Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-12-06
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FFERSON COUNTY VA SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 6. 1856
BE Kind TO your Wife.


Be kind 10 your wife. Think how in
the hrsi blush of maiden beauty she turn
ed aside from the haunts Of pleasure, and
the esresses of fond parents and brothers
and sister, to follow your fortunes through
The world. Think with what blended
hope and agony you followed her from
place to place. watching her every look,
and pondering the meaning of her most
careless tones, until, won by your lmpor-
tunily, she placed her hand all trustiully
in yours and said, Il am all your own"
Think of the cares and anxlelIes, and the
physical suffering she has incurred for
you and do not desert her now, when
her cheek has faded, her step lost its elas-
ticity, and she sits an accomplishing
watcher over your best interests, SELF
incarceraied prisoner in her own home.
Merrily the music sounds, young feet
trip lightly in the may dance, and JOY
ous laughter rings along the walls-but
she is not there the curtain rises and the
far famed artiSte comes forth 10 charm
the listening crowd with her melodious
song--but she is not there. The orator
arises before his wrspl audience, his rich
tones of deep eloquence floating away ov-
er the crowded passages, and curling up
ward a. voiced incense TO the vaulted
roor--but she is not there. Art opens
her new stories and displays her wonder
ful creations on the glowing canvass, and
in the speaking bust your wife is lUv-
er of the chasle and besutl(ul--but she is
not there literature presents new leaves,
fresh from the fascinating pen Of genius
the ,oife and mother has but little time
to road.
No there she lingers,a ,at home, God
commissioned watcher over helpless
childhood singing the babe to sleep, BEN
ding TO catch the lIsping voices Of those
dear ones who have thousand imagina-
ry wants, encouraging the quiet and sooth-
ing the frelful. She is weary but does
not complain her temples ihrob but she
heeds not their throbbing, and ever and
anon she turns wishful glance towards
The door for she expects her husband.
She expects you /; and her whole world
OF happiness will be there when you ar
Ive/
Will you enter that room with cold in
difference ! Will you Sit down with that
frown upon your countenance, or COM
plain Of the burdens which you are called
to bear Will you lhoughlessly remind
her OF her faded beauty or manifest sur
prise at her ignorance Of many things now
passing in the world, from which she has
been excluded by her peculiar duties
Will you suffer the recollection of any
face more youthful, or more beautiful, 10
haunt you in homes hallowed precincts,
or cross The white leaf Of conjugal fdeli-
~ with one unhsllowed thought! o.
remember your early love, your early
promises, Think how faithfully she has
Kept hers; love her as you ough, and she
is still beautiful; beautiful in her pure
motherly affection, her self-saeriicing de-
votion to you. Realize tina, she is all
your own; that throughout the wide world
you are sure Of but one heart whose eye-
ry chord is linked invisIbly TO a counter
part in yours; realize tha, Upon her bo-
som alone You may weep oUt your sOr-
lows in The day Of trial, without the fear
Of being mOcked.
Husband love your wife Gather her
10 your heart of hearts rs If in her were
all your hopes Of happiness combined;
bless her daily for her patience and truth;
stand up like a man between her and The
cold world, and teach her children TO hon
or her, that God may honor you. In all
the relations Of life there comes parting
hour; and we beseech Of you to live that,
is II should be your lot to kiss her clay
cold lips and lay her away in the grave
forever, you may lay your hand honestly
upon your widowed heart and say ~
neuer ,crOnged you -