Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-08
MORMON ROMANCE.
\ Gcntile Follows Up The rarrant Nor.
mons and RcscucS His Sweetheart from
the FanaticiSm Of Her Family hy Mar.
riage. and is Again in TEXAS.


riagc. and is Again in TEXAS.
nallss ,rrNN Horall
III the year 1870 there lived near the
Town II Richmond, Ky, tsmily hv
the name " Stevens, consisting Of faith.
or, mother, two sons and daughtcrs.
The Youngest Of the daughters. Hattie,
was Il beautiful girl of some fifteen sum.
mer. Living near WAS Il Young and
wellto.do farmer named lucicn Rob
crtson, who occasionally called at the
house 70 pass the evening, and IN the
course of time An intimacy sprany up
between the two that ripencd into love,
and, unknown ~ her parents, they were
engaged. When the family lcarncd ut
the fact, Robertson MlS forbidden the
house and their meetings afterwards
were very seldom, vet they were not
daunted, but IN thCir stolen interviews
vowed eternal love and fidelity 10 one
another. In the meantime her family
removed with her to this state, setting
III Tarrant county Her lover soon fol.
lowed. purchasing and putting into cul.
tlN.tion farm ON the NCuceS river, in
Live Oak county Last fall when the
Mormon fever swept over some of the
western counties III the state, her father
and all the family, save herself, was con-
verted to the faith, and he determined
e sell cut and leave for salt Lake City,
which he did The girl, who Is repre-.
scented As hctug Nrry Intelligent, greatly
dcplorcd the religion her father had
adopted,' and hcggcdher father "a allow
her 10 remain in GrNaS and teach school
to make living for herself This I've
positively refused to do, and they left
last fall for Mormondom With Il party If
converts that lcl Fort Worth. she no
titled her lover hN letter OF the fact, and
lie soon followed, opening up store III
salt lakrCity. Finding that Robertson
had followed III their wake, the father
and his two sons began systematic
persecution against him. and nothing
was too mean in their eyes 10 do against
him The girl, true to her lover, de-
Tended the slurs and slams chat were
hurled nj him, and she too in turn was
also prosecuted hy her iamucnl father
and family ina most cruel manner she
Was made to keep iii the house days III
Il time, while her alliances notes were
Intercepted. The fathers objection to
Young Robertson was that he WAS n Cen
tile, and lac sworc he should never we'd
his daughter, During this time her
mother died Thinking the old man
might possibly b, soltonod Ivy the death
Of hiS wife, Robertson once more cs-
saved % gain his consent, hut wasmdcly
and indignantly rcpulsrd llcr BROTH
crs threatened to kill him II lie was ever
caught making further overturos 70 their
sister All this time tho young girl was
undergoing a most merciicss pcrsecu-
ton, while mn attempt WAS being made
10 force her to adopt the Mormon faith.
She managed To communicate with her
lover however, now and then, and final
| IN wrote him that she could not bear
the treatment and persecution 70 which
her family and their brother MormonS
subjected her, and begged him, If II
were possible, to aid her in making her
escape. The young man took II sensible
view of the case, and reported the mat
ter to II United States officer, who, upon
the swearing out of nm affidavit, rclcns-
Cd the young girl, whom he found slut
mp in dark room The two repaired
nj once 10 magistrates where they
were married and they lost no time III
taking hasty leave Of the scene Of
their troubles, and yesterday evening
the happy pair passed through the city
EN- route To their farm on the Ncuccs
We learned the particulars of then
rather romantic life from u friend Of
i 4
with them. lie II well acquainted with
hcr two brothers and il afraid thcy ma,
yet wreak vengeance on his friend