The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 1S. =
'How to Govern Husband; or, Home
Rule by Wife," is a subject on which
Mrs. Dora d. Sutton, of LuZerne coun-
ty, Pa, might talk with great f1uency
and some spirit. She has tried a new
way with singularly poor success.
It would be the simplest thing IN
the world, she thought, and after being
separated from her husband, owing to
a disagreement, she resolved to adjust
the whole matter by making twelve
household commandments
Answer these" she wrote, and
will live with you again"
| But instead OF answering them the
! husband, w. Byron Sutton, himself
drew up the grievances of his side and,
! although only nine, they have proved
effective-the pair are still apart.
Must Sign Them First.
at is easy enough" said Mrs. Sutton,
"all he has to do is to agree to these
measures, and then will live with him,
/ but he must sign them first and swear
to them and then, when he has done
! that, he must keep them. The things
I ask are not so hard; he can readily do
! Them
But Mr.. Sutton pertinently inquiries
whether or not husband shall rule
his own house. Can he not get up
when he likes? Can he not battle when
he likes? Can he not go to church or
stay away? Can he not dress as he
pleases?
And all the spirit of mans indie
pendence arises within him and de-
Iclares he can.
Had Mr.. Sutton agreed to his wifes
demands he would have established a
precedent which might have caused
trouble to husbands of every cline.
Imagine a man finding, instead Of
his honored name on the doorplate,
the abrupt command, Harry, wipe
your ShoeS!"
Think of seeing in your sitting room,
instead Of the cheering and satisfac-
tory God Bless Our Home" the dread
question, Have you had your bath this
week %
How would you, the average hus-
band, feel if you saw in delicate crochet
work, done by your dead mother-in-
law, the motto, Provide material for
cakes and pies" instead Of God low
eth cheerful giver."
When you jam your hand in the fur
mace door and want to describe the
sensation without elaboration, would
you like to see across the furnace in
letters of light, Swear not"
Sutton thought of these things, and
he thought of many more and he sent
signed.
mo-" said he. II will not sign away
my freedom"
SO off he was hauled to court by his
irate spouse and charged with deser-
ton.
Now. being a wise man, he engaged
an unmarried attorney, clever young
Evan Jones, who, not being afraid Of
a wife, was not frightened by Mrs.
Sutton, and when the attorney engi-
neere ed the giving of testimony and ex-
hibited the documents the case was
Won. Sutton was discharged.
But Mrs. Sutton is not defeated. A
woman who can make commandments
for the household has strength of mind
Mrs. Sutton has that.
She has more grievances, which are
not outlined in her commandments.
why" she said, "he used to sit up
half the night reading cheap novels,
and-What do you think ?-instead of
giving me twenty cents for cutting his
hair. as he did when we were first mar
RED he actually went to barber
shop-and used to buy the children's
stockings with the money"
She claims that Sutton Is now liv-
ing in her house, and she is determined
to regain possession of it and to make
him support her if possible.
But Sutton does not care. He has a
document that proves that she has no
right to demand aid from him, and this
is another chapter in the history of the
case. Ri e.2 ~
A Fatal Paragraph.
For the consideration of a brown
mare, Jennie, his wife surrendered her
right to support from him. and he has
the agreement. 1t was made April 90,
1902, signed by husband and wife, and
witnessed by Ruth Cannon and Rita
VGsburg.
The paragraph in question is:
That in consideration of my said
husband w. Byron Sutton, giving into
my possession one brown mare, Jennie,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowl-
edged, I agree to waive all rights of
support and maintenance from my
said husband for myself without quail
ificition and for my children as long as
may be able to support them"
On his part the husband agrees not
to modest or interfere with his wife