heart. .asnszsss1 sz - In February. 1864, she became acquainted with Mormon preacher, who painted to her in glowing terms, the glories of Utah and the Mormon religion. He told her of the beauti- frl valleys fortified on all sides by giant noun tains, whose peaks, burnished with eternal snow, looked down upon the valley of perpetual green, peopled by Gods own chosen people, who were free aa the mountain torrents that leap the rocks of lofty Timpanages range. He told her of the content and peace reigning among the saints, and assured her the Mormons were Gods own peculiar people, and so worked upon her imagination, that she finally consented to leave friends, family, and all the endearments 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 mock priest without record or license. In April, she left Wyoming Nebraska, with Mormon train for the land of promise, and finally arrived at the City of the Saints.
 Here she found that her husband had foul other wives, who regarded her with no tender emotions, but heaped abuse and contumely up on her head. t91. 9- H
 After few months, her lege lord told he he had concluded to sell her to another, wht had taken great fancy to her; that his othe wives were jealous, and declared his last wifi should live with him no longer. ..t She declared she would die before she would thus be put away, and forced to live as the wifi of g man with whom she had DO acquaintance and had seen but once in her life. Her hus- band told her it was Brigham's order, and sh must do 50, or lose her life. Determined no to be thus sacrificed, she started to ran away with the intention of making her way to Cam Breckiuridge, in Cedar Valley, garrisoned b United States troops, ana ciaim protectlo there.
 She started on foot, and after travelling abou ten miles, was caught and brought back, place in dungeon, or rather cellar, and was thu kept for month, with just enough food to sus tain lile The man whom she refused to liv with, frequently visited her, and besought he to change her resolution, in order to save he life.
 Through force of circumstances she at las yielded, and was duly installed in his family, a the sixth wife,, Here she found, as before, th jealousies and quarrels arising were intolerable and she again determined to escape, or. die il the attempt. This last time she succeeded i, reaching the headquarters of General Conner to whom she told her tale of suffering. Th' General sent her through to the States with { government train, bound for Fort Kearney which place she reached in the early part o last week.
 She leaves this city tonight, repentant sorrowful child, for her home in Pennsylvania that home she was persuaded to desert throuel the misrepresentations and wiles ofia craft. scoundrel, What joy and gladness will well ul from the hearts of thoseI parents when the. again behold the one they believed lost to then forever. We drop the veil. Reader, this il not an isolated case, but an every day occur ance in this busy, sinful world. - ...~.
 St. Joseph tMo.) Herald.