Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-07-05
no. "a.
HUSBANDS AND wrvEs.

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Hew often il IS said in the present deg
that mems aud Kbmen are falsely placed wilii
rcgard 10 each other. Aecordiae 10 ole
purity, men are TOO strong, nd women %
weak and they demand Than woweaas perogs
asire.be great " increasei--they woelfnsake
men Of themasonee Others consider that
by q different course of education, which
should direct their MINDS 60 great eHjtels,
women would quietly hssunls a fesitionleeutl
| ID that cf msn, without suy mere aetive iHl
reference Al third and large farty4tssett
That so far from men heibg the stf8s get,
they have always been the victims df tiel
other sex Tkdre islrerl aps some strtth m
each Of these .pFopositionsi; but wien w.
co4si al that meh bafe always been de lsN-
maxi rs, those ii be suspicion "a theirs
/ having secured tA themselves mn undue pef-
ton of the rover and privileges az social
/ fife Its VI easy toimiAkea law Ii fafor cf,
4 d,es self tlltt We thinklihere Is atlths1re Ff
tile kus5fc'eb being welt founded Uhsthe
other isnd tie kIsall amer ut of truth which
re Ehys SUPPOSED 70 exist n the Iroposftian
aPfove stltea IL 3 mpIetelg swami u tho
ptesagce Uf alodd .. injustice The dgstiTy
Of man and Woman, husband and wife, l. tie
samec each BIS certhin duties topeTform.
which Of thelAssaves combine for the mutual
adyatiage, as truly and beautifully Is, tkes
ingrah ng Of two trees WI produce one OK
ceiielt Md bf fruit. III neu aud wsiGeh,l
l1wh. d bionght together BY nrriage aud who.
haveIto 10 t6gethefifdr the Whole ofithgtr
lives would make up their minds 10 be IS
ehasfa 1 to each others taiiings as nSnch
dispd ed to mutual forbearaalce aud consid-
efateeiess towards each cthers feelings in
private, as they appear 10 be when 10 tic
pres, IN Q Of thFir friends, we should hear
muelI less about injustice and false position
To use 4 eomnlon EXPIRE sion, what is fair
for soho is far for the ntler+, ID the married
statefthere Mould hetbo strictest quality
| The husband must come downs from the po-
sitioi Of master, not that his place may then
lo takenIby thewemaas-I{-
rF,t woman is moi undeFelopcd man. 81
bat that she may telthe sharer Of hisIplea1g
surcg hopes, aiau joys. as she Las ever been
1.-the plrtaker Of his rains fGers and SORROWS.
Tori is nothing more besutifA tlaan ftiend7
sAip / and hIofrieBdship az husband ard
wife ihsuFes tie highest esrthly happiness.
ManY married men edl DIR them selyesfuly
justifed i'm passi 6 most of their evenings
away from home, among their compaliols.
If tlb be fair Tor the man, tbs equally fair
for the man 10 go out and visit her frlents
also If it be lsssenta that the women hare
always a smile ready to greet Her husband
when he enters, it is eqaally essential that
tits he should bring good hunor and 3
pleasant countanaaae with hun True, he
may be troubled and annoyed with us;ness
cares; but is1she not troubled and annoyed,
and often tg greater degree, withfaniily
and pll eholf cares with the difference that,
viii IS % is always among, hers, the Wan,
By niJm pre active, outdoor life, does intsoInO
,nsa-,,Ire modify lis. iii be fair for the
hustahd to ketH ths purse, i i fair that tho
wife should Know how ihaeAt or#how little
there may be Ia il There must DO 70 Sc
crots Jon either H. what the man knows
the wpnan ought ID know. In cases of tlifi-
cultyI wpmaRs feeling win ofted suggest a
bettqF remedy thaDl mans reason Tie caFe
u gilt I'd met By tho mutual recognition pf
one common purpose and object, combined
mitbIr spect for Offering views re tardihg It's :
alta hmeht. GeHesally spsaking. it inhy 10
said Ithqt there waits for man more of syl-
pathE, for wohians more Of diseretioI:
M r. The kin lest and the kanpest pair
Will End dtcasfon u f5fJeari Ia
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