The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-11-13
Be Kind to Your Wife.

Be kind to your wife. Think how in the
first blush of Maiden beauty she turned aside
from the haunts of pleasure, and the caresses OF
fond parents, and brothers and sisters, 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 care
less tones, until, won by your importantly, she
placed her hand all trustfully in yours and said,
80 | am all your own Think of the cares and
anxeties, and the physical sulferings she has in
Cured for you and do not desert her now,
when cheek has faded, her step has lost its elds-
ITCHY, and she sits an uncomplaininS watcher
over your best interests self lfmcarcerated pris-
oner in her own home.
Merrily the music sounds, young feet trip
lightly in the may dance. and joyous laugh ter
rings aleng the walls-but she is not there the
curtain rises and the far famed artistic comes
forth TO charm the listening crowd with her me-
lodious song-but she is not there. The orator
arises before his wrapt audience, his rich deep
tones of eloquence floating away along the
crowded passages, aud curling upward, as a
voiced incense to the vauted roof; but she is
not there. Art opens her new stores and dis
plays her wonderful creations on the glowing
canvas, and in the speaking bust; your wife is
lover Of the chaste and beautiful, but she is not
there ; literature presents new leaves, fresh from
the fascinating pen of genius-the wife and
mother has but little time to read.
No; there she fingers, at home, God-com-
missioned watcher over he pless childhood ;
singing the babe to sleep, bending to catch the
llspng voices of those dear ones who have a
thousand immaginary wants encouraging the
quiet, and soothing the fretful. She is weary,
but does not complain, her temples throb, but
she heeds not their throbbng, as ever and anon
she turns wshtu glance towards the door, for
she expects her husband
She expects you; and her whole world of
happiness will be there when you arrive.
Will you enter that room with cold indiffer-
ence? Will utter hasty word in her presence
Will you sit down with that frown upon your
countenance, or complain of the burdens which
you are called to bear ? viii you thoughiless-
ly remind her of her faded beauty; or manifest
surprise at her Ignorance of many things now
passing in the great world, from which she has
been excluded by her peculiar duties Will
you suffer the recollection of any face more
youthful, or more beautiful, to haunt you in
homes hallowed precincts, or cross the white
leaf of coniugal fidelity with one unhallowed
thonght? o remember your early love, your
early promise; think how faithful she has kept
hers, and love her as you ought, and she is still
beautiful beautiful in her pure, mo oherIy af-
teetons, her self sacrificing devotion to you
Realise that she is all your own; that through
out the wide world you are sure of but one
heart whose every chord is linked invsibly to a
counterpart in yours; realize that upon her bo-
som alone you may weep out your sorrows in the
day of trial, without the fear of being mock
ed.
Husband, love your wife Gather her to
heart of hearts as if in her were all your hopes
of happiness combined bless her daily for her
patience and truth; stand up like a man be-
tween her and the rude cold world, and teach
your children to honor her, that God may honor
you. In all the relations of life there comes a
parting hour; and we beseech you so to live,
that, if it should BE- your lot 10 kiss her clay
cold lips and lay her away in the grave forever
you may lay your hand honestly upon your wild
owed heart and say:
81 never wronged you r. Olive Branch.