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Show ict vcrU Miun few h tl and ncrfj $tJomnn have NO. 11. Women LOSS. Only so much the less One heart has fallen away It took no light from the sun, No splendor out of the day. The sunshine seems the same, And the opal tints on the sea And the golden-rod- s yellow flame, Yet something has gone from me. One heart, one heart the less! When I name the name of my friends One love that was born to bless In a mirage of falsehood ends. The sunshine seems the same, And the opal tints on the sea, And the golden-rod- s yellow flame, Yet something has gone from me. Mary Clemmer. graph. The woman was a first wife, who was driven to such utter desperation by the neglect of her husband that she determined to end her woes by taking her own life. The husband was on his way to her house for a change of clothing, that he might attend his more favored woman to a party, when he caught sight ofher figure flying from their desecrated home, and, suspecting her intentions, followed her swiftly, and was just in time to prevent her taking the fatal step. For years they had been a happy and united couple, but at the time of the Reformation the husband was informed he had better not neglect his duty any longer, so he decided to take He had assured her a second wife. over and over that she had nothing to fear, for he would be faithful to her forever, and that only death should part them ; but the solemn, promise was broken, the tender affection of the husband was swallowed up in the mad desire of the brute, neglect and poverty took the place of watchful care and easy comfort. But this story has had so many, many repetitions, and has become so very old so many thousands of women driven to desperation that we are heartsick of hearing it told. In this particular case the man who had thus sacrificed his manhood led d woman back to the poor, her home, and with words of harsh ness and reproach for what he termed her folly, he compelled hei to assist him in his preparations lor escorting her rival to the party. Her anguish of heart brought no response of tenderness from him nothing but the cold command to behave herself as a good saint should, and lay no obsta cles in the way of her husband living his religion. Look again at the photograph; it is changed a little only a little. There is the snow falling thick and fast, the wind is sweeping down the mountains and through the canyons ; there is the woman in the tattered shawl rushing madly through the darkness of midnight to the river, but there is no footstep following her, no restraining hand to prevent her seeking the rest for which she has so ardently longed. We would that this photograph, framed and draped in sombre hues, could be hung upon the wall as a warning in every happy home in America. Only a wife out of the oft-repeat- I'HOrOMKAPJIN OF FuLlttlMY, Taken Fjom BY A nsbaitd. (or. 7:2. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY, 1882. of America: tainly nothing to grieve over, forplen Let every happy wife and mother who ty more are always to be had for the I think no more of taking reads these lines give her sympathy , asking. a wife than I do of buying a cow, prayers and efforts to free her sisters were the exact words of one of the infrom this degrading bondage . Let all spired apostles of this holy latter day the womanhood of the country stand faith. Indeed, many of our saintly is m Thete a them. united for brethren think less of taking a wife power combined enlightened sentiment and sym- than of buying an animal, for a cow or a mule costs money, and wives can be pathy , before which every form of injus.had for nothing. tice and cruelty must finally go doivn. But, to the subject of our photo Harriet Beecher Stowe. To the 1(cr own .. m" VOL. II. atvst at tire UTAH ARTISTS. Number One. A dark night in the dead of winter, the snow falling thick and fast, the wind sweeping down from the mountains and through the canyons, cutting to the very bone a woman wrapped in a tattered shawl, rushing madly through-thsnow and the darkness to the river, intending to lay down her life and her miseries together; a man stealthily following in her footsteps these are n the features of the picture now on view. In the photograph, we cannot portray the wild prayer for mercy that issued from her despairing lips as she was about to throw herself into the water, nor the hissing voice in her ear, angrily telling her to go home and not make a fool of herself, as a strong, rough hand restrained her from throwing away the existence which he had made such a burden to her and so intolerable to bear. Perhaps our picture needs some ex- d planation to those who are unaeqaint-ewith the beauties of the celestial marriage system a system that has our lovely valleys with graves and watered them with blood. Yes, in these smiling valleys have tragedies been enacted that the world will never know of ; women who have died of broken hearts, and their sad fate brought no pangs of remorse to the men who murdered them just as deliberately as though their lives had been taken by the knife or the bullet. And neither have many tears been shed over the graves of those who have put the poisoned cup to their own 'ips or sought the rest of the rivers quiet bed. ,What does it matter? Only a wife out of the way a common occurrence nothing to wonder at, and cer life-draw- hil-lock- ed e ed half-frenzie- way, that is all. For in homes American these happy now are there lovely young daughters who, perhaps, may sometime share the same fate of only a wife out of the way. 1 " No lu Womaa. Mr. Arthur