Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-19

FRon MARION TO MARRIED You've LADY. rHE
TREATMENT OF A HusBAsp.


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ron NATION TO MARRIED You've LADY, on rHE
TREATMENT HusBASD.
My DEAR CLARisEL: Your HONEYMOON be ing over feel
my duy-as indeed il will be nv peasurc-o instruct
rou in the serious purposes OF marriage have had my
rals my dear, in what called the blessed state and
could II chose write this letter i'm the tears of widow
hood Three times have been bereft of the tenderes OF
every one Of the dear men was truly So
and now am left Ike the lonely dove TO murmur alone
have however, this atsfacton to know that managed
hem 10 my heasts content while they-dear smps lambs
believed they managed me- Men, N their extreme pnor-
lnce call us the weaker sex! when-and they know it
can pull and play with their hearts strings as little chill
drcn play with toy However, never disabuse
them of the fond couceit Our weakness M ihey rrn
pleased 10 call it. il our best strength CONTINUE 10 make
husband think you the most delicate of and
he will treasure you accordingly We all of us seem p-c
" well to know and follow out this truth in DAYS of court
ship but ogett rs the clerk has said amen
This nv dear girl is the principal error of our sex il is
said thai IL makes wife the slave and husband the
Now il has ever been my plan TO perpetuae the privilege
that coushp gives u.s. throughout every dsy of wedock
And very properly What is your lap dog that obedi-
emily fesches and caes-s he suddenly to refuse to obey
you and only because you have put collar round his neck
and hold him by the ring OF chain nj your third finger
Therefore my dear let your nerves be ALWAYS delicate;
thence your husband will You like precious piece
Of china Be foolish enough to appear robust and on the
contrary you will have no more care bestowed on YOU
than q red clay pipkin.
There know brutes the human FORM no, TO be de-
ceived but your husband is trust not of them Asa
gir, remember a monster OF the sort. NY own dear
mo,hcr-from whom let me confess it, learned many pre
cous lessons-she made as much as any woman Of her
nerves Well, one day. nv father poking the fire. down
came-as you know somemes they will come with such
clsuer-the shovel and iong My mother screamed de.
csred nv father wanted 20 get rid of her and
retired To her chamber Though party was 10 dine with
u.s. my mothsr-uue TO her MISUNDERSTANDING went
bed Ny father was all SELF reproach and sorrow He re-
lated the unfortunate event to the monster speak Of
ing something about he wear and tear Of the female
stution" Whereupon RI sha never forget the wretch
replied "Pooh pooh female constitution Ii never wears
lit never tears Mt the worst /, only s,recbe And ,b,
their conduct proves it's the brutal faith of thousands
My dear father, however was OF contrary belief So
WELL too did my dear mother manage that after this fall
OF tho shovel and tonRs he never after poke the fire as #
The pocker really his own And this p as it should be
Hence my dear girl cultivate Your nerves: Won cant
pet em too much. Something will always be happening
in tho bouse and unless y,u husband be worse tnan
slone every fright will be good a new gown or
tnket TO YOU There are some domestic wounds only 10
be healed by the jeweler.
don't advise you love your husband very much;
but show your husband the abundance of IT, How
impose upon what call superhuity of a cton il is
dreadful think or No there decent sort OF tender
ness son OF iepd love-,hst is the safest peyer prr
mis wife commit herself il never shows 10 the man
that he supreme her affections and SO enables him TO
sport with them However do moi LET him think himself
indifferent to YOU certainly not: at least lie, the poor man
have the bene6t of the donb,
IL n the easiest and the cheapest vay Of airing vour own
excessive goodness Now aud them too YOU can-wi,b
great pain 10 yourself of coursebazard of some
IL your scquaintance
Suspicion sklluIly used is an excellent thing
Like little dust Of rouge if very tenderIy laid nm !,
throws out in fine r,lief Inc nstnr. be,u,v of tho a
Rouge is darling lille 6b that lies as somebody snvs
like uuth-and so take il is II prope,v annled iii ,b,
suspicion. They NAV both color Az modesto
There s too sort of ide wind way tina, will so,b
you At once 10 please and tease vour husband
Jeslousy-,hai is happy ofectation of the passon-
4, n wonderful xe.oon in n ,kilf,I hand
Therefore when walking with the n,, mn, dcl,,. ,l,
he looks nj every woman he meets and snIk acco,dI
Some times alter the accusation and declare th, eyeyv
woman h. noets looks At him 10y
From tbis assumed fact Won can make any dsdu.,o,.
and epdesvor in torreat NJ yyords ~ decI.,o ~ 80
very miserable y,u ough, IN h. ''
The man of eour,e mus, think bim.elf d..r On vo n,
xvb,r,fore such fantastic i.alonsv7 ~. ,,s, fI ,hh
with feeling of wretehedne,s TIM, Won love bia q,
wherefore ,beyv the low, Win an much ,n,se,v ~, 49,;
Des mo, ms love the live v,, wounded nao.s E H..
and scrstchesl
Again, .s IN ,smoe, nave, Iot n ho c.,,,i, tI.t,
Il soov NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mon eysnn.ss ~ ,s,rn., ~,
IA. Won, h,.hand sssI ,ha, he + ,eve,sfo IL vi, go,
,o,,v be oeo,ie ss,chci IN ~. n,snnc H. - -
times in the most spirits; and then with iouvb,
=, ann. nnron.ci,,,. IL n v,,, hn.h.nJ 60. I,,
word have mute ,onvns and b,oos ~ ,hrcanio H.
der In yonr very v.y,s, ,norreo, 10, yor, hlns 81
m II he IA called upon 4, admire some ou,ons
beautiful but 10 be most carefully handled lest il % ~
and destroy him, '
n your husband wishes for music declare tina, Won bv
sudden headache md add the. he ,uyb, o nav. sce NJ
much, and not have asked you r. on The CONTRARY he
has book or would dOLe by the FIRE play the "Bate Of
Prague" with oil its cannon nccompaninenF
Ifhe wishes you TO NO on, with him saw he slways o.t
you when he knows you cent 90; aud Then on the contra
~, desire that he should take you to the opera or play
when yon well that he has previous Gu
s'gsmeni'
On this point too, be particularly obdursie When you
husband goes out with Likelihood Of returning home late
lake the key; that. in fact will anaOy him keep AM