The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-11
MORMON METHODS.
Perils ofThe Immigrant Girl at Ogden
Utah.

at this point which causes q delay
of trains, and passengers who wilh
to proceed on their journey west
ward are compelled to remain unit
the C. p trains are ready to leave
The emigrant train is not Away
ready on this line as is the case oH
a great many more cOlsequaatiy au
opportunity occurs for the Mormon
deacon to advance the interests oil
his church or it may be u re prop
erly said the achievement Of his in
famous design. These leacheroas
fiends are to be seen around the de-
pot and on the trains at all times,
trying to allure pretty and limo
cent girls to a fate worse than slav
cry, for a Mormons wife, that is
the average must be worse on
than the most miserable slave.
These apostles are in no way lax In
their glowing description of polyg q
my. They paint a picture Of q
happy future, and promise ease and
contentment to any pretty woman
who will embrace their gospel chow
der, and a great many are hero
persuaded to become wives Of men
who care as little for them as they
do for the ones behind them in SAILS
Lake City. Among the brothers
are men of most nationalities, SO
the emigrants of all tongues arc
furnished with an interpreter. As
a general thing English girls are
the easiest caught, though the 81
ders fish for the comely ones Of ev.
cry cline. A great many Germans
are found in the ranks of Mormon
ism, though the tastes of the broth
ers is not so much inclined in this
direction. It's funny as well as sad
to see the Mormon preachers work
ing a train. The inside Of an EN-
grant car is not the same as the in
terror of Pullman coach. There ia
scarcely standing room, and tho
occupants are dressed in a great Va
riety of styles. Some are well
clothed; more in rags; English is
spoken in this end, Gallo in the
other, and perhaps two or three
more foreign tongues are WORKING
on hinges in different parts Of the
same car, but as soon as the sleek
well dressed man enters every thing
seems to cease. A pin might be
heard to fall. If this sleuth hound
of yoluptuary be Of Anglo Saxon
variety he approaches a person
whom he knows to be unacquaiDt-
ed with his language and asks some
question about his destination
which of course can be answered
only by one who speaks English
His voice is raised to the pitch nee
essary for attracting attention. HIS
lascivious eye has taken in the con-
tents of the car at a glance. If the
person spoken to be a German the
head is shaken to signify i can't
Two or three seats
of a girl may be sitting who un-
derstands, and well the wife hunter
knows it for he is as rule q good
judge of nationalities, an accom-
easily acquired. He goes
to the seat, offers an orange TO the
very unsuspecting girl, which is in
varlably taken. Then the CONVEX
sation is begun. She says her
brother is along; they are going to
California where another brother
is doing we'll. The Mormon par
son is introduced to her brother and
be begins by telling how Califor-
MIA is overrun by working people
and the advantage to be gained by
staying in Utah. He says he is an
elder of the church and wishes to
befriend poor emigrants. Perhaps
he has been in England himself and
tells what a struggle he had when
be first struck the states till at last
he reached the land Of milk and
honey, which he claims is Utah.
Unless the girls common sense has
seen under the cloak Of false-hood.
this wolf in Sleeps clothing has
spread before her, an impression is
made that often leads to polygamy.
They have a barrier in the shape
Of religion sometimes that Is hard
sr to surmOunt than any other. for
when the victim finds her religious
IDEAS have to be tempered with her
notion often changes. The Catho
ic never becomes a Morn on, 20 the
Irish maiden is perfectly safe in
Ogden as soon as her religion is
known. The advocates Of the obi
BUS practice never tire in their ef-
forts to swell the number of their
female saints, which is constantly
increasing and is quite apt to reach
beyond the hounds Of Utah if no
curb is put on the leading spirits
IF the religious hunbng called
Mormonism. There is not a case
IN record where any but the pref
" and healthy have been converted
20 the faith of the latter day
saints. Young angels seem to he
heir hobby. They will work
months if necessary to con
vince a blue eyed, rosy checked lass
Of the infallibility of the doctrine
hey profess. There are great
many blue eyes in Utah, though
hey soon loose their luster under
he Mormon roof and virtue dies al
most at the sight of block temple IN
The city of the Salt Lake. Every
one is tolerated in the territory but
the American. They are hated,
and assassinated when an opportu
tyIoffers, which is not unrequent
y. If any one believes the Mormons
IRE timorous he is mist aiken. Tn
,crupulous aud revengeful they
stop short at nothing TO attain their
ends. Gold is the god of Utah
and woman is a miserable slave who
earns the money to enrich her mas
Ter. Go TO Turkey, Afghanistan,
Arabia, any where young women,
but keep away from Utah.
JNo MALLEY.