. 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 . art Songs. —Scenes in the Camp ofthe Emigrants. — How every Prophecy of the Elders was Falsified. —How the Tennant Family were Shamelessly Robbed. — One of theVilest Swindles of the Prophet. — Mr. Tennants Unhappy Death. —His Wife Views the Splendid Property Bought from Brigham. —Brigham Cheats her out of her Last Dollar. — She is Reduced to Ab-ject Poverty. — The Apostle Taylor Hastens to Zion. — Richards andSpencer are made Scap
. 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 . art Songs. —Scenes in the Camp ofthe Emigrants. — How every Prophecy of the Elders was Falsified. —How the Tennant Family were Shamelessly Robbed. — One of theVilest Swindles of the Prophet. — Mr. Tennants Unhappy Death. —His Wife Views the Splendid Property Bought from Brigham. —Brigham Cheats her out of her Last Dollar. — She is Reduced to Ab-ject Poverty. — The Apostle Taylor Hastens to Zion. — Richards andSpencer are made Scapegoats. — Brigham evades all Responsibility. —Utter Failure of the Divine Plan. HE first Hand-Cart Com-panies, which had leftIowa City early in theseason, arrived in the SaltLake Valley the last ofSeptember. They werevery much fatigued, andwere greatly rejoiced whentheir journey was ended. The entire company hadwaded every river on theroute to Salt Lake, and,as a consequence, thehealth of almost everyman and woman was com-pletely broken. The married women suffered the least, asthey only had to assist their husbands in pulling the hand-. SoME MUST Push, and Some must Pull, 214 THE CAMP OF DEATH. carts. The young girls had to pull theirs unassisted, andthey were literally worn out with the exertion. The chil-dren were placed on the carts when they became tired, andso added weight to already overburdened wagons. It waswhen the second of these companies came in that BrighamYoung was heard to say, as he rubbed his hands andsmiled with overflowing complacency, This experiment isa success. Alas for Brother Brigham, this remark was overheard bysome of the emigrants, and it is needless to say that theirfaith in inspiration, and revelation, was very muchweakened; and the subsequent adventures of their friendsand companions, whose arrival had been delayed, by nomeans tended to reassure them, or restore their waning be-lief. It was enough to be the victims of a hea
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