The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-13


ton in heaven, but has not been honored
in the harem, not having added any child
ren to the household.
Eliza Burgess is the only English wo.
man in the harem, small of stature, black
eyes, quick tempered, but mother of sew
eral children.
Ellen lockwood, daughter of the Jail
keeper, is another of the unfortunate wo-
men, not having had children.
Mrs. Hampton, whose first husband
died at Nauvoo, afterwards married man
by the name of Cole, who left her at Nau-
VOC and went to California, Brigham,
hearing of his departure, sent for the wife,
who obeyed the summons, and became
concubne, lived in the harem eight years,
then was cast out by Brigham. She now
lives at Ogden City with her son, Nephi
Hampton.
Mary Bigelow is another castaway.
She lived in the harem several years but
Brigham became tired of her and sent
her away.
Margaret Pierce is another who, not
having added to the glory of the prophet
by being mother, is of little account,
though still in the harem.
Emeline Free is the "light OF the has
rem," tall, graceful, mild, violet eyes, fair
hair, inclined to curl. She was lively
young lady, and Brigham fell in love with
her. Her father and mother were opS
posed to polygamy, but Emeine had am
bilious projects, accepted his proposal, and
became the favorite of the harem. The
favor shown her brought on a row. The
other concubines carried this jealousy to
such pitch that the prophet had pri.
vate passage constructed from his bedroom
TO Emeline's room, so that his his visits
to her and hers to him could he made
without observation She has contrbu-
ted greatly to his glory in the future world
by presenting him with eight children in
this.
The poetess of the church is Eliza
Snow, said to be quite intellectual. Zina
Huntington also writes poetry and acts
as sort of a governess to the numer-
Gus children Of the prophet, Zina came
to Salt Lake with her lawfully welded
husband, DR.. Jacobs. Brigham liked her,
sent the doctor on a missionary tour to
England, took his wife into the harem, and
became spiritual father of her children
made her his temporal concubine that he
might also exalt her to be queen in hea-
ven The doctor returned from his mis-.
sion, apostatized, and went to California,
where he now resides
Amelia Partridge has added four chill
dren 10 the prophets household. She il
said to be Of a sweet disposition, and is
not jealous when the prophet turns his at
tention to the other concubines.
Mrs. Augusta Cobb was formerly (
Bostonian, became converted 10 Mormon
ism eighteen years ago, left her home, an'
accepted position in the harem.
Mrs. Smith, a devout Mormon, wishe'
to be sealed to Brigham for eternity, bu
the prophet did not care TO make her
heavenly queen. He sealed her to Josepl
Smith for eternity, and TO himself 70
} time.
One "poor unfortunate" Clara Chase
became maniac, and has gone wher
the wicked cease from troubling.
Amelia Folsom native of Portsmouth
n. H., is the mistress of the harem. Sh,
entered 1t on the 29th of JAN, 1862
She is about l9, and the prophet 63'-
She has things pretty much her own wa.
private box at the theater, carriage o
her own, silks, satlns. a piano, parlor ele
gantly furnished. If the prophet slight
her. She pays him in his own coin,
: Such is an outline of this sanity house
hold-thirty women or more, and sevent
or eighty children, letter from Sal
Lake City 10 tie Boston Journal.