The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-24
VALUE OF THREATS.
HOW DESIGNING PERSONS TAKE A
MEAN ADVANTAGE.

, The threat as u weapon of social war
fare has not yet been given its truly i'm.
portant place. The sanest persons are
' inclined to regard the threat as the out.
come of a vain and feeble mind and are
prompted to laugh when the villain
cries ''Beware!' Much as we may de.
spise the threat, yet it is indubitable that
more people are influenced and made to
do what is against their wishes by this
means than by actual violence.
, The threat wie]der is naturally punily
} proportional, mentally and physically,
and exercises his power most e~ffectually
in the woman's world. Women more
than men have reason to dread the
threat, for man can either afford to run
its dangers or proceed to immediate
punishment. The woman is defenseless,
and though she would frequently like
to proceed to extreme, yet traditional
convention keeps her within bounds.
Threats are so varied that it would re-
quire a large volume to describe them
all, but we will speak of the more com
mon.
The dissatisfied son is well known to
society. He greedily seizes every occa-
sion to drag his name through the mire
and besmirch the family. He is fire.
quently demonstrated with; PRAYERS,
tears, exhOrtations are in vain. Then
comes the last injunction, eff you per-
sist in this last course | will disinherit
you" go ahead" replies the young
reprobate: 'you cut off my supplies, and
I'll disgrace the whole family"
One threat is sufficient to procure the
means for his vile wants, and tl& house
hold lives in abject terror lest the
threat wielder put into execution his
promise of further tortures. 1t is not
only bad sons who exercise this baleful
system Of money getting; it is as freely
employed by bad brothers and husbands.
The pleasant and atfectionate brother
is probably o reading the society col
umns of the daily and weekly papers
with the utmost care. His drunken
comrades once twittcd him about his
''craze.'
well" said the unAAshing scoun-
drel, dye see. ! have a sister who's no
end way up, and when ! find she's going
to give a party to the nobs | drop her IA
line and say I'm coming. 1t fetciles the
stuff, it does" This heartleSs scheme to
fitch from her money to cover her dis
grace found II peculiar charm for the be-
sotted minds Of his companions. The
threat was more potent than the Der
Torrance, for if the good lady had had
the moral courage to send for an officer
and declare the fellow a lullatic she |
would hsv. Isan carnl f-,p, L., ,,,,.
never ending persecution.
How many women suffer from the
threat of their devoted husbands? And
how many wives slave themselves To
death through threats from tneir spouses?
The threat cannot be successfully |
welded by mel whose mentality lacks
intuition. To n man whose munitions
arc good, and who reads human nature
easily. the threat is "A powerful weapon.
Ii really requires a inan whoc eau anaIyze
emotion and passion TO reach the acme
of perfection as a threat wielder. The
vulgar threatener loses his charm, but
the accomplished villain can SO torture
his victim or victims that the pangs en-
dured by the patrons of the aut0 da fe
were exquisite pleasures in comparison.
Apparently the kindest and most sub
,er'leh1 htsoahuS can by Judlclously
OF the threat, drive their wives
'iihoS' 10 n~eSpcratlHh AZ Il No'lhi inc
'ioii' Aht ION" b"I ih2hl know ~ thG
Secfet Pail>'hnell' /" employ tho
'niea' ;" tH"I II l"S''rs every Hn2r
u your victim Dody the irhdercst
points IL YOU opponent arllor n'lst No
mat once ntlhG discovered II
: ihar'oion" What falh'ilca'i"he the
Lhfedt can axe Inc iAtfrHl glance can
'ec"ite IL t''oi.'' ana me person Is hS
;oihpieteiE "hoeF TIE glamour ~ th1s
'eilca'c lhIu'rl'l"h as III" "~linnuuVe
mouse III LII" c!""S Oh Il powerful cat.
Inc most sucr'H"ln! threat = not -
ne woman herself. i"i II woman It-
'ence ana puck Nhu" SIG" "lrcll'n-
stances 'an ne p'"F"h'h-!N rUiih!ttln%,
nero Wtpn 1lc person II" has vorn f.
lonor and protect viii rnSaw! h.Ui vita
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