Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
Writes Interestingly on the Vary.
ing Phases Of Human
Life.
INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING.
Tells Of Peculiar Ideas Entertained
by Fasteners With reference to
Utah and the "Niormons.'
Special Correspondence.

struck with the varying phases Of hui
man life; each section OF country
through which one passes seeming TO
have it's men and women who par
Toxic strongly IF their surroundings. II
has occurred to me that letter de-
scriblng people ! have met on the
trains might be both Instructive and
amusing TO the readers Of the Deseret
News
cannot see how any person pos.
sessing faculties OF observation can
fail to be happy In this many sided
world OF ours; for humanity working
at the mighty loom of fate always
crosses the darker threads OF tragedy
with the golden strands Of comedy and
the tired sobs OF the weavers are al
ways consolled by dear, restful laugh
ter.
My leave taking Of Salt Lake some
sia weeks ago was OF a saddening ma
ture, as, drove directly to the station
after speaking at the funeral services
OF dear friend of mine, my heart was
also heavy from saying goodbye TO
home and loved ones. hence, after
taking the train | was rather occupied
with my own thoughts and failed to
take any account Of my fellow passen-
gers until ! suddenly found myself at
Grand Junction station, The only pas
sengers entering our Pullman at this
point we're a pretty little dark-eyed
woman and her two bright looking
| children, a boy and girl.
They entered their compartments
across the aisle from mine.
Directly facing me sat tall, lank,
cd moi Of
Smith Russell type, We passed COM
pliment or two, he remarked on the
inconvenience of upper berths and
crowded cars and settled back COM
furtably to his magazine. / turned nay
attention TO tho scenery and my own
thoughts, and was soon slumbering
peacefully
was awakened from my pleasant
dCze by a most unearthly yell. | had
confusion of thoughts, the upper
most one being there has been an ac-
Cident
came to quickly for large white
| rat bounded out of the coat OF my tall
friend, who was gesticulating wildly,
and landed I'm my lap
/ never did like rats, 50 naturally
Il was my next move, soon every per-
| SON In the car was on the move.
After the little boy and girl had
| successfully captured the rat and the
| noise had subsidized II developed that
| the little thing was a pet which the
| children We're taking with them TO see
| grandma I'm omaha" and as each
person busted himself with cards or
| newspaper, | know that he inwardly
| echoed my exclamation. "Oh rats
THE USUAL STORY.
The incident opened up CONVERSE
| ton between my long friend and my
self He turned out to be a certain
O b. Watson from Connecticut who
| had been travelling In California for his
health, Yesterday" he remarked, Il
spent most interesting day driving
around Salt Lake CITY" | was curious
To- know lust what he had heard re-
garding our state. l simply told him
| was fraternalist. He had heard the
Tory OF six wives living In a row, the
Amelia Palace story and all the other
hack stories but his hack driver gave
| him one about Brigham Young with
extra trimmings ! VIII relate II ~
nearly as | can remember in his Ian
| guage
II saw Maude Adams while | was
| I'm New York few years ago IN the
Little Minister, ! understand she uses
her mothers maiden name and that
her birth place was Salt Lake city.
Judge of my surprise at being told
something which, no doubt, Miss
Adams conceals from the public at
large but which is we'll known In Salt
Lake city. She Is the one hundredth
child OF the late President Brigham
Young and her mother, Miss Annie
Adams, was wife No. A. Miss Adams
with her little one I'm her arms, LETT
Utah when Brigham Young married
Miss Amelia Folsom who became his
favolite wife, 4 thing not to be en-
| dured by Maude's mother who had
formerly held this position. l under
stand that Brigham Young was pa
| tron of the arts and built the Salt Lake
| Theater, this no doubt accounts for
Maude Adams histrionic ability
SET THE MAN RIGHT.
Shades OF Jim Kisskaden, | felt II
my duty as an old friend Of zenith
| Adams to do little missionary work,
so ! handed the gentleman my card
and gave him facts not only about
"our" Maude but about Utah In gen
crnl and Brigham Young IN particular
The gentleman seemed disappointed
when | told him that Brigham Young
| had but nineteen wives. ION, In that
ALL he said so doubtfully that | pro-
duced the picture Of the Mrs. Youngs
as proof. He returned the compliment
by showing me the inevitable picture
OF a Mormon" family with its squab-
bling women and one man
said my picture is fact yours is
fancy and quite as false as the stories
you have told.
am now wondering which set OF
stories Mr.. Watson IL repeating In
min ~ IA rl
IN DENVER
stayed over in Denver about 10
days delivering while there my lecture
Utah and the Mormons' to n large
aad seemingly interested audience.
After leaving Denver, | looked
around the car and saw no congeninl
spirit. most of the faces were begin
ming to take on the conventional formal
characteristics that mark all the faces
east OF Chicago ! felt rather lonely
for association with my kind is quite
a necessary part Of my enjoyment
while travelling. Directly in front OF
me sat gentleman reading Ebert
I lIubbard's little magazine The PILLS
tine" | knew a man couldn't read
| Hubbard and not be companionable. so
! veutured a II beg your pardon!'
was not disappointed in my man and
| most pleasant hour followed
The gentleman was a resident OF Al
bany, ~ T. and when I Informed him
| that Salt Lake City WAS my home, he
| said. "Oh indeed DO you know.
| suppose its very silly Of me. hut I've
| always considered Utah the synonym
| for Mormon, and Mormon the synonym
| for polygamy. Now | suppose, rs
matter Of fact there are few people
| living there who are not Mormons and
few Mormons who are not polyga-
| mists,"
QUESTION OF PoLYGAMY.
! replied, quite so. and possibly you