The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-12-13
Pouting Wives.

passed through Judge Palmer s
court, when the Judge remarked
to the jury in the divorce case Of
Ethel Richards VS. George Rich
ards that little wholesome pun
ishment was sometimes good
for woman If it was not car.
ried too far.
Mrs. Richards considers her.
self cruelty treated, because,
when she had told her hus band
she was going home and did not
go, but went instead to a dancing
academy with her friend, Mrs.
Gerard, hubby descended upon
the entertainment in great
wrath and pushed the indignant
lady all the way up Sixteenth
street to their home.
II do not believe in a mt 8
beating or abusing woman,
said Judge Palmer today, but
when woman marries a man
and accepts his lot in life, she
should make up her mind TO
accept his conditions as well.
Domestic matters are in rather
a bad way in this country. The
woman who marries the clerk,
the artisan, the man on small
salary. expects as much ease,
comfort and pleasure, as the
woman who weds the million.
aire.
IF her husb band cannot give
her the pleaures she desires she
becomes re ,tless and dissatis'
fed, often growls, grum bles aud
makes things uncomfortable for
him at home. and but 100 often
goes off alone or with some wo
man friend to places of enter.
tainm ent where married wo
man should not go--atall events
without her acknowledgements.
ly meets other men who enter.
tain and spend their money upon
her, and the result-well the re.
suit is too often my court, or
some other,
Nov. what is a man to do id
such matters? If a child gets
pettish or unreasonable a slipper
or we'll seasoned single soon
brings him TO his senses, but
what in the name of patience is
a man to do with a woman, who
whines and cries, pouts and
scolds day in and day out be.
cause she cannot have the pleas.
ures she covets. or the Injuries
that some of her weather. neigh.
bors enjoy?
II believe in a man giving his
wife and family all the enjoy.
ment and all the luxuries that
his condition in life can com.
mand, but when the poor fel.
low who gets $40 per month, has
a wife who cries and pouts be.
cause she can't go to balls and
receptions and pink teas, and
wear silk petticoats and seal.
skin saques. why, then, / be.
lieve little wholesome punish.
ment might teach her sense and
keep him out of debt. EN- bezzle |
ment and all kinds of trouble. / |
have divorced a good many
couples in my time and my OBJ
servation is that in five cases
out of ten, If one or the other has
a good sharp lesson to bring
them TO their senses, a divorce
might be avoided and family
peace insured. The trou BILE is
that we all live too fast. The
men work too hard and pay too
little attention to their families,
The women expect too much
and ruin their homes, their Inns.
bands and their domestic rela,
tons by vieing with their neigh
bors in matters which they can.
not afford. In this case, Mrs.
had an appetite for
dances and other gayeties which
her husband was not in a posi-.
ton to crafty, and she took
them without his consent. where
fore the trouble. Some men
might have kicked her all the
way home, which would have
been most ungentlemanly. and
in no way justitiable; but what
should a man have done? What
would you have done under the