The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-03-17
4 Single Leaf in the Mormon Life.


girl At the house OF an acquaintance, who
told us a tale of wrong and suffering thai
would furnish Il material for a good SIZED
novel One year ago this Young lady left
her home in PennSylyania-a home where
all the luxurieS of life were al her COM
mand- Her parents We're indulgent. and
she an only child. was loved 10y them
with all the fondnes> of true parental al
fection. No wish of hers remained un-
gratified. for she was the idol Of those l,;l-
rents. and the light of the home made
desolate hv an act which viii forever cas;
It's shadow on her heart In February
1864. she became acquainted with a Nor
mon preacher, who painted 10 her in
Glowing Terms the glorie> of Utah and the
Mormon religion. lie told her OF the
beautiful valleys Of Utah. fortified on all
sides 10y giant mountains whose peak.
FURNISHED by eternal SHOWS. looked down
upon the valleys of perpetual green- pec-
Piled 10y Gods own chosen kindred, who
were aS free a. the mountain torrents thai
leap the rocks of lofty Iimpanagos range.
He told her OF the content and peace reign
ING among the saints and assured her that
the Mormons Were Gods OWN peculiar
people, and 50 worked upon her ima"ina-
tion. that She FINALLY consented 10 leane
friends, family ami all the endcarments uf'
home. 10 90 with him 10 the valley of the
SAINTS. Arriving al Chicago. he torced
her 10 marry him. the ceremony being
performed by a mock priest without rec
ord or license. On hast April she left
Wyoming. Nebraska. with a Mormon
tram. fer The hand of promise. and finally
arrived in the city ot the sainI~. Here
she found her husband had four Other
wives. who Regarded her with ma lender
emotions. bnt heaped abuse and ccnime-
ly on her head After f;w months her
llege lord tod her he lad conclu,lel TO ~ell
her 10 another. who had taken a great
fancy 10 her; that his wives Were Jealous.
and declared hi> last wife should live with
him no longer She declared sine would
die before she would thus toe put away and
forced TO live as the wife OF q MAN with
whom she had no acquaintance. and had
seen but once I'm her life. He told her il
WAS Brisham's order and she must ID 50.
or lose her life Determined not TO 10.
thus sacrificed. she started TO run AWAY.
with the intention of making her MAY 10
Camp Breckinridge in Cedar Valley. then
garriSoned by niiei States troops. and
claim protection there, She started on
foot, and after travelling about ten miles
WAS caught and brought back. placed in Il
dungeon. or rather a cellar. and WIS thus
kept for a month, with Just enough food
TO sustain life. The man whom She re-
fused 10 live with frequently visited her,
and beSoughi her 10 change her resolution
in order TO save her life Through fore.
of circumstances she Al last Welded. ANA
WAS duly installed In hiS family. AZ The
sixth wife Here she found. a. betore, tine
iealouSieS and quarrel> arising Were iniol-
cradle. and she AGAIN determined 10 escape
or die I'm the attempt This time She sue
ceeded In reaching The headquarters ut
Gen. Conner, 10 whom she told her tale
of suffering The general sent her through
TO the states with Government tram
bound ior Fort kearney. which place She
reached early last week She leaves this
city to-nis sht, a repeniant and sorrowtul
child, for her home in rclm>ylya,mi that
home She WAS persuaded 10 desert through
the Misrepresentation and wileS ofa crafty
scoundre--S- Joseph t.W>Som1) Huujd