Year: 1873

never leit me. This continued tor near
ls-.-.ae4ar. h lest brethe- had some
business transactions with Brigham and
one of his sons. which resulted in trou
BILE, and ultimately in financial injury to
my brother. Brigham had been very
angry with him, and threatened to cut
him off from the church. l heard of
those threats, and believing at that time
in Mormonism, heard them with deep
sorrow. aud confess that, in hopes of
turning Brigham's anger away from my
brother, l began to entertain the thought
that ! would yield to his request. l
argued, as many inexperienced persons
do, that as had a sorrowful life, my
heart was crushed, my future life was
nothing, and if l could sacrifice myself
for my brothers interest, and please my
parents, | would at last submit. Fin
ally


BRIGHAM NAMED THE MARRIAGE DAY,
and informed me. through my father that
what l required in preparation for my
marriage he would furnish but 1 would
accept nothing. A day before the mar
riage he brought to me three dress pat
terns-one silk and two merino-and
handed to me purse with $50 bill.


On the-April, 1868, l was married
to him in the Endowment Hosse, by
Heber C. Kinball, his frat counsellor
My father and mother were present, and
others. Brigbam's brother Joseph also
took to himself wife at the same time.
After the ceremony walked over with
him to The conference. and in the evening
| returned to my fathers house and re-
mained there for month.


THE PROPHETS LOVE OF SHORT DURA-


TION


For the first few months l had consid.
cradle Of his attentions his visits were
frequent after that his business cares
so occupied him, be said, that he could
only call about once in three months
After that he came just as it happened.


] never loved him and never said TO
him that | loved him. l looked upon
him ar


HEARTLESS DEsPOT.


From the very beginning of my mar
ried association with Brigham Young, bis
manner of providing for me was of the
mean est character. had to come up
even from The farm. four miles distant, to
the commissary of his family, and was
glad when could get five pounds Of
sugar. one quarter of pound of tea, a
bar of soap, and pound of candies
That ! would get abou: once month
About year ago | complained to him
that had not sugar enough. and he al
lowed me what required. d..


RETURNS TO THE CITY.


When l returned to the city he furn-
ished me house in very ordinary way
and | continued to live in the best man
ner | could. But it was the same stingy
way. When a beef was killed l got
some fresh meat; but | was frequently
months without seeing it.


SHE KEEPS BOARDERs.


Tired OF this manner of existence, !
ked his permission to keep boarders -
The permission was granted, and kept
boarders from last March My house
was small, and the business was not We
ry lucrative. l consequently went to
him six weeks ago and asked him to aid
me-to give me some assistance to max e
life tolerable. He seemed angry, and
complained that he had SO many expen-
ses and that he wanted me to keep my
self-to take the money that l had saved
to keep myself and family with it. l
got stove out of him, but that was all.
During the last year l only obtained
from him two calico dresses.


FELL SICK.


This interview made me sick, and !
was in bed for week with heart sick.
ness. One of the boarders-who was a
lawyer-and his wife asked what allied
me, and l told the story of my troubles
and inquired if there was no redress
He said that he thought there was, aud
be would consult with other lawyers and
see what could be done. During all my
sickness while l was his wife he showed
the utmost indifference He would hear
what had to say, but make almost no
answer. Last fall was attacked with
pleurisy, and l managed to get to bis
office to see him to tell him how i'll |
was, and that l needed some few things
He appeared to comprehend nothing and
finally called "John," the commissary
for his family, had told him to get me
two bits worth Of fresh meat. He has
not been in my house for nearly year.


About five weeks ago l got very
weak. Cont know what was the mat
ter with me-probably general debility
from grief and mental suffering. My
boarders, seeing my condition, aided pe
freely and were very kind to me. l re-
solved to leave his house, packed up my
clothes and instructed an auctioneer two
weeks ago to take away the furniture
and cell it, as part of it was my own,
and thou0ht I was entitled to the rest.