THE MARRIED SIDE OF UTAH.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1730, 20 July 1874, Page 3

THE MARRIED SIDE OF UTAH.

ASan'Francisco'lady is communicating a few observations on Mormon life^ to a. New.York Illustrated paper.. 7 According to her account the practice of polygamy gives rise to a multiplicity of social combinations rather startling to the'Old-World; mind. For instance, two female friends fall out. One says td-herMf, Til marry her husband; and as the last wife, I'll get more attention and better clothes than she does.' She thereupon unhesitatingly seeks the husband, and her wishes are immediately granted; finding that he has all as, he cares to support, she goes to Brigham and says,' I wish to becom ea me ;ber of the family of Mr. Janes, Brown, or Robinson.'' Very well, sister,'he replies, writing a few lines, * here is your bill of divorce,.and I will see Mr. Jones.about it.' The divorce brings, in ten dollars to Brigham Young, and, as to. the subsequent* marriage, any protest that Mr. Jones might utter is quite useless. He must submit to his fate. Another inducement to marriage is revealed by a Morman lady,,who saysj: ' Now there was my second. I got a divorce from my first, and married my second just. because I was fond of his eighth, and wanted to live in the same house as her, but after we got so thick as that I didn't like her, and I found he had so many wives I could hardly get ; a. dress on my back, so I married my third, who was rich, and only two wives, and dressed me fine. Nevertheless^ saint' keenly resents any accusation of natural affection among the members of the community. - Here is an indignant protest by one of them:— 4No attachments! Why, - permit me to, give you an iustance of affection which is of constant occurrence. Home is pleasant, the children prattle, the fire burns cheerfully, everything is comfortable" and easy within doors, when the keen.blast whistles, and the - cold storm descends in pitiless fury without. He is indisposed to move; but : what does he do ? He rouses . himself and says, * My dears, I must go out;; Dress me! 1 In vain they entreat him not to expose himself to the ruthless elements. He is inexorable, and when at last his careful toilet is completed he shakes Mary's hands; smooths Jane's hair, holds Emily a moment to his faithful breast, blows Henratta a kiss, smiles at Liizie, winks 'at Came, speaks a kind word to Bella, and with a pleasant good night, he tears himself away from their detaining arms. Ho, breasts the storm, and, despite of the opposing .elements, he finds himself at. length in the presence of a young and beautiful girl. He throws himself into a seat by her side and exclaims, • Dearest Kate, I love you! will y*u be mine?' No affection! Why,madame; we're human like other men—or more so! No affection indeed.'