The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-04-08
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piffd Story Of ! loung English
Girl hade i yidin Of
Her faith.

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A pitiful case of injured innocence
and an attempt to force young Eng
lish girl into polygamous relations
has been brought to light in this city
within the past few days. The story
as it came from the lips of the girl
herself is revolving in its nature and,
as she said, she was willing to relate
her tale in the hope that it would be
warning to other girls who might
ignorantly be led into the shame
which has come to her. aN
"Two years ago last summer, - she
said, ''my sister sent me the money
to come from England to Salt Lake.
l had joined the Mormon church
about six months before and she
wanted me to come here. On the
very day that | reached Salt Lake,
both my sister and my brother in-law
began to use their influence to get me
to 60 into polygamy with my sister 8
husband. | was an innocent English
girl, knowing not half as much of the
things that girls should know, and
which many an American girl know
at the age of ten and twelve years..
sssThe very night / came to town
my sister and brother-in law took me
to the theater, and he devoted him
self to me more like sweetheart
than brother law. He kept ur
his attentions day after day, and
every day both of them kept urging
me to go into polygamy. They had
never had any children, and my
brother in law told my sister that be
had revelation that if he could have
child by me. she would later be
! come q mother, and would secure the
celestial glory for which all gooc
Saints long.
'sThere was but one thing in the
way of their desires, and that wa
they we're not quite sure whether o
not polygamous marriage could b
, performed. Whenever any OF tn
b good Saints came to the house, the.
q we're taken into confidence and toll
h of the wishes of my sister and brother
q in law. Somehow the two had talke
to me SO much about it that though
i it must be right, and SO was not un
g willing to take the step.
sSome of the Saints who wer
asked about the matter said tbs
polygamous marriages we're no longe
performed, while others said that m
brother-in-law could take me throug
the Temple right here in Salt Lake
: My sister even urged my brother
take me to some other state and MARI
me, but he said If be did, be woul
have to leave me there, and be didn
want TO do that All the tim
a strange as it may seem, my sister WI
the one who most wanted the ma
riage. But that, you know. was b
cause the Mormons have beli'
that they viii not receive glory !
the kingdom unless they have Chi
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