It was a marriage however that brought no happiness to either party.

Mrs.
Anderson was an illy educated, self willed, narrow minded [woman], full of airs and pretensions, the only daughter of a man who had laid the foundation of his wealth by keeping a low groggery, and dying had left her his only heir.

John Anderson was selfish and grasping.

He loved money, and she loved display, and their home was often the scene of the most pitiful contentions about money matters.

Harsh words and bitter recriminations were almost common household usages.