Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-11


willing to bear their share of the trou-
BILE cheerfully
How the young wife 1 refer to assist
cd her husband in that respect, I can
not say, only know that Dame Rumor
soon busted herself by reporting many
unfavorable items. Failure to obtain a
situation suiting his ability-poor
wages-frequent attempt to drown care
in the oblivion of intoxication, on the
Respondent husbands part, ceaseless
complaints and lamentations, with a
neglect of household duties, on the
wife's And now, notwithstanding his
entreaties and promises, she has return
Cd to her old home, leaving him many
miles from old friends and scenes, alone,
and uncared for. He requested her to
leave one Of the children with him, be-
cause, as he said, there was no one to
care for him, not one near who possessed
any influence over him. Nobody to care
whether he lived or died, or would ex-
tend hand to keep from his lips the
poison cup.
And she refused Turning deaf ear
to his pleadings she left him, not be-
cause he treated her harshly, for, as she
says to every one to whom she relates
the story, Though one would think
slight consideration for her husbands
feelings would induce her to be silent on
the subject) during all the years of their
married life, he never uttered an I'M
kind word. And yet, she heartlessly
leaves him to himself, not for any good
reason, bat simply and solely because
he COULD NOT SUPPORT HER IN THE STYLE
SHE WISHED TO LIVE
Verify my Dear MONITOR, the marriage
| service needs reconstruction. 1t is not,
that woman promises to cling to her
husband until death do us part" but
rather until he loses his money, and
that, is wifely affection Do you won
der that I'm disguised with my sex?
wonder that I wish I were a man for
other reasons than that I then would
stand some chance of being q member
of Company G.?
Do you know, I really believe that
more than half of all matrimonial diff
culties lie at the wife's door Oh, of
course, there's general cutlery at that
assertion, but still that is my firm OPP
inion, supported by the following argu-
ment.
Every one will ackn owledge that
wife's influence at home far exceeds that
of the husband. 1t is true, disagree
able man mars the comfort of all who
come in contact with him but then he
is not constantly at home, and so has
fewer opportunities to vent his ill-hu-
NOR upon his afflicted household. That
wife suffers terribly and unjustly, we
all know, also that the world contains
great many excellent wives, without
l
to say that this endless cry concerning
a husbands conduct is all nonsense Be-
fore you condemn man for being a
drunkard, for being harsh or unfaith-
full, or for any other vice, for that mat
ter, first ascertain how much censure
should rest upon the wife's shoulders.
The greatest drawback to man S
ambition, the greatest curse to thought.
full, loving husband, is fretful, incon
siderate, dissatisfied wife. necessarily
wishing for things unattainable ; con-
stantly piercing him with cruel taunts
and hints never contented, always sell.
fish, alb how few wives reflect upon
the misery and crime they are the pri-
mary cause of !
1t is no wonder men harden their
hearts towards the companion who rem
ders life so dark and desolate, no Won
der they seek refuge in drink or
death.
Only yesterday, in reading an account
of q suicide, L noticed this sentence ::
d" His friends say his wife was very ex-
travagant, and in order to please her,
he overstepped the mark and took what
belonged to others.
So begins. 1t seems easy enough
to take somebody else's money, conf
deut that one can soon replace it. Then
comes detection, disgrace, and suicide.
A life ruined by woman's extrava-
gance, OF more properly speaking, by a
woman's heartlessness.
AS for deserving husband because
he is in disgrace-why, nothing but I'M
faithfulness justifes that The greater
trouble man is in, the more he needs
a wife's attention but that idea seems
to have been discarded with the MAORI
ty of old fashioned good things. A wo-
mans work years ago, was totally differ
ent from that of to-day. Now, our
wives are so intensely selfish and
thoughtless, that I can only wonder at
a mans temerity in selecting one And
after all, my dear reader, that's but one
side of the question.
-A4eb&-
GREAT FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.-At half past