Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-07-29
AN INFAMOUS BUSINESS.
How Saints Import Girls for Their
Harems.
Ogden Pilot.

Yesterday wi en- the Union Pacific
train rived, bringing 10 fifteen car
loads OF Mormon elnigrants, there was
much hustle, and people were seen
running hlther and thther III search
Of expected friends. Many scenes of
interest were witnessed, where rela. /
tives met and shed tears Of joy To
gethcr after a separation Of many
years. But there were other meet
ings less affecting and more III the
shape Of business. One case will H.
lustrate how the old polygamists en-
ter into the business Of bartering Tor
the transportation and purchase ut
young girls to become additions 10
their harems, and to enter into poIyg-
amy and a life of wretchrdness il the
name Of religion Missionaries are
sent by the church to proseIyte IN En-
rope for converts to the shrine If
Morinorism. When sufficient num-
Ter are persuaded to leave the low
walks nt their native homes and come
to Utah, where they are promised an
earthly paradise, they are gathered
together and stowed away ii vessel
and sail for America. Their trip
across the ocean, and thence by cars
from New York to Utah, is made un-
! der the direction Of some of these mis-
sionaries who look after the matter Of
transportation and keep, if possible,
members of the crowd from s,rayiur.
These missionaries are of the shrewd
c'ass, and know how to act the mart
of shepherd over the flock and at the
same lme make the most out of the
business. They, to, are very accou-
modating and ready t. take charge Of
oPs-c'"' S"' GO VI 3 HIS.
When tn" train arrived yesterday
that old reprobate polygami>t living
down Weber river had 10 trouble in
finding the returning missionary wi q
could point out to him the fout teen.
year old Swedish girl who had been
imported espcc ally lis All addition t.
the harem of this old gray-Ilair
saint. Going up to the girl he greet
cd her III very busness-like manner
and taking her by the hand went wan
dering among the crowd and aroune
the depot. The girl was not special
" pleased with his appearance ane
preferred not to accept him as heI
fractional husband, but then her far,
had been paid all the way from Swe
den by him, and she had been shippe,
upon the condition of being his upol
her arrival, and she felt that she wa,
bound and must accept the situation
The old brute, in his attempts to con
sole her and make the situation pleas
ant, put his arm around her waist
This was too much for the young Girl
and in her innocence she broke dowl
in tears and sobs. The last seen O
her she was IN wagon with a motle
crowd and by the side of the old sin
ner, travelling towards his home, an,
we presume to-day she is more of
slave than ever was any of the col
ored race in the South, fol the break
ing of whose chains came the blood
) war of the rebellion.
Such cases as this, we presume, ar
far from being uncommon, but the &C
tors in most of them possess too niue
discretion to permit public expose
) When girls are selected in Europe i
the same manner that fine stock is, t
be shipped to America, as was th
case In this instance, it is time tina
the nation should arise and crush on
the hel!ish system which carries on il