Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-08-29
A DOMESTIC INCIDENT.

with feeling; 4 wonder how she stand,
: il. If my husband were to act so, il
would kill me-
Il could never stand il in The world,
added Mrs. Pitts. 1t is q dreadful sit.
uation for woman TO be placed in
Mr.. Larkin used TO be one Of the hes,
men. and took the best possible care Of
his family. For years there was not a
happier woman in the town than his
wife, but now il makes ones heart ache
10 look at her. OIL it must bc one
of the most hear, rendnc things in the
world 10 have drunken husband.
"We!l, oil I've got TO say" spoke tp
Mrs. Peters, with warmth, is that
don't pity her much"
"Why Mrs. Peters, How can YOU
talk sol'
Well don't. Any woman who will
live with q drunken husband, don't de.
serve pity. Why don't she leave hinlr
That lie easier said than done, Mrs.
Peters
1 should think il great deal easier
10 leave than 10 live with drunken
brute, and have her life tormented out
of her. If nay husband ware 10 do SO,
| reckon ne and l would part before
twenty, four hours
Now Mrs. Peters Husband was
most excellent mainland a sober man
withal. And his wife was tcndery at.
tached to him. In regard to his ever
becoming a drunkard, she had as little
fear of his running off and leaving her.
Still, when she made the las, remarks,
she looked toward him Qur he was
presenO with stern and significant cx-
preston Of her coantenance. This was
not really meant for him, bn, for the
imaginary individual she supposed os
bearing The relation towards her Of
drunken husband.
YOU would, would you7' Mr.. Pe
ters replied to the warmly expressed
resolution uttered By h;s wife.
Yes, that | would half Iaughingly |
and half seriously, retoricd Mrs. PC.
ters.
You doh'I know what you ave talk.
ing about spoke Mrs Grimes.
Indeed, then, | do! consider any
woman a fool who will live with @ |
drunken husband. For nay part, |
have not a speck of sympathy fer the |
wives Of drunkards--I mesa those who
live with the men who beggar end
abuse them. Mere disgusting brules--
the very sight CT whom oHght to ,srn 0
womah's stomach.
You were never placed in such 6
situstion, and therefore are not com
petent to decide how far q woman
who continues 10 live wilh drunken
husband is OF is not TO blame. For nv
part, / am inclined TO think inst, in
mos, cases, to live with husband un.
der these circumstances, is The least Of
two evils
This was said by Ms. Pitts.
think you are right there resumed
Mr.. Peters. A woman feels towards
her own husband, the father of her
children. and the man who in life's
spring time won her bes, and purest sf.
fections, very differently from what
she does towards another man. She
knows all his good qualities, snd re.
members how tsnderly he has loved
her, and he would still love her, but for
the mad infaiuation from which lie feels
it impossible 10 break away The hope
that he will reform never leaves her,
When she looks AT her children, though
abused and neglected, she cannot but
hope for their father. Ald this keeps
her up
Any woman i, fool to feed herself
up with such fancies. There is only
one true remedy. and that is separa.
tion. That's wha, would do. Don't
tell me about hope of reforming. It's
all nonsense. You would not catch me
breaking my heart after that fashion
for any man. No, T. said Mrs, Peters.
The moro Mrs. Grimes and Mrs
Pitts and others present argued their
side of,hc question. tho more pre,na,
ciously did she maintain the propo.
sition she had assumed-until Mr.. Pc.