The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22

may be found, but not go often as people
suppose. Such dlscordant pairs cannot, as
rule, get much benefit from outside adj
vice, something a wise man is always chary
OF giving under any circumstances. Often
times nothing can make their existence toll
cradle except what the thcologians call the
grace of COP, which has raised drunkards
out of the gutter aud turned rcprobates into
the paths Of virtuc
A particularly bad case Is laid before us
by n tortured wife in Western State, who
thus writes
"sR write you this for sdvicc 1fitis possible for
you 10 give any words Of comfort beg OF you to do
So through your valuable paper.
Five years ago married aman man, he Is monster
some what -ans the wishes Of my parents md friends
my parents are both dead nowanl have tried to be
true wife and my husband WELL but his conduct and
abuse have utterly destroyed all love for him.
Ever since married him he has been insanely jeaL
Gus Of me and has never permitted me to go out any
where unless he was with me to watch me; would not
even allow me to speak to any Of male friends, and IT
bowed or looked at them he would call me every bad
name hc could think Of and curse and swear at me He
l. the most rrofane tllt It's awful to
hear him swear He scarcely ever speaks to me without
swearing at me and cursng with the vicst oaths
My pen cannot describe what have endured lie
TO be without heart Tears and entroaty all in vain
and avail nothing with him
once he Knocked me down and whipped me with \
hor-ewhp LEFT him then and went t0 my rclauVes-I
have brothers and ssters-but he followed me- and
promised such good conduct future II | would
only 10 and live with him again that / went
! live hundreds Of miles from any of my
relatives, and as he got back he
was the same ever, with this exception that he has
not WHIPPED before for think h. doe not dare to
for told him wouldn't hear that But he curses me
AMI abuses IN every conceivable manner except
using actual violence
lie IS sim insanely Jealous but never. never gave
him any cause toue We own farm and l have enough
to make comfortable. but what Is all tins compared
TO peace ani lover Nothing l should leave him. but |
fear him lie threatens with the most dire vengeance
II leave him II Is hard what can dof have worked
AMI helped pay for the place and stock and it, hard
leave aud get nothing ant he never will let have
cent OF c property lie can hclpit am but - years
cannot tear 90 look forward 20 lifetime of such misery
as have leen cOmp eed 20 endure thus far what shall
Idol - TROUBLED VIVA
Now this Is case in which it IS safe to
say to the woman leave the savage and go
home to your relatives. She has no chill
drcn to bind her to her husband. and there
is no law. human or divine, which compcls
an abused and insutcd wife to stay with
the brute who takes advantage Of his mari
tai authority over her To play the tyrant
and blackguard. She has right to leave
his home and seek a shelter where she
will Toe better treated, and she would he en-
tircly justified in doing IT, 1t seems to be
one Of those cases whore a separation Is both
desirable and necessary and the only way
OF saving the dignity and preserving the
wcll-bcing OF tho woman Therefore, II she
tells her story truly and fully, the best
thing for this one TO do is 10 give up the
farm and its master.