The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-26

capacity OF instant comprehension. These
qualities / can feel. even in American work
men and ordinary employees. for their glance
has always something incisive valiant. free.
in which there is no trace OF weakness OF ser
Witty.
The American man has always enjoyed the
reputation OF being good husband. indeed.
the best OF husbands-but a good husband in a
stand 30 iH Latin countries.
With us the love and respect OF the hus-
band for his wife consists above all In pro-
tecting her, IN guiding her. and IN smoothing
out the difficulties OF life for her. The respect
and love OF the American husband. on the other
hand. appear 10 us To consist in leaving TO the
wife all her free will. and On permitting her
thus the development of all her faculties. We
have concluded from this. wrongly or rightly.
that the American woman held a secondary
place In the life Of man. that she did not in
spire all his acts. and that she was not the
unique and essential pivot of b.
In France. indeed. almost always the ideal
OF marriage IS a complete fusion OF the two
beings. The husband makes of his wife the
motive and the witness of all his acts She
Sc his perpetual source OF eXaltation. OF Cour-
age. OF virtue. and 81 genius. All the great
men OF our country mixed with their herolsm
and their glory the sentimental element This
s. true. not only Of poets. which Is very nat
ural. but also OF military heroes. OF statesmen.
and even of men OF science. And when the
woman who has been Ike soul 90 these
Frenchmcn is missing. % seems sometimes that
life itself dies out in them. and that they have
no more wish TO defend themselves against
death.
My husband. who know Victor Hugo very
well. told me that no could not support the
loss OF his old companion. whom Dc loved for
forty years and whom le Huuurcd with sacred
tenderness. When She died Doc was atIll a very
robust man. although old. but as soon AZ she
WAS no longer with him ho began fo DE him.
self in spite OF the ido'1fry with which the
whole world surrounded him Gloomy with
never n smile. DO scarcely spoke 8ny more his
eyes 1'1rd with tears aa hr looked at the
empty chair ~ DIS old friend and Doc sought
solitude. Even hs mighty genius weakened
slowly. or af least he made r1 more effort 20
ONfnruaifze h.a powers since they could no
longer make nig absent friend happy. 70
seemed that ahr WAS calling fu hIw from the
other world And when fa died. three years
later. nothing had been able t1 bcruNs him
from fnfa absorption and .0rr0V.
This example DEL Gar ifnu being unique. or
7 should not have cited TO- bIt o. rather typical
Of tHo French character Another atr.klnE
case is that ~ The great chemist Narceiin
UUrt.tIHf IiU. too. could NOT survive the death
of her who had shared all bis life When she
died. lo passed away mFs.erIouslv ON the
evening 70 tho very game day and no one
follow hnr Immediately f1 fhr tomb. or if the
violence OF Dds SORROW had been sufficient 20
kIi hIm. ff. was surrounded by every honor.
m'r If have enjoyed many more peaceful Years.
and hc bad two sons Who were fIl o, a0ec.
ton for him
How many other CHARMING rr forrIfyfur
love sf1r'n. D could otto of HwUu. Frrr.rmcn
The great tribune of tho Revolution While Do.
vHs travelling hIs wife, whom H. aIorrd a rt
suddenly. Ha only learned DO on bic return
srVeUfocn DAYS after they bad buried her HiH
grief tordorad 1o madness Nothing could
lessen See irIghtiul paoSysms. He desided Al