The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-12-27
Divorces.

These pleasant legal jokers for tn, relief Of
suffering humanity, are becoming as common
as berries in summer. The papers TEEN with
accounts of them. In some cases the demand
for one is prompted by passion for another; by
an obstinate willfulness that yields to no con
ciliation; by disgust by the lies of other par
ties; by Jealousy; by all the different. wheels
that run the machinery Of the heart. Some
arc divorced who are childless, while Others
seem to regard children as a curse, for we sec
parents separate and turn their little focks up.
on the. wide world, each one of the progeny
wondering, as life advances, "Why didn't
father and mother live together in our old
home and take cure ofxs?" Even the sacred
duty Of parents is forgotten lin the popular
| scramble to be loose from the bonds of joint
housekeeping. Wealth is no bar to an appli.
ton for this elixir called DIVORCE: Position docs
not exclude it from its circles Poverty and
rags 90 not demand it so readily as affluencc,
because, perhaps, the means to do the law suit
ing are not at hand ; but poverty, poor child
OF sorrow, is 90 little noticed in this world of
tracts and tall-spired churches, that cases in
her court are often taken as "settlcd." and
parties are understood to be "not living togeth
er" today, but each "marriei to another to.
morrow I. Such occurrences in the middle and
wealthy ranges of society, give rise to grave
'suspicions' on the part of those who know
nothing of the cause Of the domestic imbroglio
one set Of gossips attaches wrong to the man,
another set are equally vehement in cursing
the woman. and, on the world wags in mock
cry OF the misery which the two star actors for
the moment have entailed upon themselves
The thinking portion of the community-a
hopeless minority, alas !-deplorcs the rashncss
both, and with becoming charity divides the
errors between the unhappy pair, and even so
far INDUCES in sympathy for both, as to work
for a reunion but no, Satan's school is out
| for noon. and an after life of wretchedncss
! generally compensates for the earlier days of
confidence and affection. "'Tis true, It's pity /;
pity lis it's true"
But enough Of the predatory: A divorce
ease recently terminated at Muscatine by CON-
promise. Mr.. Isett was the plaintiff. He
charged his wife With
"such an act
That blurs the g, ..c6 atd blush Of tnodesty
Calls virtue hypocrite takes O.. The rsse
From the fair forehead of an innocent love,
And sets a blister there; makes marriage VOWS
As false as dicers' oaths,
And sweet religion makes rhapsody of Words
The case, after being talked to pieces by
everybody in Muscatine-for the family was
wealthy-wss recently compromised by the
husband, on payment to--his late wife of $lO..
600. He retains the children. but she is per.
mitted, occasionally, to see them. She con-
sents to his divorce from her, and binds her.
self to apply to the courts Immediately for a
divorce from him, thus entirely releasing both
from any possible prior obligation. The Mus
catine Courier, in sliuding to this most melan-
choly fate Of persons in mature life, says:
The case has excited much interest in this
city, where the parties have lived a long time,
and enjoyed an extended acquaintance. This
interest was the more intense from the fact
that the dispositions of a number 0 + our leading
citizens have been taken, and were to have
been introduced ia evidence. 1t is better,
however, for the public, rs well as all parties
concerned, that IN amicsble settlement was
made, and thus the scandal connected with the
affair is hushed up. The matter IL said to have
cost Mr. Isett the best part Of S 20 900.