Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-27
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The Essf NAV

Although nv last article demanded
equality, and required that by the law men
and women should stand upon the same
platform, rs to their rights in the settlement
Of estates: although claimed that the es-
tate should be settled and divided when the
wife dies, if it must be done when the hus-
band dies, | think there Is better way. In
most cases the estate should remain unset
tied till both husband and wife are removed
When the wife dies, the law does not enter
To break up the establishment. The hus-
band goes right on in the management and
control of his property Just a. if nothing had
happened. This i as il should be. Let Il
be the same when the husband dies. Do
not allow the law to enter the sorrowing
family circle, and increase the desolation OF
blame by taking an inventory ofthe property
and dividing it among the heirs. Let the
wife be the heir Of it al and enjoy i; Just
as freely. and manage Il lust a. indepen-
IDENTIFY. a. the husband would be allowed to
do, If his wife had passed away. Ii j. Al
fictiye enough 10 be left without the dear
one who has gone to have the dearest.
sweetest relations Of life broken up. without
deepoaing the gloom Of home. br subiectinc
the bereayed to the hard necessity OF being
plundered Of the livelihood she has hitherto
enjoyed, and compelling her to raise the
torturing question, '' what shall. ! eat, and
wherewilhai shall | be clothed How
painful To see the domain, associated with
one S life work, cut up into shares, u be-
disposed Of and alicnated from the Original
Inheritance. Let the wife do as she Will
with 1t. lust as the bereaved husband would
have done
w omen are Incapable OF mauaein. prop
ertyt some Of them are, ana some are not.
Il is with women a. with men 50 lar As my
observation instructs me upon this point
am persuaded that property is quite a. safe
10 the hands OF widows As in the hands 0i
wiiowers know Of several large estate.
lcit in the control Of widows. THAT have been
managed with c0nsummatc skill. and know
Of na instance of failure In some instances
the children would undoubtedly have been
better oH to-day. d their m0thcr~ had had
the management of their share OF the Uator-
mai estate Ii thorough examination should
be made OF faas. feel quite sure that the
average result would be- mar. favorable o.
women than 20 men. Most certainly m1ther-
lor their children as well as fathers do. and
wollt De quite as unselt-d in deciding the
question %. helping them
Widows might marry again Indeed.
and wilower- nere marry Tho never turn
the cold shoulder 10 She children O.. their
deceased wiye~, under the inspiring charms
of the second wife oh. n1.nevcr Such @ .
thing was n heard oi "a, o. home made ~
rul-.ye and iuhospi-ab.a hy ihe Introduction
81 q steum0thar
TIE objection ! au considering is childish
AMI is noi worth noticing and Sc; apr-e-
bend. oar legislators. Iu their excessive wis
Iona and l14'r.o keen up the ai~lu. and
wicked discrimination from the di~h0n0rahle
'ln-ilerati1n alluded o. The 1gat way is
..way- the way Can't something be-
lone about a. Mas. .hc c-lc. and ridden
l1- old monstro-Itr remain forever urla our
atltc books J. Ihe women Ir. D.. the
tau.e mar 70. effected