Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-05-04

through the dark valley Of death.
For further information. read the III
chapter o. Geneais).
The whipping post and its advocates
form one vile and crafty serpent. ex-
tending les temptations TO the wives
from one end Of this Commonwealth
TO the other. The vile serpent whis-
rers into the ear Of every wife in
this fair Eden land Of ours 60, 20. do.
do. If the wives ask, 20 where ? the
serpents answer would be go where
you please-dowhaty you please-ouar-
rel Is much as you please-knock
down the fre-tongs and tread on the
cats tail to add to the confusion.
Play the mischief in general, and II
your husband says . word, tell him 10
be careful or he might get good LASH
ing. Yes, it tells the wives they have
become as gods. but the poor uafortu-
mates wives that hearken TO It's temp
tation will surely find, as their moth
er Eve found. that they have eaten
the apple Of discord.
2aoR " u tUAa t0F84S &U4U t3nU
The seFpsnsss trail i seen,
And crops q sorrow win fiearish on
while many graves are green.
/ am as much opposed to wife beating
a. Progress. Anon. Dr.. JaIap or any
other whipping post advocate. | am
open to conviction, and il they or any
one else can positively prove to me
that the whipping post i right upon
principle. then I viii be with them.
and not until then, in spite Of all
the personalities and slurs cast at me
by DR.. Jalap. which he did for the
want Irrational. argumentative ability.
He said in his article, was q whip
decorated head Of my family, and was
only mad because could no longer
practice wife beating on my lash pitied
wife. II he wants to Insult me. ]
would be much obliged to him to come
in person aad repeat his language and
not stand behind an assumed name
and attack me through the press. III
he knows my real name. and means
what he says, he j. an infamors cow
ard and q sneaking one. He then
winds his trashy article mp by saying,
if there Is any one this cap cts. please
give notice IN the BEAc0N. The cap
does not &c me, but he tried very hard
to make the public believe It did.
Does he think for momeat that the
public can Be deceived By such Graf
~ man0uvrs2 BE seams to be fully
possessed Of low cunning. msanness
and malice and perfectly destitute Of
argumentative ability DR.. Jalapsays
il has been twelve months since he
wrote q communication. would adj
wise him to make il twelve years be-
fore he writes another. and in the
meantime apply himself to hard study,
and not neglect 10 study Chesterfield. |
Perhaps in that time. il be applies
himself properly to his studies. he will |
be able. TO use argument in place Of
personal abuse and courtesy in place Of |
insult contend that the whipping !
post does not afford any protection TO |
the unfortunate wives Of this State. |
For instance, il 9 british man whip |
his wife, and If it Is left to them to set
tie the difficulty, il she feels in her !
that she, By her wranglingst
and contentious, bad been partly che
cause Of il. wonld she not rather set
tie the difficulty at home with her
own husband. even though be had
made himself such brute ~ to stoop
90 low e. 70 whip her9 Would she
not IA her become reconciled to him
If he has enough RanhoOd left TO ask
her pardon and promise 10 do better /
and be q man instead Of q brute ? /
Bnt snpboss uome neiehbor b. chance gets i
bald 81 theif diaienliy and Ne husbsnd 4 ~
ported Then he Is had up fnE lrlal On charge /
q wiz bealing, tie wife s summoned % ap- /
pear as q witness; his children are there as
witnesses against their own lssher; the has
band and father ID thea taken - tie Disgrace
with raw hide lash Iasa hnsasamd nfnnmrne
canaoa raasrn hnme with her mna his ehEldrsm
Even thplRh ~ conld - peEsumded toTetnrn
Aome she pitiinI wife wDnld - a1ai1 evxE ID live
wish him again, %. inaagine - g1ilfnl wih
raETie8 before coAd-neagz14 namsktnse. f6rue&
ID rive eHidenre aNninsE heR husAama. tie eyes
u lAe heaEilrm niulti1nds slnzinN ~ IN the
kace and nooe 81 them cnEing anylking Hnr her
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