Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-07-24
MAKE YOUR WILL.
Something Every Man Should DO. If He
Loves Ills wife.

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Loves Ills wife.
A great deal of physical suffering
and mental misery might be pre-
vented If those who have property to
leave would secure 1t by will to those
who are entitled 10 IL and for whom It
is intended This is especially true in
the case of husbands. the laws for
widows being neither generous nor
Just.
Some years ago my heart was wrung
by the sorrows Of poor old lady,
whose story ran something like this:
Her husband died without making the
will which he mad always promised
her 10 execute. and by the law sho
could hav5 but n third OF the
property. The remainder went TO
the daughter. fair young girl
just blossoming into u most
attractive womanhood. The property
consisted solely of n comfortable house
and the lot upon which it STOOL Tho
place was the product of tho joint
earnings and savings of husband and
wife, who hogan life with nolhing but
strong hands and hearts devoted to
each other At seventeen The daugli-
ter who had been kept at school by
her mothers untiring lab II, married
a young physician. and he came TO
live with them in the old homo. By.
and by he began 10 show an arbitrary
spirit toward the mother, which grew
at last into absolute unkindness.
StrSnge to say, the daughter joined
with him in an cndcavor TO drive her
from the home she had helped to earn,
and which WIS endearcd 10 her by so
many old associations. Presently the
daughter died. but not until she
had willcd her two-tllirds ioSlcr hus-
band, providing at tho same time
that her interest should not be sold
for n certain term of years. The
mother could not sell her third, for no
one would buy it so conditioned nor
could she live in the sam, house with
her son-in-law She could do abso-
lutely nothing, only support herself.
premalurcly old and broken by trouble
as she was, by the most unremitling
toll, while tho home she loved, tho
place she had helped 10 earn, re-
mained in the hands of strangers.
Mrs. Margaret w. Campbell gave q
similar case at the Philadelphia meet
ing. An Iowa woman moved TO that
State, when it was new, with her hus-
band. They wcr1 both young To-
golher they worked 10 clear the land,
to build tho log-house, and when n
storm overlook them before the rudo
shelter was finished, they knclt to-
gcther with clasped hands under Tho
quilt they had spread 10 keep off the
rain, and thanked God for health and
strength and for each other
Children camo. The wife took caro- |
of the family. rode on the reaper and |
the -pantcr, and chcerfully did |
the hou3e-work BY and by the farm
was paid for. A new. handsome, con-
venicnt house was built, but the old |
Lighthouse was left standing for tho |
it held. Every thing was
and wcll-to-lo. The years
went by. Suddenly the husband died |
without will. Tho soas-in Jaw and |
tho daughIcrs-in-law wanted TO havo
tho property divided so that they
could have their share, and it was
dono. The woman whose lifetime of
toll had so largely contributed to
the property was left with tho
use of onc-third. with such n hus-
pand and such home" she said, II
thought | had all the rights l needed,
Now know that women need laws
for their own protection"
Cases like the above are numerous
They make their own appeal. Every
man who wishes his wife 10 be pro-
.ectcd should project her by at once
making n will. Emily s. BouIon I"
Toledo Blade.