The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-09-03
A CAUTION TO GIRLS.
WARNING AGAINST THE PRESENCE OF
THE GREEN EYE MONSTER.

There are some men, especially in
the lower walks Of life, who are nat
uraIly jealous. Probably it is an IN
trinity for which they are not en-
tireIy responsible, and may proceed
from some mental defect rather than
a wicked heart. We know q shoe
maker, a well-meaning, pious man,
who has been married 40 years and
is Jealous Of his wife to this day.
She is a modest, virtuous, unprcten-
ding, hard working woman, the mo-
Their of a large family, who has de-
voted her whole life TO the car OF
her children, and probably never has
been absent from her home a single
day from the time she began house
keeping. She is now nearly seventy
years of age, but her husband still
buys her clothes for her, because he
apprehcnds danger to his domestic
peace from storekeepers and their
clerks.
A m who has the misfortune
TO he united 10 a jealous husband
leads a wretchcd life. The mania
generally shows itself before mar
riage, and a wise girl will always
summarily dismiss a suitor in whom
she detects this dangerous tendency.
Men who are always imagining evil
things of women should be compelled
TO live alone. They ought not TO be
permitted TO make a home unhappy
by their cruel suspicious. Women
have it in their power 10 project
themselves from this class of petty
@tyrants before marriage, but not al
forwards; maidens should shun them
as utterly unworthy of their notice,
much less of their love.
A foolish young girl in Maryland
married one Of these disagreeable
) fellows a few months ago, against
the consent of her parents. She was
only II years of age, but she thought
she was old enough to choose a hus-
band for herself. Her mother was a
; plain country woman, but she knew
that if her daughter married q jeal-
Gus mau she had nothing but misery
before her. During the courtsliip
there were frequent quarrels, and the
Y lover threatened to break the heads
1 of several young men whom he had
seen talking to his girl" Despite
e the warnings and entreaties of hel
parents, Ida Marmaduke ran away
e from her home near S%harpsburg ant
d married Thomas Ii. Benner, the sol
of a farmer residing in the same
: neighbothood, His connections wer'
j. respectable, his habits were not vic
s ious, and he had no glazing fault
!. except his jealous nature.
!, Early in the present week an ae
s count of a tragedy at the Antielar
,e National Cemetery, near Sharpsburs
S. was published in the newspapers
i Thomas Ii. Benner, keeper of th
ut cemetery, was shot by his wife
f. This was the sequel 10 the runawa
v, match. The thoughtless, waywar
a Girl soon found that she had Marie
to a man with whom she could have n
he happiness. He constantly accuse
her of being unfaithful, and if i
ed saw her speak to a man, it was suf
to cient cause for an outburst Of il
e temper. As already stated, Benn,
ed had charge Of the Antietam Nation
.er Cemetery, and lived in the "lodgt
house. Two or three weeks a:
n Lieut.. Haverfeld, a o%ne-legged Sc
le, dier from Indiana, was appoint,
in, Superintendent Of the Cemeier
on lie made arrangements to board wi
Ter Benner until his own family shou
Ter arrive. Lieut.. Haverfeld scarce
as spoke to Mrs. Bonner when he m
for her at the table. However, he fl
pa %quently heard her husband quarr'
lug with her aud upbraiding h
at On Saturday evening HaverieI
ing Benner and a man who was employ
ga as a laborer at the cemetery, walk
in down to the village of S%harpsbu
lie together. They returned about
"o- o'clock in the evening. Hayer6'
so went TO his room, but Benncr got
she to a quarrel with his wife, refused
nst 90 TO bed and finally laid down
The kitchen floor, where he pas:
eep the night. In the morning thee u
Ity. rel was renewed; Benner seized
her large carving knife and ran at
she wife. An old carbine, a relic of
her battle of Antietam, was standing