The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-10-30

mehd,n, anil so oii, i,i,d ai las; got i,es! &c
foton my plun.ler hack and forth. nnd
thought might ~ well get u woman of,ny
own. There's heap Of things beside these.
that she ~ do better than can. I reckon:
every man ought To have woman to do hi.
cookin.' and such like, 'knse i,'s easier for
them 'l'an il is for us. They take 10 i, kind
o. naturally lsfs sf,t4..l -t.,f
could scarcely believe that there was no
more human vein I'M the animal. and deter.
mined to s"ih, linn n little d.eI.cr -. z
And this bride Of yours is the ene, / supi
pose, that you Thought ofall the While you
were making your farm an.i L,iiding your.
cabin Iou haze. dare raw, made httl.
garden, or set out a tee, or done something
of the kind TO please lics aa a.nel' ~
H., lncver :::il"wed tpgrl a. woman till
I i.and my neighinss went plcad, rs i..e
with 'em, and then should got one right
thar. but there Wasn't any stout ones in cur
settlement, and IL takes 20 iurg TO make up
to u stronger, thnt | allowed mourhl ss
well go hack aud sec The old f,Iks. and Git
somebody ,lat l know u thar to come viii,
me- ssttgi. t7tsas iru s..
.And lad YOU no choice made ampnu
your acqoain;ances Z Mas there no one per.
son of whom you thought more of il,an au.
other . said 1. H,,v 't
'fea, the was a gal used 10 know tisl
was s,"u,er and liggefs than thi, on-. !
should a 90, her ii 1 could, but she'd no,
riarlied and gone oH over the Aississippi,
suinewhar.' a-r us., .D
The cold-hearic,l fellow +! it WAS a perfectly
business matter with him. .,sf
did you select this one solely OH account
of b-r size = said I. ,,
why, pretty iiuri;,' le replied ~ reckon
women are some like horses and oxen. the
biggest can do the most work, aud that's
What | want one fir.' r.s. 81
And is that all 2 asked more disrus,ed
at every word. DO YOU care nothing about
pleasant face TO meet you when you 20
home from the ficl'i, ur u soft voice To speak
Kind words whcR,you are sick, or gentle
friend to converse with you in your leisure
hours
Why, as 10 that he said, 4 reckon a
woman amt none the worse for talk kcca,,>c
she's stont aud able to work calculate
she'll mind her own business pretty much.
and VI she does she won't talk Il great deal
Ia me that amt what got her for
but suppose when YOU get home she
should be unhappy, and want 10 see her l,a.
rents and other friends . ar r.sss---- $50.
Why. don't allow she viii didn't get
her for that
'Brf if she docs replied, really anxious
to tonch some chord that might aft"rw AID,
sihrale in the poor girls bclalf; If she does
feel unhappy : y"m know ones feelings are
NOT always under their own con;rol'
Wall, If she does expect ] sl,an't mind
IL much, it ,he keeps il 10 herself.'
The selfish Lrue!
If she kept il l" heref, as yon cav, would
You not attempt to alleviate her sorrows Z
would you not take her on some pleasant
ride or walk, and speak very kindly TO her,
and erIdeavor To make your new home and
company agreeable 10 hei T.
oh! said he, laughing frebly, y shall give
her enough te eat anl wear. aud don't cal
cnlate she'll be very doansey if she gets
that If she is she'll git shet Of il after a
while -. ~ ',ss .,4 s
My Indignation increased at every word.
'lIut, you brought her away fem her
home 10 be treated as % human being. MOI
as an animal or machine. Marriage is
moral contract. not mere bargain f bu,i
ness. The parties promise to study eacl,
IT, You could not marry n woman as you
could bny washing machine, though you
might want her for the same purpose. ii
yon take the machine there i, no moral oh.
legation incurred except ,o>pay for it. BE
fore you entered Into this contract could
have shown you a insca..::..it he. world have
answered your purpose admirably. ltwould
have washed and ironed all your cloihvs,
and wi,en done. stood III s.,ii;e o;,.-asite
way corner till il was wanted ag in. You
would have been under no obligation, not
ei e,, to feed and cothe il. rs you now ARE.
Ii wonld have been the better bargain, would
IL noti
why. that would be according to what il
cost in the tirst place but il wouldn't he
justly the same thing MS havin' wife, !
reckon, even If il WAS give to you.'
NO, certainly mol ii would free yaI from
many obligations that you are under TO \
wife III WAS the first time. by the way, lie
had used the word.) and leave sou 10 pur.
sne your own pleasure witilJut seeing an,
s,riowfu; or so.r faces about ou.'
oh. calculate sour faces won't be much
account To me. Ii woman ~ mind her
business, she may hook as tliunderin' as y
live airthquake. sllai,'t mind IT, .
NO, ,sji i see YOU posscss very happy