The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03
BRIGHAM Y0UNG'S HAREM.
WIVES BY mr. DOzEN dND 4 REGIMENT
or THILDREN.
Ell Perkins, Visit to the Family OF the
Prophet The Practical Effects of Poly
gamy The Inhabitants Of the Lion House.

Ell Perkins, Visit to the Family Of the /
Prophet The Practical Effects of Poly /
gamy -Thc Inhabitants Of the Lion House.
SALT LAKE, May 2G.-John W. Young, the |
fayorilc son Of the Prophet and he who viii no |
doubt be- the successor Of his father. called for |
u at 2 Z. NJ. and took us to the Lion House TO
meet his fifteen mothers and riy-lV" brother. |
and sisters. They were not all present, for IT
would BE- impossible for the Prophet TO assem- /
bic his entire family at ono time. Hiram Claw |
son. Brighams double son-n-law was present |
with two wives. several children. and photo
graphs Of the rest which nude up the number
to twenty seven. Daniel II. Wells. with one or
two OF his six wives and Mayor Little. ancphrw
Of The Prophet. were also present The form OF
introduction used by The Prophet was very sim
pie. We were conducted all around the room.
and before each wife he would say:
Ny wife Amelia" or Mary or Corncia as
the case might be-.
suppose We said. Happy to meet you. Mrs.
Young" at lcHst dozen times. II got To- be- very
monotonous. and when We BE- gan 10 be present
ed to the Prophets children and grandchildren.
W. became p, badly mixed as to which was
which and who was who that We postponed all
memory and continued our salututions like a
parrot.
Brigham Young wives have gcnoraya good
old mother-iu-l,rac look. His first wife, whom
hc married in the States in Lis early youth is
very vrncrlb, old lady. She lives all by herself
in a beautiful house. and il highly respected by
all OF the younger wives and their children
She il the mother OF John W. and Brigham
Young Jr. All OF his wives are remarkable Tor
/ good on-c. though they are nl old-u-hioncd
and dress very plainly The Prophet says Ann
/ Liza was the only wcak-hcadcd wife he ever
| had.
Il married Ann Eliza" h. said. "to please
her parents ana keep her from going to ruin.
/ But she played false to mo went O1 with strange
] men. kept me IN constant hot water with nay
other wives AMI / WIS glad when she ran away
from me. as she did from her first husband.
Ann EhM wouldn't work. she was always
light-hcaded and frivolous
l lind That ull Mormon womrnarr accustomed
to work. for no Mormon family ever keep any
servants. When the work d. 'onc- TOGO heavy in
Mormon family for one wife anu ther wife j.
added. Each Of the Prophets wives. We found.
occupied sop'ra,r apartments in the Lion
I House. on small houses Toy il'lu- ''trS outside.
Tn. mrul- Of an g., ian..li p 100 th" ltuu House
are t,kcn i'm the Same largo 60 'nl. In cases
whore Mormon Marie. a.. whifa y a
very frriIu ui uf'urrNn .r. tI.f -l-I r- morally
lSe together. |, i~ thus " fb two oi Hiram
tiausvn WHY'S. daugntrr- OF brigham Young
Mr.. tluu~ % = iuIfI wiir las % hoi-" "a hrr- u
brigham louue'- wltr Amelia also has a -epa-
rate IA u" iy herself. ana exercises great IL
llucn.c Oyer tHc Prophet. Snc i- Oh iNNvttc Of
ti.r prOtl. rs vnufl gar wives
II is cou-id rol "a Very ioruunt' thing among
SAT- IAh- Young lndur WuDu Two -i1isr- AN
marry the same husband. II prevents any ioal-
ousv AMI such families secm 10 move. OH very
happiy. In order 10 -'i 40 'hc tru" inward
mss ~ Tho Mormon fauis relationships we
questioned several of the Prophets small 'hil-
l. that liii'l girl oy.r tncre your -'s,crG"
asked of on of tho Prophets it'll" boys.
~. ~hc'- my hali-o.-t"r. ho r.rIiOd
Is moi her motArryourma'H.r re- / continued.
n her mother is my aunt
" Then you only AHs" Oh Wuthcrf
That's 400. Al fhrrt-i '.r. auit~'
And still AZ the hotsl. when wra-kcA "A It'll"
Norman boy how many mothers ha had. he re-
Four. sir"
""Mhat Jour mothrr-. and Qnly one tlthers' d,
said m, hiii l'.l1w WITH An air - ur,,in
NV EnsauIcr, ru,y boast If tacir tore
fathers. tut here is a boy who boasts oi ms four
" found that the younger daughters Of the
ono h,autliul daughter of the Prophet recently.
married Mr. llarr :. IN, hands pa, manager OF
night an -h' showed a., niue, tnleni H. my oi
n.,"r tAkea, .uui Nlf. Ann.D ry'ung,r -
ter 20 rHutiiln cnid u-huur.ih D.. 'n i'. a- sweet
wukin. IN firia (u.ue -io..i IT, that -n, would
dlD before She wouI marry a. nHn wiz would
alNli' las llNr Wiill "a 'nu ~ Co.. -. az il'
N ifn i~ ir."n' -uIiN.'d. ] ma in. if,il-
dlrt against pnINguuy iu 'rta-e-. tutiNit. "a
aiA r"iiu ln.n' wilI .ieniNaly ,6'll p'lys,ml.
TIA" iniuiufN oi the l.lNh II 'u~' j. ~ ~ a.
any wrli-tn-do farmer in central Nov York
Wuuld haN'- nipple in-rmn carpets ana rep
%. chairs. lur.a- our Visit t4" irouh. oNu-
pied his tlmo iHlkiug 100 "a random, semi -philp-
~ophioal iuannel & 10" sr WA people. and shah
lns bands ia a. I"Ii.'r. hal Mtl4n'r w4th tA'
} Let scc, villa, is your namo?' he would
aAlt I'M, ir.' - si"i" ,'i.i7 hand
"O4 th.- is daueii'r May- lirl. boy ism
lit tll' l'r pinot " 'Nl4 silly, lnNNiug az Mr.
4 tH ..t.. ft o.. - t.