Pratt, a son of the late Orson Pratt, whose name seems almost inseparable from Mormon polygamy, while in Washington lately was interviewed by a newspaper reporter. In reply to the inquiry how it happened he was not a Mormon, he said : I will tell you why. I am the son of my fathers first wife, and had a mother who taught me the evils of the system. The fact has been mentioned in these columns before that none of the children of Orson Pratts first wife were adherents of Mormonism, and that it was the result of their mothers teaching, but no one has told of the sufferings and privations endured by this brave woman during the long years that she was a victim of the most unceasing persecution, because she dared protest against the wicked abomination of polygamy which had wrecked her own happiness and destroyed the peace of what might have been one of the happiest households in the country. But now that Mr. Pratt has publicly acknowledged the debt he owes to his mother, one who has known and respected her for years cannot refrain from adding another tribute to the character of Mrs. Pratt. Her course through life is only one more pregnant illustration of the strength and endurance of a mothers love above all other earthly affections. Mrs. Pratt came to Utah in early days, and though never believing in the doctrine of polygamy, yet for years she submitted to the profanation of her home for two 'reasons first, from an earnest, conscientious desire to do what was right as a Mormon, and to please a husband whom she loved with all the strength of her nature ; and, second, for the sake of the little, helpless children gathered around her knee. But there came a time when her outraged womanhood could bear no more, and she determined that her husbands plural wives should be taken away from her home, and as far as possible her innocent children should be protected from the vicious and contaminating influences of the system. Daily this noble woman took her life in her hand by setting up her own sense of right and virtue against the will of the holy priesthood, but she never flinched; with locked doors and close-draw- n blinds, behind which often lurked the spies of the priesthood, she instructed her children in those principles of truth and justice which have made them honorable and respected members of society. Many a sun rose which would have set upon her lifeless body if the desire of the Mormon Church authorities had been executed, and it has often been a mattsr of wonderment to those who knew the circumstances that she escaped the blood-atoneravenging hands of the But a mysterious Providence watched over her existence, and now, in the fullness of an honorable old age, her children rise up and call her blessed. V ERITA. s. 10 CENTS. Why George Q. Cannon was sent to gress. Con- The first delegate to Congress from Utah Territory was Dr. John M. Bern-hise- l, a man of considerable ability, a very good Mormon, but a monogamist. He was succeeded by VVm. H. Hooper, also a monogamist and a man of marked ability, courteous in manners, pleasing in address, and who possessed a peculiar genius for attracting people to himself. No man of his type was more popular in the National capital than this delegate from Utah. Dr. Bernhisel succeeded Mr. Hooper, then came Kinney, then Hooper again, who did effective vvork in preventing any legislation which was calculated to affect the peculiar institution of the Mormon Church. (Opinions differ very materially in regard to Mr. Hooper being a good Mormon, but it is safe to say that if he is not, he finds it to his advantage to appear so, and to maintain a good standing in the church.) During Mr. Hoopers last term the subject was agitated considerably, and the Gentile residents of Utah began to take steps to draw the attention of the country to the state of affairs in Utah. Petitions were circulated against its admission as a State, and efforts were made to secure some legislation by which the United States Laws could be enforced in the Territory. But Brigham Young in his arrogance, thought to show the country, that he, the Mormon autocrat was superior in' power and would dictate to the Government of this vast Republic. So, in a public speech in the Tabernacle, after ridiculing the idea, that the Kingdom of God could be interfered with by any earthly Government, he said,, I will send a polygamist to their' Congress, and in so doing, will cram polygamy down the throat of the American nation. Consequently, a Cannon, Q. George polygamist with four wives was nominated and elected, and which seat he has disgraced for eight years. Shall he be permitted to do so any longer? Let the American nation answer. Tiie grand concert and ball given by the Masonic fraternity in aid of the Library was a success in every way. Several members of Congress have said they knew that polygamy and church rule in Utah needed a heroic remedy, but just what, they The were puzzled to decide. problem is not at all difficult to solve. See the March Standard. Every woman in the country should read and own a copy of the new book, ism. The Women of Mormon- See advertisement in another column. We have received the circular of Mrs. E. T. Barrett, Sing Sing, N. The Standard is under obligation Y., public reader and elocutionist, to lion. A. G. Campbell for the who makes a specialty of temperof the Mrs. Barrett is Record, containing ance readings. Congressional the next number Standard for what kind of legislation is needed in Utah. See A PRICE the proceedings of the House in the highly recommended by both the Utah election contest. press and clergy. |