The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-08-27
a WORD TO rRErFuL WIVES.

There YOU are, with yonr mouth puckered
up again WHAT'S the matter az. yourlricud>
all dead. Nh well, have ,nu l"st ever, cent
YOU ever owned--no-are our children sick:
Is y"ur husband cross have you rot The i0ntf.
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ther al tnrsc. and still as Cross A. s"nng
hear! We wonder h0w Your iamily can ea
durc your prrsen,r These young hearts
whnse sun YOU aagiit ~ be--hnw yuu chill
them With taur ira@n> and peti-hness. -
aon,ler ihev long to get out ut the hnnse.
Aud now YOU have struck your lutte child
because ;" lie woui, nnl slnp icasing.' Friend /,
that blow fell on his SOIL and lett an lndsli-
bic scar there. lie will ierl It long after he
has forgotten il. Many years from now when
,,ur head has laid low in the grave. thai
blns given without cause-impatlrnily, an (
grily, v III ,lo IT'S wark.
WHY can't YOU be good naiured. Were
yau never 80. Memory pn,nts 10 the days Il
your giilho.d - seldom the Lines 81 anger
,li,fisurrd your broS then. And the mar
VIII won your love thought what happy ioine
SHE will make me. Tow sweet il ALI be ia
nj, d.wn by her side after the cares Of the ,las
are over. How beautiful TO read Tor hrI
plca.ure--to be repaid in smiles aud kisses
And hr home was ready and the bride esiab'
llshrtl-but she proved unworthy OF the tru,
repo-ed Ia her. Instead Of meeting care witt
q hearty laugh, and u " get behind me satan.
you worried aud iretted, and began y tel
every little trouble to y"ur husband IL wa
not aomanIy: Il betrayed weakness both O
head and mind lmpercepiibly us infuenc,
crept inin Lls spirit, chilling il with worse
chill than that IL death, TILL il lnade shrout
Of iron for the disappointed hart. snd u,
charm Of love and family and hume wa'
gone.
Uas once .'--hpw nlten these words dr0I
from your lips. :" was handsome once
was this, that and the oihcr once"-and wh,
not now You yoursrlfbave wiIled your o3r
destiny--you have chosen the scold's "iliee
ynu must receive the sc0l,l's deserts. lit
tie philosophy, few words breatIeh TO hea
,en for patience. a new res"lute hope for 70
morrow if to-day be siarmy--a little srli.dc
hiaI in telling petty ct0ssrs-a great dra
les selh.hness--a desire 10 make hume
sanctuary for yuUrsell and little ones as wei
as yanr hu.band--and 10 DIV snu had beeI
happier, handsumer aud more beloved.
\ Frriting sister IL light affection, let us AL
you few plain questions. Does spirit u
iauIilin,ling tighten yuur caresf II yOur brrai
is burned to cinder. drrs il bring yau guat
lishi, sweet loaf. 10 sit dawn aud worry abou
III If the bany !. ernss. dars u make hin
smile like an angel I. shake hin almost Out u
! exisirnrri lfn rains nn washing ,lay. vii
s"ur anathemas hurry ont the -un until "
stops right oscr your eloihes.linei Hut
YOUR quirk hands turn 10 the flnar barrel {
mould another l,al--if ,uu suuihe the weep
! ing babe ! in ihc sweet words nf mother
pitying lave - if you ,Ie,oie ynur washing d.,
{ 10 samr appropriate @o,k. I,uw smoothl, car
E will ren down his features. an besanie yoa
humble slave instead Of the t,rannical ma.
{ ter he would be l!
: II il npt tuo late vet Surprise your hu,
baud with smile Iii will be worIh dnla
o /. see his glance ui asinnishment hold III
/. .aIted water VI ihoaghllulness in your moull
I; that you NAV saw nothing unpleasant; an
!. the angel that has been lying prpstrstc y, II
= heart With folded wings. will begin io aa