The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-14
[Salt Lake Cor. New York SUM-

Children.
[Sat Lake Cor. New York SUM-
John W. Young, the favorite son Of
the Prophet, and he who will no doubt
be the successor of his father, called for
us at 2 p. M, and took us to the Lion
House to meet his fifteen mothers and
forty-fve brothers and sisters. They
were not all present, for it would be i'm
possible for the Prophet to assemble his
entire family at one time. The form OF
introduction used by the Prophet was
very simple. We were conducted all
around the room, and before each wife
he would say:
"My wife Amelia" or Mary or Cor
nelia, as the case might be.
Brigham Youngs wives have gener-
ally a good old mother-in-Israel look.
His first wife, whom he married in the
States in his early youth, is a very ven
cradle old lady. She lives all by herself
in a beautiful house. and is highly re-
spected by all of the younger wives and
their children. She is the mother of
John w. and Brigham Young, Jr. All
of his wives are remarkable for good
sense, though they are all old-fashioned
and dress very plainly. The Prophet
says Ann Eliza was the only weak
wife he ever had.
ct married Ann Eliza he said, So to
please her parents, and keep her from
going to ruin. But she played false to
me, went off with strange men, kept me
in constant hot water with my other
wives, and was glad when she ran away
from me, as she did from her first hus-
band. Ann Eliza wouldn't work. She
was always light. headed and frivolous.
[ find that all Mormon women are &C
customed to work, for no Mormon family
ever keeps any servants. When the work
becomes too heavy in Mormon family
for one wife, another wife is added.
Each of the Prophets wives, we found,
occupied separate apartments in the Lion
House, or small houses by themselves
outside The meals of all the families
in the Lion House are taken in the same
large room. In cases where a Mormon
marries sisters, which is very frequent
occurrence, the sisters generally live to-
gether. 1t is thus with two Of Hiram
Clausen's wives, daughters of Brigham
Young. Mr.. Clausen's third wife has a
house by herself. Brigham Young's
wife Amelia also has separate house by
herself, and exercises a great influence
over the Prophet. She is the favorite f
the Prophets younger wives.
It is considered very fortunate thing
among Salt Lake young laaies when two
sisters can marry the same husband It
prevents any jealousy, and such families
seem to move on very happily. In order
to get at the d" true inwardness " of the
Mormon family relationships, we ques-
toned several of the Prophets small
children.
els that little girl over there your sis
ter?" [ asked OF one of the Prophets
little boys.
"NQ, she's my half-sister, " he replied.
is not her mother your mother p [
continued.
"No, her mother is my aunt"
"Then you have only one mother %
"That's all. All the rest are aunts.
And still, at the hotel, when we asked
a little Mormon boy how many methers
he had, he replied
"Four, sir"
What four mothers, and only one
father? ~
eyes, sir but next week I shall have
fve," said the little fellow with an air
of pride.
This little boy, thought, beats the
orthodox New Englanders. They boast
OF their forefathers, but here is boyw
boasts of his four mothers.
We found that the younge daughters
Of the Prophet are. opposed to the
double-wife system. One beautiful
daughter of the Prophet recently
married Mr.. Harris, the handsome man
ager of the Mormon Theater. We
heard her play one night, and she showed
as much talent as any OF our rising
actresses. Mrs. Harris, when she mar
ried, stipulated that her husband should
never take a second wife. Another
younger sister-a beautiful, golden
haired blonde, as sweet and ladylike as
any young ladies you will see walking
up Fifth avenue-told us that she would
die before she would marry man who
would divide his love with a second wife.
So, as the Mormons become cultivated
I find the prejudice against polygamy
increases. Cultivation and refinement
will eventually kill polygamy.
Hot Bread, Fried Meat and Dyspepsia.
DR.. II. V. Redfeld, of the Cincinnati