The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-08
,ove Letters Of a Mormon Wife

-, n Mormon wifc arc
~, lssleg, x,'ondcncc passing between
Ia oory orsry and his wife. while tho
~ Elsflo"n on mission to New ork.
ID sea.- -T the purpose oil slVins
" bss1' ,he practice oI poiybA''y anu
rr1s sSec: upon wen'ank,nu oe ht. In
'.nsg enc, letter oTson speaks OF ms IA
p<pss Zion feld. He Incidentally
ihf MISS ,hs homo Of a Mr.. Bell at
|a nft .oo.rribcs a. the daughter. Mies
4 md ocs ,s,7ns. plso his cndeaVor 10
d sioThs Mormon faith. The wte.
Is 70 Inverted and married clsht
: t,a ,h,le on former mission 10
.r,.esS rsr suspicious aroused. one
b hs his solemn promise not In
BE during her llfo or attSr h.r
tfSsU, survive her, she urges MN 10
81 10 undertake MISS zen eSn
es,a he refuses to Co claiI''inS %
S% Ho tells OF other visits 20
d fas'd ~ a proposed evening win
kous an opera. justifylnS his actions
7 Al vi of religion. and treating ms
y Fruon Tho cfIcct OF carly framing
'iseG his arguments. ara With
yi.iSs, 10 alS visits TO the homo
4 ooyS,r ooysSrg gi.l She sull urR29s now
M lo'n nrsonyers!cn OF Miss Boil must
y u,,oneht. us pointing out mat the
~ ~ srl must be for another ana not
u,r letter orson maps out
creS1ms etudy for his wife. He
ressi st,tc that the manifesto OF
, en s,,T, nepnt cnly the dlscon-
neISrnmy for the time. Ho tells
:ho optra In company WIN
[Sn1 No. cousin, Miss Endicott. aud
y. nis wJ,c's appeal 10 discontinue
!" a. n,u home when Miss Emma
" '",tcd 's declares ;hat he 1are not
sa,u shs is lrouudcd In the thlth.
ssu,ers In an angry mood: taxing
s.'tgns Of polyGamy with MISS Beii
se-T,Inds him OF his pHGhttd w9rh
I .ssou,c a polygamist. and cl,es hlni
- ,,ho scorncd te break thSir No.n,
o-son fears hat his wl1e nealtn
=, househcld cnrcs and attributes
~ letter 10 sickness NcNerthc-
Hsso M oocc into defense OF pc
- SIylnS institution. ard attempts
n,s, nc polySaIlist and not the
sH-.uIly Mus Gods ordained plan
- III enters th- Thin edge OF tne
81 =, su,yinS her constant .'emlrccr oi
monoys nv by saying tiat tho
2 -,ado 10 the G,Etlle girl and not
80 ,,..,ar.dsy Saint. lie mis- ny pro-
1. 81 Sylng lcve for his wife aud child;
rs-.Ies In anguish Beat and tossed
"a Of cou1lC tlnc emotions sho uls-
.--,lf Driven To frenzy, she ASKS toT-
'n,,s on her hubbard ond her creator
- a doubt and Jealousy.
!. o-soa assures his wife that her
y, w. ansgered when the disposition
=. Ia her. Ho is still in fear for
~ rrrIrs her TO keep morbid thoughts
! -lrd He then cOelly goes on to
/. - will have many such battles to
q q. ,rs,ls the news 10 her that he has
" -, as bishop. and that his future
= - i, Mexico. a land where the Nor
= ,Iss,d 10 live their religion un-
II y, also states that &iss Bell has
--~d 70 the Mormon faith and has
:, h..ism. Alice writes hack in
rssa letter filled with home
~ home love, mingled with the
= fhlr child. She IL ovorJoyed at her
4 pronotlon. and woman-like starts
a rAas for thclr new life In Mexico.
,,r,et is the probable effect the move
! ~ he education OF the iittle Mary.
'-,I,s ncd. after telling of Christmas
"a eOss on 10 hint that for the
,ts ,erhaps II would he better for her
Il Of giving up their salt Lake home
h, q, 10 the southern republic alone.
!, n Mis- BELLS father. and OF a
IA, rentlsman has OF financing n
oo,ouy In Mexico, also az his intcn- q.
r,kns that country his winter home,
ls,1inz tho torture II Is To his wife.
, refer warmly To Miss Bell, going
-hutil ot her approaching baptism
5ssy,oy he Is to perform. The wife
Csdstmss letter, telling the JOY OF
nd child over the presents he has
,;1. however. she bcEs him not to
! In Salt Lake, pointing out that II
sy 10 take her with him 10 Mexico.
n. his supcriors In the church might
She bsmoa1s tho fact thnt they
, ore child. and urges this as another
sr the, should not bc separated. She
u zor-led. but duty and obedience
Es5ct.
.sfoljs tho Bell Mexican land scheme
ms bis wife that nftcr nll. he win
4 small portion OF his tim" out
riah. He also tells or the near ap-
Dc time OF his return TO Salt Lake
3 Of Miss Bell and OF the close rela-
wren himsaIf and the young lady
conyerslon and baptism. Tho wifC.
y drift Of his relations with the
yi,l. bags for time before she alb
n from hIs promise TO keep her as
Vie. In his reply he throws on tho
-z,ea Rell loves him. and he declares
! faic Is In the hands OF Alice. Cnr-
- hor depth by this. and under
'hgious excitement the poor wife
uasent