New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-20
A MORMON MARRIAGE.


DESERTS HIN.
IFROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRibuN'l
FLMIRA. Oct. 1S.-Mrs. John w. Young, Of
Utah. the Gentle wife Of of the late Mormon
prophets sons is residing here. She may be seen
walking down the street Of the city almost every
DAY. vita neatly dressed prghtly little boy Of about
seven years Of agc-her son. and young lady relative
Mrs Young an attractive person, both on the street
and in the parlor She is usually dressed IN rich black
silk over her shoulders loosely handsome dark
brown fur sacque and she wears jaunty hat she has
an Intellectual pleasing countenauce-not the strongly
marked intellectually OF the " blue stocking, but that
OF the woman Of travel and observation. she Is not,
probably, thirty years OF agenot looking nearly old
as that. She has had remarkable experience among
the Momons and since there have been many msstate'
ments concerning her history it would be well to state
the facts.
Mrs Young. ten years ago. living Miss Libby
Garfield, In Philadelphia with her pareuts-very quiet
respectable people the father wclOdO mechai-
cal gneer john w. Young Brighams third son. was
on his way 70 Europe this time. and called upon
this family. Tie then only twenty-three years Of
age tall, haudsomely formed and exceedingly good
locking. The application TO him OF the title Of Prince
Johnny not without foundation lie was all tnat
a cultivated young woman could desire for husband
and not strange that Libby Garfield should look
upon him kindly Mr. Young had been sent forth by his
father TO see the world He WAS not a preaching
mission TO Philadelphia, were tho Canfelds Nor
mons The young Mormon had called TO cultivate the
acquaintance Of the relatives OF his wife in Utah. IN
miden life Lucy Garfield, and cousin 10 MISS lo-
by Garfield. OF philadelphia Whatever the heart
o. the latter might have experience , oi 'n nT
controlled, nj least the young man was aretuE mar
ricd. There was, however. with the new1Ouhd
only heard Of Mormonism in vague cared nothing
about IL. and had never heard OF polycamy. Prnce
Garfield accompanied him 10 the theatre took dil.e
with him To Farmount Park. and enjoyed the society
fhlfT .eFf. la
getful OF the privileges" OF good Mormon, cspeeaN
81 one nearly related to the Prophet The time cS'e
for him Europe. He could openly sneak Oh
love, for ne dared not avow the doctrine OF poly
his remedy. Miss Libby was an utbeleNer'
and the proposition TO make her poveamous WIFE
would have been Insult and crime combined She PROM
iscd. however t. visit Utah with him. on ms r'iu rom
Europe, in order to see her cousin Lucy 9ni her
unce's family there who were all Morm0nS Before nc
mary during his absence. The Young Mormon made
hasy trip through England scotland and ireland sailed
up the Baltic ACCOMPANIED bY ms brother Brlgnan lr
visited ST Petersburg Moscow all the capitals OF inG
Europe TO the Mcditeranean and back again to Eng
land staying ONLY long enough i'm Paris on the way. 10
tam. His brother the chief president OF the
Mormon church in Europe. and had his first wife and
OF the Wis TO continental Europe the two brothers TO-
gether with the lun'iy Of the elder one, I2 !lfd
while the Young family was staving I'm New-Iork "Prncc
Johnny was paying his attentions TO Miss Libby Cin-
field in Philadelphia and painting glowing coiors the
DELIGHTS Of visit TO Uah. HE little party after leaving
he Pacnc Railroad travelled for time with company
,fcnir,nfs' and as The Mormon. always preach ana
nav on The plains Miss Libby Garfield got far con
haprize into he Mormon Church on the way Tho ha-
pness Of John W. Young WIS now assured He was then
certain ~ lie hand OF his wcs cousin, he had before
been satisfied that hal her heart II then with
the lovers only question of time aud oppor unity lie
could not marry her ON the way tha cond not be done
away from Their Endowment House; they had 10 be
patient t they got To Salt Lake. Then lis fret Wife,
Lucy, had 10 nc lecouclei I" me p'opo'ed aodton o.
