Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-21

gentlemanly and courteous as else
where. They defend polygarny on
religious grounds, and in doing this
seem perfectly sincere. Against
such people there is no ar
guing. | met a DR.. Young, son, or
nephew (which, | am not sure), Of
Brigham Young, He graduated at an
eastern medical college, converses in
telligenuy on al topics; in short, is
polished gentlemen, but he has sever
al wives, and when you touch upon
pOlygmy the Nineteenth century gem
tleman and Liberal is suddenly trans
formed into a frantic OF the middle
ages and will not or cannot listen to
reason.
II would prefer mOnogomy, but
what can | do? Polygamy is a tenet
Of my religion, he says.
How can reason be used, then, with
such people?
The second day after my arrival |
called on Mrs. Amelia Young, the
seventeenth and favorite widow Of
Bri ham Young. middle.aged wo.
man, Of commanding appearance, end
cool, self possessed demeanor. As her
cold blue eye looked steadily at me, |
half lancied 1t was with scorn for the
miserable Gentle too ignorant Tor too
wicked) to understand the divinity oil
Joseph Smith and his modern creed
Ia reply 10 the question whether a
woman could feel herself really be-
loved when there were so many to
share her lords affections,
SHE SMILED A FRIaID SMILE.
"Why notl she said; docs a child
feel unbeloyed because of sisters and
brothers to share the parents affec-
tions2 We all loved and respected
the President, and be loved Us. There
were eighteen Of US wives. and we
never had less than seventy. five at the
breakfast table. II was always lively
and sociable."
was compelled to admit that sew
enty-fve at a table might make things
lively, but as we looked at the desira-
bility Of such liveliness from such
different points | did not attempt to
pursue the argument further
Mrs. Amelia Young, or No. II, as
she is called, was Brigham's favOrite,
and it was for her theGardoPalace was
built. During Brigham's latter years
she occupied that magnificent place,
but after his death the church took
possession, and No. II was compelled
to vacate. She was amply provided
for, however, IN Brigham's will, and
now lives in a very comfortable and
handsome stone cottage, while hel
numerous sister widows are crowded
together in what is called the Bee
hive, a large. rambling concern capa
BILE Of indefinite extension and admir-
ably adapted for a Mormon or any
other kind of harem. As we converseC
| observed on a center table a stack o
photograph albums.
"Likenesses of some Of the Presi
dents family" explained Mrs Amelia
/ IN answer 10 my glance.
Some" Of the family? There seemet
at least two hundred therel l knew
however excellent her memory, sh
could not remember all in those books
and so did not attempt to 60 througl
them. A glance at one or two shove,
some very fine looking men an,
women, and was enough to corvinc
me old Brigham had an eye 70
strength aud physical beauty AM
brought forth some we'll made chill
dren.
THE GREAT SUMNER RESORT
Of the Mormon metropolis is the Grea
Salt Lake. / enjoyed the opportunit
Of bathing in that lake last July, an
it was truly a wonderful experience
! The water is extraordinarily buoyant
and | saw on all sides numbers o
Latter Day Saints, surrounded b
their wives, floating like logs on th
water. 1t is impossible to sink. an,
the bather can, il he chooses. stretel
himself on his back, throw his arm
around under his head, and foa
hither and thither with as much cas-
as though lying in a hammock. Tn
lake is eighteen miles from the city
but in stthilef iredte,lt trains are III
and the bathing resorts are erOwde
pretty much the whole day. Q
almost equal interest TO the strange
are the Mormon temples. Outward
they are grand and imposing, inward
they are simply absurd-the old stor
Of from the sublime TO the ridiculous
The walls are frescoed with histories
events in the career Of that sain
Joseph Smith, his discovery 10 Ne
York somewhere Of the tablets {
| God "a Ia Moses), bis ordination as h
second Jesus, etc Imagine Moses
a swallow tail coat, bringing down th
tablets from Mount SinSi; imAgin
the Savior represented in bagg
breeches and an i'll fitting Seymou
coat, and the absurdity Of the fresC
scenes in the Mormon temple may
realized. The sexton, who Shove
me through the tabernacle, is a
obliging man, and explained at gre1
length how the building would seu
1900 people; how the acoustic
we're such that q pin falling could b
heard the length Of the auditorium
220 feet; how the grand organ wa
made entirely in Utah, and how thi
and that and a great many otht
things. 1t was all very interesting
especially those lovely pictures Of JO
! Smith, and everybody that goes
Salt Lake visits those curious place
| would not like to assert that ID
Mormons as a class are untruthfu
, but there was certainly one indiyiduI
who am inclined to think had not
/ too familiar Acquaintance with Ii
strict principles Of veracity. | M
. him one day while ont looking at Il
: grave Of Brigham Young, and beoon
ing acquainted,
THE CONVERSATION TURNED UPo
PBDRsTRIANIsM.
"Rowell aud the other pedestrians
said this lank, cadaverous lookir
I individual, walk from choice, bu
, they cannot compare with me wi
! walks from necessity. | have wake
over $4,000 miles, and through almo
every country on the two continents
What was the necessity Of such
! tramp" | asked, alter staring at II
man a moment.
II had to do it, be replied. COOL
! " During the war she'll wounded u
in the leg and threatened paralysis.
consulted the best physicians, and III,
all agreed my only salvation WI
walking. Walk, they said, and "a
7 may keep the paralysis down; Ike,
quiet aud IL will gradually Green .
until it reaches the heart-then n
I end. And you may depend upon
sir, continued The walking MoFmo
: with an oath, that | walked N.
: DID paralysis right down to the 1
Of my toes. !"
7 POlygamy is occasionally the eau
OF some curious anomalies. | heai
! OF one case where a young girl w
courted by an already severslly ma
ried lover. The young lady loved b.
suitOr, but did not wish 10 separa