Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-11-26

LOVE \ WIFE AND RULE WIFE.
wish every husband would copy into his
memorandum book this sentence, from a re-
Gently published work:
" Homen must be constituted pery differently
! from men. 4 uora said, a hHe writttn, and vs
are haRpYj omateS, our hearts ache az Vtor
greet migj5rtuus. Men cannot feel Il, or guess
at it, y they did, tie most careless Of them Igould
! Be sloto to ,oound as So"
The grave hides many heart which has
been stung to death, because one who might
after Gil, Vel0ved it after a certain careless
fashion, was deaf, dumb and blind to the truth
in the sentence we have just quot d, or not
was at least restive and impatient with regard
to it.. Many men, marrying late in life, being
accustomed only to take care Of hsmsslUss, and
| that in the most erratc, rambling, exciting
fashion, eating drinking, sleeping and walk
ing whenever and wherever their fancy. or
good cheer and amusement, questionable or
unquestonable, prompted come at last, when
they get tired Of this, with their selfish habits
6xed as fate, to-matrimony. For while il
is novelty. Shortly, It is strange as irk-
some this always being obliged to consider
the comfort aud happiness Of another. To
have something hanging on the arm, which
used to swing FREQ, or at most, but twirl a
came. Then they think their duty done if
they provide food and clothing, and refrain
(possibly) from harsh words. Ah-is i'll
Listen to that sign as you close the door
Watch the gradual fading Of the eye, and
paling Of the cheek, not from ago-she should
be yet young but gnawing pain at the heart,
born Of tho settled conviction that the great
hungry craving Of her soul, as far as you are
concerned, must 90 forward unsatished. God
help such wives, and keep them from attempt
ing to slake their souls thirst at poisoned
fountains.
Think you, her husband hoT little kim
word smile, caress 10 you, now much 20
her. Ifyou call these things "ehildish" and
"beneath your a9.;c5," then you should never
have married There are men who should
remein forever single. You are one. You
have no right 20 require ofa Womsa her health
strength, time and devotion, 10 mock her with
this shadowy unsatisfyiag return. aew
bonnet a dress, sG4wl, watch, anything,
everything but what a true woman neurt
most grayes--sympathy, appreciation, love-
She rnay be rich in everything else butifshe
be poor in these, and is good woman, sLe
had better die.
There are hard unloWng, cold monstrosiIies
Of women, (raro excePuous,) who neither re-
quirc love, nor know how give it We are
not spo2kng Of these. That big hearted, lov
ing, noble men have occasionally been thrown
away upon such. does not disprovo Shlt vo
have been saying. But even a nau thus stu
ated has greatly the advantage Of woman
in similar position, because over the
needle woman may think herself into an
Insane Asylum, while the active out door
turmoil 4 business life is at least a something
ofrePrieyp tq him.
Do you ask me. Are there no happy
vyesl God be praised, yes aud lorious lovea
BILE husJa nds, too. who know how 10 treat
woman, and would have her neither fool nor
drudge Almost every wife would be good
aud a happy wife were she only loved enough
Let husbands p esent and prospective think
Of this
FASST FERE