. 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 . ,and opened my soul tothem. I told them ofmy childhood, my re-ligious training, myunhappy domestic ex-perience, and all theoccurrences of mymarriage to BrighamYoung. They listened with earnest sympathy, and whenI finished my story were overflowing with words of pityand consolation. I shall never forget them in my were the sweetest words which had ever been spokento me, for they helped me to see the way out of
. 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 . ,and opened my soul tothem. I told them ofmy childhood, my re-ligious training, myunhappy domestic ex-perience, and all theoccurrences of mymarriage to BrighamYoung. They listened with earnest sympathy, and whenI finished my story were overflowing with words of pityand consolation. I shall never forget them in my were the sweetest words which had ever been spokento me, for they helped me to see the way out of was the first glimpse I had ever had of domestic lifeoutside of polygamy, and the deference which the husbandshowed to the wife, the confidence she displayed in him,. Relating my Story to Mr. and Mrs. Stratton. RISING HOPES.—NEW RESOLUTIONS. 54I and her perfect ease in his presence, were very strange tome. The equality on which they seemed to stand puzzledme. I could not understand this religion which regardedwoman as an independent soul, with a free will, and capa-bility of judgment. The inferiority of women is so stronglyinsisted upon by the Mormon doctrine that I supposed itmust be the same everywhere, and the first view which Igot of this sweet household was a revelation to me. I carried home a braver and stronger heart than had beatin my bosom for many a long day. I went about my dailyduties as quietly as though there were not a resolution form-ing in my mind which was speedily to overturn my wholelife, and bring me into a new and strange existence. Meanwhile my destiny was working itself out in a way Iknew not, turning my feet into unexplored paths; and Idid not yet see where I was straying, nor what the nearfuture was holding in store for
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