New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04

,so,.d ., asiRu them, gave up the piano aud book
,ee,eor sdrcw the suit and he retained Al the
Ok a,.,.... named in the replevin. Knowing h.tl
bad rot ms to bring another salt before nayssaos
suSa coee arc Tor furniture stands now, far e
can is., ,u"' ~ E wisshelns psrors in Swissyssss
While nv home ia f,,, ished with rough benches GOV.
cred with bay cushion od go anu sa "a.
b,eiune are still in bis ln~ber wagon. I WA
twenty years M. ssisshel, rs wife, aud during an
that time he compelled me TO uSp';. mysep; :. va
summer OF 43 be collected alt 10 A,sa 10 ~
ned Il TO bis own nevscra, n ,S Tile walked four
miles day to teach district school yi2 per MONTH
az ny only means Of getting clothes l. n myseif end
G. Hawkins Of Braddocks Field father Of .'be inventor
of Hswkipss steam po~ of the trn stees VIE
paid me that sum- and kno the labor peri. %
part of the homework all the sewing in Mr.. sss-
helms house; and with 81 so of the money thus
earned bought material and made bonnet which
wore seven Winters without altering. permistsd
neone TO think did from eccentricty, when the
Ssc.s were, that the demands Of tho family upon ny
nnrse were 20 pressing could not afford auother.
This il fair specimen of the pecuniary regime undsr
which twenty years Of my iife were spent; 100
ders,f cd the modern agitation on "Womsns hishts
ia lot responsible for Mr.. Swisshems dfhcujnss.
was the st agtator and IL rs the courage OF Despair
which led me to turn and attack the laws under wnou
i
feet the path which to mine had been so thorny.
| Az for this suit of Mr.. Roberts only kcow Of
| what learn from this TRIBUNE ITEM When l Lass
bear frUm him he that Mr.. Swsshelm had in
form ed him coming back soon, aud any action
would be unnecessary. The evidence Of good cau,e
which then volunteered to furnish, he has not called
| for; cannot think why, unless his counsel thought
that view Of the could not come up, as the debt
was contra ned prior to the separation This report
leaves the impression that have tried TO make Mr..
Swssbelm responsible for my support after left hin.
,,a G.pra IN Tom
his custody have asked otbDg Of bin, but exception
from his presence. 1t does not appear possible that
this decision, and one rendered prior TO it, could have
been affected by my having opposed the election OF the
Judge who gave IT, and the only possible interpreter
ton lie that there is no process liz our laws by which
wife can enforce her claim Of support. 1t establishes
eyond question: 60 far as that Co Is concerned that
v lille womsD, by marriage, resigns all claim to the
D, oceeds Of Der industry aud the custody Of the
CHI dren she may bear, che acquires aid claim on
her husband for even the accessories OF life.
cole ct wages, while her husband &C lures that right in
her 'ead, aid when collected. may make such use OF
thema be may provide for her. may not,
Just as ne pleasee for Mr. Swisshem has ia tia, same
Court opsui'ed claimant for necessary clothing fur
nsted 10 months prior TO the Purchase Of the wstch,
and this was bought before left him for Minnesota
Then the whole amoont OF the bills is not 1.-THE of tie
po.seasion. had hoped hat after twenty years II
work witbon wages the law would have allowed me-
some clothes, ADD that by voluntarily resgring the
claim which .ancied it gave me on bis estass, and
putting myself le gay In the wrong by leaving with
ont expanat on, / might AVOID publicity, aud win
franc uillity for the evening of life; but was mis-
taken. Everywhere this spectsr pursues me. The
wilderness TO which l aed briggs no freedom. The
necessity Of earning q living for myself and hid
induced me to take charge of the ST. Cloud paper Tho
belief that my position, as rrnswa wife, made mo
vulnerable to attacks on my reputA ion as woman;
and the knowledge Of my poverty and dependencs
caused the attempt of wealthy polia ns TO purchases
aud convert me into tool Of oppressio u Ths pride
born of poverty lent thar bitterness to " resentment
which involved me in desperate publi quarrel, and
led to the destruction of my Office No that THAI j.
,sted, comes this long dreaded public 81 posure ny
Gcd ard Father is there end rest this side TAG
grsss Bot, "Tby viii be done cart 1, even asst
" Is done in heaven" JANE G.. Su IssHELn.
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