The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-11

9notner week; and when No. has had
her turn, the "muchly married man,
as A. Ward has il, commences again
and goes the rounds. But while be il
doing this lord-and-master business fol
No l, the dutiful husband is not pro
hiblted by law of custom from visiting
his other spouses. If the women all
happen TO live under the same roof, the
wives do the Homework week about
go that they are only engaged in their
domestic drudgery one week in seven.
they live in separate houses, then
each has to do her own work. IL one
bcomes sick it is the duty OF one Of the
we'll wives to take care of her and &C,
as nurse. If the polygamist is called
away on business affairs, the first wife
is supposed to be the head of the fam.
lily; though generally some brother acts
as a proxy, and manages the most seri.
Gus duties in the absence OF the chief oil
the household. This is the theory and
practice, whether man has two wives
or twenty. Sometimes, however, the
theory is left to take care of itself, and
the practice is principally applied to the
favored wife or wives.
THE WIVES CALL EACH OTHER SISTERS.
The various wives of q polygamist do
not call each other by the name Of their
husband, but simply as sisters. For in.
stance, Sister Maud. Sister Jenny, Sis.
ter Kitty and Sister Nellie are all mar.
ried to the same man, and that man is
named Smith; if Maud wants to speak
to or Of Jenny, she says "Sister Jane"
and not Mrs. Smith. The husband,
when in the presence of one or more
wives, in speaking OF or to them,
usually says Sister Kitty or Sister Nelly,
seldom calling them by the en-
dearing name of wife. The wives, in the
same mannnr, call their husband
Brother Smith. They are all broth.
ers" and sisters" 1t takes some time
to know who is who, even among the
initiated. 1t is told of Brigham him.
self that one day one of his wives called
upon him for some favor, saying, II
am Sister -" and Brigham, aston.
ished, answered that he had not seen
the sister before to his recollection.
And so goes the world of Zion.
HOW OLD MEN COURT YOUNG GIRLS.
When any of the venerable old sin.
ners in Zion gets his eye upon some
innocent young virgin, he does not act
like an old saint in the Gentle world
that is, to get up stolen interviews,
make costly presents aud appeal to her
vanity, love OF dress and luxury. The
father in ISRAEL '~s boldly in the open
day or 10y t." ,niling moon, calls upon
the object uf his devotion, and then
talks religion to her. The Holy Book
is quoted, from Genesis to Revelations,
and plural marriages are proved to be
of God. Appeals are made and contin-
ued, and if the beauty remains uncon-
WINGED. then tie climax is attained by
the further biblical proof that 1.-The
Savior of mankind, the Lord Jesus
Christ" came Of polygamous stock, and
hence his great power and eternal glory.
Finally, the poor girl yields to this re-
ligious onslaught and is led like a lamb
to the delicious slaughter. This may
all seem like a dream of a huge joke to
the wicked world outside of Zion, but it
is matter of solemn religious duty
here. Old men, who have been Gath.
full to the Lord" who have built up the
kingdom of Israel and suffered persecu-
ton for its sake, are thus, like David OF
old, rewarded with the virgins Of the
land
WHAT Know ABOUT TIE SEALING
PROCESS.
Nothing. Some parties who pretend
to know everything-those individuals
with noses long enough and sharp
enough to punch a hole through this
ball of mud on which we vegetate-
have written on the mysterious subject,
pretending to explain the whole thing.
We donbt, however, if any other hui
man being, save and except the Initial
ed, can say what transpired during the
sealing" operations. TO all others the
thing is as invisible as woman's heart.
That such rite is performed there can
be no doubt. All second, third, fourth,
and fifth wives, and wives without num-
Der, have to endure the ceremony; also,
these old women who are left widows
and are SCALED to the living, for the
dead, not exactly as wives-for it is
contrary to the doctrines Of the church
to cohabit with such-but rather as
wards" who are to be cared for in
their old age. A brother who takes
such wards knows that when he pegs
out to the spirit land" some surviving
brother will do like favor for his aged
marital female mourners.