The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-10-20
John Youns's wife Libby

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LIBBY Young, the wir1 OF John W,
Young, third son of the Prophet, Tho
has recently appeared in Sal: Lake j"
company with Tne!ls Cobb, his latest
wife, left this city this morning for EI'
mira, New York, where she will spend
the wiu!er ut wa:er euro establish
mcnt She was accompanied to the
depot ty her brother, Wesley Garfield,
aud his wifc, at whose house sue has
hcen staying since she HrrIVed here
from Utah, carly in September. Mrs
Young has Tcrsistcntly refused to talk
to reporters since she has been in this
city, but just before her departure I''is
morning she relaxed the ruIc 5, Ia' MS
10 admit tho Sn correspondent for a
few minutes. She was found seated in
tho pleasant psrlor of Wesley Can
fields house, iu Columbia Avenue, and
dressed IL nest travelling suit Of gray.
Her manner was alable, though she
seemed much agitatcd. She half rose
from her seat as the visitor entered, ,cx'
tended soft white hand which shoo!; Il
little, aud sank back with faint smile
upon her still handsome but ca;Cvorn
face. She is petite in figure, her eyes
arc Llack, and hr hair is Of the same
color. When girl sho muse have
been beautiful, but now there arc dark
blue circles acout the eyes, and there is
j compression Of tho lips, paIcness
about tho uostris, and 4 trCnNlOusuess
Of tho hands that arc very painful to
SEQ. This woman is consumed BY
fire Of jealousy unspcakablc, or ;siyiag
Of rcmorsc aud Shame. In her youlh
and Iovelincss she compelled John "
Young to discard two former wives to
secure her, aud for ten years she ruled
in his household, bore him several
children, and was the darling Of his
heart. Now, as her beauty begins to
fade, and when sho is about 10 become
n. mo othcr for the fourth time, she iiudS
herself suPpIanicI by chit oil a girl
with pretty face, while hers is h'g.
gard.
The ,SGE mau felt some cmbarass-
mcut in beginning C conversation with
this unhappy woman. lie said :
MADAM, understand that you deny
tho Truth Of the reports that your lus-
baud has married FusiIa Cobb. I saw
u statement in the Philadelphia Times
thatyou said he hrd no; anl could no:
marry her, and that your coming East
had nothing :" ;owI.h any family trOU
Die, bu; We, according 10 your usual
custom in the fall: =
"The reported conversation With mo
vas ia!:o in every respect" sal! the
lady, with a flash Of anger in her hand
some eyes. Il have never sail a word
to reporter since | havO bcca here,
not single word. knew that my
husband was going 20 marry Tuelia
CuGb, mud therefore, | lett him and
came home to ny parents, and | will
never live with him ugnir-ucvcr,
never She spoke vshcmenIly. al
though she was allnoS! sobbing. After
u momeut she said, and there was
something of pride in her face, "Bu!
don't you imagine that he married that
girl for love. No, my husband lOves
ne. 1t was ambition and in fulfill.
mcnt Of n promise mala to his father
on his dcathbcd. His father wished
John to succeed to his place in the
church, and that he might do SO made
him promise to become a pGlysamist.
Ills marriage to Miss Cobb waS his first
step in execution OF the promise and, as
he thought, to%arl his fathers seat.
But he has been disappointed. lie was
rot chosen to succeed hi' father, anil
now he bitterly regrets the step he has
taken, aad ulmost every day l receive
letters and kilograms from him begging
INC to return. treat them with con.
tempt | will nc"er 60 b2cl; to him,
will be tho wife Of no man who would
give mc Up AID break his VOWS 20 Inc
fo: the sake Oi power" She sail this
with flashing eyes aul quivcring lips,
4 momcnt afterwards she vas almost
weeping, US she said II may 60 bacI;
to Utah in tho spring. il | live, Gal gel
my two children who arc there. Then
| | shall return here and devote the rest
of my life 10 the education Of my shil'