A Child Bride [The age of this girl at the time of her marriage is not known.]—Poor girl! She married when but a mere child, needing her mother’s care. It was an unhappy event. She was a young child. Her health was poor and her husband was severe and arbitrary. This child was too young for a companion. He could not respect her as such. She was but a child. He ruled her like a tyrant. Already they are parted, she hating him most thoroughly and he without love for her.—Manuscript 4, 1873. (TSB 19.2) MC VC