Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-12
An INCIDENT OF MARRIED LIFE.
The Inccndfary Influences Of DIR.
YOrk's Lectures.

DIR. York and his lectures have
proved themselves to be a disturbing
element in one household, at least, and
possibly other husbands and wivesare
worrying v the correctness of his
sayings, and their applicability 10 do
nestle life. The idres ct pendtes in a
Spring street home were rudely shat
tered on Monday evening by what was
at first an amicable discussion relative
to certain doctrines e~xpounded and adj
vocated by the Doctor in his lecture on
Sunday evening last. The couple al
luded to were in attendance, aud the
lady listened with evident satisfaction
to that part of the discourse wherein
the lecturer insisted that mutual conf.
dence was a part of the nuptial state,
and that the wife was entitled TO know
her husbands business and share his
secrets. The subject took full posses
sion of her breast, and on his return
from his business on the night i'm ques-
ton she iDsinuated that he had not
made her a depository of all his &C
tons and deeds, and as that had got to
be the fashionable doctrine, he had
better commence at once. This, how
ever, did not suit our Benedict. His
peccadillos and wanderings from the
path of virtue had been numerous, al
though well concealed from his part
ner's knowledge, and he did not pro-
pose to impart n catalogue of his vice,
to his better half, especially as she had
no condolences to make in return, so
he stoutly combstted the new and
monstrous heresy, and denounced the
Doctor as a charlatan, who WAS
travelling around the country and
throwing firebrands into once peace.
full homes. The argument waxed
warm, and the husband so far forgot
himself as to deal out two sounding
slaps on his wife's face, which action
seemingly reduced her TO submission.
A fit of the sulks ensued. and both re
tired for the night, neither in a very
happy state of mind. She, however,
got his breakfast yesterday morning.
and as soon as he made his appearance
renewed the subject of the evening.
AS on the previous occasion, hot words
was the result, and he started toward
her again with the evident intention of
renewing the chastisemeDt. when the
lady with a skill that would have done
credit to Joe Coburn, or any other
prize fighter, planted a square blow
under his LETT optic, n sent him TO
grass as deity as an accomplished
boxer would an awkward pupil. A
neighbor put in appearance at this
%juncture, and she describes it as
a very interesting domestic tab
leau. The man lay on the floor
a couple OF minutes, until the effects
of the blow passed away, and then
raising himself to his feet, cast a sor
rowfui look at his belpmeet, then re-
calling what had been the cause of all
the row opened IN the Doctor. The
profanity that he poured out, and
the many objurgations nat be cast on
that indivi iual was enough to damn
him forever II the stream Of obliquy
could have reached the object of his
wrath. As DR.. York was miles away
on his journey it is hardly ~supposabie
that the TRADE will have any effect.
Just mention the Doctor to him and
you will observe that il will have
much the same effect as a red rag on a
mad bull. Liberal lecturers are his
bette NOR, and woman's rights doctrines
his horror. We are happy to state
that mutual reconciliation was effected.
the neighbor wor to secrecy and the
black eye conveniently accounted for
by that old-time chip that has flown
up SO often and so OPPORTUNITY in sim
liar emergencies.