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is said to be spiritually married, whatever that may 

 mean. Having been told that the head of the 

 Mormon establishment expects new arrivals to call 

 upon him, I did so, and found him no better and no 

 worse than any other dull old man without education. 

 The same cap will fit Mr. Smith, Young's principal 

 councillor, who, by-the-by, indulged in a flaxen wig. 

 Many a dark story is told about the doings of the 

 Saint, who has since gone to his last rest ; and it is quite 

 evident that in his younger days he must have been 

 an extremely 'cute party, quite innocent of the scruples 

 of ordinary mortals. Since my visit the so-called 

 " Edmund-bill " has effectually put a stop to polygamy; 

 and since the beo-innino- of 1883 no citizen of the 

 United States, whether Mormon or otherwise, is 

 allowed to have more than one wife, under threat of 

 penalties ]3y fines and imprisonment, deprivation of 

 public oflice and right of vote at elections. 



The streets of this modern town are broad and 

 dusty, and I had considerable difficulty in finding a 

 place where I might get a bath, the only one existing 

 was neither large nor over clean ; the hotel also was 

 very indifferent, and did not look sufficiently inviting 

 to make me prolong my stay. 



The valley has pasture for any number of cattle, 

 which are frequently found tramping between the rails ; 



