New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
FREE LOVE IN REAL LIFE.

the Bdtt0r Of Ths TrtoSne.
SIR All right-thinking men and women
should thank you for bold reproOfs of the thing
called free love- and its apostles 1t is devborn. II
the poet OF The Golden could have looked In on the
Essex Market Police Court little while on Monday af-
ternoon he might have the thing not in the halo Of
his poetic fancy, but naked, impish fact-a young
man OF sOme culture and much ability for business,
sandng In police court and hearing sentence that he
must support his family and give bonds or 90 to the
Tombs. suppose the occurrence Ia too commonplace
TO excite any interest But this full Of instruc
ton. History. they say, is philosophy by examples We
fear that our advanced thinkers the question Of
riage are living too much in world which is merely
IDEAL and they should thankful to have their phosO
ply set forth by examples from the real
The letters Of this young man, W., are before me-
Ten years ago his wife young and fresh and beaut
full open letter Of that period. "My dear, my noble
wife, MY dear, dear wife, am 90 unworthy Of
you" Ten years have passed within II years he had
made that "nOble wife" the mother Of nine children.
Perhaps does not look quite young and fresh
rs he Should his fancy be bOundi Should his love be
constrainedf What II he should meet ian advanced
thinker Of the other young and fart IOpen
letter to his wife written after the two reormers had
come together. "Dear Madam, you know that do not
love you and never aid love you as man should love
hib wife. Get divorce Break the legal tie that
binds US. II Is only sham. Get divorce and will
be your friend. will get you house. and yen shall
take care Of the children, and will support youas
long ss you are subservent to my wishes any other
employ6" Freei Eoblei AZ will make thee ono Of
my hired servants"
open another letter. "You say that you love me,
purely unsenshy. you do there Is one way to prove
it-aet dtsorce." You laugh. you unsophdstooated
reader. It 10 because you do not live on tho sublime
hishts Of our freeloyer. Mr. nlton speaks Of hypo-
theicai martyr to the marriage tie Gtng at the table
with his wife and wishing her dead. He will thank
IaffA Al IN
wish that y0u may travel tbs only road by which you
will permit the freedom Of true hfo 70 to me-"
nd that freelovers have much TO say Of true ie"
Does one begin bis aspirations for true Life as po-
tentia murdereFf But VITO may not that the only
test Of devotion to her husband b 70 Ret divorce and
become his hired servant. She may sue for support
We will follow her into court. .-
The wife failed TO prove that her husband resided in
New.YOrk Under oath he said that he Lived In Brook
lyn. Crossquestioned By her lAwyer-- Do yon vote.
Strip" YesN Where dd ron Esgistsr :" Where have
who say fSst man may nnooshty cease % love an in
ga legal Aham - and ahonld be -dseOyed-you stand
aShass before peJmY. You arc mistaken. n you DO
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such time as ind It eonveaieat 70 AZ my REGARDS on
Rs:uf' RssE NA' n' '.' ~ :. 'ps aAnA '1'n
mot think this man Vas sinnsE above an others.
write TO pORt case ANanSt teachings which behave
e q :H;SS s xsa .a % a aS' ss ss. s GH 20
sOmethns 70 gys bpead he eAieren, and found him
ates tSSt ne vas ssry detgrninsd He bStsved vita
M Tllt6n about marriage ana averee Icouid % moth
ine With him.H And Io9ul4 DO nothing, g, ~ a., -
We read Of One who ahopd zee of the travail Of ha
a spceioas ySfSse. Wondesed Whethkr Mr. Tiiton OF
~ ssasg sssndins n M PIase "a ssssinE Of the
Ness Yefk, Nov, & 'iHi. srst4 \ J" ~, VIDE.