Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-10
4 Mormon Romance.
From the Cecil w hlg. !


ism, and vile visited Eiktou. The way this
visit caue about was this Mrs Young, some
seven years ago when she was Miss J. zzle Can
feld, lived iu + kton: very pretty, cultivated
rir.was she in those days, and stood III the
millinery story of Mrs. Brown. Miss Lizzie
Garfield was second cousin OF young Brigham
her mother and old Patriasch Brigham Young S
frs, wifi, being first cousins Miss Lzzle's pa
rents resided in PhiIad"lphia. What acqualn.
lance existed between the young folks or the
| Young family Of Salt Lake and he CanheldS we
do not know; but Miss lizzie after leaving ELK
too started on a trip, accompanied only by
Younger sister, to visit the Y oungs OF Mormon
notoriety, and also for the purpose OF marrying
| John. This was deliberate undertaking
which required no l!tlc nerve for a young, well
educated, accomplished Phlladeeha bred lady,
but Miss Lizzie was equal to the adventure.
! Now this undertaking will appear the more
risky and Formidable, when we take into the
ncc1uut, that John Young had already two
wives What immediate family arrangement
took place We arc 10, advised. but the TWO hrst
wives had to be discarded To satisfy the tastld-
iousuess of the coming womaD. Oac OF the
twn the first we believe, was divorced and the
second was discarded, turned away with the ar
rival. or previous to it, of the youtS queen.
Whether the two who had prior claims took
this treatment kindly, and as IL rehgl ous duty,
or rcbeled, we know not; but the young queen
would be satisfied with nothing less.
Some four yeols ago or "thcrcabout, 1t will
he remembered that matters at Washington as
suued threatening aspect Tor the Latter Day
Saints, aud the SAT- Lake Prophets sent u dele
CATION of their picked women to the Capital to
make IN IMPRESSION at the seat OF Government
favorable TO the institution OF Mormonlsm.
Mrs. John Young, the sul! cct OF our narrative,
COMPOSED QUO OF the delegation. 1t Was uotlccd
that when the Mormon ladies held GER
tain reception Or audience at which Mrs Cres
well vas present, that the haudSome wife OF
the Youngest son OF the prophet tslgned sick
ness or al least did not appear. Mrs c., how
ever, chaHced to meet her aftcrward, and
seemed % have uu impression that she had
met her somewhere before. When Mrs CreS-
we'll returned to Ektou she Was reminded that
the wife OF JOhu i0uug was the former Miss
Garfield vino used 10 triu and sell bonncts III
Eklou, and the young wiic. reluctance TO meet
| her at the Capital was explained.
Some time ag0-Wc are lot aware now long
siuca--two Elktun ladies We're golug to Pha
dephia iu the cars. aud in the seat in front OF
them two gentlemen were seated, who were
talking about Salt Lake, and mother Ewes
curiosity getting the botter of the ladies', one Of
Them puckcd up courage aud asked the gentle
men If they knew Mir. lyuDg aud his wife: Nc,
who had formerly lived here and was an ac-
ouaiutapcc They replied they did, and would
deliver the ady's card to Mrs. Young when
they reached Salt Lake.
Mr. JOHN Young all agree is a very hand
some and ruincd--iu the etiquette OF the world
aud good socie.y-gentlcman, and Was lately
on VOYAGE to Europe. His wife came from
Sl)1 Lake East, with her three children to
meet him on his arrival staying at her moth
er's Till ne landed.
The card which her EIkton friend had sent
all the way to Salt Lake TO her had been run
ming in her mind all these months and it gave
| her real 10y to think that her memory had not
been bauished, and that she was still rcmem-
bered. by Que at least in the little town where
her Young heart had woven these delightful
dreams Of rouaace which developed in such
fearful Danger; Sc when her luld returned to
| NewYork from across h. sea, she had her heart
fixed on coming to Ekton and bringing him
along; and on "Wednesday evening Of last week
the lady who had sent the card TO Mrs. Young
| at Salt Lake, received a message at the Howard
House that lady requested to see her. She
immediately repaired thlther, and 10 the parlor
the two ladies met face to face. Time. alas
mad wrought great changes ID both these out
ward tabtrnacles, and they, stood regarding,
but not recoguiz ng each other The wife of
the yourg prophet, that is to be, when Brig
hams mantle rests upon his shoulders, was the
first 70 speak is this Mrs =" Yes. II
am Mrs ~ nuns; Lizzie Garfield when we
were Younger" All reserve was at end, and
the two friends, which time aud untoward
events had threatened to place an iupassbe
gulf between, rushed into each others arms.
The Mormon wife and her husband had
numcrou, calls while they remained at the no.
tel, and she related the chapter of her life to
those who had thus kindly remembered her.
She had Insisted and carried her point it seem
ed on being the sole wife of the man she had
bravcd such danger for and not satisfied with
this, she INSISTED on a marriage in the States
10 the old style she had heeu taught IN her
girlhood to honor, and John had to succumb
before she would leave Salt Lake declaring
that she could never face her former friends
unless she was married by the ccremony ac-
kuowledged by them TO be proper. And thus
she had heroicaliy attempted to repair the
rude shock she felt her moral character had re-
ceived by entering the community OF the Nor
mons and giving herself a sacrifice to the mon
strous crime of polygawy. Her fnc female
sensibiIities. her education, all of that better
nature rebelcd against her act when the first
wild dream of romance Was broken. Who can
tell of the anguish and tears that young wife
has doubtless suffered They eau only be COM
putcd by the j,y of discovering that some of
her girI-dav friends still remember her with the
old time affection. But what Of the TWO vi ives
whom she has supplaLtd? Who will biud up
their broken hearts? And that evcr-huDting
| spirit which will not down, but constantly
whispers to her that she too may some day
share the fate of the discarded wives, for some
younger form and tairer face The avenslog
Nemesis is ever heard following those who
have once drawn that. seuth hound OF conscience
on their track
THE COMMITTEES Of both Houses are now
organized, and most OF them arc 10 readiness
for the work before them.