Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-20

SDunioniJ 9iE'F dtlW ~It4oy ~ xsaTr A.
water to her feetBi In the course of half an
hour sheiwas hetteri but the head-ache re-
aMr. Green and the 9coasin came back :
from their ride with every evidence Of
having enjoyed themselves. Both were in 7
high, ,spiritssdIs wondered as / looked, at
the cousins bright, healthy face, and then
at Mrs. Green's shadowy countenahce 1soo
pale ana thin If her husband did not takeiy
note Of the difference--if there was no LeRTn
IeiHess a1pi CONF ppassiop, tn bis heart-if he ,
ald not so plainly y see thst she was daritting
a"Pushed away, ratherr' spoke outone Of 3
the,company, sharply sdt' PUSHED out upon !;
t6e tbe liysT iEUs g5 death boat is thrust from
74I accept your better figure Of speechni
said other. SYes, the hand that shonids
have held her to the shore, thrust her, out |,
upon the dark river, and we who have loyiT;
'.'May 1t not have beer her own faultipo
was now suggested, 'fYou know, some NO.
men busy themselves amid their household
and motberly cares, and resist all their hus-
bands efforts TO draw them out INTO society
They shut Themselves In from the bright
sun and fresh health-giyiBg air-raway from,
social and. public life, and droop and fade,
self inundated, in their homes. A husband
is not les, responsible and should hotbe blamed
T'tIf our sweet friend who has left, us,nn,
such was the reply, Yhad possessed colder
heart, and also less loyal TO duty, she might
have been alive to-day. Buts had mind
OF exceedingly delicate organization, and
was hurt by touches that would fall lightly,
: aS feather upon most hearts. Mr.. Green
ought to have known this. She was his
wife; a true, devoted and faithful wife,
II she, was sol busted with home du-,
ties that she failed for lack of sunshine and.
air, the fault was his--uMr. Green is a close
man, as we say=;a, saYing, money-loying
man. He was liberal I'd himself, but never to.
his wife. II Expenditure was for his aEpe-
tite-his pleasure eoreonvenienre, or there was
/ no stint if1for his wife, or general house
| hold use, he doled 1t out with a niggardly
hand, He was perpetually deseantlng on
the waste of servants, the cost ofjiving, and
| the ruinons increase of price iu everything.
The consequence was, that Mrs. Green,
who felt that his homilies were for her ears,
and meant as rebuke for her extrava-d
gances, kept but one servant, though she
had little children, andiwas always worked
far beyond her strength. She had neither
time nor heart to go out. A domestic slave
-ahousehold drudge-an imprisoned nurse,
with a husband for master and driver; aud
she woman of the finest mental organiza-
tion,and heart thirsting for loye. and that
tender consideration so sweet To the SOUL
is 1t any wonder that she diedY marvel,
knowing her as did, that she lived SO
long.n 'nbai nt b1lgil. ro.g,o s,i-r -,,.,.
Other evidence bearing on the case was
given, all going to Show that Mr.. Green,
through years of petty home eNactions in.
difference, land neglect, had been the sole
causeQf his wife's early death, Daily he
saw, her bearing burdens beyond a wo-
mans strength; daily her cheeks grew
more white. Her flesh wasted her eyes
heavier, her steps feebler, her lips and voice
sadder, and yet the cruel tyrant never re-.
Tented, never relaxed, until thesilver chord
was loosened and the golden bowl broken
at the fountain ld i'TD vbfaf 10 brgylrul
Theytestimopyrgiye in some cases with
q painful detail of circumstances, was over
whelming and the verdict rendered withi
out one dissenting voice, was ''Gnilty ~
That is, guilty of wite-murder,sar adi IN
AS far as the evidence is before the read
er, hescan make his,own decision, and, say
guilty or not guilty, according to his esti-
mate of the case. II he be husband with
a pale-face, stay at-hofhe, over-worked
wife, heswill find, in what we have record
ed aihint for his future government that
= if observed, may put off for many years the
day of sorrow and bereavement. fit1 JOY
] . n a. HU.H 80.