, 1873-10-05
FxrRAvanarT .M1N1BTERS.WIVE5.

xisted. -
ExTRAvAgANr M1N1BTERs:W1VEs
; Tho domaatio infolloitios Of the HOY. Aurod
YiRwa1i. Rector Of ST. Johns Church, Now
FORK City, lavo at last found thoir way into tho
,1blio prints, through atatomonts and counter
mado to tho VoBtry by tho Acctos
md Ills wife. Tho noctor's statement is q Gil
rious document, and doselopa sono facta whfoh
should stand "a q warning to other clergyncn
.Ao hage not get entered tho hymoneal Htate.
It appoare from this statement that blr. and
MrB. .Wiawall were married. in 1868. Mrs. WiswaNs
father had died In 1862, boqueathing to her ccr-
tain proparty, conaisting Of Illinois Central bonda
and real estate In Now York and lll1noia, tho
whole amounting to a58,0s5. The division Of
tho estate took place In 1906, and from that timo
to 1868, Mre. Niswal1 managed her own property
Previous to tho MARRIAGE Bhe sold tho railrond |
bonds, and with the proceeds paid her board
and current expenses. From tho dato OF tho
marriage to tho date OF the division Of the prop
erty, they supported themselves on Mr. Wis-
wallis salary Of $4,000 per annun, and upon
loan Of %, 500 raised upon tho undivided fourth
OF tho city property. Had they been content to
live in this manner all might haSe gono vol !;
but, when Mrs. WiHwall received her property,
Blo converted s14,ooo Of it, loaned on bond
and mortgage, into cash, and bought Il hand
BONO llouae and 1ot which they afterwards oo-
oupled. THIS was tho beginning Of mlsfortnues. I
Tile oxtravagant Mrs. Wiswal1, contrary 10 h1r.
Wiswall'a Judgment, furnished tho house at d
cost Of $4,000, which was obtained by the ealo
Of q part Of tho Illinois lands. Mrs. Wiswalls:
wants grow moro and more numerous, a S2,050
oquipago was tho, next extrayagancc.;. Ex-
peuByo jewelry next followed, and the
thousand and ono articles Of bjoutorio
and vrtu necessary to M expensive womans
| happiness began to pour in, while the worthy
| shepherd gr1lmblod moro aud moro, aud groaned
Fin Bnrit Oh he boheld tho vanities Of tho world
litteriug up the family mansion. AT last tle in
oyitablo result came.' The bottom Of the purse
waa roachot. Tho Now York rcal estate and the
Illinois lands were swallowed up, aud tho hand
some house and contents wcro covered
with mortgages amounting to $4,000,
and no money forthcoming to moot them.
o,a nm ,,,,,o,ro ria ;ntorytowa which
-,o,at hnvo t.kon :: n,aca in tho bnnd-
.an,. ,,o,,,o botwoon thu shon1,ard and hie
wife. aud how tho breach between them graau.
a1ly widoncd. Thon Airs. Wiswall got. jealous
-, nd, :, +,,o churct win vns nm of ;ta oc.
,,vo n,ombcn,. nnnurent1v without auv causo
,,7 ~. t,,ro,v a nav brand of f1iacord m thf
f,m;1v ,,oarth. At laet thoy ss,2arated, In con
tr.at ,,;t,, ,1ra wisva,l'a ertravaranco, n1r
w;a,ro,, n,o,,oa tha fo]lowinp atatemont
would further stato TINT have always devoted M
entiso SALARY to tho support Of my family, nnd that
personal oxpcnses ao.ng eao wnole 'oa sea1s se no
ssootv. sa1arv Of saoo ner ann,,m tint m
the ,cut Of q house occupied by Mrs Wsswall i
Twcnsy.fcassh street. $soo per ennu" servans s 10
av @ ~ eo d,s ~ ss1s so ncr snnu nmountfng
al to 81, ,oaabo, which leaves per annum $3.50.
am alao allowed oy your ooay $eoo per ahnu ioe lool
ans ,sa,Inn a1anco of SEQ Which together With b
$3.50. AMOUNTS to s3a76o, which ia tho amount a
Obliged to depend upon Tor tho neeessar'os OF Hse'
a Such Is tho substance OF this unfortunate a
a fair. Time Was when tue ministers "lie snare
tho ministers laDofS ano nolpeo TO make IL
salary go as far aa poaa'olo ous Inc e7tf"'aga1
q demands of fashlon nave gradually oFepe ose
), into tho church, onooaotodlY Afs' "S"au vi
!; | .,,hnnnv IN 1onr s9 sbe co,1d not koay, NJ,
y standard stylo proport1onato to that OF tic pa
d 1Ehionors. Hor bopaot must 10 Us nleo' 1er ]o'
- ~, elry as elegant her eqnlpago Us SNOWY Il
" husband'a means consisted IN Lis salary. !
re- could not afford to give her those thlngs' u
,a ,a had money why shoald she not Spond az h
n, lawyers, her agenta' and her brokers NC
"a oe tho aame opinion. for thov Ind ala
-, oyos on commissions. Their united effort
IL spend it VAS entirely successful. Tor 1t does
VI tako very long to spend seoooo. But was !
}s, rama worfh the card,e7 Mira. Wis,ya11 In,