The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-26
MORMON HOME At NAuyoo
Quarreis of Brigham Young's Three
Wives When They Lived i'm This
House.

f~ic3@ls Of the Mormon Church are dis
posing Of a large part of the proper
- owned by the sect in Salt Lake City.
Utah, N the intelligence that tho
old brick dwelling At Nauvoo. III.
which for over five years harbored
three 81 his favorite wives, has passed
from the hands of the family that own
ed II since the Mormons were driven
out Of Hancock sounty.
Capt, Joseph Reichman. an old
river a recently brought the old
residence. says the Chicago nai,
News. of the founder of the Mormon
Church from "A former Ch~icagaan.
DR.. J. ". Parker. now q resident of
Peoria, H.. for 500. DR.. Parker,
who al n time occupied the chair
OF occurring physician III a Chicago
medical college. lived In In when n
boy with his parents and has been
us owner Tor over a quarter of a
century. He inherited the property
RON his father, Capt. Reichmann
VIII add 4 story TO the building and
he and his family vii make IL their
home in the future.
The structure was built by the az
gTessive leader Of the iayter day
saints IN 1899. when the cohesive,
loyal followers OF the doctrines faith
cred b. Joseph Smith were driven
out OF northeast Missouri. across the
border into Illinois. by the enrayef
inhabitants Of thar part OF the former
state Though IL has passed through
the tm bulent times which have had
their outbursts of war and riot. II
has stood unscathed and is tofav
practically an unhurt cradle OF Nor
monism.
The house originally consisted OF
SIX rooms, two halls and a iarga
cellar. Three Of the rooms served
as individual bed chambers for his
three wives. The others were used
for sitting room. dining room and
kitchen. The main hall was used
for reception purposes. On the ex-
terror there is little 10 show that the
house has been standing for a period
of nearly seventy years.
Many interesting tales are still
told by Old residents of Nauvoo of
occurrences that took place in the
old, homestead during Brigham
Youns's tenacy. The Mormon
leader had a penchant for dark eyes.
The frSt Young oma he brought
TO his domicile under the Mormon
title If wife had brown eyes.
Lucy Decker Seely. tall, 1.-the End
graceful OF form, with an abundance
of BROW ~tresses, moved by Yuung's
eloquent and insidious wooing,
thought she had learned TO love him
o,a1 hn1,n hs, If H~t.. .-.EF .
knot was tied in a Mormon ceremony
at a Mormon altar. and the mainstay
Of their incipient sect, happy beyond
expression, led his pretty bride To his
new home and formally installed her
as Mrs. Young No. /. under the new
Mormon ~polygamous doctrine. He
had left another wife il the East.
however, who was broken hearted over
his conduct.
Lucy Decker Young, his first wifo
under the Mormon practice. had
Blind, implicit faith in her husband.
To her misguided mind he was n be-
ing who paTtOok of celestial proper
tons. Earnestly believing in tho
creed he was laboring 10 spread m
der the cloak of religion" oblivi-
Gus 20 his faults, she saw reflected
III her husband only those qualities
which stand for good.
In the course of two years Amelia
Partridge and Harriet Cook, 10Th
adherents 20 the Mormon faith, became
wives Of Brigham Young through "cel-
/ eStial marriage" as the Mormons call
ed il. What his home had lacked in
ginger" before his third marriage. IL
was destined for Harriet Cook to sup
ply. IF the quiet residence on the"
corner Of Kimball and Grange streets
lacked snap before her entree IL did
not take this young woman long to
inject il when she became a mistress
OF the household. b was harnessed
10 q disposition which. II IL could o
be supreme. was destined to be IN
happy. She had a quarrel with her
husband one day. it is said. and de-
termined 10 retaliate ON him through
his other two wives. She got them 10
go in the cellar on some pretext and
when they were safely at the bottom
Of the steps slammed the doc and bolt
ed il, making them fast prisoners. She
had previously made an arrangement
with Young TO e II at his church
! office, then TO take dinner with a friend
and attend a musicae In the even
ing.
The other two women would nave
remained prisoners until late in he
night had not Young suddenly found
he needed q paper which was at
home, and proceeded 10 h house to
get ii, where TO his chagrin he lis
! covered his two wives securely lock-
ed in the dark, damp cellar.
Their relation a man might hold
inadequate, but a woman lever would
1t is related that the vindictiva
Harriet had just purchased a spring
hat, which was at once her pride n
| inspiration. Lucy and Amelia determ-
ined TO shatter the bonnet n Sc
cure revenge for their mistreatment
at Harriet's hands. While she vas
visiting at a neighbours the following.
! day they took it from a closet, tied a
rock 10 Ii with a stout cord and threw
il bodily 10 a disused we'll When