The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-15
Fraudulent Endowment

John A warns all persons against trusting his wife
for-so it reads-''she has left nv bed and board,
That's John all over! 1t has always been my'' with
MIN ever since he was boy. His mother raised him to
think that because he the only boy the family
one IN 1T was bound to give up him. and there any
special treat he always the first to be considered So
ne grew up to think 'eh earth under his proprietor
ship and everything in it for his sole benefit.
What, then, could his wife expect?
Everyone thought it was genuine love match: and
Lefty did love him too much to see any faults in him.
~ yes he has some good streaks; but Lefty was too
much like his mother to him of his ses DISPOSE
tion.
l well remember that when they married, Lefty
had about 5000 she had earned by sewing and John had
few of land Her money was spent for furniture
row. some chickens and farm TOOLS and he borrowed money
enough to build house 1t took them several years of
nard work before it was paid, and Lefty went shabby
that she was ashamed to be away from home thinking
that when they out of debt she could have things and
money to spend like other folks
Did She Well, guess not.
They have been married 20 years. and I'll bet Lefty has
not had ~ cents IN all that time to do with she pleased
Talk about the 'hoy bond of marimony; if there is
anything holy in such sided affair." then prefer
unholy business contract in good plain terms whereby
wife could at least draw servants wages.
Lefty not only gave him money but she was the pret
test girl in town when they marred she gave her
youth her hopes her happiness and her wonany at
tracveness to him. She gave agony of birth for to
gave unrequeted toll burden bear
ing with respite.
For what? A shelter food made bitter by dependence
and plainest of clothing.
She is only A., but she looks Ikea woman of CO.
John is fine looking man yet Why shouldn't he be 4?
Everything he has attempted and with money in the bank
place valuable each year, all modern improvements
TO work with and above all, CALLING servitude why
should he show traces of care?
a woman ought to assert her righs?"
Yes, but Lefty asserted hers just 20 years too late It
finally cheap wrnger that he refused to get that
opened the oodgate to the torrent of years repressed
indignation and injustice ending in her leaving home and
refusing to return.
OF course John get a divorce for "deserton and
q III wager tnything thae he will NANNY again
the law will allow, and to some branless piece Of vanity
that will spend his money faster than he earned it and
browbeat him till he will not dare call his soul his own
while poor WORKOUT Lefty will probably work in
eses Kitchen and finally spend her last days burden
charitable friends =.
really blame Lefty than do him. For when a
allows herself to sink to the level of drudge and
with less value in mans eyes than the horse he drives
she has right to complain if he accepts her at her
valuation.
Love is beautiful thing but it will stand the and
tear of this workaday world for longer if it be mixed with
sefrespect and little sound business And the
value places upon her love is just the of
Its worth to the man she marries