River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-05

wretched. Four times now has he
brought his umbrella to bed with him
and scratched me by jogging 1T around
with the sharp points of the ribs to
ward me. What on earth he means
cannot imagine. He said he thought
somehow it was the baby, but that is
so preposterous that | can hardly be
lieve him.
why can't youl Don't you remem-
Der perfectly well that | emptied a
bottle of milk into the umbrella twicel
Would have done that if L hadn't
thought it was the baby !"
"There now, Wilberforce, that 5
enough from you. DO let me have a
chance 10 talk And, Colonel, the real
baby he beats in the most malignant
manner. | came in on Thursday, and
found that he had laid the large fami-
" Bible on the darling's stomach. 1t
was at the last gasp. | never thought
it would recover
..Maria. didn't tell ysu that gave
it to the child to play with, to keep
him quiet -
"Mr. Fogg, viii you please let me
get word in edgeways! Our older
children, too, he is simply running. lie
teaches them the most pernitious and
hurtful doctrines. lie told Johnny,
the other day, that Madagascar was an
island in the Peruvian ocean, off the
coast of Illinois, and that a Walrus was
kind of race horse used by the Carri-
bees. And our oldest girl told me that
he instructed her that Polycarp fought
the battle of Bunker Hill for the pur-
Of Iafnttinor tho Sar0nnnG -
Not the SaIacens, Maria Lucy
misunderstood"
"WilberfOrce, | wish yeu would
hush His general treatment of me
was scandalous. lie was constantly
taking my teeth for the purpose of
knocking around the spigot in the bath
tub at night, when the baby wanted a
drink, and only last week he took both
sets after | had gone to bed, propped
them apart, baited them with cheese,
and caught two horrid mice before
morning. | was so hurt by his behav-
Tor that | drank some laudanum for
the purpose of committing suicide. and
then Mr.. Fogg borrowed stomach
pump at Knott drug store and pumped
me out twice in such a rude manner
that have felt hollow ever SINCE"
Il did it from kindness, Maria J"
s'Don't talk OF kindness to me, Will
berforce, after your conduct! And,
Colonel, one night last week, after |
had retired, Mr.. Fogg sat down in
| the room below and determined to see
| if it were true that candle could be
| shot through a board fence from a gun.
He dropped lighted candle in his gun,
and of course it exploded. 1t came up
through the floor and made large goh
of grease upon the ceiling, of my room,
nearly soaring me to death, and filling
my legs full of bird shot,"
maria, asked you to believe that
forgot about the candle being lighted
| did it in a fit of Observation-Disclosures.
"Do 90 into the other room, WILDER
force, or else hold your tongue. So
Colonel want to get divorce. Elk
istence is uncomfortable to me. The
lives of my children are in danger.
cannot remain in such slavery any
longer. Can you release me g
Colonel Bangor said he would think
it over and give her an answer in 9
week. His idea was to give her time
to think better of it. So then she told
Wilberforce to put on his hat, and
when he had done SO he followed hel
meekly out, and they went home. II
is believed in the neighbOrhood that
she has concluded to stick to him ant
prosecute him a while longer.