The State guard., 1848-05-02
Duties of hAusb:lsa ds.

Tae following iS capital and much needle string of advice. We extract them from late sketch by T. s. Arthur:
 Everywhere, ia books of d ,mcsic economy, in tales. essays, newspaper par agraphs, and in current conversation, do we hear iteratcd and reiterated the lesson of woman's duties to her husband and
 in her household. She must have every. thing in order. and study the art of pleas ing her lord as SC luloisly as if he wore
 tie most captious, exacting tyrant in the world. And, verify, in his small way, he is too often miserable tyrant. A woman is expected to be perfect in everything. and to do everything. No allowance is made for the ill-health consequent upon her ma ternal duties, nor for the peculiar, weary ing and all engrossing nature oj the cares attendant thereon. But who writes and talks of the husbands dutics1 Who teaches him lessons of forbearancc, pa- tcnce and kind consi leration of his over tasked wife ! Little is said on this score; the world goes on, and hundreds go down to the grave years before the time, and no one dreams that their husbands are access sories to their death. But, it is even 80. l Not in maternal duties alone lies the cause of the wile's pale face and dropping form but the ovcrtasks of her peculiar posi-. ton. She is worked too haM-harder than the slave in the cotton field. Too of ten she is nurse and seamstress for halfa- dozen children, and superintendent of her household besides She will bend over her needle, night aiier night, in pain, or suffering from lassitude, while her hus- band sits enjoying his volume by her side, not dreaming that it is his duty, in order to save his wife from toll beyond her strength to prolong his labors, if that be necessa- 1 ray, in order to afford her the assistance required in meeting the thousand wants of her children and household. If there are any extra exertions to make, the husband is the one who should perform or make them, not the wife, for he has superior strength. H't
 We hear great deal about the husband coming home wcaricd, from his store. his counting room, his office, or his workshop, and the wife is repeatedly enjoined to re- gard hin on this account, and to provide comfort, quietude, and repose for him at home. This is all well enough, and she should do SO as far as lies in her power.- But we doubt if as many mon come home ovcr-wearied with toll to their wives, as come home to wives who are themselves over-wearied. N l l" Husbands !! if you love your wives think of these things. Don't say that the story suits Mir. So-and-so admirably Look narrowly into your own sayings and doings at home, and see if it doesn't suil you in more than one particular. v 1 --
 MR. CLAY AND TR. LADIES --I was reading in the N. York papers last night, the account of the reception given to Mir. Clay in the city. Bimcby come to whar the editur sed, "Thousands of ladies ar rayed in smiles, whose sweetness might have attracted angels from their spheres, called on Mir. Clay, at the Governors | TOOIl, dHu IL IS CdiCuldtct thdt iuii HHt thousand kissed or skook Adnds ,ci,h him tn the course of tuo hours /" M "Whatp' ses Mary, her eyes shinir like diamands-" Mir. Clay kissed nine thousand wimmin in two hours p
 "The paper ses SO" ses l. "Well," scs she, "I think he'd greal deal better be home kissing his owr wite.'' i'i'is
 {" Pshaw Mary" ses I, s'that's nothing
 he just done it to please the ladies who wanted to pay their respects to him."
 ! "To please the ladies indeed! l don' carc," ses she "l don't believe in nc sich carryins on as kissing other people,: wives; and if was Mrs. Clay I'd let hin know what l thought of such conduct a' soon as he came home, so l would" anc her face flushed up dresd.u.---ng. Jones,