The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-10

whenever there is trouble and l
can't give any relief or remedy, 1t dis
tresses me, especially when the trouble
is of domestic character. Now here
is letter from a man who says: u
know a man, a neighbor, who IS OF
warm, affectionate, passionate nature,
and loves his wife to distraction, but she
is calm and cool and conservative by
nature and, therefore, indifferent to
his caresses, and whenever he ventures
to kiss her and put his arms about her
she repels him with such expressions
as, oh, Tom, get away; don't bother
me- She is pure, good woman and
loves her husband in her way, but she
never meets him at the door when he
comes home tired or disappointed with
his days work. The poor fellow
is really Eining away and Ian
gushing for lack Of love-for recip-
rocity, as it were-and can't get it.
Now, what is the remedy? CAM you
bring your universal philosophy to
bear upon this case and solve the prob
Iem?"
No, I cannot. I am helpless. Moth
ing but time will equalize and har-
monte that couple. | am afraid their
union was misft, but he took her for
better or worse and must be recon-
cied, In fact. he ought to 6e thank
full in these degenerate days that he
has found pure good woman, even if
she is not as tumultuous in her love as
he would like her to be. But time is
good doctor. Time will assuage
him down some aud will tone her up
some, for man and his
wife get more and more alike
as the years roll on. There were
some good friends at my house last
night and I seriously read to them this
letter and asked for advice about an
swering it. They all agreed that the
nan was not writing about his neigh
Dor, but was relating his own pitiful
condition.
A married man said, write him to
get away and quit bothering her when
she says so.
A bachelor friend said, write him
TO Hirt little with another mans wife
and she will come to her senses mighty
quick and return his caresses.
"rhat is all you know about it, y
said another dame. "1he firtations of
a husband destroys love and happi-
ness, too. They are more apt to bring
contempt and even scorn. A true wo-
man will suffer and endure any fault
or failing except that"
A young married woman said timid,
ty, "She must be very strange kind
of a woman not to like caressing, but
{ do think she ought to meet him
1t the door and give him smile OF
two when he comes home
'sHe must be right good man and
[ am sorry for him. said lassie in
her teens. cor maybe he is SO horrid
coarse and ugly that no self-respectine
woman would want him bothering hel
for kisses and caresses every time he
came about" said lassie out of nel
teens.
"Maybe he smoked and his breath
was disagreeable, said a benedict who
never used tobacco.
SO I got but little comfort from this
goodly company and my wife contin
ned the discourse by remarking in he1
quiet way, "Well, I think your FRIEND
had better have kept his misery tt
himself. Let him stick to his prom
Uses that he made at the altar"
cor apply for writ of mandarin!
and make her kiss him according tc
law" said learned Judge who wa:
present. 81 would make her recipro
cate if the case was in my court. The
writ of mandamus is a far reaching
and effectual process.
Well, of course, the conversation
drifted to the topic Of May and De
cember marriages, with grooms o
more than three score and ten ant
brides of tender years. We all agreed
that if such a groom had anything t,
leave such bride besides his name
and would depart this life in q reason
able time, she was justified in marry
ing him. But in the first place, tn
property should be in sight the "qui,
pro quo and it should be fixed, set
tied. lowered. dovetailed. clinchel
upon her, and there should be al
implied contract that he should di
in strict accordance with the dealt
rate, the expectation laid down in thu
life insurance tables. Indeed, if tn,
late frequency Of old men marrying
young woman is TO. be multiplied tc
an alarming extent, there should BE-
established death insurance office
so that the young girl could 60 to il
and get policy insuring the old mans
death in limited time, and if he
didn't die within the time, the com,
pany should pay her so much as she
insured for-say $1,000 or $4,000 OF
$50, 900, as the case may be. With
the money of course she could live de-
Gently and even secure a divorce on
the ground of fraud-fraud in not
dying according to hope and expecta
ton and an implied promise. Why,
| know lady who married an old nan
twenty-eight years ago. He was sixty
and she but twenty and as sweet and
pretty as q pink. He was rich and
sickly and agreed to settle on her
$4,000 to be paid at his death. IL
looked like he would die in year, but
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