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Show ANTI-POLYGAM- , ,' ; Y.. i . i r I ; vl t 1 STANDARD. , j ) I t 75 t flow Wives are Coerced into Giving member of the Mprmon priesthood ing what, I .endured in polygamy; ' ' Consent for Their Husbands to entered the .chamber.1 and said to be commenced next month un- me. Sister M.:, This dispensation qr.the beading af What, polygamy Polygamy. U ' ' of Providence isnot mysterious to u$ has done for .Women., who can see dearly , it is only a pvntih A F1iRsTiWtFE... , : . ? ' 5 m r I i i I , ' meht for your.fpertimcit fin not per I was silent during the interview milting Brother Ml to do his duty and but the moment he ivas gone, I live his religion. And mark my words, could not restrain my feelings any you will never have another child as ; , Suicide, it is Wrted,! is of frequent .occurrence among the Chinese females of the lowest, classes; and well ; may they seek - death, to - whom, ..from, the cradle to the tomb, life holds forth not one solitary, good. Lady Morgan. , her , own .hand. as-w- ill . - - Women in China. " I i In China, polygamy prevails virwill of the Lord." tually, if not by name; and ., the ; longer, and I.burst into tears, cry A long as you oppose the inhis ing,Oh' George let us get away J We were both so completely boWed sovereign, I cannot down with sorrow that we neither golden-roofe- d from this dreadful placel palace, with his one Bear Standard: The article of consent ,to your embracing 'that comprehened his brutality, northad Empress, six queens, and three him-- 1 abominable doctrine, and I feel it is power to resent it, but George said dred (or if he please, three thou- - your contributor Leonora in the true what Mrs. B. has said, that you subsequently that if 'he ,had. been sand) concubines? reflects oh tHe December number reminds me of will be either bloodatoned' or sent himself, that man would1 not have great scale,, the domestic establish- - an incident that has occurred during on a mission. He soothed me as left tlie house alive.1 But V it was ment of those among, his subjects my own experience of life in Utah, best he could, assured me I need his words sunk into my heart, ,be-n- whose wealth may permit the irra- - A certain elder who had ignored all fear he would break my(heart cause he was considered a justand tional indulgence' of .their passion counsel, in regard to rejecting his or. their pride. The female slave, privileges, because he had a wije by taking another woman, and that good man, arid from that very all would yet come right ment I was tortured and almost con-i- n who, at the head of a band of, in- - whom he loved tenderly, and who the end. sumed with doubt and fear. Friends ferior' slaves, is dignified with the was equally devoted to him, at last We agreed, however, that for the urged me to seek the consolation of name of superior,, (adequate to that succumbed to the continued perse-o- f wife) who has been purchased cutions of the priesthood, and made present he would be very cautious religion in my sorrow, every in-ihis mind to live his religion. He expressing his views, and not say fluence possible was brought to bear with gold, maye returned, if on up does not receiv the ap- - dared not tell his wife of his deter-provanything more against . polygamy on me. I 'vvent constantly to the trial she of her master. "Crippled from miriation for he knew how she loved openly. meeting house where polygamy Was From that day forward an almost dinned forever in my ears, and the her cradle, morally and -- physically, and trusted him, and also how very ignorant of any one of the thousand bitterly she was opposed to polyga-letter- s unaccountable change came over wickedness of opposing 'the of her masters or husbands my. He fully realized how deep hiim Formerly he used to talk of tial ordinance fully set forth, "my referred to lhe'( futile 'would be her sorrow, and how polygamy with loathing, now he physicalstrength gave way, and in alphabet'; of infancy .for,! all re- - dignant she would be with him for would say sometimes that it was at mind 'I became almost an imbecile, source against litter tedium) to dress having broken his so often repeated good enough doctrine for some peo- And as the months went by, and and to smoke are her highest pleas- - promise, so like a coward, he went pie, if it was lived aright, but .it gave me no signs or hopes of never do for him. I know tern ity, I began to think that I was ures; and to totter on the flat roof secretly to the Endowment House that he was' continually pursued by cursed of God, and was only expiat of her golden'cageher sole priv- - one day when she was confined to some of the elders, acting under in- - ihg my own sin. Then, when the ilege. She, too, feeble and imbecile the house by indisposition, and took the blasphemous vows that bound structions, and when they found mother love grew again so strong as she is, is 'outraged' in the 'only that he no longer talked against it, as to be uncontrollable, and both feeling that nature may have res- - him to another woman, The poor wife knew nothing cued from the wreck of mans op- they followed up what they deemed day and night were haunted by vis-- a decided advantage. .After six ions of the little child who had 'gone pression ; for the Chinese wife, like about it for several days when a months more of this persecution, from me forever, and whom I so thfe obalisque of Turkey, yields up kind and sympathizing friend told he became almost maddened, and ardently yearned to replace, in a her offspring a sacrifice to the mur- - her ias gently, as. she' knew how. Knowing that she must inevitably told rhe that he believed the best period of unusual weakness of mind dero'us policy of her ma:ster. If such is the destiny of the lady find it out before very long, she thing for all of us would be to sub- - and body, I took the fatal