The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20

from rStscEioE by his wife. II Will aval
him little that she is nos free from blame
IN her relations with other rssn- Even
thai VIII carry with !, the fnsputaticn that
he was 6es5ised BY woman, and no con-
;uneiy is 50 bitter 20 bear and so provo
cative OF rsdicuie on tire par, Of other men
or OF other women They may condemn
the woman uasparingly, bar they viii de-
spise the man.
A woman has more respect for a man
who Is 3 master OF women than for one
who is dominated by them. They VIII
make hero Of one who is notorious as
wrecksr Of female hearts: but for man
who Is ruled by his wife or defied by her.
or cast OF by her. they have q contempt in
lated and are more morsifying than their
hatred would be.
Many men become leaders OF men and
hold their own against the world In spite
public opprobriar, but a man who is ridi-
culed never effects permanent strong
hold in Affairs. There are men eminent in
their way who have suffered from the fol-
lies and the unfa.thfuiness of their wives,
but 1t has been part of their character
TO conceal their wrongs from the public
view and bear them with severe dignity
He who. being dissatisfied with wife.
but being just man is minded 10 put
her away privily." has always had claim
IN fssl MI
Is never accorded TO man who makes
puerile and public confession that he is
not able to control his wlse's affections or
actions
What could a man want with a wife who
refused him affection and derided his
wishes? What comfort could her enforced
presence bring or pride in her possession?
Some wives are quiek-tenpered. provok-
ing, frivolous or exacting. but II behind 1t
there Is a warm affection and periods of
contrition or compliance, the faults Of
human nature can be overlooked with for
bearance or borne with fortitude. There
is no such incentive when the wife posi-
lively cislikes her husband and outrages
him as man by open and ayowed con-
tempt for him His ineffective efforts 10
keep her in her place proclaim not only his
inferiority TO her, but his lack Of a knowl-
edge of what is due him from himself.
The wife who wants to go should be per-
mitted to go. She VIII go whenever she
house-it cannot. in such a case. be called
a home-at every opportunity. and il she
do it surreptitiously the greater is his
shame. But is IL not as much due the
woman as the man that she be permitted
to escape the yoke which gals her? A
woman who does not love the man she is
married TO is not a wife. Whether mar
riage Is regarded as sacrament or a con-
tract, mis- is equally true. The essence OF
the contract is love and homer" and
broken and the marriage tie becomes a
mere matter OF ugly and onerous form.
There is no more formidable enemy of
mans peace than a wife held against her
will. 1t is often the case that the effort to
drive her away will only make her affec-
ton more tenacious, but no man yet ever
subdued a woman's heart--as her husband
by attempting to bend II unIovingly to
his command. Fear may resort to the
subterfuge of obedience. the want OF any
other place to so 10 or means OF support
may coerce her into submission, as man
patiently submits for the same reason TO a
disliked occupation, but it is the passive
submission TO fate, the turbulence of the
slave. II has no more to do with the true
affection of the loved, respected and COM
panion-iike wife than has the sullen obe-
dience of the galley slave in irons 10 the
gang master armed with the knout and
enforced with the authority OF merciiess
tyranny TO do with the toilsome and patri-
otic service of the soldier TO the ringing,
stimulating. nerving words OF command
of the honored leader