The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-13

:" could never stand it III the world add.
ed Mrs Pitts. at j. a dreadful situation
for woman to be placed in, Mr.. Larkin
used to De one Of the best of men. and took
the best possible care of his family. For
wears there was not happier woman in
town than his wife. hut now it makes one $
heart ache 10 look at her oh it must be
one Of the most hear,rendering things in
the world 10 have drunken husband"
"Well. all I've got TO say" spoke up
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 drunken husband, don't deserve
pity. Why don't she leave him :"
"That is easier said than done, Mrs. Pc.
ters"
81 should think it great deal easier TO
leave than to live with n drunken brute, and
have her He ,ormcn,cd out Of her If my
husband wee to do so, reckon he and
would par, before twenty four hours"
Now Mrs. Peters husband was n mos,
excellent man-and sober man, wi'hal,
And his wife was tendeilv attached 10 him.
In regard to his ever becoming dunkard,
she had rs little fear rs Of his running of
and leaving her. Still when she made the
las, remark. she looked towards him tior ho
was presently with stern aud significant
expression of coun'enaucc. This was
no, really mean, for him, but for the mag
mary individual she had supposeda rs hearing
the relation towards her Of drunken hus.
band
lyon would. would vou'" Mr. Pc'crs
rcrlied TO the warmly expressed resolution
uttered hv his wife.
"ycs. that WOULD half lauehinely and
half soiiouslv. roto ted Mrs. Peters
"Yon don't know what YOU are talking
aboni." smoke Mrs Grimes
Indeed then. DO consider any wo
man n fool who will live with drunken
husband For NV part. have not sneck
Of sympathy for the wives of d"nnkards-t
| mean those who live with the men who
heegar ard abuse them. Merc disgusting
hrn,cs the very 81 at Of whom ought t.
turn n woman's stomach
"You were never placed in such stun
ton. aud therefore are not competent to DO
cilo Low for - women who coo'i'ues to
live with drunken husband IS o. Is not To
hlrme. For my part, am inclined to 'hi"k
that, in most eases. TO live with hnshoud,
under these circumstances, rs the leas'oi TWO
evils
II think Won are right there, resumed
A.. p.,o.s % ,rom,n rarls towards hpr
own husband. the father Of her children
and the man who in lies spring time won
her best and unrest aHcrtio1s. very di'"r.
entlv from what Size docs towards another
man. She knows ~ h's 'n'' o"''','''
and remembers how he would still love her
but for the mad infa'u ton from which no
feels it impossible 10 break away. | he
hone TINT he will reform never ia'es h'r.
When she looks nj her children, even 'h"ngh
abused aud neglected, she cannot hnt hope
for their father. Ard this hope Keeps her
up
ANY woman is tool 10 'eel herseH up
with such iancies. There is only one rem
cdv. and that is separation. Iha'S wha'
III do. and every woman of sense ought to
do Don't tell me about hope or reform
ing. Its all nonsense. You wouldn I
catch me breaking my heart aiicr thH' lash
ION. tor any man. Not ! M.H. 'iers
The more Mrs ''''neS' am VIZ W.,
and Others present affneo '"', s'' "
the question, the more Pet''nao''"SN
did she mnlnta'n inc P"s'h'' sue ",'
sumed, until Mr. Peters c"o'd not h,'P 'e'''
ing somewhat veSed aud some i''''e NUT
Tie being her husband, ana the or'V one WI"
could possibly hold the reia,lo" '"""'"s
whom all her Indignation WAS or ""'
der the imaginary possibility oil us oeco'''
ing upI!rr
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"sa"" ..iaaI nn az, oce,,io, I'm, This
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