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Poem
April 25, 1875
Little Rock Daily Republican
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A satirical poem recounting a husband's gift of money to his wife for clothes, which she uses to pay bills instead, leading to his anger and her divorce.
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OCR Quality
100%
Excellent
Full Text
MY EXPERIENCE
I gave my wife a little check.
Because she loved to dress herself
A little check to change for gold;
In costumes rich and manifold
And in return what did my wife,
Of all the meanest tricks that be?
She spent the gold quite otherwise,
And gave her unpaid bills to me.
I gave my wife a word of wrath—
A word of wrath to do her good,
Because she had not spent my gold
The way I told her that she should.
And in return what did my wife,
Of all the dreadful things that be?
No gold or word of wrath gave back
But she divorced herself from me!
I gave my wife a little check.
Because she loved to dress herself
A little check to change for gold;
In costumes rich and manifold
And in return what did my wife,
Of all the meanest tricks that be?
She spent the gold quite otherwise,
And gave her unpaid bills to me.
I gave my wife a word of wrath—
A word of wrath to do her good,
Because she had not spent my gold
The way I told her that she should.
And in return what did my wife,
Of all the dreadful things that be?
No gold or word of wrath gave back
But she divorced herself from me!
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Marriage
Divorce
Spending
Wrath
Bills
Poem Details
Title
My Experience
Key Lines
And In Return What Did My Wife,
Of All The Dreadful Things That Be?
No Gold Or Word Of Wrath Gave Back
But She Divorced Herself From Me!