The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11

! wives and children all lived there, anc
each wife. including myself. had her sep-
arate room At that time there were sew
enty-fve Of us in the family, including
the hired help. We all dined at the same
table. over which President Young pre-
ded Every morning and evening ali
gathered in the large parlOr for prayers,
and here also my husband presided. |
afterward took up quarters at the Bee
Hive House. but returned TO the Lion
House later. and remained there until the
death of President Young, August %,
1871"
WAS your married life generally hap
py?'
Il should certainly dislike to think
otherwise. Why not? We were all mem
bers OF the same family. and treated
each other as such. i would sacrifice
anything for the surviving wives OF Pres
idcnt Young. and their feeling toward
me I think is the same
How many times did your husband
marry after you became his wife,"
Twice afterward / don't know how
many times before. His will should show
that"
where did you reside after your hus-
bands death?'
81 went TO the Gardo House. This
building had been begun before Presi-
dent Young's death. 1 planned the struc-
ture myself. | also planned this resi-
dence / now live in. which was built i'm
1879, and l moved into this house the
same year. All of President Youngs
wives were treated alike in the dstribu-
ton Of the estate"
You have the name of being Brigham
YOungs favorite wife?'
II can't say that he had any favorites
lie was equally kind and attentive to all
i'm his life time, and left each surviving
wife an equal legacy. ! was absent from
home al long intervals during the fifteen
years Of my married life. having visited
several times in the East. and having
taken an extensive tour of Europe"
"DO YOU stIl believe i'm pOlygamy?'
Certainly / do. If polygamy was once
right, il is still right There is no reason
why a polygamous marriage may not be
as happy as the ordinary marriage, If
IL IS entered Understandings"
What will be the future Of the Nor
mon church on this question:
"The same as the past. so far as belief
in the doctrine of polygamy is concerned.
As to its practice, that has been de-
clared unlawful by the government. and
the Mormon people have promised TO
abstain from polygamy. They will keep
their promise. but they can believe I'm
the doctrine of polygamy without practic-
Ing 1t. IL would not be right under the
manifesto TO practice poygamy"
''The abolition Of polygamy. then. will
not effect the strength OF the church,"
Not in the least. Aside from polygamy.
the doctrine Of the Church Of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints are not radically diff
ferent from that Of other religious bodies.
There Is no reason why the church should
not continue TO grow in strength. The
recent election clearly demonstrated the
fact that the Mormon people believe i'm
the separation Of church and State, and
certainly there is no indication of any de-
sire on the part of the church to dictate
the politics Of its membership. The III
feeling that has heretofore existed toward
the Mormon church is fast dying out. and
the people of Utah have learned to treat
the MormOns as any other religious body.
AS old preJudiccs disappear, the good
WORK Of the Mormon church becomes ap-
parent. Through the tithing house this
church distributes more goods TO the
poor each year than any other church
organization, the amount in Salt Lake
alone being 100000 annually Homes are
built up, and cooperation practiced with
beneficial results The misrepresentation
of the past are being supplanted by the
truths Of the present, which fact points
TO bright future for the church"
you have no children"
y regret TO say, | have none. | am
constantly sensible 10 the fact that chill
dren would have been an inestimable
source of comfort and company to me at
the present time l am living alone here
though visits back and forth with the
surviving wives of President Young add
great pleasure TO my home life"
How many Of President Noung's wild
ows are living?'
There are nine of us and named in |
order are as follows: Tina d. Young |
Emily Partridge Young. Harriet y. Young. |
Harriet Cook Young. Mama c. r. Young |
Margaret p. Young. Lucy Il. Young |
Eliza Il. Young, and myself We all held |
a reunion on Thanksgiving day at the
residence Of one Of President Young's
granddaughters in this city"
Amelia Folsom Young appears but sell
dom IN public since the death of her
husband, but is not on this account a
feciuse. She is stiI as popular In the
private gatherings in the older Mormon
society circles, as she once was in tho
circles. VIZ younger
Her father, William H. Folsom lives
next door TO Mrs. Folsom-Young in tbis
city' hale and hearty, at seventv-nine
yeas Of age. '''''e
EUGENE TRAUGHBER.