Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-04-16

United States--nor in holy state, for in
such state | never lned-but in a here
alter state. My husband threatened to
advertise me, if left him, and presume
ne VIII not leave his threat unaccomplish-
ed; and therefore make this statement.
that the public may be furnished with boil,
SIDES Oi the question at the same time, and
DE thereby aDle to Judge between us, for
: 1t must be known that my reputation is We
ry dear to me, inasInuch as it Gust me
great deal oftroub!e to get what Little am
possessed of.
The house he took me to when we first
married, he had told me SD many stories,
about it, that l thought it had at least
three stories, and it al! was mere story.
He had promised me fine furniture, and
when pinned for it he got me pine table
and beat me with the legs: he had no,
char In the house, and never even fur.
nIShed me with stool, except the stool of
repentance. never drank from Gun of
his, except the cup of sorrow there was
not window in his except in Winter. and
then there was wiEd oh enough; there
was not a sheet in his house fit Tor wind
ing sheet for one who had died in fit,
and he was always complaining took airs
upon myself, when he IS the father OF eve.
ny heir L have.
1t must be perceived that have been a
shockingly abused woman. Only last
Saturday night he came Keeling and fi,i-
ding up to me and requested to know
what lie Should send out to the shop and
tnr fur a.
and to last over Sunday told him cents
worth OF snuff, biscuit, candle, and
pint OF rum--now,l almost live upon snuff
and lie refused il; and II is too much for
flesh and blood to bear my blood is turn
ed To ink, and there's " hardly an-at,m of
my anatOmy," and do believe if was
dead and properly dried, an old fashioned
snuff taker might take my remains at a
pinch. lie got IN huff about the snuff.
and was Just as I'll bread concerning the
bread lac sand no light woman should
have candle. butsheuid 60 10 bed with
out one, and in resp1c. to The rum alone
he was willing to yield Tie pint.
He will probably say left his bed and
board assure the public lie had nothing
for bed but board, and that is no bet
ter than lying out when | was OH the point
OF idying-ln. No longer ago than yester-
day, he promised to buy me soft straw
bed to lie upon, but | found his promises
all straw, or rather found him all ..omise
and no straw, and all about the lying on.
soft straw straw bed, was hard lie on his
foul tongue, since his ashes must make
strong I've, when he is condemned TO b.
hung, and, to give the devil his due, the
time must be near at hand, I advise him
to sell his carcass in anticipation TO some
soap-boiler.
He may say he will pay no debts Of my
contracting-he is false loon for this in
situation if he does have always enlor-
ged and Sweited every debt owed as much
as in my power; was never known to d.
mlnIsh or contract one in my life and with
this, not one Of my creditors will charge
me-to judge of their late reluctance 10
charge me with other articles
10 conclusion, like dutfuI wife, have
LETT no stone unturnej to please nv hus.
band, but l have. finally, borne with him
till it is past endurance, and as there is
hole even in the holy lock of wedlock, and
the Legislature have key to it, am de-
termined to be divorced.
Respectfully,
CATHARINE THORAN.
Mobile, Sept. %, 1929.