Show how it began the term grass widow is said to have originated among the anglo in deans about the middle of the nineteenth century from the practice of european husbands husband residing in india sending their wives and children to the hills dured during the hot season in this section the grass is plentiful A more plausible suggestion is that it arose in america during the gold rush in california a man not infrequently I 1 y P put ut his wife and children out to board while he went to the diggings this he called putt putting ilig ills hia wife to grass as a horse is put to grass w when i en not in use for work |