The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-22

ONE OF BRIGHM YoUNG's DAUGHTERS TRIES
TO ELoPE-HER SCHEME FRUSTRATED.
A Salt Lake correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says: s..... -..-.
Great efforts have been made to keep what
I am going to tell secret. 1 heard it pretty
direct at the time, but doubted it. Since,
however, have received confirmation suffi-
Gent to convince me that it is substantially
true. 1t seems that the Mormon girls, who
have not yet "got religion" are very much
opposed to polygamy. They had rather
spend an hour in the company OF congenial
sinner than year in that of saint, especial
ly if the former is young, holds his head high
and is withal COED looking. There are occa-
siOnally such among the Gentiles, never
among the Mormons. The girls call the
young saints "cayuses," the Gentiles call
them "Yahoos." The poor, dear things are
very artiess, and unless you have so delicate
a respect for their helplessness as to with
draw your eyes, you cannot help seeing
through and through them, the same as you
dothrougha window. Well. they manage to
inveigle the Gentiles into an acquaintance
through their brothers, through mutual
friends, who are about 'alf-and'alf, by tele-
graphing on the street, flirting at the Tabner-
Gle or the theatre-with the eyes only, mind
you, and that very slyly. Brigham once
spoke to one In such tone as to make her
FAINT away, for looking from the Mormon pit
of the theatre up to the Gentle dress circle,
where, suppose her lover sat.
Sufhce 1t that likely young fellow, whom
for variety will call John Smith, became
thus acquainted with Nabby, one of Brig
hams daughters, and, in course of time, their
intercourse ripened into true love- An elope-
ment was planned, relays of horses stationed
along the road hence to Utah, and about
two weeks ago, in the latter hours of night,
the streets rather deserted, and darkness
largely prevailing, the adventurous swain
drove slowly West with his buggy along South
Temple street, past the royal grounds which
were early closed that night for some reason
past Temple Block, and still further West
ward. -Four or five policemen issued from
the vicinity of the Tithing Office, and follow
ed the buggy. Anon slight scuffle and a
smothered scream were heard, and moment
or two after, the royal carriage, with blinds
drawn, dashed by on the gallop and whirled
through the Eagle Gate. John Smith drove
his buggy back to the stable, hung round the
town for day Or two, and then went TO San
Francisco. A policeman with ga head on
him" was seen occasionally, Nabby was lock-
ed up IN the Kings castle, and that is all.
appears that Nabby was to meet John
Smith three squares west of her fathers cor
raj, and, getting into the buggy, they were to
ny on the wings Of love to land of liberty.
Both had evidently been watched, and just as
the girl was entering the buggy the police ap-
peared, chucked her into Brigham's carriage,
which was also unaccountably on hand and,
having thus efectually clipped the aforesaid
wings, either from policy or fear, allowed
Smith to go about his business. In former
times he would, undoubtedly, have been kill
cd without ceremony, but it would hardly do
now, and, besides, John Smith happened to
De connected with people who could and
would nave made some trouble had he beer
assassinated