. 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 . eexpect her to support herself and children. This woman ends the list of Brighams living wives, butsome that have died have had such a career, and been sowell known, that I cannot refrain from mentioning them. CHAPTER XXXIII. THE DEAD WIVES OF THE PROPHET. —HE NEVERWAS KNOWN TO SHED A TEAR. The Discarded Favorite. — The Story of Emmeline Free. — A Stupen-dous Humbug. — A Free Opinion of Mormonism. — Amelia comesupon the Scene. — H
. 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 . eexpect her to support herself and children. This woman ends the list of Brighams living wives, butsome that have died have had such a career, and been sowell known, that I cannot refrain from mentioning them. CHAPTER XXXIII. THE DEAD WIVES OF THE PROPHET. —HE NEVERWAS KNOWN TO SHED A TEAR. The Discarded Favorite. — The Story of Emmeline Free. — A Stupen-dous Humbug. — A Free Opinion of Mormonism. — Amelia comesupon the Scene. — How Brigham Insulted Emmeline Free. — Brighamis Ashamed of his Cowardice. — I tell him a httle of my Mind.—Joseph A. expresses his Opinion. — Apologizes for his Father.—Death of Emmeline Free. — The Story of Clara Chase. — The Proph-ets Maniac Wife. — Ellen Rockwood, and the Cause of her Neglect. —A Wife who was visited once in Six Months. — Margaret Alley.—How the Prophet treated his Dead Wife. — He steals her ChildrensProperty. — How he Scandalized another Wife, and sent her Home.—He Never shed a tear at a Wifes A LiTTLB Conversation with Brigham. ed reverence for him: and the OR many years the fa-vored wife, the one whoruled over her husband,and reigned in the fami-ly,was Emmeline Prophet marriedher when she was quiteyoung, having first tooverrule the objectionsof her parents, who, al-though Mormons, weremuch opposed to poly-gamy. She was a will-ing convert, for she hadbeen taught that Brig-ham Young was a nearapproach to divinity,and she had unbound^child, — for she was A womans opinion of mormonism. 507 little more than that, — was flattered and delighted at theProphets wish to have her for a wife. Those who knew her at the time of her marriage saythat she was an extremely lovely girl, and I can wellbelieve it, for she was a very prepossessing woman. Shewas tall and graceful, with brown eyes, and fair hair thatwa
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