The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-07-03

more money on the necessities of life.
He refused and told him | had help
ed him to earn the money he was
Withholding from me. He was angry
and said / was standing in the way OF
his ambition. ! knew what that was,
for Lad heard ii thousands of times
to be a multi-millionaire.
There are better things in life than
money l said, and he laughed at
me.
/ never had more than one dress at
time. Shirt waists / would make
myself, and in some way, by a knack,
| suppose | managed to look neat and
presentable. 1t was struggle, though,
that no self-respecting woman with
l-to-do-husband should make If
she looked careless and slovenly he
might awake to her necessities. A few
more years of that struggle might
am glad it is over.
TROUBLE IN CANTON.
Fiom Lansing we moved to Canton,
Ohio, and there came the first real rup-
ture of our married life. 1t was be-
cause Mr.. Woolworth insisted that |
work I'M this new store as l had In
the others.
told him that he was now wealthy
enough to get on without saving my
salary or salaries.
Il will 60 to the store every morn
ing and look after the mail and at
tend to the confidential part of the
bookkeeping" I said, "but why rlust
drudge there all day? ] want time to
keep up my music and do my sewing,
and read and improve myself" | said.
If you do not you will have nonen-
tity for wife, an no man vans that"
TRIED TO PLEASE HIM.
Mr.. Woolworth insisted and l pro-
tested. was-well, firm.
IL am not strong enough for that
confining life," pleaded, but even that
argument did not weigh with him.
won the day At least | went to the
store every morning for an hour. at
tended to the mail, and as had prom
ised, the confidential bookkeeping.
I was young-I am only twenty-five
now-and wanted little diversion in
my life. In every way possible tried
to please Mr.. Woolworth.
Believing that "the way to mans
the incest little dinners could on our
scale of living, He would sit through
meal in silence. If talked to him
CT what had happened at the store the
chances were he did not answer II
he did answer it was in monosyllables.
Wien he broke the silence 1t was to
say, pass the potatoes"
HUBBY WAS ALWAYS MUM.
If my girl friends came to see me
he would not say word during the
evening but would sit and listen with a
critical expression. After while none
of my friends would come to see me
when he was in town.
"I will wait until your husband is
gone" they would say. "He is such a
conversational heavyweight. / can't
enjoy myself while he sits there gloom
ing"
took refuge in my music, but. ] had
to practice during the day, for If play
ed in the evening this man, who loved
music before we were married, would
say:
stop playing that music. want to
think"
When he talked it was all about the
"five and ten cent business" and one
can get too much of even SO good a
thing as that Once I said to him:
"Rert. think we had better separate.
can't endure this life of silence. The
house is like grave"
"SPOTTERS" WATCHED HER
1t was then. as I learn. that he hired
detectives to watch me. Another de-
! tective came to the house and told me
of it, l taxed my husband with it
and he denied that he had ever thought
of such thing.
| / believed him and our life went on
as before-the silent house; the hus-
band who spoke only in monosyllables,
and then OF making money; the tiny
allowance for household expenses; the
rising at and retiring at 9, or even
at Z; no visitors; no laughter, no joy,
Only thoughts of money, business, bar
gains, business, money. Up and down
the sordid gamut until my soul sicken-
ed ut 1t.
Then Mr.. Woolworth, suspicious at
my moodiness, set detectives watchini,
me once more. ! left him this time
forever.
had to earn my living for had not
dollar. Mr.. Woolworth would not
even let me have my piano. So turn
ed my voice to account and joined "Thc
Chaperons." From my eighteen dol
lars week l have saved money. Ger
3ainly had most excellent training in
my married life.
So our marriage was mistake and
our separation is final. The artistic
temperament should never mate with
one of clay. But 1t was not all my
fault. Money worship is as sinful as
idol worship.
Superintendent Arthur Powell OF
steubenville, president of the Ohio