Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW

Written for the Times Republican.
1t is astonishing, remarked the writer
to Mrs. 3. how little we know at the
beginning of life's work and RESPONSE
bilities. And worse still, the sum of
knowledge we acquire, how long it
takes to accumulate it, For instance
here have lived till gray hairs and
bald read proclaim my age, and at the
last moment as it were, find out the
mistake Of my life, is, 1 have been too
domestic. sit down girls said the
lady addressed, something new has
struck him." wonder of 1 am to blame
because he has been too domestic"
mo Madam" said this scribe, the
fault lies with me. Curiously enough
I did not even dream Of it, till / read
in a Chicago paper" Not that he
went out nights, but that he stayed
home too much was the chief COM
plant Mrs. Thomas ]. Clark had
against her husband, according to the
cross bill he filed yesterday in the
circuit court in answer to Mrs. Clark S
bill seeking separate maintenance.
Clark says his wife dubbed him IAN
old "stick-in- the mud" because he was
domestically inclined. Clark further
says his wife continually annoyed his
peace of mind by telling him she
wished she had married one Of her
other admirers instead of throwing
herself away on him" that she went
shopping every day. and that on her
return she would tell of meeting nice
clerks" in downtown stores who had
complimented her. He says he could
not sleep nights on account OF her in
cessant irritableness."
Listen to that Madam. and old stick
in the mud, because "he did not go
out with the boys"
"And this, Madam, exposure of one
of the weaknesses of femininity leads
me further to remark that Brigham
Young's family methods had redeeming
points. None of his wives could ac-
cuse him of staying at home too much.
Suppose for the sake of the argument,
that Brigham had just tifty-two wives,
one for each week in the year On the
first of January. he dresses himself
sin purple and fine linen,' and calls
on wife number one. He is invited
WHILE Is even urged to make
weeks visit, and does. You can rest
assured during that week he tells num-
Der one all of the news concerning
the other flfty-one sealed sisters. and
goes away to visit number two regret
ting and regretted. If your Mrs. Thos.
j. Clark had belonged to that large
and numerous family. would she have
accused Brigham of being an old
stick int the nude"
Madam, I see now the full force of
the old saw, familiarity breeds con-
tempt" Evidently the Mr.. Clark re-
ferred to, hung around the house till
Mrs. Clark was tired to death of hear
ing his conversation. Possibly liked
to sit in rocking chair, and had an
old pair of slippers, that just fitted
his feet Now I think of it perhaps
he smoked in the house, instead of
the woodshed. Perhaps he even de-
livered family lectures. This "stick-in
the-mud" Clark found that the bust
ness cares that enabled him to acquire
an income of $4,000 year, made the
need of home and home life all the
greater. No wonder she wanted a
divorce from man who would hang
around the house, instead of spending
his evenings at the club. Nothing is
said about children in this case. but
III venture the opinion that If any
blessed that union. odd stick in the
mud" actually wanted some of their
society.
What in the world is the man driv-
Ing at" said Mrs. b. For man who
for % years hardly had time away
from his business. to see his children
from Monday morning till Saturday
night, who belongs to every secret So
,iety under the sun. who is mem
Der of the city council, has belonged to
The fire department, runs politics in
every campaign, goes to prayer meet
ngs every Thursday, church twice and
school once on the Sabbath,
besides finding time to play billiards,
whist and chess, and now In his old
age has taken up ten pins with the
result of hardly being able to walk
the next day after a few games, add
to these few occupations the brain