her Cousin Libby to the family; and as youncscr had
son o. , ~ ia." Jo 5 ' U u T., 10 y AKIN %
fl4H rel mi IFtl NnT lax
before Prince johnny" Tie emgraut train moved
too slowly Tor feyerish love, and travel
10 longer dang us 10 small party, tie 1eee5 ami
n,cn as mn amcd escort of started the two sons Of
Brigham. They soon reached salt Lake. visited their
friends ana IN few days afterwards Miss Libby Can
field. OF Philadelphia was Mrs. John Vs. Young, number
tlIoe. IN the Mormon capital
Curious enough as it here Lucy Garfield and her
cousin Libby Garfield. lived in the hous Scthcr
IN friendship. Clara Jones also dOmcicd under the
same roof During all that Winter they attended tOceh-
or the balls and parties in the CITY, and 10 the stranger
they might have passed easily for brother and three
sisters Libby Garfield tho oldest OF tie three wives
and she knew the world vastly better than they did Her
conversion 10 tie Mormon faith had taken profCssed
tdicn in 10 lie order Of Celestial Marriage" for She
WAS % lccoue the wife Of one who ado!ed
wa1 sweet, but it could not last forever,
and The Thoughts 81 domestic bliss at home.
ono had "A right to claim q share OF it, would arise in
Ibiy'- mind SIZE 100 intelligent TO forget that size
the intruder upon the others, ana as the reaInon
OF her own position came upon her she could hot
lu hate the institution that had made her blight the
>s, Of others. and yet brought happiness 70 herself
There could be no COncealmcnt Of such inward
summing fire and the thFicewedded husband discOy
cred that bee had a woman with thoughts Of her own
that she dared express. The others had grown II.
in Mormoni>m, knew nothing OF the outside
world. aud had only learned ito obey their nus
bands in an things" She resolved on recovering
hcr liberty, and Philadelphia was again TO See
her: nothing could stop her-she would 90. From Ser
mt appearance in Utah she has dozen times crossed
fhc p,aius. with mixed purposes Al one time, visit
80 home 9holtf uhe az a runway, uhly hWayh
showing the tortucs oi mule ram, jealousy, annoy
general nnlappness aud disgust Nol less mei-
bic john W YOUNG Tor ne was ia the tos OF ialth
that danns the unbel.oyer here and 10 the world to
He was too the son Oh tie PROPHET ana Ioi ma
Ia abandon the lulth Was NOT ouv 10 uiaW GOWN upon
his head the curses Of the community, but IL was
deadly thrust az uis Iitict' NJ - ~ ~ ~
ihe woman whose socltty H"o t''t We i"iSles OF MS
Heart Hud be certain Of her affection ia return.
N was the very buthcn of her love for MIN that
tored her 80 intensely miserable uii What was ne 10
dot She had born Ia him thr.e chldrcu-but 50 had
he could use it To cOntrlbut" TO her ication. He
lavished every ihing upon her costly dresses
attendants were al hcr call; but with only
mans heart to guide HIM. he little realized
upon her. only feeding the hatred Of Der soul against
polygamy. and rendering her living with HIM an impos
SNSf uN, "Irc tbr@nEn the Pf"batc Court Of sai
Clara Jones was not "a legal wife and could not OBJ
lain divorce from the court; the church only could
separate them; but Brigham Young dared not venture
10 so CRAFTY ms 10 would have been clear adns
SION hat his son had abandoned the faith IN pOygamy
and m the doing OF 10 had sat IN judgment and con
dcmned his own father the head Of the church
II had 10 be fixed Otherwise. LIBBY Canueid cared
nothing namesit facts she after; and so
the wife "number two was pensoned on ana the emil
don provided fori ana tha was inc ehd OF the cojus
relations between John W Young and Clara Jones
libby had him " all TO herself" few years Of this S4n
sic bleseduess I0lO"s anu DR. ana ME- JOhh W. Young
travelled extensively, alter having first been married 10y
a divine OF TIE Christian faith in Pennsy lvaua. John W.
Young had promised that there should be no more pol
ycauy u his family and they were happy for time In the
Iastcln states aud were received by all who knew them
husband and vic aud no more But other troubles we're
store for them As te Prophet saw his sands OF NE