step, mit.. He assured me that matters yielded, and gave my consent for of the Celestial empire, the woman thought it her duty to tell her which could not remain in this way much my husband to share my place with of the middle and lower classes sub-- 1 she did as tenderly as possible. She was nearly crazed, and at to longer, and both our lives were at another. I was not allowed to re- mits' a yet severer fate. She it is stake if he did not take another lent, no time was given me to recon-wif- who feeds and rears the silk worm, first refused to believe a word of it, He furthermore assured me sider, so quickly was the matter set-th- she reels the prod ucej and works but soon she was forced to admit it would never make the slight- - tied. A girl had long been, picked and weaves the silk.' It is the wo- - the terrible truth. And terrible too, who cultivates the most deed it proved to her, for she est difference in our relations, he out for him, they were married in and whose deli- - came at last a raving maniac, and loved me and only me, and if I did theEndowmentHouseandlietookher not give consent, that no one could back to her mothers house until a cate fingers are alone fitted to roll died in the insane asylum, Now I would like to ask if this answer for the consequences. At home could be provided. He! had the finer tea leaf. Having thus fur- first I was angry, indignant, would enough respect for me not to bring nished her quota to the common wan had been sincere in his relig-meaof national wealth,1 she also ious conviction, and taken a second notlisten to the .thing for a mo- - her to my house, and I' know that wife from simple duty would he have ment, then afterwards I wept and in his heart he regretted the deed works that exquisite, gold and silver and prepares those gorge- - done it in this manner ? If he had pleaded, prayed him rather1 let us as soon as it was done. .But this filagree, die together if we' must, and our infernal doctrine will destroy all ousadornments, in which imperial believed that he was obeying the - revealed law of God, would he have to adorn baby with us, than to thus pollute that is good in' the' best men, and ere vanity delights divine-righte- the ponder- been afraid of d ruler any opposition, even e ous and puerile and disgrace our household. Oh long, they can learn to look from his wife? This very cowar- never to be for- - moved upon sorrows that would of the Celestial empire. agony of those j lower in the so- - dice, doing the will of the Lord gotten, days! Oh the martyrdom awaken ity in the heart of satan cialDescending yet scale, the female peasant of clandestinely, and breaking the most I suffered, in having my heart1 cru- - himself. Men who would not allow ' solemn vows that man can pledge cified over and over again. I, got to the wind to blow too roughly on China presents a still more extraor- to woman clearly proves that he has such a pitch of frenzy and despair their wives will learn to see them dinary example of plodding indus- no faith whatever in the divinity of that I almost cursed my darling boy, grow hungry and naked without a try. Exposed to the inclemency of the ordinance, but conforms to it who was commencing to toddle af-- pang, and their children the same, the seasons, with the infant tied to from fear of the priesthood or from ter me, and lisp my. name, as the Sometimes when I sit and meditate her back which she may have res- cued from the wild beast, or from base niotives of his own. I could the devouring' wave, she ploughs, mention fifty instances in which sows, reaps, and performs the thou- - this same kind of duplicity has been practiced, and with similar - an angel that 'I might go forth 'to sand offices of toil and drudgery at- suddenill taken was .our boy guish, the truthfas tached to the cultivation of the soil effects upon the trustful innocent ly, and although apparently in per- the world and proclaim A.B. C. from which' she derives so .little victims. feet health one morning, on the next it is. Salt Lake, December, 1880. This part of my story is done, benefit and enjoyment.' his lifeless form lay in, his coffin mnst be admitted Denied, too, all moral rights, she ready for the grave. I can never and I think it woman in the What trust myself to speak of this occur- - that I was excusable, if not justified incurs, nevertheless,1 a fatal respon- - ed States every should read, the d for her husbands delinquenrence. .Mothers will comprehend in giving consent for iiiy husband I suffers death with him as Lygamy Standard. I might per- cies my feelings, and to others pry grief to go into polygamy. which is too pacred to be even mentioned, haps have held out a little longer, his dependent, for crimes in ,r Mrs. Leander K. Stone, of 1 If it were not absolutely necessary but in all probability, the end would she could have no moral participa-- The natural death7 of her hus- cago, represented the Chicago Times I would not relate what followed, but have been the same. I yielded in thd family, during the meeting of the American how can these, evils be remedied un-l- a time of weakness, and whether or band gives her over to Gen-m- y who, to recover the money expended Association for the Advancement of less theirnfamy is exposed. While not I deserved to suffer as my her to Science in Boston, and sent to that husband pnd myself stood weep- - tile friend declared, I have been in her purchasei'may the highest bidder, while her own journal daily reports of the salient ing over the cold and senseless form richly repaid for it. the work of points of discussion. of our idolized little one, a certain! The second part of my story, tell- death is very frequently self-imprison- - ed, j t , I ot ! irio-perha- ps , n, ' al . . ! ma-wou- ld , : , . . e. at ' tea-plant- in-ma- n, be-ten- der s, ' ns . un-th- ' . . f . . i : Unit-sibili- ty Anti-Po-an- Chi-tio- ' re-se- ll n. |