The Osceola times., 1880-02-07
INDIANA MABERT'S ROMANCE.
A Baby Abducted From India to Utah, an
Looking for Her Parents After
Many Years,
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A recent correspondence between the
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Thoburn, pastor of the
Methodist church in Calcutta and the
Rev. John NJ. Reid, one of the Method
ist missionary secretaries stationed in
New York, has brought to light strange
story of Mormonism. On the 9th of
March, 1868, child, which was named
Indiana Mary, was born to a man named
Mabert. living in Calcutta. Five months
afterward Mrs. Mabert died. and the
child was cared for by Mrs. Mcmahon,
her grandmother. In 1865, as the story
runs, the Rev. j. p. Meiks, Mormon
missionary, left Salt Lake City for India,
and ON arriving at Calcutta became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Mcmahon. He sue
ceeded in proselytizing her to his reli-
gion, and one night Mrs. McMahon alb
Quoted the child Indiana, and fled with
her from the country, accompanied by
Meiks. Mr.. Mabert started in pursuit Of
the flgitiyes, but did not succeed in get
ting IN their track. Meiks and Mrs.
McMlahon went to Salt Lake City, and
the child was placed in the family of
Orson Pratt. A year or two later Mrs.
Mcmahon died. and Indiana became a
member of the household of Brigham
Young. Here she remained for two
years, when she went to st. Gt orge with
Lucy b. Young, who had been living at
the Lion House, and when she was ten
years old she went to live at Zion with
Dora Young. Here the girl remained
for several years, and she was in fair
way TO become an orthodox Mormon, as,
at the age offourteen, she went through
the st. George temple, and knew little of
anything excepting Mormonism. Her
peculiar position, however, of being
without relatives in Utah, and preju-
dice she had conceived against the rites
of the Mormon church, prompted her to
make inquiries with regard to her fami-
ly, and she found that she had been
brought from Calcutta, where her father
was still living. Last February Indiana,
who is now about sixteen years of age,
wrote to her father, mailing her letter TO
Calcutta, but Mr.. Mabert was in Bur-
NAH, and the letter fell into the hands
of the Rev. DR.. Thoburn, who communi-
Gated with the Rev. Mr.. Reid.
DIR. Thoburn announced TO Mr.. Reid
that the young girl had relatives in Cal
cutta who wished to have her restored to
them, and asked for information rs to
whom Indiana Was living with, and if
she was Mormon. He added that if
she had good prospects in this country,
it would be better for her to remain
here, as her Indian relatives were not at
all wealthy. DR.. Thoburn's letter was
sent TO the Rev. Mr.. Iliif, of Salt Lake
City, who found that Indiana Mabert
had left Dora Young, and had gone
south soon after receiving DR.. Tho
burns letter he met Judge Wheedon,
and Indiana's case was mentioned.
Judge Wheedon said that he knew of
the case, and that Indiana was a men,
Der of the family of a DIR. Cooper. There
Mr.. llitftou her, and he offered her a
home with his family untilshe would be
able TO return TO her father in India.
She accepted the offer, and at the same
time declined proposition of the Nor
mons 10 enter the Brigham Young acsd-
emy at Provo.
The young girl, who is described as
being very pretty, and as having very
retentive memory and remarkable con-
versational powers, has several rings
that belonged to her mother; but gold
watch that formerly belonged to her
mother is said TO be now part of the APP
parel of Salt Lake City Mormon. The
Rev. DIR. Thoburn, who will attend the
general conference in this country next
May, will take Indiana with him on his
return to India; and the young girl, in
speaking of the matter, said she could
never be induced to return to Mormon
ism, and that her only desire is to re-
turn to India. Since the beginning of
the correspondence her father returned
to Calcutta, and is very anxious to meet
the daughter who, when he last saw her,
was an infant, and is now young wo-
man. -
SOME idea of the amount expended an
nually in patent medicines in England
may be drawn from the account pub
lished of the last financial year, which
show that no less than l6, 727 $3.50 stamps
were affixed to these medicines, the
duty amounting TO El22 1856 los AID. As
the duty at its highest rate is only lad
in the shilling, it follows that more than
n million pounds must have been paid
by the public for patent pills and other
compounds.
OVER 10000 car loads of live and
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