Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-12-12
Divorce.

Iibels for divorce are becoming too fire.
quent. The good name of the state is in
volved in the public semi-annual exhibition
in the courts of every county of the filthy
conduct and degrading sins of domestic
life. 1t is noticeable fact that in large
majority of cases the petitions for divorce
speedily follow the nuptials-within one,
two and three years. And in one case, at
the late term of court in this county, the
bride sought divorce from married life about
four months after her marriage. The facil-
ity of divorce has much to do with hasty
and inconsderate marriage. There is a
public sentiment that marriage is an erperi-
ment, and if IL does not prove to be all that
the parties fancied, it is declared to be in
compatible" and the parties should be at lib
erty to try another experiment. When par
ties begin to think their marital relation is
incompatible, they seek to dissolve it, and cast
about for some cause; and it is easily found.
The wife wanted a new bonnet. The hus-
band said il was too expensive in these hard
times. She, in vexed mood, unfolds the
full scroll of his personal sins. He gets
mad and shakes his fist at her, and swears
auuio'S .'"' nc WIN "e' "1 WV" "e
another day. The wife petitions for divorce,
and she and her sister, or other special friend,
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virtue ""' 'i"s' 'no"'u '' a "Aeu "'' W.,
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hianei' iuS'''u.ion' gives " "o'ia" u's"i'S
anu ho.o' anu S''e' nNe ''e ,io'"'' Vi '"e
uraco'l' may po'"V " 'e' o"ii''e" "' "t'
JeWeN' Duu "ueH ludIlldSe 10 Iech'eSSly
eh'ereu ih.o anu uiNo'oe maui e"Sy 'ne oo'i
Jusai reiaUioh IL noV res"rueu IT. al "'S'""'
'o''' ou' az te"i'"d'y 'a'iseiiie''' i'ieie
matter Oh BUSINESS
ihe wei'-oeiNg Vi socie'y requires .na'
the Whole CHARACTER oi ohe thihg shouiu oe
cha'iseu' IL 'iie reia'ion nas oecohie' Ut Is
muue ny 'ue par'ies' iiVoie'aoie, sep
dId'o" may oe uecIeeu' pu. no' u''orce
Marriase s''ou'u I've i'iu'sSoiuo'e' It's cohui'
tiohs 'he SUBJECT oi change
"heh husband ana wile are maze one IN
rei"''o'l '""' cal euu o'iS WIN 'ne uiSso
luton Oh soul ana oody' ana chiidreh are
Hedges oi 'ne hignes' uu'y ehJoiheu III 'hi'
HE wien iur'ier marriage vi divorced per
sons oecoi'ies iiiiPoSsioie save III eAcePtioha
cases 'ne'' '''"' ie'erisi ''ch''s ior no'ei'N
anu mere experiment III ohat winch Is most
sacreu anu Priceiess III 'ie organic structure
Oh society, ana its moral health' VIII END
Anu d reia.ioh disturbed, IL may De- oy
iriVo''s ana 'oiiy' VIII become "hat II
- 1850