, 1879-08-09
DIVORCE 4 PROTECTION.

IN tht fsIilor ~ The TJthHHe*
CHICAGO, Aug. G.-Tbero arc many poor,
weary lives wrecked on tile nltar OF devotion,
nnil thc world takes M heed OF the terrible de-
sructIor., anl the immediate friends rass II by
rs Of little moment iu tho hurry u,ll bustiu Of
everyday existence. They ute not outward
wrecks TINT call for the sympathy thnt Is horn
OF ille eyesight, coming In contact viii. torn
limbs anil disfgurcl fenturcs; bAt,wrccks that
carry a world of scnrs u1nl wounds, and bruises
hidden nway beneath trAn1ul. null even bolly-
ant carbohydrates that aro washed back
md forth by tic nupttylng pillows Of Time, md
left struggling out tu lilo hrcnkcrs or thrown
up amid the vnclnttn;. sunl TINT gtIdes back.
ward un1 forward In answer to the stern tuatr
t1atc Of tho Hide.
We often meet Them In our walk through lie,
bu. they give Us no sten. AMI struggle On IN.
piticd ind ,nspprcciatel to the bitter end, their
scf.hacsitlco and devotion bringing no reward
until the River Of Death Is crossud, the threads
Of n now existence are taken up, nnd lifo bcgius
OH The other store. No ono pcrson can know
tlle suircrngs mil trfnls Of smother, a1,d no
tsniter low Insignificant they nay src,n to ns,
as VIC 1ack thetF surroundings, tc!r aspirations
and Development, we should ncycr condemn
lllcm for nrta that NO might yerF much
en.argp unon II placed precisely IN the
6htHG tDAltlnn+ WI GOINs0HN lnltlIA IN
oursalyea that IN others would seam Ike asave
aHl abtlinE oiFenses, BECAUSE: alas, VIC eannot
"sco onrsai' M ttlers sce u.s." Were xo lssa
prone 70 Ut IN Judgment on oilr neignt,ors We
al!o,'ld 10 tho moro ccTtain Of nut bping guilty
Of castlns stanes whcru only loseFs shud DO
acattereu. III Divorce as In everything olse.
thert hst wars thai arc dnrk, u,ll tlnser,lpuloua
poopr enough To I'LL them wfth Epcetrcs anu
sha:1ows that give the wlsolc structure dismal
u,ltl foratd'lhg abrcct. But II thcss poor wrccks
wo hnyc bccn speaking. ot could ilA7o sren but
ono Eatanl of hops btckoulng through lha
devious pathways, ui,tl dared to faGo Bctety HtNl
Inyentai, tho wounds al hsutaes might uysnt,t-
ally have heen healud, mud aotne grand aclteye-
mcnt hcen tltu ultimate rraulh
| VT tmyH all seen w0nch crushed and uhise,l
hy tansa who t1ase awosn to nratect md csserlsh
then nfsl mentally resolved lint nss k,lsh Etnto
oi al!alrs should ever gnvern our own lives. liut
u VIC have III nlvnrcs laws, n'nl We Mero!y take
ourselves away truM tim presence Of tho3a who
ha'u @ besnn.o 60 degraded and rouuiai,e 70 ,.,
what surety aayr no that nI,r privacy will nut
" Invaded nInt olr lives mute wrctrhcl hence.
1nrth by tliu unrvasuning demands VI those to
whot' ~ aru st!I! bouHd hy !awl D!yurcu gives
| our acts in Flit future.
lhe iaw Of divorce Inns been grossly ah.lscd,
h1!d tHt Is w!lF 10 many cry out avaiIlst It. Il
lsns bocE tIialu toul IN tho hatus ii tlsIscrp.
tcn. power over tho ncw, bnt u,cn a,a women
| Of principle will urFcr ab,sn tho mower th,t
brings agan tllu 10y ot kall.gurcrntnenl 10 thcjr
wcury ltye4, or places It .l'eyomt tsu rsarh Df
theIr vicious companions to rsndnr thrsr hulnes
| fmuoral Or unhappy.. II you had near n,ui
tear friend tanguishiug her lifu away III tlIu
clutches OF III lnebs4tr, n,sckly enduring shs
1aoss hcar!reudng a1use rht'lee than bring the
dlsGrAe Of oceo,utuK divorced wife upon hrr
friends, Hnsl only tint extronu coirs0 would
protect hnr from his yllafny, you wuiIL say ~
ito, WcEarlo thp disgraru, A0 that her poor
actlsi'g henri " fresd fros, Ills uL,,sc. 80 guy,
tive Us ntyurco aws, but with tllrtn give us tlG
| principle IL bc Just anA live upright, unselst.
lnyabi0 lives; nnI whcn nluh usla wome,. Dutfl
learn u sacrtics nioru Instead t,f uxaestuE 81
rnslcl, literu will hs lcss cuuso for separation
| and divorce. Husbands Tall into great error
When u.rf drop t,,sa lIttlu attenlluns t!at we're
So nttFActtsu before nsurriagc, nt,l su inylshly
| exnrnlet1, for by u continuance oi clcarncnts,
xolnnn's !oyo lnay bo kept green a,.d fruitful
through al! timu. Many poor souls hunger md
thirst tor tM raress ind Tenderness th4t
Eers 1aYishcd upon them during thu houeY.
moon, Ird which they supposed would a!waya
lust, nntl, ~ time pafscs al.l little by little
go'acs tho CONSTITUENCIES tl4at ilu husbands
!nse is growing le.s becuusu t4s ta.ldcr utteI
tlulls aasr ceased, l,rl brEln tu caAt about tleu
aud sre other homes frightened by AttentE,ns
md ln'tteAebs, unl wisll ulMt loug for the lov
lug days aEaIn. a few larsh sebuiEs when Ont