. 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 . sband, and she wasready to do anything to con-ciliate the first wife. She isa noble girl, and as conscien-tious as her mother. Not verylong before I left her father, ^we were talking about the ^ypractice of polygamy. I ex-pressed myself strongly andbitterly against it. She, inturn, defended it. She knew,she said, that it brought greatunhappiness, but that was because it was not rightly theory was correct, but people did
. 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 . sband, and she wasready to do anything to con-ciliate the first wife. She isa noble girl, and as conscien-tious as her mother. Not verylong before I left her father, ^we were talking about the ^ypractice of polygamy. I ex-pressed myself strongly andbitterly against it. She, inturn, defended it. She knew,she said, that it brought greatunhappiness, but that was because it was not rightly theory was correct, but people did not enter it in theright spirit. She has certainly suffered from it since then,although I believe she tried, to the best of her ability, tolive it right. But she, no more than any one else, couldmake right out of wrong. When Mr. Williams asked her in marriage, Brighamsaid he might have her if hed take the mother too. SoZina, the mother, went to live with Zina, the Brigham grew ashamed of his meanness toward her,and finally gave her a house and lot. Years ago, when Brigham was on a mission to NewEngland, he met a very charming lady in Boston, Zina Williams.[Brighams Daughter.] 504 ASKING TO BE SEALED TO CHRIST. Augusta Cobb, and at once his elastic fancy was charmedfor a while. She was a woman of fine social position, cul-tured and elegant, the head of a lovely establishment, witha kind husband, and a family of interesting children; butshe became enamored of the Prophet, accepted the Mormonreligion, and came to Nauvoo with him, where she wassealed as his wife. She is still a very stylish, elegantwoman for her age, but for several years past she has beengrossly neglected by the Prophet. Her religious enthusi-asm has increased until it is almost mania, and, findingthat her husband was wearying of her, and seeking newfaces, she begged to be released from him for eternity, andbe sealed to Jesus Christ, who, her church told her, was apolygamist. Brigham, with* all
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