Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-01-21
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Forthe Green Mountain Freeman.
Duties Of Husbands,

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E Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you suffer feeble, unlearned
woman to speak in defence of her SEX For two years
past my husband has taken your paper which my ia
vorite. | am whole hearted abolitionst, which you
will see before get through. And have often no.
ticed in the same addresses to Wives-what their du-
ty is and how they should manage to make home hap
Ply; that they should always meet their husbands with
a smile, &C.. Now all this is good I acknowledge
and sensible woman will acknowledge it but would
ask, is this all that is required TO make home happy?
Suffer me in my feeble way to ask few questions.
MI. Munson rises early Monday morning, and says
to his wife, 81 want my breakfast soon, for am going
to the Green to day." Mrs. Munson, with smile,
says "husband, want to wash to day, and you know
that have two three little ones about me- and there
is wood at the door, and am tired of picking it up;
and besides, the water is so far from the house, was
in hopes you would stay at home to day and prepare
wood and water for me- for my wash is large to-day"
Mr.. Munson makes no reply, as much as to say, you
have done it many times and can do it again
He gets his breakfast without any more words, har-
nesses his horse takes one of his neighbours and posts
off to the Green Mrs. Munson too well knows that it
would be of no to put off her wash till another day
goes about the cares of the day with her little ones
around her. and babe not half year old that requires
good deal Of She tugs through the day, picks
up her wood fetches her water (some times with the
babe in her arms and of the time she lets cry
Thus she goes through the day, and does her work.
When night comes, she must have some supper ready
for her husband flor she fogets her duty to her
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and she does it all, as she is used to.
Now suffer me to ask, Mr.. Editor, can this woman
meet her husband with smile on such occasions as
this when it is not the first third fourth time that
she has mad to do SO? Could you ask her to put al
pleasant countenance and meet her husband with al
hypocritical smile? Methinks she would not know
enough to know when sne was well used, if she could
do So Only tell me--do such husbands deserve the
smiles of an innocent-hearted woman? And many
such husbands there are and the spirits, courage. am
bition and like to have said affections of the wife,
are crushed and they become disconsolate.
ESQ., Starks is what the world would call a respec-
table man. He has handsome income, married
woman of poor but respectable parents. They lived
together but few years, when she died, leaving two
or three little ones to his care. In less than year
he married lady some years younger than HIMSELF
and being step-mother, she soon censured by
some of her more curious neghbors In the mean
time, they moved in high rank and good society, res
pected by community at large. Mr.. Starks was cal
led gentleman, and his wife was good as he al
though he had been made to beve by some of her en-
emies that she was not such his first WHEAT
length there neighbours tea party in the neigh
borhood made by some of Mrs. Starks' enemies, and
some were invited there that did not like Mrs Starks
quite we'll they might though probably they were
no better than their nelghbors BY the way, Esq.
Starks was invited with the rest told not to fetch his
wife, but come himself Well, did he 60? Yes. AT
ter supper at home he invited Mrs. Starks to take
ride with him; he carried her some two miles,
stopped at house. and waited on his wife in, aid then
wished to be excused little while to go little far
Their, and would comeback again. What did he do?
got into his Sleigh turned directly back to the street
went to the party-partook of tine sweet-meats and
fruits, THE party was unknown to his wife, He then
takes some of the fragments of the party and goes after
his wife. How do you advise that wife to meet her
husband? With a smile? Can she do it, when it was
not the first time she had been treated cooy by him?
Now, Mr.. Editor, do think there is something re-
quired Eyes, good deal of wives to make home hap
py; and likewise think that husbands can do their
part towards making happy family, else we will &C
knowledge that men are not accountable beings, and
there is nothing required of them.
l might relate many, very many circumstances un-
der which wife could not smile; but may these suf-
icc hoping for the future, when read selections made
by editors of newspapers which are designed for mar
ed lady readers, that they will not forget that there
might be word to such husbands as know not the
cares and perpexites of the wife and mother
DELPHY.