. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . t, however, is quite easilysettled, since custom, or, rather. Mormon etiquette, demandsthat he shall give the older wife the preference. It may beshe is not the favorite ; but that does not matter: on thisone point etiquette is rigid, and even the Prophet himselfdare not defy it. He had invited Amelia, the present favorite, and Emmeline,whose place in the priestly heart Amelia had taken, toattend a ball with him. It was a very str
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . t, however, is quite easilysettled, since custom, or, rather. Mormon etiquette, demandsthat he shall give the older wife the preference. It may beshe is not the favorite ; but that does not matter: on thisone point etiquette is rigid, and even the Prophet himselfdare not defy it. He had invited Amelia, the present favorite, and Emmeline,whose place in the priestly heart Amelia had taken, toattend a ball with him. It was a very strange thing to do, ^BRIGHAM, wont YOU DANCE? 327 for generally, when Amelia went with him, he devotedhimself exclusively to her. But on this occasion he hadbrought Emmeline along, too. Early in the evening, oneof the committee of management came bustling up, with a*Brother Brigham, wont you dance? Well, I suppose so, was the reply. Then he hesitatedfor a moment. There sat both Emmeline and Amelia, theformer looking quietly unconscious, yet wondering verymuch, as she afterwards told me, what Brother Brighamwould do, and enjoying his dilemma immensely, while the. Brigham in a Quandary. latter looked very stately and dignified, and also threaten-ing. There stood the Prophet, inclination pulling him oneway, etiquette and duty the other. He hesitated a momentlonger; then, walking up to Emmeline, said, ungraciouslyand gruffly, Come along and dance ; and, without offeringher his arm, walked on to the floor, leaving her to follow. As is the custom at balls which Brigham and Ameliagrace with their presence, one of his satellites instantlybegged for the honor of Amelias hand in the dance, andled her at once as vis-d-vis to her husband. During the 32S ilt. danck with my wifk. entire dance he did not address one word to Emmeline, andwas evidently made very wretched by the demeanor ofAmelia, who snubbed him most decidedly, and would takeno notice of all his attempts to win her back to good
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