Telegram-herald., 1891-03-29
JOYLESS MATRIMONY
Ths Causes Of Conjugal Infellcity
Sharply Pictured.
NAYS DECEIT AID WoslsS VANITY
Lead Ia Misery CshapPiasss ssd Divorces
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Man that Is born Of woman 10 Of few
days and fall Of fabrieatsoa- With all
very words and phrases he buildeth a
castle of exceeding eomeliuess - that
al who view IL desire 10 enter. The
brightness thereof shlneth sfar aud en-
snareth the heart Of woman. And the
more base the fabrication the more en-
traneing the snare.
What more beautiful, more perfect,
more holy than woman's eonfding ma
ture. It manifests ltself IN most charm
ing and diversified Ways. The dropping
OF the eyelid, the confidential Whisper.
the gentle yet quite perceptible pressure
upon the masculine arm, these are but
= few OF the many ways OF showing
perfect trust. As the feminine heart
merges from the girlisn breast INTO the
wonanly bosom rs chief ana bewitcn-
ing characteristic IS innocent eontl-
dence. The lover appears tie tells
her ne loves her, and ne VOWS sincerity
with such yehemence that he really
conylnees himself OF dishonesty for the
moment. lie toys with her heart aud
his passion until the two are lnexpllc-
ably mixed. Then comes the vow, the
ring. the prayer book and the preacher,
or mayhap the justice, as occasion or
decency demands. A week or more OF
bliss follows, but the game having been
captured the delights of the chase pail
upon the appetite and the zest of pur-
sult IS gone. A slight disagreement
comes. and soon His Honor Is asked TO
unite the hands which God (sl has
joined. His Honor IS q potent and in
dIspenslbie factor III modern civlliza-
ton. without his lawful and efficient
ard many sinners would lawlessly stalk
abroad.
Inordinate Fondness for Bulge.
Sometimes there Is really a good ex-
cuse Tor divorce. The newly made
husband may exhibit inordinate found
ness Tor DIS cups and may DOM his
wgfo's love IN book beer. She being
pure hearted and white souled cannot
tondle that repulsive thing which the
world calls drunkard, and HIS Honor
only utters formally the decree which
publicly breaks the bonds which long
before were hopelessly discovered.
There are wives who cling To the drunk
ard husband with tender tepacity
worth worthier object. In this city
there lives a beautiful woman, the
mother of lovely daughter and manly
son, whose husband has long been a
simple repository for strong drink
Only that and nothing more. Day after
day he haunts his iavorite saloon, re-
turing home only when pocket money
and treats give out. 1t IS related of her
that she meets tins creature on his re-
turn home with tue utmost of tender.
ness, whether his words are curses or
maudlin sentlmentality. Some days he
reaches the house and enters without
help, then again he falls in the yard
And this brave woman helps him into
the house which her efforts spare for
the family. School children have seen
him lying IN besotted slumber on the
grass At his door step, the sun beating
pltiiessly down on the up-turned face
until the gentle wife came out, and
failing to rouse him, shaded him care.
fully with an umbrella. Yet she ha.
never applied to Hss Honor for assis
tance. She took her husband for bet
ter or for worse. Il proved TO be the
latter and she cannot repudiate her
sacred promise. In Heaven there
awaits her all the happiness aud honor
which she has missed here with much
more for well earned reward.
He spends Hrs Time at Club and Lodge
Cruelty is commonly urged as ground
for divorce. And 1t may be either ex
pressed or implied. The word hass
wide range. Some women think theil
husbands are cruel and neglectful il
they take dinner and supper at the clut
houses SIX or seven times @ week, anc
spend only four or five nights per week
at brotherly lodges. 1t matters not il
club teachings are all high toned auC
moral and IL lodges are Instituted 70:
the express benefit of the wife, she can
not or viii not see the happiness II
should bring her to let her husband
march up and down q big hall, knock
mysteriously, turn elegant sharp cor
ners here and there. bow gracefully t.
some worshipful master, strut pom
pously and sing discordantly, all fol
her pleasure and profit, dressed and
rlgged out IN the meantime n enough
hnsel, flagus and toggery TO excite the
cUpidIty of an African princess. She
calls II cruelty and neglect. and HI,
Honor agrees with her. IL he stays on
too late nights she Processes to believe
IN his fidelity. Unjustly accused. hr
anger ARISES aBd ne will not conde
scend to explain that he only went fish
ing with the boys. She would not be
heve him anyhow, so he does not de
feud himself from the revolving impu
taron. He maintaInsa dignIfie slenc,
and II she persists in harssslng hin
groundlessly he has redress in the court.
for His Honor can here Re mad. to ses
how cruelty and unlustly the perse
euted man has suffered. He kaowl
how IL IS himself.
wemsn's vir,se Must be upque<tisn~d
Deceit and irreverence may otter
lead 10 divorce. and are openly urgec
as cogent reasons, but 10 is strane,
parody on law that infidslity, thougt
most common, u less often urged a. 4
reason for divorce than any caus,
recognized by law. Fsithlessuess. Dis
loyalty. moral turpsitude, perfidy are
slss. ali too common save in cour
records. Women BOO often forgive anc
overlook the only crime recognized hl
the Divinity az the true cause for d
vorce.
When the case il reversed and ths
wife - the inconstsnt one, the world
soon knows Of her shame aud dishonor
The best Of husbands can forgive much
bat not that. II "a the unforgivabl,
sn. and g = met with implaeable rage
The unwritten lsw esanerstes the hus
band who wllfufly kids the DESTROYER oi
his home and happiness. and publ,
opinion proneunees hlnl bIameleSs