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. . bablereligious teacher. Six feet high and uncommonly well muscled,with a slight stoop ordinarily, a long but retreating forehead, asingularly unattractive eye and decided nasal twang, he had allthe rude humors and gestures which usually belong to the un-taught man of that type. In appetite he was noticeably gross,his baser passions were almost ungovernably fierce, and the mostdevout Mormons never seriously deny that he often fell intocarnal sin. Wi
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. . bablereligious teacher. Six feet high and uncommonly well muscled,with a slight stoop ordinarily, a long but retreating forehead, asingularly unattractive eye and decided nasal twang, he had allthe rude humors and gestures which usually belong to the un-taught man of that type. In appetite he was noticeably gross,his baser passions were almost ungovernably fierce, and the mostdevout Mormons never seriously deny that he often fell intocarnal sin. With all this he possessed that rude energy, andthat magnetic power over ignorant people, especially women,which is often found associated with this temperament. Enoughis known to show that his evil influence was great, even overgood women, and his fierce lusts would never leave him free topursue any consistent policy for the good of his church. Thestrong cravings of his animal nature always swayed the move-ments of his really able intellect. He never could choose thegreater but more distant good in preference to the enticing evilnear at DEATH OF JOSEPH SMITH. (89) 90 POIAGAM\. The power of his family died with him. His brother Samuelsoon followed to the grave; William Smith seceded from theSaints, and has since managed to maintain a happy widow, Emma Smith, held on to the property, was quietlydropped from the church membership, married a Major Bida-mou, and was long the landlady of the Nauvoo House, at whichI made her acquaintance in 1872. For a while after theProphets death she made no secret of her unbelief, and someyears after published a card in the Quincy Whig, in which shestated that she always had considered his revelations as the out-givings of a diseased mind. But since her sons attempted torevive the church, she has given some countenance to theirclaims. The sons of Hyrum Smith stand high in the Brigham-ite church in Utah. Strangely enough, Joseph
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