The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

lightfuL' Stin 1 see your kind, tender
eyes. and your affectionate smile. am
longing for your sweet presence.
Love to BE Together.
How sweet would be the liberty to see
each other as often as the diversity Of
our occupations aallowed-to work, walk.
and travel together when circumstances
were favorable. -
Between US is a, profound affinity
which for its full development needs a
felicitous course of events. In the past
we have had a presentiment, but have
only awakened to a full consciousness Of
1t by being brought in contact with each
other: I, in the morning over the beau
titul life which I had made for myself;
good intention effects, the family life so
ardently desired and so rich in fruitful
joys has woefully failed you.
THE instinct which drew us together
has been very strong, since II has helped
US to overcome SO many painful impress
sions arising from the totally different
way In which each had understood and
organized his and her private. life. Now
behold US bound together by deep affec-
ton which We must not allow to be de-
stroyed.
reels Deep AHecIlOns
us not the shattering of a sincere and
deep affection comparable to the death
Of child whom one has cherished and
seen grow UP, and may 1t not in GER
tain cases be even a greater misfortune
than that?
What could not be drawn from this
instructive feeling. so spontaneous withal;
SO much in keeping with our reason; so
ia
for which it Is so admirably adapted?
For my part, think everything might
be obtained-mutual labor, solid friend
ship, hopeful courage, and even children
born Of mutual love in the widest sense
of the word.
Tell me sometimes that / must be at
tached to you by very strong cords in
order that may make up my mind to
preserve these cords at the risk of my
position and my life when there are.
other so important duties to be dis
charged.
Think Of that day. Paul, when you
feel overpowered by the fear of injuring
your children. They will never risk as
much as my poor little girls, who will be
orphans any day II We do not come to
some settled resolution. II 1 think only
it will be separation-as far as possible
a peaceful one.
wife Drag on him.
Your wife is incapable Of remaining
quiet and allowing you your liberty. She
will always try to be a drag on you for
all sorts of reasons-material interests,
the wish to amuse herself. even idleneSs.
You must not forget either that you have
constantly before you matters of discord
relating to the education of your chill
dren, of family life.
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which have rendered your life unhappy
since your marriage and to which l am a
complete stranger-a settled regime on a
footing of mutual liberty, but with the
appearance of courteous agreement for
the sake of the children, can never exist
with you.
Should she agree to such a life, she
would never be able to keep such an
agreement, being of too violent tenn
permanent, too accustomed to get the up
per hand by Violent means. Then she is
too rude, too Inscriptions to understand
the harm she is doing the children.
No Time for Family Affairs.
Il am absolutely convinced it is, quite a
delpsion on your'part to want to dispute
with her about the children in your COM
mon life. for you cannot have them suf-
fcientiy under your care.
Again, you must place yourself in
open hostility with their mother about
them, which is very disagreeable.
You can exercise your influence on
them usefully only so far as you sue
coed in Withdrawing them from the fam
lily life. This is absolutely my opinion.
A badly constituted family in which dis
cord reigns is certainly a more harmful
place for children than for them to be
ctr oT1cr n
children when they are quite young
principally to their mother and her fam
lily would be still less harmful than to
give them the daily example of a fam
lily at open war.
II am more and more convinced that
II separation be made, your wife would
very soon grow tired Of looking after
the children, whom she is incapable Of
managing, who worry her, and Of whom
you would gradually resume the manage
ment under circumstances In which you
would no longer be constantly opposed
by hostile element.
Secondly, dear Paul, you have not
only your children to consider; there IS
yourself, your future in the scientific
world; your moral and intellectual life.
An this has been in great danger for
some years past.
Warns Against Breakdown.
"AH your friends know this. although
they do not know the reason. You know
what Perrin thinks. All those who love
you-Perrin, Weiss, Bernard, Urban
have been uneasy about you for years.
Your college pupils speak with evident
alarm of your state Of fatigue, visible to
every one.
You must take all this into considera-
ton. You can neither live, breathe, nor
work in the atmosphere you have made
for yourself. You were recently unable
to work except when your wife was at
reflection for the treatise
you wrote in August.
Your family is the center of a de-
structive power, and I believe quite ex-
ceptionaIly so. You cannot live in this
family without being engulfed for It's
own use, contrary to the family itself.
Your children even become in this en-
vironment an instrument of oppression
as regards yourself, and in no way as
regards their mother, who Is far too
selfish to, allow herself to be imposed
upon. 80.
Wife VIII Oppose Plan. o.,
1T is certain your wife will not easily
consent to separation, for she hasn't
the interest to do so. She has always
lived, seeking her own advantage at
your expense, and she will not find an
other so advantageous a situation. Fur
ther. It is In her character to remain IL |
she supposes you wish her to CO.
You must therefore decide, however |
painful this may be for you, to do all |
In your power to render life insupport- |
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