Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-06

became its slave. The bonds were soon
broken; the first unkind words were
spoken, the words which are so easily re-
peated after they have once been uttered.
The first quarrel, that sad event in married
life, had taken place between US, and both
felt that, henceforth, that perfect love
which we had hitherto enjoyed could re-
selves of the memory of those cruel words
But we might be comparatively happy,
if this evil occurred no more;" so said my
weeping wife, when after passion of tears
she offered me her hand.
Things passed on smoothly for time /;
but the bonds were broken, and / ceased
to check the ebullitions of anger which the
slightest circumstances called forth. Be
fore the second year of my married life
had passed away became that worse of
all oppressors, household tyrant. At
any annoyance, no matter how slight-if
my meals were not ready at the appointed
hours, if paper or book was mislaid, I
would give way to expressions of anger,
knowing how unworthy they were of a
man and Yet, when again angered, re-
peated them, and more violently than be-
fore.
My wife bore this with patience, but her
indulgence chafed me, and 1 sometimes
uttered taunts which no human being
could suffer in silence. Then came a re-
ply; and when this reply did come, sad
scenes occurred. / would work myself
into an insane passion, and utter words
which in my cooler moments I shuddered
at, and which invariably drove her weep
ing from the room. And yet soon after
would she come and beg to be forgiven
for the very words which had forced her
to see her nr;de Tins bnmhled before mine
for never no matter how much in fanit
did T seek a reconciliation NV temner
became mora and more violent and at
Iength in ono of our freonent onarrels 7
nronosed a senaration Had q sernent
stnpo her She WnrId not have oazeS On II
as he did On mo Never sbaIl ? fforget ber
iooL so deadlv n.le 90 che came nser mo
ond ,iooeS hay bponS bpS ~, NV or,,
e Phii;nn sa;d she do von think T
oo,,id s,,rE;;vo a,,cb on octS H. ron thint
7 would cast . stain unon NV voynger s;s.
tars NJ yor th;nk wo,id seSd NV
Srav.b.ired narents sorrowing to the gravs
O. Ioor tho wor1d;s sneeI;nr 5;tya Nsvar |,
neverr, sbe exclaimed r viii die tirst
Persacnte me tnrtnre me- inti;ct everv re-
h,,t nene- Iii n oo,sant SpI - ,rnS ' VI
oood;no. noror sbom ,bo 1yor1d oaIl Nc
nUau, 49,, ,.-;fa go IL III w ha.i , Iii
I;uaI Vn,, Como 70 mo wbon 7 no. yoruo
90 ho,,1", U LILY, ~ tooI r,a 60 We" S "r,S
wboro Iad ~ na1sr knory,, sn-ro,v Jo,,
hona b1;ohtod The bones Of NV yo;,,s. -
life and Nv Won cot to caSt nc ayraS
1;Lo q TOW of ySSich 1o,, orc t;rod '
raoo;Iod ot r.wsoif. h,,t T rerno;nod ~,
cba I~od ~ ny 'N' : Ae--'iA "A
We had been marr;ed fonr vears ond
Fanny bad Greatly altered in fhat t;ne
The aaw 1;Sbt. hsarteS o;rl hoJ beco-no
the csin di1n;fieI womsn The world
looked mon ne 90 ersmn1es of matrimo-
Mol hanninese for ye yUere 10th too I,ro,d
to hetraT tho trntb
Of 1aie Fannv's manners had cbanoed
sbe cease2 tn renlv to NV fits of nass;on
neither did sbe now come and seek to
effect reconc;liation With me An ;cv
for ao,ns ti,,e. hrt yh;ia u,;sha5 IL
broken INV nr;de prevented me from
maxine the fret advances Fa;n would T
have beS II d;sne1lad hv ony mems wb;oh
won1d not bnmiIiote me Gr With oil NV
nnkindness T really loved NV wife re.
GREETED the violence of NV temner, and
lamented NV want of selfcontroI Rut
noW-wbat should I dor NV pride for
bade any advances on INV side. and 7
feared that none would come from hers
at length I saw that her pride was
aroused. and I dreaded that she would
obey its dictates, even though it broke her
heart, for knew she still loved me. Day
by day her cheeks grew paler, her form
thinner, and I saw she suffered; but my
fiendish pride would not succumb. Some.
times, when had almost conquered my
self. and had determined to effect a recon
ciliation. when next we met. a cold bow
from her with her stately manner. would
again awake the demon within me, and my
good resolutions were broken.
Thus matters stood, when one day en-
tered the room where she was sitting, and
excited by wine. which had become fire..
quentiy the case 1 commenced upbraiding
her ab0ut some trife. She answered not
hut Continued her work-a niece off deli,
cate embroidery. Enraged at her silence.
7 snatched If from her hands threw IL on
the CARPET. and placed NV foot on it. The
blood rushed to her male cheeks. her ewes
flashed with their former fire as she sprung
to her feet. and hade me restore il to her
ooh icicle." replied. are YOU melted
at last9 Give II to won't No, indeed. 7
will teach Won more respect for your hus-
band than YOU have lately shown, "See" !"
1 continued, as picked it up and tore it
to fragments-"s see, there is the frippery
which you think more worthy of your at
tention than your husband"
Anvtb;no ia mora worthy of II than
nv husband at this moment. abe renlied
Saw YOU sol saw YOU SO, madam" I
exclaimed. erasping her by the arm. and
hissing the words throEph- INV teeth
"then what saw YOU to a Separation? You
need not refuse. will have one: will
live no longer with such a wife. Do you
consents Answer mel" T cried
"As Won nlease ~ she renlied "notbipp
can he worse than this -
aTben Won cons consent at last ~ exclaimed
"Wei1 this verv dav T will commence ar.
ranpements
aWhen Won nleasen she renlied. and
she left the room.
I stood aehast at what had done 7
had nronosed a sanarat;on and che had
Consented con had .a;d that On mn that @ verv ,r,
dov T would oo,,nenoa ~ 49, NJ no,+s foyy
the nurnoseNand conld T breaf NV word !,
Confd go to her ond heq ber not 20 leaye