. 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 . a few words over me and plunged me in. Iwas taken from the water gasping for breath, and placed ina chair. Some more words were spoken over me, and thefarce ended. Everything was done in such a business-likemanner, with an utter absence of anything of a devotionalnature, that I was thoroughly disgusted, and made no fur-ther effort to believe in Mormonism or its ordinances. Mr. Hagan, on his return, found me fully determined onfoll
. 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 . a few words over me and plunged me in. Iwas taken from the water gasping for breath, and placed ina chair. Some more words were spoken over me, and thefarce ended. Everything was done in such a business-likemanner, with an utter absence of anything of a devotionalnature, that I was thoroughly disgusted, and made no fur-ther effort to believe in Mormonism or its ordinances. Mr. Hagan, on his return, found me fully determined onfollowing his advice. I was ready to renounce my religionand leave my home. I did not know all that was included35 54^ REMOVING IN HASTE. in my resolution, else I might have faltered in my new de-termination. My plans were quickly laid, and with theassistance of the friends whom I had found in this hour oftrouble, were carried into instant execution, before theycould be discovered by Mormon spies. On the 17th of July, 1873, I sent all my furniture to anauction-room, leaving my house stripped and desolate. Itwas done so quickly that no one had time even to suspect. Carrying mv Furniture to the Auction Room. my intention. Arrangements having been previously made,three furniture vans came at the same time, and in fortyminutes my entire household goods were in charge of theauctioneer. They were sold the next day, and I realizedthree hundred and eighty dollars from the sale. The furni-ture was worth almost nothing, being old and worn, and ofcommon quality at its best; but my friends bought it at largeprices, to help the young apostate, as the Tribune said. IN A HOTEL FOR THE FIRST TIME. 547 I had sent the elder of my boys to his grandmother, theyounger remained with me, and together we went to house, where we passed the afternoon. In theevening Mr. and Mrs. Stratton took us to the WalkerHouse, the Gentile hotel, which I have ever since claimedas my Salt Lake City home. Ima
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