. 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 . somewhat numerous family by givingbirth to a daughter, and, in addition to her school duties, mymother performed the several offices of cook, housekeeper,and nurse, until she was able to return home. In the mean time, affairs in Salt Lake City had assumedtheir usual quiet. The troops were camped about fortymiles from Salt Lake, in Cedar Valley. They called thestation Camp Floyd. While they remained in the Terri-tory, some of the S
. 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 . somewhat numerous family by givingbirth to a daughter, and, in addition to her school duties, mymother performed the several offices of cook, housekeeper,and nurse, until she was able to return home. In the mean time, affairs in Salt Lake City had assumedtheir usual quiet. The troops were camped about fortymiles from Salt Lake, in Cedar Valley. They called thestation Camp Floyd. While they remained in the Terri-tory, some of the Saints, wishing to dispose of their produce,sold a large quantity to the troops, and were well paid for. Mormons selling Provisions to United States Troops. it. Brigham heard of it, and the very next Sunday forbadetheir selling any more, and cursed all those who had haddealings with our enemies, as he called those men who hadrespected the honor of their government and spared thepeople who had so injured them. It was not long before it was whispered that Brigham hadagents in Camp Floyd selling tithing flour and lumber;taking large contracts, and obtaining large prices. But inthe meanwhile he did not relax his severity towards hispeople. The bishops were ordered to withdraw the handof fellowship from every person in their wards who tradedat Camp Floyd. It was a sure sign of apostasy to be 344 ^^ CHURCH LIQUOR STORE. seen there at all, on any errand whatever; yet the churchteams started from the tithing-office, loaded with flour, inthe night, and it was known that Brigham received largesums of money from the government in payment. In this, as in everything else, he was determined to havethe
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