The herald., 1897-10-08


and this say most positively and In the
presence Of my God.
There are. in this state. six causes for
which divorces are given: First, adult
cry; second, extreme cruelty: third,
willful desertion; fourth, willful neg.
lect; fifth. habitual intemperance; sixth
conviction for felony.
I defy you or any one else on the face
Of the earth, under any one single clause
OF the above to brings any charge
against me.
Were you foolish enough to return and
enter suit for divorce, thinking you
could sustain 1t by the wild advice OF
some unscrupulous attorney. you would
only suffer the chagrin of having your
cause dismissed from the courts and the
modification of publishing to the world
our shame, misery and disgrace. A di-
vorce proceeding, under any circum-
stances would be simply frightful, for
l could not, and you certainly have rea-
son enough left to understand what
say-let you charge me with any crime
that would be required for you to get a
divorce-and 1 should, of necessity 10
protect my manhood and honor, be
compelled to fight you to the bitter end,
and that would necessitate the bring
ing up of the most horrible past in your
life and. family, as we'll as mine Now,
| beg of you to think well of what you
are doing, for should be compelled to
defend myself and fight you. my dear
little wife, and 1 hope God may paralyze
my every nerve when l say don't wish
to. if Go not speak truly.
1t is my privilege, in part it ie my duty.
to support you the rest of your life, and
propose to do so, of that you need have
no fear. 1t is my duty to support you
whether you return to Los Angeles or
elect to make your future home in Eu-
rope or the Hawaiian islands; that makes
no difference as to the duty required of
me by law and my conscience, but one
thing sure and certain, if you return to
Los Angeles to live you must return with
your mind positively, firmly made up to
live with me as a dutiful wife should
live with a husband who has done every
thing in his power to make her comfort
able and happy. You must return with
your mind thoroughly made up, abso-
lutely so, to give some explanation, if
not an apology, for the miserable, unholy
and cruel letters you have written since
leaving. Every single one of them l
have preserved. tell you most positively
will stand no more of these absurd, un-
reasonable and foolish ideas and imag-
nations of yours, and I shall exercise the
rights and authority husband has over
wife. Now I want you to thoroughly
understand me, for 1 mean every single
word | say and never again do | want
to be compelled to write to you thus. ]
have mental worry, anxiety and care
enough to try and manage my business
30 as to make it make money enough to
support you and pay your doctors bills
and expenses as we'll as my own, without
| being continually bounded, almost driv
| ing me to ruin and my death, by your abb
surd and foolish ideas and actions and a
continual demanding of division of
| community property"
| You may elect your home if you
chose. If you think you will be happier
| and more contented to stay on this
islands you may do 80 for another year,
or until such time as 1 write you to re-
turn home, and when l write you to
come home you must come, and that is
| the end of that matter; and when you do
come you must come with your mind
thoroughly made up to do your duty a.
| wife. This I make imperative. I shall
rot be harsh, unkind or cruel, but shall
do everything loving, kind and affec-
tionate husband can to make your life
comfortable and happy, of that you may
rest assured. 1 shall from this day or
exercise the rights only given me under
| the law as your husband. and l shall eX-
pect you to comply with them. If you
prefer to remain on the islands for one
year more I hereby give my consent and
when I see proper to revoke the same
shall write you and you must return.
| By my arrangements here at the store
I can only draw $3.50 per month; one-half
of that-$75-I shall send you on the 1st
of each and every month, the balance
l shall require. If arrangements can be
made so as can send yau s25 per month
more I shall gladly do so if you exercise
the privilege given you of staying an
| other year, which think under all the
circumstances would be advisable for
perhaps by that time a radical change
might take place in your mind and
| thoughts). 1t will be by far the best
that not a single line of correspondence
pass between us until the end of the
year. l shall simply on the first of every
| month inclose you a check for you,
money without writing a single line un-
less I see proper to revoke my consent
to your staying away, and I shall not
expect a single line from you.
Maud was here today from the beach
and in speaking of you she said she be-
lieved that you thought that I did not
care anything for you. Now, 1 know
full we'll that you know and think diff
ferently. You know that no woman
ever nursed her first born babe with
more gentle, kind and affectionate care
than l have you; no man ever surround
ed wife with more watchful care and
attention than I have you; no man was
ever purer and truer in thought, deed
word and action to his wife than have
been to you; and no wife ever gave hel
husband less in return than you have
given to me, and ii has at last reached
a point witbme when forbearance ceases
to be virtue, ard / plainly tell you
shall stand such treatment no longer
This is not said in anger but from the
very purest and best motives unde,
which a man can talk 10 his wife, the
woman of all others who should be with
him and comfort him In his trials ant
troubles and make his home a comfor
to him instead of a hell on earth; in.
stead of always bounding him for
separating divorce and division of "com
munity property" without the slightes
| foundation or cause therefor.
My advice given in all sincerity is t,
stay where you are another year. D,
everything you can TO make yoursel
comfortable and happy and or the frs