The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-05-04

revivlng now ana then 70 reprOacn me Wltn, eelnsn creature, heartless man and when at last remon- strated with her for being silly and childish she said was brute, and that she was going to her fathers, whereupon immediately left the house, never dreaming she would carry her threat into effect. But when returned at my usual hour, she was gone, and have never seen her since for did not follow. And about two years after had off, cial notification that she was suing for a divorce which she got, for made no opposition.
 Now, If have a weakness 1t Is that am wholly unable to resist the charms of woman, and com petely incapacitated for intelligent, responsible action when brought face to face with her rresst- ibe arts. And like the poor insect that hovers the flame to its own destruction, l. too, would circle around and around but ultimately surrender all and become a meek and lowly sacrifice on the altar of feminine tyranny.
 Thus it was when I met her who became my second wife. She belle of many seasons standing, and had expressed desire to meet the man who was divorced. In fact, among certain of the gentle sex gained not little notoriety by my first voyage into the painless field of matrimony. We met, she saw, she conquered was young and again the thoughts of former times filled my brain and my hopes scared high. felt that much might yet be done to retrieve my first failure But when man plans without his wife, he reckons without powerful host.
 For some time everything went fairly we'll, but now my wife began to develop an over bearing disposition which, coupled with high temper, soon made life miserable. And when at last, for
 
 presence-she ordered me to depart from the house and never, never again return, did 90 without much reluctance About three years afterward during which time she had occupied my home in undisturbed possession, yielded to the persuasions of & lawyer friend and asked the court to give me divorce, which was granted and for which kind act my legal friend charged me only fifty dollars, explaining at the same time that, we had been school Inmates, he felt real delicacy in making capital out of his old friends misfortunes.
 su wwwAs Il incomprehensible, yet impes us forward into the very ante chamber of destruction. l was thirty years old in years, but an old man in human sor- rows, when met my third wife. She was a widow and the conquest though spirited, was easy to her and soon over l refrain from lengthy condolences about my trials at this period. But Ihave learned to listen with alarm and trembe when hear the name widow uttered. The end came It was when awoke one morning to find that she had gone gone away with another man, whom had believed to be an honest friend. And few days later received note coolly informing me that they had stopped in Chicago, and she had got divorce heard some years later that her husband had com- mitted suicide, and that she was married again.
 Though my experience had been SO full of tumultuous and happiness. destroying episodes, yet felt and believed that there were women who though not realizing my first foolish ideal, pos sessed the qualities to inspire man on to the pur- suit of purer motives and clearer appreciation of life's real purpose; and guided by this feeling, thought would again embark my fortunes upon the matrimonial sea. So l sought out a quiet, unassuming maiden lady and proposed. Whether or not she had ever received 8 proposal before, have never been quite certain in my mind-though she says she has refused fve-she acted in such peculiar manner. But recovering herself in very good time, she accepted with prompt, business like air that could only come from long and patient study, and impressing me at the time that she was & woman of uncommon force of character.
 We have been married now fourteen years, and d0U Unffh hovo fhol Of woman's superiority, and the other day, when overheard my wife tell our oldest daughter, who is twelve, that she hoped when she married she would not be so foolish as to marry man without feel myself cruelty wronged and my life anything but 8 success. With none to turn to for sYmpathY