New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-08

Prophet. She is said to have loved Brig
ham dearly, and when he married again i
drove her mad, and she died.
Nos. "a, 25 rs, n and % can give NJ
account Of
80. Amelia Folsom-This is Brigham
last wife. She is a passably good-lookinf
woman OF about twenty-three years Of age
and has light hair, gray eyes, regular fea
lures, and tall, graceful form. She is
quite pale, and plays and sings, but i.
sometimes rough in her manners. Amelia
is proud and naughty, and frequently. even
in public, treats the Prophet quite naughti-
ly.
The thirtietb wife Brigham did not get.
Her name was Miss Selma Ursenback, and
she was native Of Geneva, Switzerland.
| She went with her parents and brother to
Utah to teach music, and the Prophet for
the thir:ieth time fell in love. 1t was all
in vain that be pleaded bis salt and offered
her an eXaltation on earth and queendom
hereafter. The tair Swiss was deaf to the
Prophets voice. Selma became disgusted,
packed her trunk, and left Utah forever.
No more will her sweet voice be heard in
the Taberna Gle; and poor, lonely old
Brigham is left with no one to console, ex-
cept Lucy No, l, Lucy No. 2, Clara. Har-
riet. Eliza, Ellen, Susan. Jemima, Margre-
ia No. /, Margreta No 2, Hannah, Mary,
Emeline, Eliza No. 2, Zina, Amelia No. 1,
Amelia No. 2 and one or two others.
Poor, lonely old man!
No one to love, none to caress.n
Youngs residence, or residences, are in
the northern part of Salt Lake City, and
they consist Of block of buildings sur
rounded by ample grounds, and the whole
lnciosed by a strong stone wall, eight feet
high. You enter on the south side through
an enormous gateway, surmounted by a
huge eagle carved out of stone. The
grounds are regularly laid out, and fruit
and flowers abound everywhere. The first
large building we cone to is the tithing
Office, and the next is the Lion House,
or harem.
The harem is three stories high, and
contains thrty-nine apartments. 1t is
ninety.two feet long and thirty-two feet
wide, and cost $4,000. Entering the
basement story by the south. you find a
large hall. reaching the whole length of
the building. On the left side is dining
room, dish-room, kitchen, wash-room aud
school-room. On the right is cellar, ash
house, wearirg-room, coachmans room,
pantry and store-room. with back hall.
to the second room we find a
hall corresponding to the hall below. On
the left We enter large parlor, covered |
with elegant Brussels carpet, and contain |
ing rosewood piano, large mirrors. ma |
hogany tables, sofas, chairs. and silver |
candlesticks The windows are hung with |
iamask curtains. and all the appoint
nents Of the room, even to the flowers in
me vases, are cheerful and tasteful.
Leaving the parlor we came to room
No. ;, where Emeline Free. the Light of
he Harem,' lives. She is still favorite
# the Prophet. and be loves 10 visit her.
4 three-ply carpet, a high-post bed, with
ola chairs, table, wardrobe, mirror and
Ill window shades complete the furniture
# her room.
No. 3. In this room Mrs. Cobb. formerly
f Boston, lives. She once had a fine
ouse and kind husband, but she left all
o live in one small room and have the
part OF a husband, hnt then
he is the wife OF a Prophet, and will be
ueen in the next world. To what ends
i'll not faDaticism drive people
No. 4. Was Clara Chase, the maniac's,
Dom until she died. 1t is furnished like
incline Frees. and is unoccupied.
No. 5. Has a sitting room and bed
Dom attached. Rag carpets on the floor, {
0mmon bedstead. stand, mirror. ward.
)be. chairs. cupboard fireplace and red
indow curtains. Here Lucy Decker lives
ith her children.
No. 6. Rag carpet, bedroom recess, with '
egant carved bed.tead, Venetian blinds
4 the windows, and rich damask bed
irtains, mahogany tables, chairs and =
ia, and fine oil painting of Brigham on r
e wall. This is where Clara Decker, a
voriie wife of the Prophet, lives.
No. 7. Lucy Bigelow's room. It is we'll !,
1t plainly furnished. )
No. 9. Emma Partridge's room, and fur n
shed like Lucy Decker's. II
No. 10. Aunt fanny's place. She was r
'igbam's sister, and he took excellent
re Of her, providing her with every COM Ct
TT. She is now dead. a
from Nos. 10 to % are in Il
e basement, Il
to the third floor, we come to a
ON No. 30, where Twss. the servant
RI, lives. 1t is very neatly furnished,
d has snowy, clean bed, with pretty II II
|
No. 80 is vacant, and is said to have o,
en- intended for YOungs intended thir- Of
til wife, Miss Ursenback. No. 81, a
II; No. 80, Mrs. Hampton's quarters;
}. SO, Harriet Cooks room; No. "a. Mrs pl
pston's; No. 50, Eliza Shows; No. So, ;,
cant; No. 81, Margaret Pierce; No. 3S, 81
red girls; No. SO, Harriet Barney; No. 81
Eliza Burgess: No. Al, Harriet Seely;
}. AZ, Charlotte Cobb, daughter of Mrs.
bb. Charlotte is now married to a pc
rthy gentleman. No. 40, Una Hunting pr
/; No. "A. Martha Bowker; No. As, spare So s.,
I'M; No 46, vacant; No. Al, Ellen Rock
cd; No. 4S, Susan Snively. These
,ms are very much alike, and furnished 70
arly alike. They are plain but comfort tn
e. The women live in them precisely
people do at a hotel. Each lady has =
own key, and when she goes out she no
ks her door. There is little visiting
TX and forth and the ladies' behave very
ch as guests do at first class hotel. s,ii
Every morning. and evening, at the ring tn
OF the bell, the inmates of the harem
ct in the greas parlor to attend pray 7
They sing hymn, and Young prays sto
ventiy. The Prophet used to eat at the a aac
EN- with his wives, but he seldom does
now. la the morning. on rising, each IT
man puts her room in order and, if she boz
children, dresses them for breakfast. no
er prayers they all 60 TO breakfast, the
les with children sitting at little family n
les, and those without children at the '-~
anon table. The same food is given =
all, and the bill OF fare is by no means DIRE
cor one. Brigham, from time to time, Gle
ignates some of his wives to take u u1u
rye OF the cooking. and they remain pre-
duty until relieved. During the day OF OF