The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-01
4 MORMON ROMANCE.
Hrs. John Y0unE's visit Ia the Ilnmne /
ct Her liirlsOOd-1he Story Of Her /
Marriage.

Hrs John Youns's visit Ia the Home
ct Her BirlhOOd-1hs SsOry OF Her
Marriage.
From the Cecil (Md Wing
Last week Mr.. John Young, youngest
son of Brigham Young, the High Priest Of
Mormonism, and wife visited Eikton. Mr..
Young, some seven years ago, when she was
Miss Lizze Garfield, lived 10 Ekton. A
very pretty, cultivated girl was she ia those
days and stood in the millinery store of Mrs.
Brown. Miss LIZZIE Garfield was second
cousin of Young Brigham, her mother and
Patriarch Brigham Young's first wife being
frs, cousins. Miss Lizze's parents resided
in Philadelphia. What acquaintance e1-
listed between the young fosks Of the Young
family in Salt Lake and the Can6elds We do
not know; but Miss Lizzie, after leaving
Elkton, started on a trip. accompanied only
by a younger sister, to visit the Youngs Of
Mormon no;orieiy, and also for the purpose
of marrying John. This was deliberate
undertaking, which required no little nerve
for . young well-educated, accomplished
Philadel phian-bred lady. but Mis- Lizzie
was.equal to the adventure. Now, this un-
dertaking will appear the more risky and
formidable when We take into account that
John Young had already two wives. What
immediate family arrangement took place
we are not advised, but the two FIRST wives
had to be discarded to satisfy the fastidious-
ness of the coming woman. One Of the two,
the first, we believe, was divorced, and the
second WAS discarded, turned away with the
arrival, or previous TO it, Of the young
queen.
Some four years ago or thereabonts, it will
be remembered that N alters at Washington
assumed threatening aspect for The Latter
Day Sain,s, aud the Salt Lake Prophets
sent delegation OF their picked women to
the capitol to make an impression at the
seat of government favorable to the ins'iiu-
ton of Mormonism. Mrs John Young the,
subject of our narrative, composed one Of the
delegation. 1t was noticed that when the
Mormon ladies' held a certain reception or
audience at which Mrs. Cre-well was present
the handsome vie of the youngest ION of the
Prophet f-ignfd sickness, or at least did not
appear. Mrs. c., however, CHANGED to
meet her afterward, and seemed TO have an
impression that che hsI met her somewhere |
before. When Mrs Cresweii returned to
Elkton, and the young wife's reluctance to !
meet her a; the Capital was explained.
Some time sgo two ladies we're going 10 |
Philadelphia in the carr, ard in the seat in |
front OF them two gentlemen were seated,
who we're talking about Salt Lake. One Of !
them asked the gentlemen II they knew Mr.. |
Young and wife. They replied they did. and
would deliver the lady "a card to Mrs Young |
when they reached Salt Lake. Mr.. John |
Young was lately on a voyage to Europe.
His vie come from Salt Lake East
with her three children to meet him on
his arrival, staying at her mothers till
he landed. The card which her Elkton
friend had sent all the way to Salt Lake to
her had been running in her mind all thee
months, and it gave her real joy to think
that her memory had not been banished, and
that she vas sill remembered BY one At least
in the little town where her young heart had
woven these delightful dreams Of romance
which developed in such fearful danger 20
when her lord returned to New York from
scros. the sea, she had her heart 6xed
on coming to Eikton and bringing him
along. and on Wednesday evening Of last
week the lady who bad sent the card to Nn.
Young at Salt Lake received = message at
the Howard House that lady requested to
zee her. She Immediately repaired thiiheF,
and in the parlor the two ladies met face to
face. Time bad wrought great changes in
both, and they stood regarding, but not re-