Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-16
BRIGHAM AND AMELIA,
The Twenty-Thfrd Wife Ruled the
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 |. From the Denver Tribune Republican.
 While the majority of the faithful" are agitated and excited over the turn affairs have taken and not few of them are pack ing up preparatory to journeying to the new Mormon stronghold, wherever that may be-
 Amelia Young, the twenty-third and last wife of Brigham Young, goes quietly and serenely about her household dnties as usual
 She has no love for the Mormons and she
 takes no trouble to conceal the fact Her present residence is one of the most desira- ble and handsome in the city, and yet it can not compare with the palatial mansion which old Brigham had built and presented to her, and which still bears the name "Amelia's palace" Old John Taylor holds forth in it at present. But his time, as we'll as that of | the rest of them, bids fair to be short The story of Amelia's marriage to Brigh- an, and f"w incidents of after life are very interesting An o,o 'edy who at one time was Amelia's school teacher at Councli Bluffs, Iowa, tells me ths following tale:
 Upon one occasion when Brigham Young
 was passing through Council Bluffs on his
 
 lia's pretty face and fine figure, and immedi-
 ately resolved to add another one to his ha rem. The girls parents were good Nor
 mons and their consent to the union was joyfully given. Not so with the girl. She
 mad stout will as we'll as handsome form and pretty face, and she declared that she
 would not marry ''the ugly old heather" !"
 Her parents, however, were determined not to lose the chance of getting 50 near heaven
 by such an alliance, and sternly commanded
 Amelia to don her robes and take the hand of the all powerful Brigham. Seeing that she would be compelled to marry him if she stayed at home, the girl made her way to 8 neighbours, told them her story, and received their sympathy and protection. Her parents instituted search, during which Amelia hid in a root cellar, over the door of which was q wood house. The kind people carried her meals to her without attracting suspicion,
 until on the third day one of the spies em ployed observed steam arising from 8 basket which the gentlemen was carrying to the wood house.
 This led to her discovery, and, as she was
 under age, her parents took charge of her. After hard struggle Amelia finally con- sented to marry the great Mormon, but de- clared: "If do marry him I'll have my own way, and he will find it out" He did. Several years after their marriage, upon one occasion Amelia told Brigham to buy her a Singer sewing machine. The old man promised to send it up that day, and walked off with his hands in his pockets, thinking, doubtless, how many tithes it would take to pay for it. By the time he got down town he forgot what kind of machine was want ed, consequently it was Wheeler & Wilson that the men brought up stairs to Amelias sitting room. As soon as that lady saw that her orders had not been obeyed to the letter she deliberately pulled the offensive machine to the head of the stairs, and, giving it a push, down it went, bumpty-bump, until it
 reached the bottom, all broken to pieces The next day Singer" stood in the place allotted for it, and nothing more was said of | the affair. Upon another occasion, when Brigham had 8 number of distinguished ! guests, Amelia, who was present at the dIn- ner table, amused herself by hulling some nuts that were on the table and throwing the ! shells out of the window. Brigham mani | Tested his annoyance at this proceeding l without effect, when finally he exclaimed | Amelia, my dear, I wish you would moi ! throw those shells out upon the grass. | They make such a muss."
 | t'If you don't like to have them there I you can pick them up," said the wayward ! favorite, she arose from her chair and ! left the room. Wheu she had left Brigham turned to ! his guests and said:
 "1 hope you will excuse my wife. She
 is so headstrong that I cannot control her. , Woodstock is clearing up the old bury l ing ground on the hill with money furnished l by subscriptions. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes ancestors are buried there and he
 has sent check to help the work. One stone just found dates back to 1886, the year the town was settled. Plans are being l made to celebrate the bi-centennial of the town next August.
 The Middletown common council has vot- | ed that the city make a contract with the Schuyler Electric Light company for forty | in the year until 11:30 o'clock at $100 year l and tha rarnainino liohts tn ha r11n tWentu