. 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 . Respect for the Silver Crown of Age. — Hebergives his Opinion.— Why is She making such a Fuss ? — Seeing OnesHusband Once a Year. — The Rascality of Orson Hyde towards hisWife. — When Rival Wives make Friends. — A Very Funny Storyabout an Apostle and his Wife. — Rights of the First Wife : BrighamYoung in a Fix. — He treats an Early Wife to a Dance. — Amelia in theShade. — The Prophet becomes Frisky. — Poor, neglected Emmeline.— Ho
. 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 . Respect for the Silver Crown of Age. — Hebergives his Opinion.— Why is She making such a Fuss ? — Seeing OnesHusband Once a Year. — The Rascality of Orson Hyde towards hisWife. — When Rival Wives make Friends. — A Very Funny Storyabout an Apostle and his Wife. — Rights of the First Wife : BrighamYoung in a Fix. — He treats an Early Wife to a Dance. — Amelia in theShade. — The Prophet becomes Frisky. — Poor, neglected Emmeline.— How Polygamy was once Denied. — A IMistake which a f>ench LadyMade. — Milk for Babes. HE marriage of motherand daughter to one manwas of so common anoccurrence that it ceasedto be regarded as any-thing out of the ordi-nary course of events. I had some school-mates, two sisters, whosemother was married toa Mr. McDonald, andwhen she gave herself tohim, it was with the ex-press understanding thatthe daut^hters should besealed to him as soon as they were of a proper age. Tlielittle girls knew of the arrangement, and used to talk very. Orson Hvdb and Forgottkn Wifk. A PRETTY DELEGATE TO SEND TO CONGRESS ! ^^21 openly of marrying Pa, and in very much the same waythey would speak of their intention to take tea with a friend. That mother must have taken a great deal of comfort withher children ! Fancy her feelings ; knowing that she wasbringing up her daughters as wives for her own husband I Wives and mothers, living outside of polygamy, can any-thing be more revolting to your ideas of womanly purity,more thoroughly opposed to all the sweet tenderness of thematernal instinct, than cases like this? And yet, horror-stricken as you are by them, they are by no means excep-tional, but are of frequent occurrence. And it is in yourown country that these outrages against all womanhoodoccur, under 3our own government, upheld by your ownchosen legislators — tacitl
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