. 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 . it; but I suppose I was onlybeing schooled for what came afterwards. CHAPTER XXV. MY EARLY MARRIED LIFE. —MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER! My early married Life. — We go to live with my Mother. — Incompatibil-ity of Temper. — How my Mother had opposed our Marriage. — MyHusband does not Admire Her. — He goes after the Girls. — I dontlike it at All. — I become extremely angry with Him. — He is advised toincrease his Kingdom. — How promises
. 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 . it; but I suppose I was onlybeing schooled for what came afterwards. CHAPTER XXV. MY EARLY MARRIED LIFE. —MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER! My early married Life. — We go to live with my Mother. — Incompatibil-ity of Temper. — How my Mother had opposed our Marriage. — MyHusband does not Admire Her. — He goes after the Girls. — I dontlike it at All. — I become extremely angry with Him. — He is advised toincrease his Kingdom. — How promises to Wives are broken byMormon Men. — How Women are Snubbed and Undervalued.— Ibecome Anxious and Watchful. — How Heber comforted his Wives.—My Husband subjects me to personal Violence. — He is afraid ofResults. — My first Baby is Born. — Zina Young marries into Poly-gamy.— Contrast between Mormon and Gentile Husbands.— TheBull never Cares for the Calves. — My Husband nearly strangles me.— I leave him, and go to my Parents. — Brigham gives me some goodAdvice.— I obtain a Divorce. — I rejoice at being free almost Family Jaks. utterly hopeless. HEN I was first mar-ried, we went to livein the house with mymother, greatly to herdelight, as she could notbear a separation fi^omme. We had alwaysbeen together so closely,more like sisters thanlike mother and daugh-ter, and both of usdreaded very much tohave this sweet relation-ship broken. I had beenher comfort when everyother stay had failed her ;her hope when she wasShe had lived in me and for me. LIVING WITH A MOTHER-IN-LAW. 399 and my happiness and welfare had been her constant had opposed my marriage as a duty, and because shethought she saw only misery for me in the relation ; not fora want of sympathy for me, for it really hurt her more tooppose me than it did me to persist in spite of her oppo-sition. I had been her companion in all her wanderings,and the confid
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