the number as high as eighty, in which case his children must be
too numerous to mention. Each wife has a room to herself. These
rooms are large and airy, and I suppose they are supplied with all
the modern improvements. But never having been invited to visit
them I can't speak very definitely about this. When I left the
Prophet he shook me cordially by the hand, and invited me to call
again. This was flattering, because if he dislikes a man at the
first interview he never sees him again. He made no allusion to
the "letter" I had written about his community. Outside guards
were pacing up and down before the gateway, but they smiled upon me
sweetly. The veranda was crowded with Gentile miners, who seemed
to be surprised that I didn't return in a wooden overcoat, with my
throat neatly laid open from ear to ear.

Nobody seems to know how many wives Brigham Young has. Some set
the number as high as eighty, in which case his children must be
too numerous to mention. Each wife has a room to herself, These
rooms are large ans airy, and I suppose they are supplied with all
the modern improvements. But never having been invited to visit
them, I can't speak very definitely about this. When I left the
Prophet he shook me cordially by the hand, and invited me to call
again. This was flattering, because if he dislikes a man at the
first interview he never sees him again. He made no allusion to
the "letter" I had written about his community. Outside guards
were pacing up and down before the gateway, but they smiled upon me
sweetly. The verandah was crowded with Gentile miners, who seemed
to be surprised that I didn't return in a wooden overcoat, with my
throat neatly laid open from ear to ear.

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