The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

'It's a Poor Rule,' Etc.

"'It's a Poor Rule,' Etc.." New York Saturday Press, April 23, 1859, 2.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
correspondence
Abstract

A letter sent in from a female reader of the Saturday Press and a faithful follower of the Sickles trial. The letter contains an excerpt from White Lies which counsels a husband to kill his wife’s lover, thus supporting the actions of Daniel Sickles. The woman notes that the text can be turned around to support a wife killing her husband’s lover, as well.