The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-03-21
HOW TO RETAIN A GOOD WIFE

HOW TO RETAIN A GOOD WIFE.
A correspondent OF the Journal of Com
merce, enquiries of the editor what is the proper
course TO be taken, when ones wife 90 leaves him
without good causes ?'' In reply. the Journal
tells how such an event may be preuented-and
II those who now live nnhappily together, will
take the following lesson, they may profit by it :
Our opinion is, that no wife who is worth
possessing, will desert, or wish to desert her
husband, unless unkindly treated by him. If she
Is not worth having, her disqualification is ra Their
blessing than otherwise. II she is an amiabe,
vlrtuous woman, then it becomes the husband Sc
ronsty TO inquire how such woman could desert
a relation naturally endeariDg, and seek ref
uge In the loneliness of premature wdowhood
Inc true and proper answer 10 this question will
furnish key 10 the remedy sought. If, as is
highly probable, the cause is to be found in your
ha6tual unkIndness, morOseness, peevishness
which made your presence an eveTduring curse :;
1t you was incorporate or licen t0us; if in anu
way yon habitually broke your pIighled faith to
her, your remedy is plain, viz first, become
worthy OF reunloa, and then seek it as you
sought the union at first. Be assured her de-
sertIon" was, IN her estimation, only choice of
very great evils. When she first gave you her
hand, she expected to find in you lover and
friend. All her earthly happiness she committed
to your keeping She expected and desired to be
yours till death. When and why did so dreadful
change come over her? When did hope cease.
and despair fix his iron fangs upon her soul a.
Not, we venture to say, I'LL you had ceased to
become an afleconate, faithful. generous hrs
band; not till you had ceased to consult her hap
plness equally with your own not till your sell
tshness, avarlce, or some other base passion, had
gained the ascendancy in your heart. We here
go upon the presumption that she is a good wo-
man. worthy to be re sought and re possessed -
II she is otherwise, and you are good man, let
her go-you have the best of the bargaiR."
THE BELLE AND THE STUDENT.
AT certain evening party a naughty young
beauty turned to a student who stood near her, and
said, I" Cousin John, | understand your eccen-
trio friend l. is here. | have a great Gu
riosity 10 see him. Do bring him here and in
troduce him 10 me"
"WelI, Kate" replied the student, ''I will
go and see what mood he is in now, for, to tell
you the truth, with all his talents he is sometimes
so odd that there is no pleasure in being near
him"
The student went in search of his friend and
at length found him lounging on a sofa.
" Come l. said he, {" my beautiful cousin
Catherine wishes to- be introduced to you''
g Well, trot her out, John" answered l.
with an affected yawn.
John returned to his cousin and advised her to
defer her introduction to a more favorable time. re-
peatlng the answer he had received. The beauty
bit her lip. but the next moment said, :" Well,
never fear ] shall insist on being introduced :"
After some delay. l. was led mp and the
ceremony ofintroduction duly performed Agree
ably surprised by the beauty and commanding
appearance of Catherine, L made profound
bow hut instead Of returning it, she stepped
backward, and raising her eye-gass, surveyed
him deliberately from head to foot, then, waivlnO
the back of her hand towards him drawled out,
" I'rot him of, john trot him off! that is
enough!''
JARGoE.-A witty fellow being in public
house, was leased by an old woman to read the
newspaper to her, whereupOn taking it up he be-
gan as follows - Last night Yesterday morn
ing about three o'clock in the afternoon, just be-
fore breakfast, hungry boy bought penny Gus
tard for two pence and threw it through a
stone, brick wall, nine feet thick, and then jump
ing over after it, fell into dry horse pond and
was drowned.-'The same day about four hours
afterwards high wind in Mr.. BIS coach yard
blew down an old new house at the white eagle.
which killed an old sow and nine dead pigs. at
the city gate, dead horse kicked blind mans
eyes out
The Young Men Of Chicago, after being
"cleaned out' at the different fairs" and do
nation parties" this winter, have advertised they
will hold "'fair" for the repenishment of their
empty pockets; and they call upon the ladies' to