The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
RBTGHAM YOUNG.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MORMON PROPHET
Salt Lake City, July, 1868.

Calling on prominent tradesmau in
this place, (himself leading Mormon
and Utah pioneor;) our party of four in
quired as to the feasibility of obtaining
a brief interview with Brigham Young.
We were told that the modern Solomon
lin domestic multiplicities if no. in wis
dom) granted few audiences to parties
seeking his presence from motives of
curiosity, besides which he was fresh
from the grave of one of the most trusted
manifestations Kimball. 1t so hap~
pened that one of our number had
proposition to lay before the Arch-chief
of the Mormons, which had the color,
if not the substance of business and so
after private parley between the gen.
tlemen we applied to and Brigham,we
we're informed that the latter would see
us at 10 A. NJ. if we could spare the
time; if not, then at some later hour.
Passing through the iron gate of the
Beehive House, we found our interces-
sor waiting to introduce us to the mod
ern Seer of Zion. We were conducted
into Brigham's office, large apartment
handsomely furnished, and found our
selves shaking hands with a strongly
built man of sixty-eight, who seems ten
years younger. His manner was grave
ly cordial, and he motioned'us to chairs
with the routine air of one whose sta
ton demands that he take daily "pub>
lie bath" of visitors of all degrees. We
were but fairly seated when two other
callers were announced-a resident of
Illinois, and his daughter, slender
youg girl of twenty or thereabout. She
rushed at Bingham with palpitating
stride, seized his hand convulsively, and
exclaimed with basty effusion =: 4" All,
President Young, 1 am dee-light,ed to
make yodr acquaintance" He entered
into general conversation with the
tarher Of the young lady, whose name
suggested the invention Of the telegraph.
Upon that topic the discourse ran for a
few moments then glined to Robert
Fulton, his robuHs, reverses and final
triumph. The young lady'S father
thought the progress of the nineteenth
century was something almost startling !;
Brigham agreed with him and the
young lady, in a bolt upright, prunes
and prism pose, looked as if she were
debating whether or not it would be the
thing to say" President Young, l am
dee-light-ed to drop youracquaintance."
In one corner sat Brigham's Private
Secretary, an intellectual and reticent
looking man, past the middle age, the
only person, it is said, who knows def.
nitely where the Prophet is to We found
at all minutes of the day and night. He
bent steadily over hia work, but seemed
not inattentive to the conversation. One
of the Twelve Apostles George @. Can
non, editor of the Deseret Neles,) occu-
pied a chair near the Secretary. There
was another Mormon magnate seated in
the room, jolly looking old man, sport.
ing a prodigious watch chain of silver,
also redss faced in addition to being abb
dominally pretuberant, He is the his,
torian of the Mormons. One need not
remain long in Utah to discern that the
leading Mormons are large, heavy men,
almost without exception. A majestic
physique impresses and helps control
them ; and there may be other reasons
for the necessity of stature and hett
among Brigham and his faithful minis
ters which are of character to inspire
very quick and accurate guessing on the
part of average people, and OF prude'
particularly.
Now for aglance at Bringham himsel
as he sits gravely upright in his chair
with his large broad feet making a de-
cent right angle on the soft carpet. HI
is clad in suit of greenish cashmere
coat, vest and pautaloons all of the same
piece, all made roomy and comfortable
with no pretentions whatever to stylish
build. The vest is cut so as to revea
a broad expanse of white linen shir
and turn. down collar. The only jewelry
visible is a heavy but tasteful watcl
chain, leading from vest button-hole t,
the let; vest pocket. A crisply clear
parti.colored silk pocket handkerchie
is tied around his neck and fastened il
a comely knot as if freshly ADJUSTED
there by the last new bride. The occa
sion of this addition to his ordinary cos
tune is triAing disorder of the thoat
incurred in preaching the funeral dis
course Of Heber Kimball and followin!
his remains to the grave. If you chauc
to get near enough you will occasiOnall
notice that he wheezes little aite
speaking, His hair is still thick an,
retains much Of its original golden color
1t is neatly combed back, land its tendeu
cy to turn in under the ends encourage
little. The blonde face is good
looking one in whole and in detail, bu
iaI from easy to construe. The fore