The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-10
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
THE CENSUS OF HIS WIVES his FIRST, LAST, Al
SEVERAL INTERMEDIATES.

SEVERAL INTERMEDIATES.
Mary Angel Young is the first living and legal
wife of the prophet. She is native of New
York, and is a fne-looking, intelligent woman.
She Is large, portly, and dignided. Her hair is
well sprnkled with the trosts OF age; her clear
hazel eyes and melancholy countenance indicate
a soul where sorrow reigns supreme. She has
been much attached to her husband, and his
infdelity has made deep inroads upon her mind
Her deep-seatcd melancholy often produces
fights of insanity, which increase with her
declining years.
Lucy Decker seely is the first wife in "plu-
rality,n or the second woman
Lucy Decker was married to Isaac Seely,
and had two children. She afterwards became
Mormon, and went to Nauyoo to reside. Her
husband, Seely, was somewhat dissipated, but
treated her well. She, however, saw Brother
Brigham, and loved him. He visited her. told
her that Seely could never give her an "eXalta-
ton" in the eternal world; that he, being "high
in the priesthood" could make her queen in
the first resurrection.
She yielded to these inducements and the
promptings of her inclinations, left her husband,
and was "sealed" to Brigham Young.
Lucy Decker has brown hair lark eyes,
small features, fair skin andi short OF stature,
but quite embOnpoint, She would strongly re-
mind YOU of a New ENGLAND wife, "fal fair and
forty" In common with nearly all the inmates
of the harem, she is of very ordinary intellect
and limited education.
Clara Decker, sister of Lacy Decker is a short,
thick-set person, very much like Lucy in ap-
pearance. She is much more intelligent and
agreeable than her sister, and in every way her
superior.
She is also quite favorlte with the Prophet;
has three or four children, aud is much attached
TO her ''husband.n
Harriet Cook was early in plurality, having
been sealed to Brigham at "Winter Quarters" )"
on the Missouri river, while the Mormons were
en- the way to Utah. This was five years before
polyeamy was publicly proclaimed in Utah as
divine institution. Harriet is very tall has
LIGHT hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion, and
sharp nose. She is rather slender, but has
much power of endurance and look of deter
minatOn.-Nrs. Wd2e'S Mormon Prophet"
YOUNGs LAST WIFE.
Dr. Adonis, after various wanderngs has
turned up in Utah. In a letter from the pro-
missed land he writes, under date of November
22 as follows about Brigham Youngs last wife,
Il saw the Presidents last wife at the taber-
Eacle ON Sunday last. The ladS's name before
p arriage was Maria Folsom. Her former resi-
dence was at Council Bluffs, Iowa. She is an
mperious-oOking young beauty, OF the Grecian
rather than the Roman order, and is very im-
perious and Jealous. Like all passionate and
jealous women, she is noble-hearted. Miss
Folsom is Brigham's last wife and pet. Two of
ne Presidents daughters play at the theatre
and are great favorites with the GENTLE portion
OF the community. One is married, Mrs. Claw
son; and the other, Miss Jane, is single; but is
being waited on by distinguished edtorn-
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