Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . vSeveral times that day marched this disorderly rabble, withexpressions and gestures intended to show that the whole cityregarded Mrs. Pratt as an outcast; but she had too manyfriends to be driven away. Orson soon leturned and heardSmiths story first; he was driven almost wild by the trouble,and for a day or two wandered in the woods along the river,refusing to see his wife. At length mutual friends broughtthem together; he was convinced of her inn
Polygamy; or, The mysteries and crimes of Mormonism, being a full and authentic history of this strange sect from its origin to the present time. . vSeveral times that day marched this disorderly rabble, withexpressions and gestures intended to show that the whole cityregarded Mrs. Pratt as an outcast; but she had too manyfriends to be driven away. Orson soon leturned and heardSmiths story first; he was driven almost wild by the trouble,and for a day or two wandered in the woods along the river,refusing to see his wife. At length mutual friends broughtthem together; he was convinced of her innocence, and pro-nounced Smith a fallen Prophet. One conspicuous actor inthe tragi-comedy was a Mrs. Fuller, a prostitute living alonenear the river. She produced evidence which convinced Prattbeyond doubt that the Prophet was a man of extreme profligacy,and offered to conceal Mr. and Mrs. Pratt in her house, andallow them to witness one of Smiths interviews with her; butOrson indignantly rejected this proposition. Mr. and now withdrew from Nauvoo; Smith stormed at themfrom the pulpit, and for a while it seemed that the church would. 74 POLYGAMY ; OR, THE MYSTERIES he rent asunder. The mingled audacity and hypocrisy of theProphet restored something like order. An interview withPratt was arranged, and some sort of truce patched up. Prattreturned to his post, but declared that the Prophet had violatedthe law, and must some day die a bloody death by way of atone-ment. That prophecy was even then near fulfillment. Mrs. Pratt never resumed her place in the church, but taughther children to hate it. Her oldest son, Orson, is a musicianof much talent, an earnest, honest Gentile. Another son,Arthur, is a United States ofiicial, and still another, Harmel,an attorney of much promise. Thirty years after the aboveevents Mrs. Pratt used this language in referring to them : Mytestimony is that of all first wives who speak their honestthoughts. I have suffered greatly, and only becam
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