Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-03-29

While we recognize the law, we cannot recognize
persons upon who it imposes such degradation
The law recognizes the right of the husband to
sue Tor and recover damages for enticing away his
wife, or for harboring her. We cannot afford to
lay ourselves liable to any man for enticing away
or harboring his wife. And while on this subject
l will say that have not found any adjudicated
case where married woman ever sustained an
action against any one for enticing away or har-
boring her husband. This, however, may grow
out OF the fact that no case of the kind was ever
brought to the attention of the lawmakers 1t
may be that no such case ever occurred, and that
this is why provision has not been made for it,
The law recognizes the right in the husband,
without the consent of the wife, to establish his
domicile in any part Of the world, and makes it
her duty to pack up and follow him. If married
ladies are thus bound, it places it in the power of
persons who are not members Of this society to
deprive it of its members. The members of this
society are, and must be, free agents.
II we were to open the doors of membership to
married ladies at all, then it ought to be free to
all. But the law makes distinction between
those who have had their curiosity gratifed once,
and those who have entered on their second terms.
To illustrates A husband has right to charge
for, and is in no way bound to support the wifes
children by previous marriage The law makes
no provision for their support, and imposes no
obligation on the second husband to support them.
The law, however, gives to the second husband, as
to the first, all the money and personal property
Of the woman he marries, without regard to how
many children she has Having stripped her of
everything and given it to her husband and then
imposing no duty or obligation the husband to
support the children by previous marriage, the
first set of children seem to be beyond the pale of
the law. Add to these facts the other fact, that
whatever the wife may earn belongs to the hus-
band, the children Of the first marriage are left to
gaze out Of the window Of despair, to the expect
ant pleasures of the potter's field. Every person
belonging to this society must be able to properly
care for their Children and have it in their power to
do so. 1t is not worth while to tell us that the law
regards the children by the first marriage, in the
event of second as outcasts, and that the new
love of a good man is full compensation to the
woman for the loss of her children. This involves
an analysis of mothers feelings, and none of
us are mothers. We have nothing to do with ma
ternity. We deal with things after they are born.
Instinct affection and love, with us, are mere
theories. LII 10 Wy ulooaiuhS ohooo CuuSS Iudb we
arrive at the distinction of ecectics and philoso-
piers. 1t is this which shows our superiority over
ordinary mortas.
II there be any among you who have, in your
minds eve, fixed upon second husband, and who
have children that you had before entering upon
the new love, convey in trust some portion of your
property to the supper, of your children, and thus
make provision against the contingency l have
mentioned If conveyances of this kind are
made, they should take place at least four months
before marriage, because there are cases where
conveyances of this kind have been regarded as a
fraud on the husband and have been set aside,
and the property turned over to him with which to
support another woman than his wife.
The law is very jealous Of women, and guards
them with more care than it does its criminals. It
has beon determined in quito a number of cases
that if during engagement, aud before marriage
the woman CONVEYS any portion of her nronart,,