The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08

with the Propnet anu nnaby ler ieaVing LIN. one
said -
Twas living on my fathers farm in Little Cotton
wood, when, in the Summer 1867, Brigham Young
informed my father that he wanted me for wife.
Brigham, with number Of the apostles and elders
from this city, was visiting Cottonwood on a Sun
day and held two meetings for preaching 1t was
ct the close OF the forenoon service on that occa-
sion that he walked up to me and said, Had not
better accompany you home" l said, Certainly,
II you wish to-" On the way to my fathers house
Brigham asked me II had had any proposa!s Qf
marriage since i had obtained divorce nom NV
first husband. / answered him, Eyes, that had
had several proposals. He then asked n there was
any one Of them that wished to accept. said,
mo-" on which ne said that he would like to give
me little advice.
BRIGHAM GIVES ADVICE.
He advised me not to wait to marry person
whom loved, but to marry some good man whom
could respect and look up to and receive good
counsel from.
l thanked him for his counsel, and as my home
was 30 near to the place Of meeting the converse
tion abruptly terminated. l thought nothing fur
Their Of 1t. His brother Joseph and George Q.
Cannon joined us at the dinner table, and while
there Brigham and the others remarked how
youthful had grown since had got out Of my
former troubles. As had much improved In
everyway did not regard his observations as any
intended compliment or any indication Of what
afterwards learned 10 be passing in his mind.
HE GOES SPARKLING.
At the close OF the afternoon service he went up
to my father, took him aside and talked for at least
two hours to him about me, and told him how that
he had watched me from my infancy, saw me grow
up 70 womanhood, had always loved me and
intended to marry me, but having taken Amelia
just after the law passed In Congress prohibit
ing polygamy, he feared to take another wife soon
alter, lest It should make trouble, or he would
have taken me them Ny marriage with young
man was unleoked-for to him, and when he was
made acquainted with 1t he did not just like to
stop It, he said, and he let 1t go on but always
hoped that the time would come when he would
have me-
THE OLD SINNER SETS HIS TRAP.
He wanted father and mother to use ell their in
nuence with me, as 1t would be the best thing
could do. He asked father n good house. well
furnished, and $1,000 year pocket money would
be enough for me. and added that II it was not
enough l should have more. Father answered
that he thought 1t would be suf1cient. rt
Brigham stood two hours or more with father
and kept the whole OF the carriages that conveyed
the party standing waiting till after sundOwn, and
little did / think that ] was 1.-THE object Of In
terest." .0n at.e.HN
When father came home he told mother by
herself; then they told me. cannot describe my
feelings; was frightened. The thought Of 1t was
perfect horror. thought father had gone crazy
and would not believe his statement for hours
When l realized that 1t was fact
COULD DO NOTHING BUT CRY.
The idea OF an old man, sixty seven years OF age,
the husband OF about twenty wives living asking
me, at twenty-five, to be added to the number
filed me with the utmost adherence. and when
! saw that my parents were under his influence
and sustained his proposition, was ready to die
in despair. Oh the horrible hours that spent in
crying and moaning no tongue can picture.
When father saw that l took it SO badly he told
me that would not be forced into 1t, but If could
bring my feelings to it and accept Brigham it would
be pleasing to him, and mother favored 1t in the
same way.
THE LADY MEETS THE PROPHET
About month after this was in the city with
an intimate lady friend, ana we we're walking
near to Brigham's house he came to the gate and
waited TOR our arrival When saw him thought
that would get up courage to tell him that would
not marry him. but could not say It, That
PECULIAR INFLUENCE
that he throws over everybody when he has pur-
pose to effect completely overcame me. He did
not allude to the subject at all. shook hands and
passed on.
BRIGHAM IN PECKsNIFFIAN ROLE.
He became very kind to my parents, and saw
father frequently. He sent for me to come to the
city on several occasions and met me at my fathers
city residence and talked to me about marriage;
told how pure his feeling were and that his only
motive was to DO me good, save me In the King
dom and make me queen. All that had no efYect
upon me; 1t only Disguised me the more, and the
fear that dared not resist him never left me. This
continued for nearly year. My eldest brother had
had some business transactions with Brigham
and one OF his sons which resulted in trouble
and ultimately in financial injury to my
brother. Brigham had been very angry
with him and threatened TO cut him OF
from the Church. ! heard Of those threats,
and believing at that time in Mormonism, heard
them with deep sorrow, and confess that in hopes
OF turning Brigham's anger away from my brother,
began to entertain the thought that would
yield to his request. / argued as many inexperi-
enced persons do, that as had had sorrowful
life my heart was crushed, my future life was
nothing and II could sacrifice myself for my
brothers. interest and please my parents would
at last submit Finally
BRIGHAM NAMED THE MARRIAGE DAY
and informed me, through my father, that what
required in preparation for my marriage he would
furnish but would accept nothing. day before
the marriage he brought to me three dress pat
terns-one silk and two merino-and handed to
me purse with $50 bill.
On the - April, 1858. was married to him in
the Endowment House by Heber G. Kimball, his
First Counsellor. My father and mother were pres
ent and others. Brigham's brother Joseph also
took to himself wife ut the same time. After the
ceremony walked over with him to the CONFER
ence, and in the evening returned to my fathers
house and remained there for month
ru-rsS
For the first few months 1 had considerable of his
attention. his visits were frequent; after that his
business cares 50 occupied him, he said, that he
could only call about once in three months. After
that he came '.just as it happened.v
When was married he wanted my mother to
live with me In the city, and year from the mar
rage he sent US to take charge of his farm where