Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-06-11

l,ah purchased fof ir ioatug Thermometer This II
found on their stal 1t Florence, bad been hfoken
their passage anar eudravofed IN VAIN TO replace
H. Ills wife tlen asked him for Of hs tbcrmoDie-
/ ers We replied that he constantly making Oh
srfys,ions with them h,h that they were mol, Il: fot
I her purpose, and would be spoiled by Immersion in
water Onc dsy ut 3 o'clock, 4. NJ, an hour in which
he always noted the de.fee OF heat both the hermon,-
eiers we're missing lilo family were al the dinner table
and suspreBg for what purpose aud by whom they had
been taken away he mildly asked bis fife TO give them
! up 10 him. She returned him answer. lie twice
repeated the request She continued sleni with con.
tempuoUs toss of the lead. On this, he told hei that
Il she would not give item up, he must take measures
! 10 compel her TO do
lie then returned TO his study which communicated
TO his edehamber cclng The door AFTER him. and pro.
cecdcd 10 steE all the oors that she could not enter
her bed chanibcr until she complied with his requsst
Suspertng his intention, she round another way,
and arrived just he closing the last door, Seeing
that she 500 late, sf caught out Of the nurse
their infant child, Andprescnted it soldier would
present arms, in order hat the respondent ii lie closed
the door, might hit the childs face. The respondent,
with the palm Of his lind, pushed back the child, and
with bis right locked r door. He even touched
his wife but she Immediately put a bandage
other eyes, compliance before the servants that
black and blue, bathh it continually with Cologne
water, aud kept IL thuscovered for week-ai(er per
severing for two days gave up the thermometers aud
! the doors were immcditely thrown open. The whole
ofihs ridiculous farce as evidently intended for eff
feet that incurred ID diversion Of the servants and
all others possessed Of he eas, penetration.
The respnnde-' 10 shNged add that, time aer
on gong into his study he found both his thermometers
Beside this event, the respondent knows nothing in
'he whole course OF his life which the inventive in
made.
B. The hrd specification is more definite and the re.
spondents therefore able the facts with precs.
ION In tie year l8eS, at Florence, a small, unbound
Door IN the German language, containing the fables of
Gallert, hat been botted by his second daughter at
this time niie years old The respondent epfoyed her
or her careesness and told her that she deserved to
have her earsboxed So saying he tapped her gently
on each ear with the open book ANY one who Knows
The spongy naure of German paper, will be convinced
mat even smrt blow could not have injured the child
AS was shecould scarcely have felt it, The petition
er uniformly nterfered with the authority of her bus
band, and oten with unmeasured language. On this
occasion she called him tyran,, and used other abusive
ep!ihets, all calculated TO destroy his influence Us
had found from experience that any atemp, to reply or
TO stop her ongie by entreaty argument or authority
mad no effect hdcue the only successful method
OF relieving hms,f from her attacks He therefore ad
vanced towards her, and addressed her in tone of
irony, sroking he cheeks and telling her that she had
no conception how much her present anger added 10 her
beauty. The straagem did its office Swelling with
Inauguration and anger, after few minutes she started
from her seat and left the ROOM The whole story of
MS coming at her IN passion, Selling and ringnr her
nose, and beating her the side of her head with his
cienched list, is fiction OF her own brain.
q As the next allegation is connected with the sub.
Iecl OF NE German gnyerness the respondent will re.
serve 1t till he TO the charge of mproper conduct
on his part towards that table Young lady U
Proceed therefore, to speak ofwhat the petitioner
mas next asserted that his crueles have been contn
n at
summer with peculiar aggravaton" In support of this
assertion o) she states that for some months mast she
mas oeen compelled to wear bandage round her wrist
from ,e effect OF his violence in attempting to hrus,
her from the room in the presence of her children
Inc petitioner, from the time OF her arrival in this
country has exhibited most systematic and determined
opPosuon 70 the respondent all subjects but most
especially that on which she knew him 10 be most SEN
suye-'he government and education of his youngest !
children IL showed itself in Stamford but less fre !
quently and pontedy because the respondent vas sef
dom there But from February 1s25 when she arrived
IN mddietown, until October of the same year. when he
removed the children from home 10 distant sciools ,Lo
opposition became in the highest degree violent and r
rtoting. The respondent endeavored TO bear il with
patience and TO couneract its pernicous by mid
measures AT tmes however his pate was exhaust
ed ana on one OF these occasions the following scene
occurred The family were at table and the petitioner
LOOK mat opportunity TO insult the respondent with dis
respectful ana abusive language. On this he told his
wife that he could submit TO be thus treated in Tho
presence of his children, and that either she or lLev
must leave the room. She refused to do this herself
saying, that whittier her children were there she would
be- The respondent then turned TO the younger chill
dren and told them 10 leave the room on Mis- The me-
ltioner drew them towards her threw her arms around
'hen ana mus prevented their wing their father
lie felt that his authority would be gone for eyer if be
uh not enforce his commands. lie therefore tool hold
Of ms VILE wrist, separated her hands which she had
cAsped together and having thus freed the children
from her embrace, conducted them TO The door All
This done with determination bot NOT in ona.r I,
required niue eAeron OF strength to release the chill.
any permanent injury The story of the bandnoe
around the wrist must he placedin company with tLst
d the bandage over the eye Florence Both were
worn for effect and both so evidently abgnrd no IN
gain no credit among the members of her bousehold
second charge-Insanity.
The respondent freely admits that he has said II, thu
petitioner that she was insane for il seemed 10 him IN
'e the only charitable construction 10 be put upon her
conduct ~ NP '''
In le, an unhappy difficulty arose in his church of
winch u IS unnecessary speak but which led 10
dissolution OF his pastoral connection with his people
ne noriiheatlon which thus occasioned 10 the nrnud
ambitious mind Of his wife, caused, as the RESPONDENT,
eheyes, the recurrence Of those feelings which had
een transient and eyanescenL In 1896 settled aver
ion towards her husband became evident showing II.
ell IN disposition to quarrel with him on the sgb,es,
eeasions-.o contradict him every subject whether
important or trivial and TO wound his FEELINGS in the
resenee OF strangers by the exhibition of eont.rnnt
o. his person She habituay spoke slightnpIv Of lie
ieigy' as being least priced by those who knew them
eS-tPent money unnecessarily because she saw Thai .
was annoyed by it-sncourSged his children In DISC
edienee te his commands-and in a word made him as |
'i -, as she had once rendered him happy I
Dunng the journey 10 Italy and Florence her con |
uet pore the same strange anil Maynard character
Shibited IN the ahlt Of the Thermometers the catch
ig up her child and holding that lis head nipb he
F9ck the respondent closed the door of her chaoe,
40 tie eanaage worn her eye. She suspec,sd 4
eope o. crimes On the slightest oeenions she wonId a
.euss hein OF being cheats thieves or impostofs
''Aennehs 70 persons around her would be suddenly
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