Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-18
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guam lance, anu aPPleu 70 Tlne
prophet for permission, Young
grayely shook ibis head, and said
"Eliza, you. have been 50 long in
the family, and have been SO faith
full, l feel / need you, and wish to
marry you myself. Will youInot
be my wife, little girl ?,,I can
give you a greater exaltation than
Brother s, and can, make you a
queen in the. first. resurrection. .
Thatsettledit /; the girl gave up
her Dover, and marriedatherproph-
ct of the Lord.laIn appearance,
Elisai5is small, with large, dark
eyes, black hair, and swarth COM
piexion, j. and is mild.tempered.-
SheIdooks like,7a agood.natured
Englishodserving-w woman, paand is
thesp only cone, Of the prophets
wives who is not an American.
,Sheohas several DchildrenICb by ! the
Lords anointed. A7sn5 Mes1g 9dt
hG8. SaSanIc lSnirely-An, oldish
woman, of middle stature, with
dark hair, light eyes, and dull, un'
interesting face.9 Shegis said to be
the plainestiof all Brigham's we.
men, but spins and iweavesa yarns
in nmanyc6lors. 0 Sheiqis a hard
working, kind hearted person, and
of averyiquiet and retiring dis
position. She has no schildren,
and therefore adds nothing to her
husband'sglor y. .aosnIdoA fIhot
40 9. Zaey sBtylotp livery pretty,
la6y-liked, and dlivay9n iItWas of
her Gov Harding said :'oE'She Is
the most delightful woman l have
met for many a day" The gov
ernof made her the subject Of a
well.timed 4repartee. At a" bah
where Brigham J introduced the
governor to several Of his wives,
his excellency said, while leading
Lucy to the dance, "The presi!
dent has introduced me to Several
Mrs. Youngs but as we'll might
the astronomer point me to- the
stars Of heaven without giving
names" 1"Well, Cover
nor" ,"i,replied the lady, archly.
"the particular star you are now
gazing at is named Lucy" This
lady is of slender figure and me!
dunn height, with blue eyes,
brown hair angular nose, and
pretty mouth. She is still young,
quite handsome, and fond Of dane
ing. l" conversation she is al
bright, Intelligent. and
pleaant.' She is such a woman
as any husband might be proud Of,
and she would ornament, any
home. q.
10. Harriet Barney--A slender,
hazel-eyed woman, with light
brown hair !She is said to be as
beautiful in temper and grace as
she is lovely in person. Patient
and forbearing, she is one who
would rather suffer wrong than
do wrong. She left a husband to
become q, Mormon, and. is devo-
ted TO the prophet and her reli-
gion. She has three children, by
her first husband, but has none by
the prophet. @ e'''i'a as = s.tj ,..l
II. ,MartAa -Boaoker--Is quite
small of stature, and has black
hair and eyes. She is a. A. plain,
sensible woman, dresses neatly,
and is not bad looking. s,''{ 2, ql,,. as.
g IL. Margaret Piierce-A spirit
ed-looking little lody, with blue
eyes and light hair. She has sew
eral children!aq dsa9 0'a-iqs
13. Amelia Eolsom-One of the
prophets, last wives, and SO, often
described, and so we'll known to
the public as to scarcely need men
tion here. She was a native of
Portsmouth, but lived a long time
in Salt Lake before her marriage.
1t is said that, at the time the
prophet sought her hand, she was
engaged, and that itnearly broke
her heart to sever the engagement,
persuaded her to marry
him, however, and took her to
the harem to- live. The Folsom
is, about 25 years of age, plays
and sings wen, and is quite good
ooking- She is high-spirited, and
often gives the prophet her. mind
IN not yeryrmlld terms e1pG
IA. augusta Cebb-Is a native
,f Massachusetts and a fne-look-
ing woman. She is large; has
lark hair, gray eyes and clear
complexion She left a husband
and a good home in Boston 70, be-
come a Mormon, and ultimately al
polygamic. wife She had an in
teresting family of little. children
by her FIRST husband but brought
only one daughter-Charlot rlotte-|
with her to Salt Lake. Her son,
James Cobb after finishing his)
course in the East, came West to
take his mother and sister out of