The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-09
BRIGHAM YOUNG.

AN UNPLBAsANTNEss WITH AN APOSTLE
NOT VERY GALLANT To AN OUTRAGED
WIFE.
The Salt Lake Tribune, newspaper not
especially friendly to tie Mormons, has the
two subjoined incidents In regard to the
late doings OF Brigham Young: A short
time before the materialized prophet left st.
George, a little unpleassntness occurred be-
tween himself and his first lick-spittle,
George A Smith. A Tribune correspondent
witnessed it, and gives the facts as nearly
as he can reccllect them. One of the
prophets sons, living in Southern Utah,
called on him with a pitifu) story, and an
pesled to him for aid. His son holds the pos
ition of president in the Order of Enoch in
one of the lower stakes of Zion, and having
stolen the rotten concern blind, impover-
ished the people end squsndered their
means, he asked the old man to help him to
more funds, stating that Enoch was busted,
and money, stock and everything else bad
gone to the dogs. His story was listened to.
and after he had done the late B. Y. turned
him over to George A. Smith, who was sit
ting in the room at the time. George also
listened to the tale of woe, but informed the
royal heir he couldn't get any money out OF
him or the Church of Jesus Christine had
already squandered fortunes, the treasury
was already depleted, and there was moth
ing coming in, either through tithing or
other sources, and he would not give the
young man a penny. This caused the
prophets ire to rise and his hair stood up
like the quilts on the iretfpl porcupine
Said he,
''I'vE WASHED DISHES
long enouh for this people, and it's
coming to pretty pass, when my sons are
refused money by the trustee-in-trust OF
this church. He must have the money
have earned~ And at this stage, the spirit of
the materialialized prophet knew no bounds.
and pulling off his hat threw it with an
oath into the face of George 4. "Therer'
said be, "d--n you, take thatl'
1t was the first instance on record
where the prophet was ever
known to throw away his hat.
George A. picked it up quietly. saying:
"Here, Brother Brigham, take your old hat;
you may have further use for it," And so
ended the battle. The wealthy head of the
Mormon church in Utah has about as effec-
| tive way OF Kidding himself of obnoxious
wives, as that of Henry the Eighth, o. Eng
land. albeit it is not quite so summary
Starvation is Brigham's favorite mode of ter
minating his polygsmous entanglements;
the slow, sgonizing and certain method
of numbering the poor slaves of whose faded
charms he so readily tires. Thus there is
4 OAO NAOobdAOg VIZ OAOOobs dhO Only lawful
wife of this monster, Mary Ann Angel.
now in the seventy fourth year of her age
whose vitality has withstood the tyranny OF
the harem for half a century, and she still
| lives, a reproach to the system which has
degraded her condition to that OF serf and
drudge. This victim of oppression has re-
Gently been assigned a cold and cheer.
less shelter in the old school house be-
hind the seraglio; one end of that dilapi-
| dated structure having been parti-
toned of like a stable, or stall for a
COW! Miserably furnished, and in no way
a comfortable habitation tor person of any
age, that dreary tenement is the abode OF
Brigham Young's lawful wife, the mother
OF three of his sons and two daughters. Gut
this is the kingdom of God, in which wo
men are taught TO bear their crosses o
| shame for the glory that is to come hereat
ter. The prophet says so whenever he leads
fresh victim to the closet of concupiscenee
We make bold to suggest a visit to the ven
cradle occupant of that dismal prison iron
our kind hearted executive. He win fins
there a scene to excite him to the deepes
sympathy.