A LORD AND MASTER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1010, 28 September 1882, Page 1

A LORD AND MASTER.

ihe following code ,ot rules was recently laid down by an - American gentleman for the guidance of his wife during Iris absence from home ;

1. The lady was to speak to no one in a railway train, nor allow herself to bo spoken to, except by the conductor or i orter in the discharge of his duty. -• She was not to sing or even sit in the parlour of the house to which she

was going, nor sing in her ’ own room "'hen anyone not a member of her own immediate family was present. 3. She was not to leave her mother, night or day, for live minutes at a time, nor to go to walk or ride, even with her own brotuer, unless the mother also was present, 4. She was to make no calls, nor receive any, except from her brothers and their wives. 5. She was to speak to no one whom she had known in the past, nor permit any one to bo introduced to her ; in case of an introduction she was not to speak.

6. She was to write to her husband every night a full account of what she had done, where she had been, and with whom and to whom she had spoken during the day. Lastly, it is alleged that, in order to visit her mother, she was obliged to swear to obey thefe rules. The lady hails from fcst, Louis, and has, naturally enough, commenced a suit -to obtain a divorce from her husband.—Pall Mall Gazette.