Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-26

tnat tney seeh only 10 uo aie win vi pOu.
Each added concubine will be jewel in
the immortal crown, and over each new
born child there is JOY in heaven, for it is
a soul released from its prison house and
started on its way to glory.
All of the Apostles are married, and
all have two or more concubincs in addi-
ton to their one lawful wife, They rank
rs follows:
1st, Apostle Orson Hyde has three COLI
cubines.
I'd. Apostle Orson Pratt has three con-
cubines.
Sd, Apostle John Taylor has six con-
cubines.
4th, Apostle Wilford Woodruff has two
concubines.
9th, Apostle G. A. Smith has four con-
cubines.
9th, Apostle Amasa Lyman has four
concubines.
9TH, Apostle Ezra Benson has three con-
cubines.
Sth, Apostle Charles Rich has six con-
cubines.
9th, Apostle Lorenzo Snow has three
concubines.
10th, Apostle Erastus Snow has two
concubines.
llth. Apostle Franklin Richards has
three concubines.
18th. Apostle G.. z. Cannon has two
concuhines.
Daniel Wells, who is associated with
Brigham in the presidency of the church,
has "A large number Of concubines. He
Der kimball. who was also member OF
the presidency but who died last sum-
mer, had large hsrem. lie was not
much liked By the Saints-~was coarse,
brutal. and used obscene language in the
pulpit, abused his concubines, worked
them hard. gave them little To eat, pulled
their hair and let them understand that
he WAS master of the situation. | am in
formed that some of them are not incon-
solable now that he has gone, and that
they hope for IA period of rest before join
ing him in glory. 1t Is not stated rs 4
fact, but only as current report.
THE PROPHETS uAREM.
\ few steps up Maine street from our
hotel, turn to tue right and we see the
prophets harcm The grounds occupied
by Brigham are enclosed by a high wall,
laid in cement, An eagle with spreading
wings, cluiching bee hive in his talons,
i, mounted over the atcway-emblematic
of Brigham and the church. The main
entrance faces south. The grounds are
well laid out, and there is an abundance
OF apple, pear and peach trees. Grape
vines climb the walls and hang on treliSes.
AZ the southwest corner ofthc grounds
is the tilhing Office, where tenth part OF
all that is produced in the territory passes
into Brigham's hands. In the rear OF the
tithing Office are extensive sheds, where
the saints find shelter while paying their
tilhing. Here also are several small
buildings where Brigham's servants live
those employed about the premises.
4 few steps east of the tithng office is 4
three storicd building, standing end to the
road, large enough and long enough for n
factory boarding house. 1t has steep
shngled roof. with ten gabled windows
On each side. On the balcony over the
door is n COUGHING lion.
This is the harem. \ covered passage
leads from the ground floor To another
building East in which is the general
business office of Brigham Young, and
from which telegraph wires run to every
hamlet in the territory. Another passage
leads to the private office of Brigham
back of which is his private bed room,
where his concubines wait upon him
Amelia to-day-Emclinc tomorrow. Lucy
the day after.
Brigham's lawfully welded wife was
Mary Ann Angela native OF New York
the mother of five children-Joseph, or
..Joe" as no is called at Salt Lake, Brig
ham A. John, Alice and Luna. She mar
ried the prophet while he was young
man, before he was prophet, and with
him accepted the revelations of Joseph
Smith. She lives in large stone build.
inc in the rear of the harem. Brigham
does not often visit her now.
BRIGHAM's CoNCUBINEs.
The number of concubines in the haren
is not known to the Gentle world. One
report makes the number seventy, another
gives only thirty. II is probable that the
larger number includes those who are
sealed to Brigham for eternity ane not for
time.
His first concubine is Lucy Decker.
She is the lawful wife of Isaac Seely.
mother of two children; but Brigham
could make her queen in heaven, and
so, bidding good by to Isaac, she became
first concubine, and has added eight child
rem to the prophets household.
Her younger sister, Clara Decker, also
aspired to be heavenly queen, and be-
came his second concubine, and is the
mother of four children.
The third is Harriet Cook. mother oi one
boy who does pretty much as ne
n,eases as so does the mother. When in
her tantrums she does not hesitate to