The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10
THALHIMER'S.

'wretcn OF myn hand the day of ro,
departing from this laul." wltlouf f..I-
ii1 ui+l lhe writer was not only wIal Ie
signed himself, u "treWo and l.u...,...
Id.ef bul also sincere and Ioral mani
There i5 letter from John pavnc 3D. bis
right honlrablyll MASTER" Join Passion
giving IL mot lively picture on the snn.r-
l.- among The people inflicted iu n.r.
u'liar cases by Jack Cale's rebellion
I"9Ne was caught Dog Caie. and clmo
near losing DIS lcdc" and did s.r..-
'.. 'o nc tae hands OF chat p0nu..
ut l-e Ill century, who. DIS. our. .f
lo-nty' heli ou- great promises ODD hI4
Io'IoNeis. There shall Doe iu Fu.lrnl
seven hall-pcnny l0lgrs sold Tor a. r.r......
inc 'ufee-hoopcd pot shah have ton b0.r.
ana 1 VIII make 10 felony Co drink s,...Ii
Deer There shall De mo- money. au sI.u
eAl ana drink ON my score ana I v.r
apparel them all in one livery. that fI.,
may agree Ike brothers ana w1rahIn r..
tneF Ioil.' But Jack did not treat JOIN,
I"y"e IKE brother They took AN DIS
tl'',. .,',' sools and they woiIe have
noH5S nay wye and V chylIr.n anal
leI,e her no more goods, but her l.yrtyl
and her sm0ck." -'''
PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
but the letters that tell OK the social
customs ate the most Interesting 10 r.
A." l"o'e DAYS There were such beIuls a.t
Pen, i'ilAs Aames. Dame Elizabeth Breua
Mli'-' lp young John Pastor, aud remind.
Il'I on l"e approaching Valentine s-DIy.
ana writes him % visit her from rbr,..
day tl Monday.
stephen ser0pe. wiIower OF 20 r-,.
Po7.' Tor inc hand of Elizabeth. John
fhslons sister, q girl of ~. A cou.-.
"liV'e JoAn mat Elizabeth "wns never
~ "iiiNs 20 none MS she is t0 him. Dr. BE-
be so tAdt IBIS land stand clear". and ~
nus children ana hers may inherit. and eLs
nave reasonable Jouure. sne Will Iage
ntn. RMS looks very mercanlrv. Iut fne
iHu-e5 sliL ann sure. aclu.t l.r. or. ar
.'"'' iHlusA-e tle sentence WHOM they
near that the Elizabeth WA never in so
sieI1 aotfo" as she is nowadays. Tor sho
may not speak 90 DO man whatsoever
nor with servants Of her mothers
and writes the same cousin. urair-
Joun Pastor % conclude the matter yg16
John Scrope at once. "witnout that ve
might gee her "a better" and "sha hath
since Easter The most part been beaten
once In The week or twice. AVID some.
umes twice in ono iay ana her head
broken in two or three places" It would
seem husband OF Cd oven without "A
reasonable jCinture would he b.ttor thau
a nome with such D. mother 10 may hayo
been. however that John Ser0no. as
husband. would have hHl the rleht 10
beat her 'once in the week. or twice.
though no such marital dlsciulfno Is re-
corded In these letters. But we knor,
from an author of The time when chiyafr,,
hourislcd that women d.d not have tho
pleasant time that romance would lead us
% think they had. Here rs the account.
1.-THE chevllier DO la Tour Landy .eu.
his daughter the story OF q woman who IA
r. the habit OF contradlctng her husband
in public. and replying 90 him ungrD-
cious'y. Tor which. AFTER her husband has
oxpo,tulatei fro vain. he one day raiseI
his fist and Knocked her down. ana kictst
her in the face while She was down o,t
broke her nose. And So" saws ~
knishtly Instructor "she was disag,,ro,
for life. and thus through her ul-fort,,,,
ard bad temper she had her nose snoti.,
which was n great misfortune "a no. =.
would have been better for her n b,,..
been silent ana submissive. for :. e o,,,.
right that words OF authority short8 a..
long TO her lord. and the ,yise.s hon.
requires that she should listen IN no9.,
and obedience Tho good chevalior mets.s
no remerk on the hnsband.r brutality 40
though II were by no means an unusual
occurrence.
The reader OF the PASTOR letters VIII
find nothing 20 equal this. but he viii
find enough 10 make him rejoice thar hs
does not live IN such n time as tho War
OF the Roses and that that age OF chival-
~ Is gone. r =
Ashland. Va, April 20. 1885