Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26

VIDE nlm up.
Neither falsehood nor concealment
is necessary to a Mormon. Number /
is taken into his confidence from the be-
ginning, and her consent respectfully
requested to every subsequent marriage
is a formality never dispensed with.
Until she is too old to hold her own at
all, she is the head and ruler of the bevy
of wives. Every wife is given so much
and no more of the husbands time and
money, thus preventing jealousy and
dispute. He spends week with one, a
week with another, or less time if his
wives be many. IF he takes fancy to
remain longer than the allotted time woe
be to him, for all the other wives rise
up as one united injured woman, and
make it lively for him. You see, it may
not always be practicable for one wife to
make a husband toe the mark, but a
dozen, more or less, find it no trouble
whatever.
Il was in Salt Lake City during the
whole Ann Eliza episode. l have since
heard her lecture, and was amused at the
way she distorted facts. She was a
thorough Mormon, ambitious and in
triguing Tor power. She wanted the
glory of being one of Brigham's wives,
supposing that as she was young and
prepossessing she could win his oft-won
heart and reign supreme over his vast
estates and many wives. She therefore
made him proposals-strictly honorable,
| I am bound to say, since she divorced
her husband to do so-but, after having
been sealed to countless women, and
having led to the altar eighteen blush
ing brides, to we'd the fair Eliza did not
have for Brigham the charm OF novelty.
Besides he was enam0red of Amelia, and
was wOoing her.
They have sort of confessional, In
the sacred precincts Of which they may
safely confide their desire to marry a
certain man, who is thereupon informed
of the wish by the pious go-between,
and the gentleman can hardly refuse.
Of ali men Brigham was bound to prac-
tice what he preached, and, as Ann
Eliza would not take 10 for an answer
and "no" he did say to her l know for
certainty-she became the nineteenth
wife. AT this time all the remnants OF
love the poor old man had to give were
lavished on Amelia, who had not wanted
him. but had been talked into the mat
ter by her relatives He made Eliza's
honeymoon as brief as possible, and
hurried to Amelia. Eliza says in her
lecture that she was banished to a
wretched little place in the country, or
words to that effect. The truth is that,
like ali the rest of his wives, she was
given choice Of residence. She Sc
lected pretty, little, well-stocked farm
about four miles from Salt Lake
City. There's not lady in New York
but would be pleased to own such a
place.
ANN Eliza made great complaint
of never having anything to wear but a
calico dress. I never saw her III any
but silk of the best make and material.
In Utah, as elsewhere, ladies wear calico
when about their work. There are no
drones In the great Mormon hive. Eliza
struggled hard for the office of queen
bee, but there is no such sinecure. She
was SO nettled at Brigham's infrequent
and quite ceremonious calls that she
took a dislike to her farm, and thought
that if she were to get within the city
limits she would get more chance at
him, so she leased and tortured him I'M
til he gave her house in town. 1t was
very comfortable, commodious dwell
ing, very roomy, and well adapted for a
boarding house.
BY this time the Gentiles had over
run the Mormon Businesses, and where
the American goes there the boarding
l. all ~ e.,
could not become the power behind the
throne, so she resolved to open board
ing house. Brigham thought it beneath
the dignity Of his wife, infnitesimally
speaking, to keep boarding house, but
she pestered him SO he consented He
had married her to get rid of her, and,
not succeeding, he thought the boarding
house would quiet her. She took in
some Gentiles who backed her in open
rebellion, wrote her lecture, and started
her lecturing This was the inner life
of Brigham and Eliza. Could she have
stepped into Amelia's place, she would
have done as that very long-headed lady
has done, and the world would never
have heard either her wrongs or her
lecture.
AS general thing women are wooed
in Utah the same as elsewhere. At the
same time there is class of girls who
cast about and pick up husband for
themselves. When I say husband I
mean husband, for they prefer to see
how man treats his wife and the style
in which he supports her before they
marry him. They don't care to expert
ment with a single man. They select a
man of wealth. and by means of the con-
fessional of which / have spoken, or
otherwise, it is made known to him that
he must marry certain girl. It is only
just to the Mormon women at large to
say that this sort of girl is in the minori-
ty. Polygamy compels her to remain
respectable in spite of herself, for no.
where is lapse from virtue more con-
demned than among the Mormons, and
the infdelity of wife is punished by
the loss of caste and complete social
Punishment. A woman can only be
married to one man at time. Divorce
is within easy reach, but to the husband
de facto and pro teps. she must remain
true. A case occurred within my knowl-
edge which, though painful, had its
amusing side.
"a man had a wife. Both believed
polygamy was right, but when the hus-
band put it into practice and brought
home younger and handsomer bride,