The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03


Certain it is he was the father OF forty
two children and had six women as his
wives, including mother and her
daughter, Certain II is that nothing but
q runa way match IN the night deferred
him from layns unholy hands on second
daughter OF the same woman
lone block 10 the right, down this next
street, past the houses OF two more poly
gamists. Is the wrctched hoyel OF
Mountain Meadow murderer, while ut u
like distance to the left lives a polygam-
ist who is said on good authority, to have
been n partnerin the same horrible crime.
A block further on we reach our little
mansion, Whose hospitality is cordially eX-
tended to you, and whose history, after
you have settled yourselves comfortably
within, offers some items OF interest 1t
was built by a burly Dane, famous for an
enormous appetite, who few years ago
emigrated to Arizona, became Bishop In
the Latter Day kingdom and. as usual In
such cases, took to himself second
woman. The benighted people of that
Territory, however, not quite educated up
to that sort of religion, have recently be-
trayed the malignity oftheir unregenerate
hearts by convicting the Bishop of biga-
m and by sending him to the House OF
Correction at Detroit, Mich, there to
learn an honest trade at the expense of
that commonwealth. The next occupant
OF the house was II woman, VINO, while
second wife to u polygamist In another
town, fell in love with II marriedman here
in chi and wanted to marry him.
Brother X, the object OF her affections,
was not DESTROYS of going into marriage
business by the wholesale, but she was
not to be rebutied. She induced the Pa
triarch of the Church to grant her di-
vorce (the ciyorce system in Zion is more
demoralizing than in any part of the East,
and persuaded him to use his influence
with Brother X. to induce him to accede
to her wishes. The intercession Of the
Patriarch was successful. Brother y.
made the love.smitten sister his second
wife and she lived with him here for sew
eral years, caring him four children. In
course of ,imc, however, the much mar
ried and very religious sister again be-
came restless. A Bishop living to the
south Of here had only two wives, and
Mrs. X. rine' 10 become No. to this Of
fcer in the Lords kingdom. Once more
the divorce machinery was put in motion,
and she departed to her new bridegroom.
:-he now is ute equal it would seem: to
her husband, he having three wives liv-
| ngand she three husbands. This is no
strange am, exceptional case. 1t excites
TO c0mmotion in Mormon society. have
| heard of o e woman who has seven hus-
bands now living.
"Glnncing across the street. your eye is
greeted W the neat little cottage of neg
lected first wife, u wife whose husband
lives in the upper part OF the town with
another woman, AMI who has never
crossed her doorsill since the house was
built years ago. He boosted some time
since that he had never been closer TO her
dwelling than within sight of its chin
neys. Just opposite this poor woman
lives a Mormon wife who has had the rare
ability to hold her husband in check when
l.; snf n1 Enr II.
ty years and more she has fought plural
marriage, even going so far as to inform
her husband that ii he took another wife
she would kill him. This argument, sus
tanned by her flashing black eyes, prevail.
ed, and the lifelong battle was decided in
her favor. Probably not half dozen
women in Utah have had similar success
in fighting the relic of barbarsm.' The
great mass of them have succumbed tc
the pressure brought to Lear upon them
and saddened life. home filed with
dlssension and STRIFE. and Il FASTENED
grave have commonly marked the tri
: umph of the man or the beast.
"Gou will note that every housereferret
TO thus far has been within the range Of
your vision rs yOn walked the three
blocks from the station to this corner
The houses OF some half n dozen more
polygamists might have Leen pointed GU
on the way had it cen necessary. DO
heed to 20 further and tell the status o
the town ut large? DO need to tell o
brutalties, disgraceful teceptCns, ant
I, lying of men tyrranniZing over their fits
wives: of two sisters Il alried to the SAM
man: of our bishop who, n Obedience t
the priesthood, secretly took his woman
! servant for his scconl VIE. and long ifte
: Joined with her in denying The fact, evel
allowing her to pass for 4 common strum
pet before he acknowledged her Thes
+ shameful things are so common In thi
precious Zion that you are doubtless ia
$ miliar with them.
'"You cannot pierce the surface anywher
e In Utah without finding in the life beloy
1 a greater or less amount OF baseness, cru
city and suffering. The cry which woul
!, naturally arise from thousands OF achin
hearts is suppressed by the strong hand G
the Church. Every, smothere!i shrie
0 which is heard must be multiplied man
times if you woUl get any correct IDEA g
the state Of things in the inner life or tn
s people Advantage is taken OF woman
Il strong religious nature and she Is KEEP
quiet under the curse which Is blightIn
;, her life by the threat that to rebel Is t
u lose her chance OF salvation and to b
It doomed to eternal punishment Only OF
casionally does this powerful lever fail
keep down the struggling passion within
/. Occasionally it does fall, however, as TIN
y following incident shows: A Bishop WEI
to labor with refractory wife who II
fused her husband the privilege of a NJ
Q. She still refused. The Bishop, pc
sisted. At last, in anger. she turned hi
out of the house, whereupOn he turne
savagely upon her, saving. You Will
to hell and weller in the flames
"She replied Bishop, | don't Eno
what vii. come to me in t.e next Wor!'
rs but You may be sure OF thi, III not hay
=. my hell in thi' life!
D. IL have been familiar with Mormonis,
ii In Utah for several years, and have tolli
myself mistaken in some prtconcelve
ideas. haze been pleasantly surprise
IN in many individual Latter day Saints, bl
Il closer acquaintance with MormonSm |
n self only deepcns my abhorrent for 1t:
9. am continually con ronted with the IN
:. that this religion. like so e creeds OF AS
l. and Africa IS IL debnsng instead .: an {
Is evating force and that in tn grasp OF
foul delusion we'll meaning people
c. being dragged deeper and deeper into Il
mire. Often the Hottest art If Their II
ture is used as u means of forwarding u
We devils work This assertion is NJ rhet,
rs ical exaggeratlon. but, unfortunntc!i u
simple, unvarl shed fact. A single
ample will suffice:
"A good Saint came home With Il
second wife after short wedding tri
The neighbors met him with the II
nouncenlent that his Wifi, In the nieii
time, learning the cause OF his ahsent
had tried to hang herself. DID I
z. brother manifest pain or rcmorse; a
parently not for he answered u
wants to 20 to hell she can. She shni
" stand in the way of my eNHitalion.
any other region that answer would
sufficient proof that the man was II hrut
but 1t is not conclusive III ! tan: Tor l
reason that the Mormon Church is &C
- stantly teaching the saint. the very. pr
~ ciple that there is 10 eNa!.ation III !
ng future world for either the man or
wife unless he is polygamis. The -
re mons like to hide this teaching fi"H' I
=, world outside Il tab n d ih"5 q
III strangers to understand that polyga'hH
KY an entirely voluntary rte But to Ct; ize
a of Utah, both Norm II AMI Gentle,
Ite fact is more patent thnn THIS one l.!
10 men and women who, by natnr". rev
Nh from polygamy, are actually forced /.
Al, 1t by the pressure which the nun
n brings to bear on t!cir religious nati
] do not believe that Mormon men
ep naturally any reader than u, hers TO hre
ng the hearts OF their wives. hit they
he it so often is o:ic Of he t':s.iing l,i.l
-. inents against the ntt.r Day Chrrch