Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-03
DESCRIPTIVE DAMSELS.
Two California SchOOlma'anis write up
Zion fer Their Friends.
And Lose Their Letters, Which are
Found BY q ''DemOcrat" Reporter.
Mnria's and Ethel's Opinions, and the
Hack Drivers Horrible Story.

The letters which are printed below
were picked up on the street by DEMO
Graf reporter, and as they were in I'M
sealed envelopes and not addressed, he
brought them to the DEMOCRAT Office,
where they were carefully read, and as
thew seemed to relate chiefly to local
matters. it was decided to publish them,
as they might be OF interest to our readers.
It is rather strange way to get special
correspondence" but as it came the way
if did. we deem it all right to publish
them. 1t may not be quite the gallant
thing to do to publish ladies' letters with
out their consent, but we ask their par
don for so doing, and do it just the same,
They present new views OF old things:
Salt LAKE Crr7, June ,, 1885.
Fs7EF5rrD FRIEND: From this city of re.
lioious fame l am writing the letter
promised you when we parted--you 10 re,
main in California. to travel to the East
and visit those scenes where my ancestors
first saw the light of heaven. In my hulnDle
way have endeavored to make the name OF
those ancestors worthy the respect OF man
kind. and thus far have met with better sue
cess than could have hoped for. was but
+he instrument guided and directed by that
providence which has ever watched over our
FAMILY. Last winter, you will remember,
ne studied Buckles History OF CIylllzation
in ENGLAND, and how intense was the inter,
est with which we drank IN Thought anG
| knowledge from the great Engllshman:
have always felt, and l believe 1t was the
/ universal feeling with the members OF the
/ american Philosophical and Literary society
/ FOR tbe Solution Of Social Problems, that II
/ was to such men as Buckle, Guizot, Herbert
/ Supnc2r. and some Of the German meta
ohvEiciarls. as well as TO some of the writers
/ of The earlier period of the Concord school
/ that we owe our true insight into the proper
and scientific method of studying and sow.
/ ing those problems which have SO long
/ batfied those who were supposed to control
the destinies of nations. 1t is to ths
adoption of these old and worthless methods
/ ilag the famous Mormon problem owes the
tglg delay OF its solution.
have always believed that if any of The
members of our society would come to UtaI
and study that problem IN its home and see
these poor, deIuded people at their hearth
we should easily find Il solution for thai
which has worried the Government fol
many, many years. TO Utah L have beer
l permitted 10 COME, die at INC 1lICSlNtSo "
] the Saints l have studied the religious cues
ton of the age, and by applying to this Nor
mon question the same method and spirit w
( have SO often employed iii solving other diff
cult questions of Il like nature. after q thor
ough investigation made Of both sides of thu
/ ouestiou. | feel certain [ have reached a con
( clusion that J. trust will meet with the full
| and generous approval CT our society. have
! not come to this conclusion hastily, but onlI
4 IL Il .f IA
much conversation with the leading people
of both the Mormon and Gentle parties
/ here. Yes, YOU know-how needless to asl
/ if my Sarah knows, my Sarah, who is thu
/ light of our society.-polygamy is the grea
evil here. This practice has gained grea
/ foothold in Utah from the fact that many o
our poor. deluded sisters think that woman
was destined to be united 10 man il
marriage. and in this community GU
sisters far outnumber the men, those tyrant
who have SO long enchanted Us. If We coul
successfully establish branch societies, thi
| would give the women Of MOrnOndom
higher and nobler employment than that o
serving any man, much less part OF man
and would absorb the surplus female popu
lation. When these women had masters
the elements of the studies we pursue
they would be very well prepared to noun
the platform and lecture, not merely to thos
with whom they formerly associated, but t
all the world, and thus help to spread th
new gospel OF woman's deliverance and tn
equality of the sexes IN all things. II 70
deem my plan worthy, and believe you vii
please get an expression from the societ
upon its merits, for | want your riches
thought TO help ii forward.
have not paid any attention to the al
pearance Of this city, holding that the tim
of those who have q work to do upon TIN
earth is too valuable to idle away IN SIGH
seeing while there remains 50 much to /
done to advance our race. Address all le
tiers until the 10Th inst. to the Windso
Denver.
Yours for truth and progress,
MARIA j. MILLDEWE,