The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-30

to be disguised there, too. and l was. There,
seated in the midst of o lot OF ''elders," was a
reverend gentleman, well-known ana mucn
talked-of divine, with white necktie, the heV:
Thomas Todd, and while was there this most
reverend gentleman stood up, and ne mace @ e
speech, and he told little story, 10 WHICH, IL
he didn't directly illustrate it, at any rate ne
gave the inference that Mormons %eie Iuns InJ ojI
eligible for heaven as any one else; Auu dii
this was Just type Of how the Worio n ou.slue
treat of Mormonism and gloss over lts ABUSES.
SLAVERY OF MORMON WOMEN.
7 asked why, and simultaneously with the
,restion came the answer, and saw why. In
tdb;a second Sodom-this Salt Lake Clty-ls
sanctioned openly what is tolerated ~ pau
Francisco and New York. The ldea ls notnlng
more than this: that woman ls man pfoperty
eli over the world, his to hold and TO Keep,
sne to be humble and to serve. and he to be
;ndisputable lord and master. stand here to
sav In Won tonight, to you men who listen to
me. that woman is just as individual ana re-
sponsible and capable OF action Tor hersen as
a man. stand here to enter my protest as
woman against such blasphemy as this: that
a woman is made for man, that she ls ms
property, goods and chattels;" "that beside
him abe is nothing-a myth" That is what ls
being thundered from every pulpit IN every
city, what every newspaper In the lano says
and every man. Woman ID to aD!ect nersen,
aud debase herself, and hHmble herself, ana
lose all her individuality, aud II she re1es, ST.
to control in everything; they want 70 Dc me me
masters Of all They have always mao 'ne
musoIe and tue force, and now they want 70
revive the old brutality, the OLD seElooM auu
slavery that characterizes Darparous anu un-
civilized people.
INSIDE OF HAREM.
In Salt Lake City went to the house OF 3
Mormon elder. I was told beforehand ne nao
two wives, and that they had both lived to-
eether some fifteen years, and were perfectly
happy and contented-they lived togetner 10
their house, and were perfectly contented with
their lot. and would net change it il they could.
I Was not man. did not believe word OF
il, and 30 went to see for myself. l went into
their house, and it was magnhcent one.
Here, in San Francisco it would be hoe
house, and there in Salt Lake it was splendid
one. Magnificent furniture, fine rooms, hne
gardens, and numerous servants. l and my
| friends sat down in the parlor and In came one
of this mans wives. She was q fne, gooc-
looking, healthy English woman, who could not
speak ten words OF grammatical Ehgnsn o 70
no hindrance to that. asked her hew long she
had been married. Seventeen years" mar
ried here pn NO. "Married In England !"
"No." Where we're you married then 2" in
| st. Joseph" Her husband began to hdget, ana
sent her out to get a piece OF gold, or quartz,
or something of that kind. l unders!ooo ~ ~
ali. She came back, and couldn't find 1t, OF
course. I kn.w that. tried to commence
where We had broken of, andher husband inn
mediately wanted something on the top or the
house. When she got back again tr1ed 70
commence again where we had lett on, anu ne
broke in, "Mlss Dickinson came to eat straw
berries and cream; now, Maria, go off and see
il thew are ready / understood it all.
Yes, every word Of it. By and by in came
another sad looking but handsome woman.
I looked at her; said / at once, MADAM,
you are the second wife," and 80 1t
turned out. She, also, was aa Eugllsh wo'
man, and the two OF them were the handsom-
est women saw at Salt Lake. But she ap-
peared sad and worn. There was no joyous
happiness OF married life" about her. There
was q piano in the room, and IN came the little
girl Of the house, and at once the father said
something about music, and was evidently
very proud OF his daughters capabilities IN tnat
line. SO asked her to play, and she did and
made horrid din, and, under cover Of the noise
and din, had my conversation with tho wife,
She had not understood their doctrines.
asked her: ibid you know when you mfrried
your husband that he could, if he would. marry
another woman?" NO did he not tell
you so at the timer" mo, be dia no.. Our
never preach that" $50 you knew nothing OF
it?' "Nothing at ALL" "But when you
came here and saw it was so, we're you not
greatly disappointed and cbagrlned" mo.
was not; was sure my busband would never
marry again." "But he did" said !. "Yes,"
she answered, and sad, narrowed look came
over her countenance. "Yes, only year after
he married again. "And do you like that
do you like HIM to have more wives than one!.
"Oh, yes, do! wish he had six or seven"
I saw through It ell in minute. understood
the state of that woman's m.nd at once. But
/ was not surprised. looked blank and went
ba ok on the old track. conn: rnced and ques-
toned her about her English hi,, and lpaint-
cd the picture OF the little cot,s at home and
the courtshIp, and at last the marriage TO one
whole. .souled, honest husband; aud how they
would live together, and how she would wait
at the door OF their home and watch for his
coming in the evening; and l asked her II she
could not be happy thsre. And she put neI
handsome hand to her face and bowed her head
and cried, "Oh, my God couldn't ]" And
then it was plain, it was easy to see. how that
woman really thought and felt.
s1pE-sApD1Es DENOUNCED.
Miss Dickiuson's lecture was very long one
She spoke for almost two hours, and the re-
sumo we have given above is not one-tenth OF
what she said. She gave description OF her
tour to the Yosemite Valley, and commented
very severely on the ridiculous side-sadjle
mode Of riding" that go ,iety had imposed on
her sex, and said she knew wnat sne was 'aia. o
ing about She had tried both ways, and she
could ride with ease in the ma :culne style.
The side-saddle styles was very typical OF the
mode in which women 90 through the world; 1t
is one sided style all through; one side worn
out and one side cramped and dulled from
want of use. She concluded her lecture at
ten minutes past ten O'Clock. amid loud ap-
plause.