The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
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The Story Of Mrs. Eliza Wepp
by Herself.
u,1 Dropbet of Utah
aS q hoV0I'
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fhe Adage that "the Woman Win
uo.,,o,o. 1s Iost.
BRIGHAM AZ A HUSBAND
The Problem as to How He Man
ages Ia Supnort 80 Many
W;v.s Evny.,,.d
INV WV "'o''o""''"o '"0'"'''0'
III. p.s ~ o- .e .
DAVID - 10 p.r &C soor
Inside View of Brigham's House,
hOld---His Preference for Ame-
liza and the Jealousy of
His Other Wives.
AMELIA NOT A BEAUTY.
She Grows Jealous Herself and Serves an
Injunction on Brigham.
ANOTHER SHADOW IN THE HOUSEHOLD

SALT LAKE CITY, August 2, 1873.
This morning went to the Walker House and
scnt up my card to this now interesting lady,
Mrs. Ann Eliza Webb Young, with an intimation
that had called upon her attorneys and, II
agreeable and convenient should be pleased to
nee her. Immediately the 0drcon returned with
The invitation to "Please walk up" The room
door Of ITO, on the third moor, was open when
reached IT, and with pleasant word was invited
10 be seated.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE LADY.
Mrs. Young was In health indisposed, and
begged her not TO deprive herself Of the comfort
and aid Of the pillow, which saw she had just
used on the couch, as had come with the inten-
zion OF interviewing Ter and should be sorry to
cause her any fatigue.
In person Mrs. Young is tall and slender, with
remarkably sweet face, features regular and soft,
eyes dark blue, hair very dark brown and thrown
loosely behind alter the fashion Of the school miss
of fifteen. 1t is not always safe to Judge by ap-
pearances, but nature never gave that countenance
10 hedgehog Of virago. The first thought was
that the Prophet was intensely stupid to have
driven that beauty rom the harem.
At the present time the lady is twenty-eght
years Of age, but her Ill health imparts q languid
expression to her countenance that might suggest
10 the mind that she was few years older.
1t was IN remarking upon her health that saw the
feeling OF her soul upon polygamy. She said that
her health had been failing for the last four years.
The mental suffering that she had endured in her
polygamic life had affected her to such q degree
that she had become utterly Indifferent to life ITSELF
and would rather have died than lived. L'
HER LIFE HAD BEEN BLIGHTED
and an her ambition had vanished. With these
general observations expressed, asked her II 1t
would be agreeable to her for me to ask such ques-
lions as would enable the world to learn truthful
version Of polygamic life.
WANTS THE WORLD TO KNOW PoLYGAMY.
Mrs. YoUNG-l am willing that the whole truth
SHOULD be known. have nothing to conceal.
RsPoRrER-How long have you been Q Mormon,
1adamef
LADY-My parents were Mormons when was
horn, and have consequently never known any.
thing else but Mormonism
REPoRTER-Where were you born9
LADY-In Nauvoo on the Mississippi.
REPoRTER-Have you been long in UtahP
LADY, came here when was four years old.
REPoRTER-Your parents still live, am toldf
LADY-Yes; my father and mother 1--we about ten
miles south Of this city, and have two brothers
Older than myself in the Territory.
REPoRTRR-Are your father and brothers poly
gamistsf
LADY-Father has three wives and had two more
who are dead; my eldest brother has two wives,
but the youngest has only one.
REPoRTER--You have, therefore, been reared in
polygamyS
LADY-Yes. have seen 1t all my life.
REPoRrER-You have, OF course, seen other
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. marriages2
LADy-Oh, yes.
REroRrER-Did you prefer the polygamic
married life to that OF monogamy
LADY-No sir, from my earliest recollection Of
anything, resolved never to center polygamyn-
y common expression among the Mormons.
RRPORTER-why, Madame9
LADY-It looked unnatural and viewed IL with
nbhorrence.
WOMEN UNHAPPY
REPoRTER-Are the women in povoam,c ia m,,ies
unhappy
LADY-Mostly. think all are unhanpv. bnt
some Of them struggle to conceal It.
REPoRTER-Did you ever know any women cav
ahat they were happy in that relationship
LADY-Oh yes; nave heard women say 40. bpt
never believe them.
HOW SHE BECAME TEE PROPHETS WIFE.
REPoRTER-I trust, Madame, that you will NOT
think IL impertinent II ask you how you came to
enter Brigham Youngs family with your feelings so
averse to the polygamic institution ?
LADY-Notnng on this subject sir, can be i'm
pertinent, as wish the facts known TO the world
her GRAPHIC STORY.
Here the lady without further questioning, began