The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-20
AN AGENT OF M0RM0NS.
INDUCING A HANDSOME GIRL TO
FLEE WITH HIM.
Salt Lakes New Missionary Methods
The StOry IL New Hampshire
Physician Fold E1iS Friend.


"Halston," writer for the New York
Times, while iourncying in New lamp
shire Unexpectedly met a former school
day chum now a physician. The news
paper man accompanied his friend, the
doctor, to his office, and continues his
story as folows
! | was soon made acquainted with my
! genial friends history since our parting.
He told briefly of his success and his
manly ambitions. During our converse
tion-he was always a close observer of
events and something Of a philosopher
he happened to run his eye along the
columns Of the weekly local sheet. He
read out few sentences of lively cdi-
| torial on Mormonism, and then threw
| the paper aside in manifest disgust.
"Pshaw!" said he, "thHt man knows
no more about the Mormon church than
the unborn babe. This popular idea
that Mormonism is on the decline, and
that its apostles and emissarcs-mis.
sionarics they call thcm-are brutal,
! degraded set Of men, is all bosh. Some
six years ago spent four months in Salt
Lake City, and had a good chance to no.
tice some of the practical workings of
lllC NSttul pNliI ~ pN JOC llllllh anu
Brigham Young. OF course | dctest
that system, and believe it to be unut-
terably bad but these loud mouthcd
goodygoody people who are continually
dining into our ears their scarlet cries
Of Mormon atrocities become simply
sickcning l tell you tina: Mormonism
will become a big factor in the land un-
less it meets with more skillful opposition
than it has encountered.
"Do you see that house yondcr over
the way" We had been standing in
window recess, and he drew my atten-
ton to an attractive frame house, with
old-fashioned bay windows bullying from
its sides lust across the bare January eX-
pansc Of village green. "Well, there's
sort Of latter-day story attached to that
home. 1t has come within my personal
knowledge since | settled down here.
Perhaps you'd like to be bored with it,"
| reptile that | WAS wholly at his dispo-
sal, and the physician, sinking back into
an easy chair, lazily swung his right leg
over one of the rests, and looked toward
eNpcctant me with a rather solemn eX-
preston upon his usually jovial counte-
nance.
ollt idllllN, Ilt SlONIN DtHdu, HIS
lived in that house for three or four
generations They used to point with
some pride to a long list Of English yeo
many who had handed down their
name. The weren't rich, they weren't
poor, but exceedingly good representa-
tivcs of that class which snobs call mid.
die When | first came here the old
gentleman called frequently upon me for
professional advice, and before long |
became rather intimate with the house
hold. | have seen some pretty women,
my boy, but doubtif ever came across
such a beautiful specimen of fcmininity
as Susie. his daughter. She was an cX-
ceptional type of the New England girl.
Hazel eyes, looking out with innocent
surprise under well archel brows rip
ping chestnut hair cluslc cred over the
whitest of temples, 4 figure graceful and
vel fashioned, and hands and feet as
well shaped as were ever any of a sultan's
hours, completed beautiful persona
ton of maidcnhood. She had got the
finishing touches Of her education at
Wilbraham. and struck me as being of
that dreamy, romantic temperament you
newspaper chaps like to discuss.
"No, | wasn't in love with the girl,
and she was never more than friendly
with me. One thing she lacked
She hadn't the sclf-asscstion, indepcnd-
encc, or whatever you want to call it,
which we associate with most New Eng
land girls. Two years after had won
little practice for myself and could begin
to enjoy some of liic's comforts even in this
retired spot the town was excited over
the arrival of distinguished stranger, a
Mr., Charles HENLEY. Hentley engaged
the best rooms at the hotel, brought
ample letters Of introduction to some of
the best people, and speedily developed
into a social lion. He was one of your
tall pale-fac chaps, had manly car
riage, and was soon a lavorite with al
most everybody My instinct, however.
seemed to tell me that there was some.
thing more about the man, something
hidden and concealed. One night as |
was coming up the street.-the hour was
sufficiently latc-I saw the stranger in
earnest conversation with Susie, who
seemed to be opposed to what he was
urging upon her | thought first of
playing the role of eaycsdroppcr, but
gave up the idea and walked past to nv
lodging How often since have | re
GREETED that hesitation Of mine on
point of honor.
"Two days later the village was stirred
by the news that Susie had run away
from home. 1t was true; She had fed
in the company with the pseudo Charles
lIcntley. Her father found in her
chamber the morning after the flight
note saying that she had resolved to de-
part with Mr. bentley where she could
lead a better life than the soulless exist
cnce she had hitherto passed; that it
was useless to attempt to follow
her, as she was already
member of great sect, and
under the instruction Of her teacher would
soon become initiated into the mysteries
of newer and more sacred rites The
letter was calm and passionlcss, and
closed with some natural expressions Of
affection to the writer's parents. Susie
was evidently under Il spell. had occl.
sion to visit Upper Canada not long after
this event, and told one of my friends