Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-07

came first eoneubine, and has addeC
eight children to the Prophets house
hold.
Her young sister, Clara Decker, alsC
aspired to be a heavenly queen, and be
came second eoDcubine, and is the mo
ther Of four children.
The third is Harriet Cook, the mother
Of one turbulent boy, who does pretty
much as he pleases, as SO does the mo,
ther When in her tantrums she does
not hesitate to send Brigham to the
realm of evil spirits.
Lucy Bigeiow is said to be one of the
most lady-like of all the concubines.
She is of middling stature, dark brown
hair, blue eyes, aquiline nose, and a
pretty mouth pleasant and afable.
Miss Twiss has sandy hair, round. fea-
lures, blue eyes, low forehead, freckled
face but as she has no children, is noto OF
much account in the eyes of the Prophet
She looks after his clothes, sews buttons
on his shirts, and acts the part Of a
housewife.
Martha Bowker is another of the
same sort, quiet, neat in dress, childless,
and therefore of little account.
Harriet Barney, like Lucy Decker,
left her husband and three children to
become cOneubine that she might have
exaltation in Heaven, but has not been
honored in the harem, not having added
any children to the household.
Eliza Burgess is the only English
women in the harem, small Of stature,
black eyes, quick tempered, but mother
of several children.
Ellen lockwood, daughter Of the jail
keeper, is another of the unfortunate
women-not having had children.
Mrs. Hampton, whose first husband
died at Nauvoo, afterward married a
man by the name of Co+e, who left her
at Nauvoo and went to California. Brig
ham hearing of his departure, sent for
the wife, who obeyed the summons and
became a eoncubiue, lived in the harem
eight years, then was cast out by Brig
ham. She now lives at Ogden City with
her son, Nephi Hampton.
Mary Bigelow is another oast-away.
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 a mother, Is of little account,
though still in the harem.
Emeline Free is the light Of the
harem, tall, graceful, mild, violet eyes,
fair hair, inclined to curl. She was
lively young lady, aud Brigham fell IN
love with her. Her father aud mother
we're opposed to polygamy, but Emeline
had ambitious projects, accepted his pro-
DOsal, and became the favorite Of the
larem. The favor shown her brought
On row. The other coneubines carried
his jealousy to such a pitch that the
Prophet had a private passage con-
structed from his bedroom to Emiline's
room, so that his visit to her and hers to
him could be made without observation.
She has contributed greatly to his glory
n the future world by presenting him
With eight children in this
The poetess Of the Church is Eliza
snow, said to be quite intellectual.
Zna Huntington also writes poetry
md acts as a sort Of governess to the
numerous children of the Prophet. Zina
,ame to Salt Lake with her lawfully
Tedded husband, Dr. Jacobs. Brig
lamlike, they sent the Doctor on a mis-
ionary tour to England, took his wife
nto the harem, and became the spiritual
ather of his children-made her his
emporal concubine that he might also
,xait her to be 4 queen Of Heaven The
Doctor returned from his mission, apos
lied. and went to California, where he
low resides.
Amelia Partridge has added four child
rem to the Prophets household, She is
said to be Of q sweet disposition, aud Is
not jealous when the Prophet turns his
attentions to the other concubines.
Mrs. Augusta Cobb was formerly a
Bostonian, became converted to Nor
nonism eighteen years ago, left her
nome, and accepted a position in the
larem.
Mrs. Smith, devout Mormon, wished
10 be sealed to Brigham for eternity,
and to himself for time.
One poor unfortunate, Clara Chase,
became a maniac, and has gone to where
the wicked cease from troubling.
Amelia Folsom, a native Of Ports
mouth, y. H, is the mistress of the
harem. She entered it on the Goth Of
January, 1863. She is about nineteen,
and the Prophet sixty-three. She has
things pretty much her own way-pri-
yate box at the theater, carriage Of her
own, silks, satins, a piano. parlor ele-
yantly furnished. If the Prophet
Sights her she pays him back in his
own coin.
Such is an outline in this sanity
nousehold-thirty women or more, and
seventy or eighty children.
BRIGHAM AND his THEATER.
He owns a theater which cost, it is
said, 100000, and which has yielded
large revenue. 1t is a well-built edi6ce,
nearly as large as the Boston theater,
With parquet and circle, dress circle,
family circle, and gallery. Gentiles are
to the dress circle, though
Saints also sit there.
Climbing a narrow stairway We find
ourselves in the dress circle occupying a
front seat, giving US a good position to
study the audience. We are not there
to see the play, but the people. The
curtain is still down, and the people are
taking their seats. The parquet is ar
ranged with slips Ikea church. At the
right hand side of the parquet circle is
Brigham's family pew--distinguished
from all other seats by its red plush or
damask upholstery In the right hand
isle of the parquet is a rocking chair,
which Brigham sometimes occupies when
he wishes to be on a familiar footing
with the Saints.
The light in the building is rather
dim, gas not having been introduced to
Salt Lake, coal oil being used instead,
"a. fbara il ight enough for US 10 study