St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-21
NO FIGS ON THIsTlES,
Another Phase Of Married Life on SuEl<
nit Avenue.
MARRIAGES THAT MISFlT.
Lock Before You Leap, Girls, AMI
Avoid Blasted Life and Broken
Heart.

Some time since in communication
to the GLOBE | referred to marriages in
general, and now propose to make an
application which is true in every par
ticular. For obvious reasons assumed
names are used, aud not the real ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spence were married,
lived happily together for some years.
but he contracted the habit Of indulging
too frequently in Intoxicating drink,
which grew upon him from year to year
until finally he became a confirmed
drunkard. SO cross, cruel and unrea-
sonable did he become that it was i'm
possible for his wife and children to
live with him, and hence Il separation
and divorce. They had several beautl-
full children, and when the separa-
ton took place Mrs. Spence took them
with her. The dissipated habits OF
Mr.. Spence caused him to dispose of
about all they had and the money which
should have been used in purchasing
the neceSsarieS of life for those depend
ent upon him, was squandered in the
qualification of his unnatural appetite.
Truly the condition of Mrs. Spence.
without money. without friends, and
with several children to care for. was
we'll calculated TO try her patience, her
fOrtitnde and her devotion.
Among the children was bright,
pretty little girl, thirteen years old.
She was taken by Mr.. and Mrs Bruce,
who promised to rear and educate her
as one of their own children.
jennie Spence, for tnat was her name.
grew to be a lovely woman, possessed
of grace and beauty, and her presence
east sunshine into every nook and cor
ner of the Bruce mansion, and they
were proud, as they had right to be,
OF the young woman upon whom they
had bestowed SO much time and attcn-
ton. A few years after Jennie entered
their home SHE observed that they were
ever at variance. Thus matters went
on until finally Mrs. Bruce sued for a
divorce. which was readily obtained.
Jennie remained with the family OF Mr..
Bruce, whose kind attentions to her
were not unappreciated, and soon she
found MIR. Bruce in love with her, and
felt, away down in her heart, that MS
love was reciprocated. He pro-
posed and she accepted. For
some time she was Just as happy
as she could be. True, she was
only twenty years old, while Mr.. Bruce
was sixty. but he was q man OF fortune.
liberal in his expenditures and gratified
her every desire, making her one Of the
most happy of women. But i'll the
course of time he began to fail in his
attentions to her. LII addition TO this
neglect. he began to drink, not out i'll
town as most men do. but at home after
dark. and when under the influence Of
liquor he became cruel and inhumau i'll
his treatment of her. Often he would
beat her most numerically, to which
she submitted with Christian resigna-
ton, believing that she could reform
him. lie continued to grow more and
more disagreeable. The bloom of youth
on the cheek of his beautiful wife began
to fade. Life became burden to her
and she found il necessary to separate
herself from him. He is man of great
possessions, but neglects to provide for
her, and keeps himself out of the state
so that personal notice of divorce pro
ceedingS cannot be served OH him.
SO this once happy bride is now com
PEELED to work for living, with heart
embittered by the cruel and inhuman
treatment of him who promised to love
and cherish her so long as she lived.
There are two causes for this unhappy
state of affairs-whiSky and difference
in the ages of the parties. Young girls
should remember that there is natural
conflict between the budding flowers of
spring and the cold frosts and SHOWS of
winter. Youth and old age are incOm-
patibe. and few girls can be happy with
men old enough to be their fathers.
Girls, ''look before you leap and be
sure to select sober man, and be sure
not to be deceived by the prospects of
riches into casting your lot with man
in ''the sere and yellow leaf" for if you
do you will have cause to regret at your
leisure the step you may take too hur-
riedly. We often hear of misfit gar
ments; they can be changed, but mis-
fit marriage is one that must be endured
for all time, and generally results in
blasting the hopes. land happiness of the
fair woman who is party to it.
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