. 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 . his NewWives. — My Brother sent to the Sandwich Islands.— My Mother tellsher own Story. — She Returns to Salt Lake City to see my Father.—Wifely Considerations. — She finds two other Ladies at her HusbandsBedside. — He hkes a good deal of Wives about Him ! — A Heart deadto Love. — Brigham asks no odds of Uncle Sam or the Devil. — Heproclaims Martial Law. —Fiery Speeches in the Tabernacle. — Prepar-ing for War. — Government Troops
. 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 . his NewWives. — My Brother sent to the Sandwich Islands.— My Mother tellsher own Story. — She Returns to Salt Lake City to see my Father.—Wifely Considerations. — She finds two other Ladies at her HusbandsBedside. — He hkes a good deal of Wives about Him ! — A Heart deadto Love. — Brigham asks no odds of Uncle Sam or the Devil. — Heproclaims Martial Law. —Fiery Speeches in the Tabernacle. — Prepar-ing for War. — Government Troops Arrive. — The Saints quit Sal<Lake City.—The Church Distillery. — Brigham shamelessly Robs mjFather. — He fills his own Pockets. — My Father, being without Funds,takes his Sixth Wife. OME time before ouxfamily bereavement bythe loss of Louise, mymother and I went toSkull Valley, aboutseventy miles from SaltLake City, where mybrothers were keepinga herd-ground. We had intended togo by ourselves; butone of the young wives,who was very much at-tached to my mother,begged to be allowedto go. She appealedfirst to my father, and. Mormons Burning a Government Train. he, in turn, referred her to my mother. 334 THE FIFTH PART OF A HUSBAND. I shall never forget the look of desperation on my moth-ers face, the hunted look in her eyes, as she came to meafter the request had been made and before she had givenher answer. She told me of the new proposal, andadded, in a bitterer tone than I had ever heard her usebefore, — Why cant she see and understand that I want to makemy escape from this confusion and trouble, and go awayalone? But she could not see, and as she was kind and affec-tionate, and my mother was quite well aware of her regardfor her, she could do nothing but say yes, although itwas a great cross for her to be obliged to do so. Here was the end of all her sweet dreaming. She hadthought to go quietly away, taking me with her, and wetwo living
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