Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07

, host. though disappearing Of theatres aud theatre
ING. had heard 20 much of Booths remarkable
bowers, that curiosity to see the man mao. IN ui' i'-
stance, overcome all Es scruples and prejudice. AZ
ter tho entertainment was over, lamps light, ann int
company re.seatcd in the drawing. room, sume one
requested Booth as Il particular favor, and one winch
nil present would doubtless appreciate, To road aloud
The Lords Prayer. Booth expressed his Willingness
to afford them this grntincation, ana all eyes were
turned expec,antly upon him.. Booth rose slowly and
reyeu;ly from his chair. 1t was wonderful TO "at'h
the play of emotions that c%onvulsed his cOunton"Iice'
! lie became deathly dale, and his eyes, turned trei.I,
bling upwards, were wet with tears. AS yct 10 ~
not spoken. The silence, could be felt. IL nccG"'c
absolutely painful, until ut lust the spell was broken
IA il by al electric shock, ~ his rich ,"neu Fo,sv' ~" ~
white lips syllahled forth, "Our Father "no :
Heaven Nc, with a patlios ana ! Ths. .;i.mc,
that thrilled all hearts. lie ihisheu' u $50
cnu,;r,ed Main voice WINS heard or q muscle moved
in his rant audience, until from II remote corner o 'he
room a subdued sob WIS heard ana me ou suu;.'-
man their husil stepped forward Win siieam.uc
.v.. md ,oir.rinE frame und seized BOOM U! lhe
L,nd ..Sr." said be in broken accents. you nave
nf,rdrd me a pleasure for which my whole future HE
,w,lI feel grateful. / am HI old man, aud every Gay,
from my boyhoud to the present time, l Thought huu
rrrnat,d the Lords Prayer. hut | have never hcard
il before, Hcrrr.'' "iou are right" replied booth;
80 read that Prayer IA il shaaid be read mas cost me
the severest study and labor for thirty years an" i
am far from being yet satisfied with my FenuetinI VI
| that wonderful productions. Hardly one person IN ten
thousand cnin"rcliendsl how much beauty, tenderness
and grandeur Gun be condensed III a space 30 smai
and in words 80 simple. That prayer Oh .sri sun SUM-
ci-n,ly illustrates the truth OF the hio'e' a"u s'a"p'
upon it the seal Of Divinity"
50 great was the effect produced ,says our ihiorui-
ant, who was present. that conversation was sustain
ed bu, a short time longer i'll suodued mohosyn"uies,
and almost entirely ceased; ana soon at'er' IL an eaI'!
hour, the company broke up, anu retreu " 'N'n o
veral homes, with sad faces and iuii hearts,
HINTS FOR HCSBANDS.-Thcre is an article
atloa; in the papers entitled "Eoideh hue" ~
Wives" which enioins upon the ladies n rather ao'
;.., smbn;ssion 10 their husbands will and whims.-
Iron rules, not golden ones, we sloulu cai 'Hc'n'-
But the art Of living together ~ harmony Eu aei!
difficult art; and, instead Of continuing the posi!ions VI
the authors of the Rules aforesaid, we "ller tue loi-
lowing, us the substance oi WHAT d wife nAe' Il" " ""'
band:
Fidelity is her hearts fret aud most Just demand.
| The act Of iniidelity n true wife can not iorgiiVe-itt
rudrly breaks the tic that bound her heart l" iis' ana
| that tie can never more cXlst.
The first place in her husbands affections no true
| wife can learn to do without. Wien she loses that,
| she has lost her husband; she is u widow; and has TO
endure the pangs Of bereavement intensified by tho
presence Of what she no longer possesses, There is
a living mummy in the house, reminding her ot her
loss in the most painful manner.
A woman likes her husband to excel i'll those quail
ties which distinguish the masculine from the ieIhi.
nine being, such us strength, courage, fortltude una
Judgment. She wants her husband to be wholly q
Man. She can not entirely love one whom she can
not entirely respect, believe in, and rely ON. H..
\ wife dearly likes to have her husband , stand rll i,En
i'll the regard Of the community III whIcli. the! lee'ue.
She likes to be thought by her own sex d
woman in having such a husband rs she has. she
has a taste for the respectable, desires TO nave n goou'
looking front door, and 10 keep up a gooa aPPc"'"nte
generally. Some wives, it is said, carry this too lar;
and soms husbands, we know, are dangerously com
plaisant in yielding to tue front.door ambition OF 'heir
wives. But q good husband will like to CRAFTY ms
wife in this respect, rs tar rs he can, without Sacrlh'
cling more important Objects.
Perfect sincerity 4 wife expects, or at least has Il
right to expect, from her husband. She desires 70
know the real state Of the case, however II may be
concealed fr.m the world. IL wrings her heart ana
wounds her pride to discover that her husband has
not wholly cmiided in her. a man may probably
consult his wife on almost any project; II is due 10 hrr
that he should do so, and she Is glad u DO consulted.
Above most other things, u wife Graves from her
husband appreciation. The great majority Vt wives
lead lives Of severe and anxious toll. With unimagl-
liable anguish and peril 10 their own lives they BE-
come mothers. Their children require inceSsant care.
"Only the eye OF God watches like q mothers' says
Fanny Fern in that chapter of Ruth Hall" which
depicts with such power aud truth 4 mothers ago
uiling anxicties. And besides her materna! cares, u
wife is the queen-re.ent VI a household klnSdoin:-
She has to think, aud plan, and work for everybody.
II. in all her lubors aud cares, she iecls that she has
her husbands sympathy and gratitude, II ne helps
her where n mau can help q woman, if lie notices her
efforts, applauds her skill, aud allows for her deilcien'
cies-al is we'll: But to endure all this and yet meet
Will III dpplSSih.ihS SAN VI S'"N
for whom and whose she tolls and bears, Is very bit
ter.
4 wife likes her husband TO show her all due res
pect in the presence of oi ers; she cannot endure to
be reproved or criticised bv him when others can
hear it. Indeed, il IL most wrong in u husband thus
to put his wife to shame; and We cannot help secret
ly adlniring the spirit OF TINT French woman. whn,
when her hus band had so wroneed her, refused ever
again to utter a word, and for twenty years lived IN
the house q dumb woman. We admire her spirit,
though no, her mode Of manifesting It. Husbands
owe the most profound respect to their wives, tor
their wives are the mothers of theIf children. No
man has the slightest claim 10 the character of " gen.
t!enan who il not more scrurul"rs!y pc!'t" To ls
wife than To auv uli-r Go,nsn. We refer hcrrto The
Essentials OF po!iteness, ~! its (orlas; wo mean kind
ness and iuSrirc in little thing.
A wife likes her husband 10 be considerable. In
expected kindnesscs and unsolicited icvors touch her
heart. She appreciates the S"trrn"d tread when she
lie sick; she eajoys the Kit: brough; from " dlatnhce,
and everything which r-ovcs to her that Gsr i!u'oand
thinks OF her comfort all her good.
Husband, reflect on these th!nga. Your wife has
couided her happiness 20 You. You can make II
unspeakGbly wrctchcd, If you are isnoblc md short
sighted. List the contest between the husbands aud
wives be this: Whivi shall do mos; for the happiness
of the o,ller-ILt" Wyetr0k.i.