The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-20

The Way Mormon tirl Msled her Rela-
tiVe- and Fooled n >uitOr.

More than three year. ago. Charles r.
HopAins met and tel 10 love with Miss Alice
:. Young. the eldest daughter OF Brigham
Young, Jr. The attScn mert became mutual. and
the youn. gentleman waited upon his lady love
for several mont :. olt against the val and con-
sent 81 her parents, The game grew hotter in
fact. II became evident 70 the young ladN's dad
tnat tue lovers were IA earnest, ana that Il some
thing we're not done. and tnat. too. suddenly. he
would have wedding In his family The Young
gentleman was therefore forbidden tue house
by the lrste father. VINO laid such an injunction
upon the sutton 10 stay away thatit was post
he ifots's anoifted Eyery means Wa then
ins her lover. sac was taken with the dig
ntAries Of the priesthood on missions
ton Of divertng her mind. and, II possible.
to ALLEVIATE her affection for her lover al least,
mons. so ne Of whom It hoped sns might
learn TO smile upon. Finally, Mormon, err
her own age, adore SEED hinself 10 her good
graces. and 10 all human appearances became
The favored lover. HIS love was genuine, ADD.
II i said. at tin IS became oyerpowefing. He
waited ny n Der most devotedly until almost
the yery hour that she danced away witt the
has looked upon him as the savior at his daush-
ter en- IRA. % him W hls suit. In 81 r., be.
Mss Al.e and her new lover we're engaged to
be married, and II Is not improbable that he, a.
well As her parents, we're Happy In such belief.
She would - 70 balls and places OF amusement
with hin. and ~ preArrancement would there
meet Hopsins. but With such adrotuess we're
these meetings conducted, that her most init
rate friends even did not dream Of the matri-
monial cons piracy In progress. Other and clan.
desiine meetings were had from time TO time,
and an egist-lary corresp ndence maintained
without detection between her and her old
The day WAS set and the merriace was 70 t-ks
place am .diately after the tlopement, which
wss TO be made next menth. one day last week
she sent word To Mr.. Hopkins that her father
was 3D. .ut 20 send her 10 -. George, where she
would be compelled 10 stay, she knew not how
long. and without The shadow ~ nope Tor an
escape. Accordingly II was arranged for her on
last saturday nignt 10 nee from we harem, De
welded, and 80 home With her lover. A mutual
friend hal Ueeu taken Into tue plot, and to him
was ieit the conduct Of Affairs. The young man
Ar.HoDkius, drove to the residence Of the young
lady. the " " bite House on the nil, but found
all tue gates Of the great stone wall securely
locked, and the girl nowhere 10 be seen. on
the following day IL was ascertained that the
urophet wa hold ng a secret couclave IN his
I school house. within toe same enclosure .nat
Alice lived and tue gates had therefore been
closed to exclude intruders. Furthermote, the
young n An who has tcen wasting his affection
en- the gih for the last TWO years had dropped In
TO spenu tie evening. Plans were again adjl
was ~ smusele her clothing out of the house
and place It under designated tree In
y cclaes P' " and take It sway' va. and to
hours l4ier 90 for the youn: ladJ herself, Al
the appointed hour they went with i.ht
vehicle 10 the front gate u the prince, and,
while one held the horses. toe other proceeded
load the cils onal effects. IN the me iii-
while keeping his pistol IN hand, well SHOWING
! taat 70 te found Invading the premises OF the
! prophet would uring upon him a serious and
| ieEhaps a desperate got. THIS part Il the
work was done v m no disturbance; but short
! iy aiterW ard Brigham, Jr., nistrusted some
| tuine wrong, and Miss Alice lied IN search
| Of her lover. pursued by her father. Making her
/ wy down Main str ct, she met Charles near the
! ruins Of the f.rst National Bank, when she told
| him they mad been discovered, aud that her
/ father had been pursuing her. lie directed her
70 reulalu there while he called a hack 70 take
/ them 10 the minister, but before he returned
sne heard ner fatner coming down the street,
| pufhng ana Glowing hke porputse ~ ulstr a.
She cross ed the street n front Of the DemiJ Ia
saloon, and when her father h ID gone by she re-
/ turned D4t no s"oHeI nau sue 80 ua.A LHat
/ Brlgha u. Jr., turned and was coming toward
| Ler when sue lodged behlad pile Of adobes ~
! the street.. where she remained concealed until
| he mad passed out u -lt. she was much eN-
cited. for II was a narrow escape. and she deter
/ mined uot t. remain there any longer. Accord
| ingly she aGaia hurried acrlss the street ran
| through the alley near the billiard nall, and
! going across lots TO second south street. m az g
her way directly to the residence Of neT lover IN
the sixth Ward.
When Charley returned 10 where he had left
| her, OF course he was Wild vito excitement.
/ Tor be naturally enough thought that she had
| been captured and carried back 10 toe harein.
! a number " fuends were called aud statiODe i
| on AL the corners T. watch for her, while he
| with one companion drove TO his home, where
! she by this time lad arrived. The three together
now proceeded 70 toe rec idence OF tue Rev, M
1 Melch, VINO married the lovers and sent tueln
| home with his blessing.
Ftrst the young lady brother put IN an appear
| ance, ana desired pHvate interview with his
| hrot her-in-iaw. IL was granted, out no harm
cau4e Of 10. lie then appealed g. his sister 10 20
| home with him, but when answered that she
was already az home, he left the house weeping
| The prince himself called, accOinpanied by sew
| eral policemen. he demanded TO know Of MI
| liopkins u ne and Alice we're married, aud the
reply was that the, were Just ABOUT ensc We
ally margled a. administer II the gospel could &c
IT, bT guam, Jr, then addressed his daughter
aNOvlng that ne ackloHlrd .e1 her, OUT turutnl
20 Mr., hopktns be- sal1i You and | have ut
claim upon each o,ner." Tue reply was Thai