. 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 . he Sly, for Fear of Amelia. — Weare Married Secretly in the Endowment-House. — I am Sent HomeAgain. — Brigham Estalilishes Me in the City. — Limited Plates andDishes. — We Want a Little More Food. — The Prophets Ration-Day.— How the Other Wives Received Me. — Mrs. Amelia DoesntLike Me. — How the Wives of the Prophet Worry and Scold Him. —The Prophet Breaks His Word. — My Father Remembers the Thou-sand Dollars. Y acceptance of his
. 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 . he Sly, for Fear of Amelia. — Weare Married Secretly in the Endowment-House. — I am Sent HomeAgain. — Brigham Estalilishes Me in the City. — Limited Plates andDishes. — We Want a Little More Food. — The Prophets Ration-Day.— How the Other Wives Received Me. — Mrs. Amelia DoesntLike Me. — How the Wives of the Prophet Worry and Scold Him. —The Prophet Breaks His Word. — My Father Remembers the Thou-sand Dollars. Y acceptance of his suitwas carried to him atonce, and he was tri-umphant, although hedid not show it, exceptby an added suavity ofmanner, and a dispo-sition to make jokes,which, of course, every-one was expected tolaugh at as heartily ashe did himself. My family were re-stored to favor, althoughmy brother did not re-ceive his money; andeverything went merryas a marriage-bell foreverybody, except myself. I had promised to marry him, butI was not resigned. I still fought against it, but the conflictnow was all internal. I did not dare admit anyone to my con-. Ameua Tries to Keep Me Out. 45^ MARRIED TO BRIGHAM YOUNG. fidence, not even my mother. So I had to struggle alonewith my impending fate, all the time suffering the stings ofconscience as well; for I thought I must be terribly wickedto fight so hard against what was represented to me as thedirect will of God; and, what was worse, I could not prayfor forgiveness, for I could not give up my feeling of des-perate rebellion. I had an early visit from my affianced husband, and dur-ing that visit he told me his plans. We were to be marriedvery secretly, as, he said, he wished to keep the matterquiet for a while, for fear of the United States officials. Ifound out afterwards, however, that it was fear of Amelia,for she had raised a furious storm a few months before;when, as I previously said, he married Mary Van Cott, towhom, by
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