New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-09
4 Ride wiz, Brigham Eoung.

4 Ride wiz, Brigham Eoung.
On the way from Ogden to Salt lake q
| singular piece Of good fortune bcfell US, N..
Hooper, the Utah delegate to Congress, came
down with US. When the train got in. We
found that Brigham Young, many Of bis e.
ders and Chief officers, and their wives and
daughters, had come up from Salt Lake City
to welcome Mr.. Hooper, AVID accompany him
home. They, with their band and singers,
filed two cars, and by the intervention OF
Mr.. Hooper, another car, containing the pax
| ty OF which was member, was taken a rs
part OF this train. We had hardly started, in
this special train, when Mr.. Hooper asked Us
all into Mr. Young's car, and we were pres
entity introduced to what somebody called
"a!i the nobility" Of Salt Lake.
l believe the ladies Of our patty never
! thought to find themselves in such strange
! quarters. After some general greetings we
were seated in the two cars for our r.te Cf
thirty-nine miles to Salt Lake CITY; and. be-
ing properly introduced. fell as naturally INTO
conversation as though we had Leen in Now
York. Brigham Young-Prcsidcnt Young
he is formally called when you are pre-
sented, but brother Brigham bis people often
call hin-took scat beside one Of the ladies
OF our party, with two others in front Of him,
and Conversed affably all the way down
Mrs. Young fell to my !ot-a handsome and
clever person, well made up in every way.
Mrs. Young-I mean another Mrs. Young,
also handsome and clever-was seated be-
side another gentleman. I believe six or
seven OF Mr.. Iouug;s wives were distributed
through the cars, ard quite a number Of bis
children.
Brigham Young is a tall, stout, fuIl-faccd,
rosust man, who looks more like hearty
beef-eating English squire than anything
e!se-until you como to look into his pale
ni man 5a eRts syss Then he l9Qke4 t ar s
black, with silk hat, and carried loosely
about bis aeck-the day being little COOL
a somewhat conspicuous rose-colored scarf.
This color was worn also by one of his wives.
Mr.. Young talked very freely with the
ladies near whom he sat, explaining to them
the methods Of irrlgating the land, the ex-
tent OF lis preaching tours, and the value Of
Salt Lake in the future. Mrs. Amelia Young,
l suppose she might be celled-cxplained
to me in Ike manner many objects Of interest
along the road. Once only she touched upon
polysamy-and then in the most casual man
ner. Seeing some Indians asked if the
saints had made anything Of these people.
She replied that the girls, If taken carly and
trained, make excellent and faithful servants,
"Mr. Young" said she, 81 has one in his
| house Tor many years, and she is very good
woman, and would not return to her peo-
| pie" proceeded to ask some further par
ticulars about this Indian woman, to which
Mrs. Young replied, with not tbs least en-
barrassment, II can't tell you; she is not
my servant; she lives with another Of I!r.
YCung's wives"-Sister Eliza, think she
said-"who Is not here to-day
To one CT our ladies a daughter Cf Mr..
Young related that her father had Atty
five children; that lie was a very good and
indulgent father; that he could not very
we'll meet them al together at every neal,
and therefore took breakfast with ore-half
Of them in one day, and with the other half
at another time.
One Mrs. Young related to some Of the
ladies that Mr.. Young takes no dinner, bu,
only two meals per day. He breakfasts at
the Beehive House, and takes tea at the
Lion House. These are his two principal
houses. She added that all his wives do not
live In these houses, some having houses 0!
their own and Mi. Young goes occasion.
ally to take a meal with one or tia other @!
these.
a Miss Young added that her father i.
: fond OF dancing, and an excellent dancer
lhe Is only seventy years Of age, YOU know;
aud that balls are given in the theatre ant
elsewhere, occasionally, where he dance,
with great liveliness. heard this, too, frou
Others. He seemed TO me heavy and slow
) motioned for dancer, but he is an extremel,
well-preserved man, with the foIid com
plexion OF person who lives much out-oF
doors.
We had Just passed through Echo an,
, Weber Canons, and the DEVILS Gate-nii!
: after mile Of the grandcst, straugcst, an.
Tudest scenery-like long opium dream
!, and now, on our way to Salt Lake City, al
this was changed, and We were enchanted D.
geutler aspect OF naturc-distaut mountain
peaks, their snowy tops seen across the broa
expanse Of the lake; the beautiful Roc
Island IN the lake; and every view Lowell
and inviting where before it was grand, bu
= lonely.
!. !. :, AT thEee or four hamlets along the roa
!. iLe Train was stopped, and tho country Chi
ueu, ranged in Nne-boys and girls, wit
y ,Sn like Sunday-:chool procession i
ne oItcsr parts Of our counry-took @
!, tIsu nats and cheered their delegate, NJ!
. ~ VINO responded very few gratefl
n ma . ro, o ' winch Ind 4 curious, and, I
&c brother returning 10 his l;nSrri 60 ar
~ On, blessing God that lie finds oil 60 am
sc their Zion. Las quilt I
~ an me evening cur whole party Was invita-
IL 70 .ne theatre, where l saw TIE rei.L
= Gehg.ehaN-placed In one Of the ei.Ias
|" ~ Wn!In ar. Young sits and Lis own nriyo-
e. ooS, "hieh was occupied by nine or ten yonT
60 glTis and some young men, who, we We
y. tod, were Brisharn's children. Two Of i
Y MARRIED dagghtsrs took prominent parts
- the play: Inc mouse was thin; and, dur!I
nc the performance, three officers ou;e,Iv >
s, moved an escaped prisoner, who had sow
N concealment In the theatre Clark. -
ry hcf7s" California"
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