The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-25


hath is appointed to her whom he last
married, for her and her children: he
is also fined e100, and to be set in
the stocks an hour upon market day
after the lecture"
In almost all the states of our Union
divorces may be obtained for cruel and
inhuman treatment. 1t is interesting
to see what has sometimes been so
considered. In one case a court grant
ed a divorce to a wife because her
husband would not wash himself In
second case IL was allowed the plain
tiff because the defendant had said to
her, after they had been married twen-
ty-seven years: You are old and
worn out; / do not want you any
more"
In another instance a woman who
was subject to sick headaches, which
grew worse when she smelled tobacco,
was allowed a divorce because her
husband smoked. The amusing plea
was made by another woman that her
husband would never cut his toenails,
and 50 every night she was severely
scratched.
A fifth instance is where n woman
secured divorce because her little
man insisted on quoting to her pass
ages of Scripture and reminding her
in the language of the Apostle Paul
that she should be obedient to her hus-
band.
Some years ago Kentucky victim
Of mans inconsistency set forth her
Ilaint in a petition for divorce in this
style:
Dark clouds of discord began to
lower over the sky of welded felicity,
and the minacious lightning of dis
union began to dart it's lurid flames
across the gloomy clouds of atramen-
tai blackness, obscuring every star of
hope and happiness whose resplend-
ent glory illuminated the dawn of the
| first few brief years of her welded
| life, when she gave her hand and an
undivided heart to the defendant, who
| in the sultry month of July 1876, after
| having been warmly and snugly whit
cred within the fond embraces of her
| loving arms and closely nestled to a
| heart that beat alone for the defend
| ant, showed his base black ingratitude
| by abandoning her without cause
| whatever, except the Unsuitable thirst
| for novelty, which is the predominant
| character of the defendants nature"
If the deserted one was in the habit
| Of holding out in this style the wonder
| is that the union lasted as long as 1t
| did.
WOES OF HUSBANDS.
But complaints Of cruel and inhuman
| treatment are not the exclusive privi-
lege of the weaker sex. Husbands have
| made their share of them. One man
| claimed a divorce on the ground that
| his wife was in the habit of pulling
| him out of bed by his whiskers; an
| other because his wife did not sew on
| his buttons. A third wanted freedom
| because his wife gave him a violent
| blow over the head with her hustle;
and yet another because his wife's
brothers used to come to his house and
threaten TO thrash him, and make him
do everything she wanted him to do.
1t is only a few months ago that
| William Schineckebier, of Chicago, ap-
piled to the courts for freedom from a
wife who had set up for his observ-
ance these new commandments:
These are the new COMMITMENTS ten,
Which wives now make to married
men.
1-Remember that am thy wife,
| That thou must cherish all thy life.
2-Thou shalt not stay out late at night
| When lodges, friends, or clubs invite.
3-Thou shalt not smoke indoor or out,
Nor chew tobacco, round about"
4-Thou shalt with praise receive my
pies,
Nor pastry made by me despite.
5-My mother thou shalt strive to please,
| And let her live with us in ease.
| b-Remember, It's thy duty clear
To dress me we'll throughout the year.
| Thou shalt in manner mild and meek
Give ms thy wages every week.
S--Thou shalt not be drinking man,
But live on prohibition plan.
9--Thou shalt not fiirt, but must allow
Thy wife such freedom, anyhow.
l0-Thou shalt get up when baby cries,
And try the child to tranquilize
These MY commandments, from day
| today.
Implicitly thou shalt obey.