Show A tragedy and a cure elizabeth was one of the he or army of of young girls girl who marry andua annually she loved ebenezer and both bell look it ed forward to q a happy married life B but u t after three years she learned ba more or e about ebenger Eben per than As had ever suspected he seemed to be a worthless scamp and one day w haq 1 riming lean leaving ing the two children on elizabeths hancq to support sime months latter ebenezer wag wa caught and sent to jail but what good did that do elizabeth it ligh lighten ten her burden she likewise could obtain a divorce which would e cist at money but would not lighten life for the women what should be done in a case tike like that of ebenezer and there are altogether to many cases like this thia in the land is to tie him to a post and horsewhip him they do doit it in a few states whine wife deserters and wife beaters are an extreme rarity sending worthless husbands to jai jail I 1 harm them or scare the them in but severely punishes innocent wives and punishment should be concentrated on the guilty party |