Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-06


Be Inflicted Upon the Guilty Wife
and ParamOm-HOwels Differs
from Depew and Clews-No Man
nor Set Of Mon Has the Right to
Take Life Under ANY Circum-
stances.
From Harper's Weekly. by permission
Copyright. $780, by harper & Hrolhers)
1t seems doubtful wheather the sym
postum, as it has evolved in periodical
literature. is all that might have been
hoped Of such a form; and certainly, as
we have it I'm the Sunday editions Of the
newspapers the symposium is distinct
~ disappointing. The young men. and
even the young women. who invite dis
tinguished people TO contribute 10 this
feast of reason too Octen provide q topic
unworthy Of the guests. and succeed
mostly In making them talk b2ralues
unworthy of the topic. say that the
subject under discussion is the question
whether the high silk hat ought 10 so
or not, or whether geography can or
cannot De thoroughly selt-taught in the
collection of POSTAGE Stamps. or wheth-
or the divided skirt for bicycling is
more consistent with womanly dignity
than the frank ard simple knicker-
booker, still. there appears 10 De no
very good reason why distinguished
pubhcist or a leading surgeon, or o
light Of temperance reform should not
have something 20 deliver which would
not be so far beneath the powers of the
average man OF fashion, or collector of
stamps. or lady cyClis. as the deliver
anCes Of those greGter wits usually are.
But / have so often fam lshed al bar
needle feasts of this kind that / have
rather learned 20 sfun the newspaper
symposium and I was all the more sur
prised the other day when / found my
self reading. not only with refreshmeut
but with a certain sense of nutrition, a
symposium held I'm one of the journals
10 debate the question whether an in
jured husband should or should not Kin
the guilty parauOus Perhaps it was
because there was here palpitant
question, and NOT one OF those galvau-
ized interests such as are more COM
monty offered 40 the like banQuets; but,
at any rate, came away from this SYM
postum in the belief that had been
given a great deal OF food for reflection.
/ do not know, by the way, how relec-
ton can feed; but that ifs the affair OF
the man who made the phrase. and
merely use il 70 illustrate my point.
l.
The guests assem- led at the symDo-
stun / am speaking of were Cardinal
Gibbons, Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ Depew Mrs Frank
Leslie, and Mr.. Henry Clews; and
though I have no means of knowing
how or why just ttVse eminent persons
We're asked TO be Of one auother's COM
pany upon the occasion I fn6 q certain
prOpriety in their meeting which I
fancy was largely accidental. and was
probably the final result OF much more
widely extended hospitality on the part
OF the journal holding the symposium.
/ know how people send excuses in such
eases, and so one 20 his farm and an
other 20 his merchandise. rather than
appear at the symposium; and I confess
that l should have preferred o less Sc
leCt gathering from the highways and
byways for ] should like very much TO
know what plain folks think upon such
matter. If they think anything But,
falling this. L am sensible OF q fairly
representative quality iu the persons
who could not rec0llect q previous en-
gagement, and I have been very much
interested in their several minds. as
they have expressed them.
The prelate and the divine have much
the easier part 7 think They both
plant themselves upon the only princi-
pie that is really firm under the feet,
and declare that the injured husband
must forgive. as every other sort of in
jured person must forgive the wrongs
done him. no matter what One is
struck with the absolute sUdciency of
the Christian ethics I'm this matter. as
one is struck with the sufhciency of the
Christian economies in others. Forgive
that YOU may be forgiven; lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon earth, for
where your treasure is there will your
heart be also. It is an so simple and
IL is such an easy way out. III you APP
ply any other remedy YOU get yourself
into long embarrassment, or even end
less difficulty; you run into the tolls of
gle law In one case YOU come upon tha
question of labor and capital in another
AS ] say, the prelate and the divine
have far the easier time, but the BUSH
1Css woman who proposes that the in
Wred husband shall use common sense
ia the AFFAIR. and content himen with
being we'll rid of q bad bargain i'm his
faithless wife, has no very bad time. "
o. when you come TO the casuists, who
are willing TO grant some sort OF rea-
son 20 the men who makes himself @
murderer ia Furnishing an adulterer
that YOU begin 20 be sorry for them. and
ashamed for the 0tr0cious public opin-
ion which is responsible for him.
Mr.. Depow. indeed, perceives that tho
murderer. though he escapes the penal
t. I'm such case made and provided, does
undergo q measure Of punishment; he
achieves an unpleasant u0t0riety; he
languishes in jail until ne can be legal
IL acquitted, and be is sometimes cast
in ruinOus costs, and perhaps suffers
certain paugs of set-reprCach. He
thinks it would be better TO let both