The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
MATRIMONIAL WOES.
An Iowa Editor who Cannot Keep
His Troubles to Himself.

Editor c. r. Clingman, in the Montrose
Qa) Journal, makes this unique cOntribu-
ton to freak journalism:
My wife has applied for a divorce, and
Will get one, or at least this act of hers
means that we, who became husband and
wife Aug 3. 1890 for better or for
worse, are to separate from the sacred ties
of matrimony forever. We must live apart
and under different shelter. We never
have lived as one, but that was her fault.
| do not wish mention her faults but
l do believe that there is not man in the
State of Iowa, with mind and body, that
could live happy with woman of her dis
position. She always had her own way
and never gave me a fair chance. She was
willing for me to take the buzZard and her
the turkey, or her the turkey and me the
buZzard, and that had to end it, and gen
orally did. She took for her motto Heads
/ win, tails you lose" and never deviate
from it. She never smileG-she never
cheered me and always pulled in an Oppo-
site direction.
When we got married she had a mother
and daughter, who, with herself, turned
against me, but like the foolish ass | bore
the burden with only occasional bray.
My load was heavy and my work was
burdensome. but ] had twenty-four hours
to do my days work in and more than
one occasion ! have worked every hour of
the twenty-fOur l realized that il was a
long lane that has no turn and / was
looking for turns" Finally, my wifes
mother was called to the other shore: then
her daughter got married, leaving my wife
my little son and myself in the family
The turn had come sure enough. Ny wife
turned against her daughter and renewed
her enmity against me, and there was not
a ray Of hope in the Clingman family
things had gone from bad to worse and had
continued so.
If Mrs. Clingman had weighed all matters
on the scales of justice instead Of Jumping
them of with eyes Of prejudice, she would
have learned TO love instead of hate the
husband who so faithfully shaved for her
so that she might live in luxury. She never
wanted for clothing, medicine. food or fuel
and on the very day she filed her papers
for divorce the cellar was filed with fruit.
the -four bin was filled with flour,
the hen house with eggs-and there were
groceries enough on hand TO supply an or
binary family a fortnight She had every
Obtainable luxury at her command. Her
railroad fare was paid from one end Of the
line 70 the other: she went and came as she
pleased She bought what she pleased, and
"Clingman paid the freight" and the bills,
too-(and did the cooking while she was
gomez
As she goes through life with her soul
burning with revenge and spite. they will
cease when she arrives a a point where
the paths appear to meet-she will think
fast, and recall he hours l have spent rub
bling her aching hand and back with ONT
ment trying 10 dsplace diseases she was
heir TO- The form of Regret will sud-
denly rise before her. from whom she can
never be divorced by any court this side OF
heaven.
Mrs Clingman has severed her connection
with the Journal and it is doubtful if work
from her pen Will ever find a place in it's
columns again. As for myself. ! Will con-
tinue in the work and VIII exert every effort
TO make the Journal the best local paper In
the Mississippi valley.
/ have just received a photograph OF Mrs.
Clingman. taken few weeks ago. She Is
smiling and never looked more beautiful
IL she had smiled at her husband just once
in the twelve years OF married life as she
did at the camera, no judge could ever
grant her divorce on good and sufficient
grounds.