The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18

were results of dissimilar natural con-
stitution. That seems to ME rather
too sweeping, my opinion being that
oftentimes not only actions, but tem-
per of mind and heart. are the result
of our condition or environment. Ant!
then, there are many kinds and dc
grees Of both goodness and badness.
When woman has been given. OF
sold, into marriage, like horse or a
dog. it is but natural that she should
become disagreeable and neglectful OF
duties. And the man taking her.
when his passion shall; have spent
it's novel force, will be likely to hold
her only Something better than his
dog. or little dearer than his horse,
and thus make her sadder and worse.
Perhaps that was the case WITH The
Pennsylvania farmer, told OF b. Gen.
John B. Gordon, who, in seekins tc
recover a mare which had been I'M
pressed by Confederate aoldiers, said
"I've been married sir, tree tire;,
and l wood not geef dot mare 20: ;sil
dose yoomans''. When Seleucus: ling
Of Syria, found his son Antioch1s
desperately i'll from love of his step
mother Stratonice, he turned owe: ths
woman to him. BY the way, WAS
both amused and disguised, :ot long
ago, reading Petrarch's account os his
vision Of those three persons. iH his
Triomfo D'Amorc. which describes the
three as very happy together. Under
both ancient Roman and com?arati"e-
ly modern English law a husband
was authorized to whip mis- wife. III
deed, Blackstone tells us, as l have
heretcecrc stated. tat not til tie
reign sf Charles TIC Second. III thf
latter Ealf of the 18th century, did
men begin to doubt" the right to do So
Shakes: ere, not many years earlier,
put iu.o the mouth Of Katharine the
prevalent opinion when she says:
THY husband is thy lord, thy lie
t,y keeper,
Thy Lead, thy sovereign.
and adds that wives care boun tc
"servc, love and obey.
We cen not condone wiec',, u.
faithfu:-ess; but we should feel great
pity fer the woman who, after aein
forced ito marriage-anG then, per,
haps, i.l-treated-has gone astray
Take tie celebrated story OF Fran.
cesco Ga Rinini, compelled to marry
the dcsormed brute Glanclotto Mala.
tesla, I'D afterwards falling into ar
amour With his brother Paolo. uset
to think il strange that Dante. in hi:
Inferno, devoted some sixty or more
lines 10 So tc:,c: b;it | c2n nov ~
nreciat2 his ccmmiserasion OF .th'
poor frail woman. And in our read
ing cG ;,:story we should do we'll to
kep il mind the desperate, enslayed
condition of erring wives. The nara
tive q. the beginning Of the eighth
chapter of the gospel Of st. John is OF
doubtful authenticity; but it l!ay teach
us lesson.
TIE marriage among the royalty 0
the wo-'d having been dictated usual
" by r;:hlic policy or family interests
witho@: regard to the feelings If IL,
women, may in great measure &C
count ccr the poor records of a grea'
major..:::- of queens. Queen Victoria
Of En-, and, made her own selection:
and id well. Queen Eleanor, wife o:
Gustav; Adciphus, of Sweden, made
a love -.arr!age against the will of hef
family: AID they were faithful, ha2'
py cc:-..,e. II is refreshing to rcac
how c.! meeting him at Frankfort, JUS
after r.; great victories in 1881. sar
threw Scr arms :;jH:"d him. and c.
claimed. Now is GEStaEus the Great
pris."
Yet :; me of ;h> "ar;tn disHo1?d
as above indicated a'!an:ci t@cTsai'c'
to their situatic::s. aGd evan 'e3"Ac
to love ,hcir re:"sl hUshcnd&. Cna q
these VS. Mary. life o. King Ni;lia::
the Third, Of England: AND ne. Sc"
and hard as he vas, afterwards cam'
to love Ter. t.!c beautiful, cx'el'cn'
woman. And Louise. Of Prussia, 500"
got to Living the rather Gull FREDERIC
Wfllia.. the Third, anu waG CT great
help to Linn, and to her people. in or
gani7irg resistance to the tyranny OF
Napole >n Bnrapar:e. A"3, riar":clou"
ar If looks. Caroline AuSpacn went to