Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-02-25

instructive impressions of all intelligent
wife which no sane man should ever de-
spise. She d cs not pause to collect
facts, weigh arguments, and draw in
ferences. Her impressive nature, which
renders her indisposed slowly to reason,
is furnished with on instructive percep-
tim Of the right, which is better than
logic.
1t is wonderful how often, in nicely
balanced cases VIII VIC appel to the
judgment of wife she instantly decid-
ell the question for us, and how gcner-
ally she is right. Plate was embarrassed
in the struggle between his sense Of
justice and his desire of popularity !;
but his wife said at once, "I1avc thou
nothing to do with that just man."
Had he needed her counsel, Plate
hands would not have been stained with
the blood Of the Son Of God.
In the matter of economy, too; in
the watchful guardianship of income
and estate, the husband can we'll trust
the good wife. 1t is true, there are
wives who cannot thus be trusted. Ac-
tuated by a foolish vanity Of dress, fur
niture and equipage, and reckless of a
husbands toll, anxieties and pecunia-
Try embarrassments, they will sustain a
certain style in the present, even if they
have to trample on a husbands broken
Eeat and ruined reputation in the pre-
cess. These are the wives that drive
husbands into wild speculation, fraud
and embczzlcment, to debts never to be
paid, to lottery gambling, to despera-
ton and a premature grave!
But We are happy to belic:e that
such cases are few. As general fact,
the principle of justice, economy and
thrift is strong in the heart Of . woman
Her home-destiny qualities her for Q
minute regard for the details of econo.
my, and her love for her husband anG
regard for the welfare of her children
dispose her to use wisely and we'll the
earnings entrusted to her control. She
is tho one to obey Christ in gathering
up the fragments that nothing be lost. d
Here is no bireling's eye and hand
The husband lays his purse in her lap
assured that the comfort and respcnsi
bility of his home and the interests oil
his property are safe in her keeping.
Let the husband, then, who is thus
blessed appreciate the gift of God. ga
prudent wife is from the Lord" and
/ the gift is worthy of the giver. ''Hc,
price is far above rubies . and we are
told in the word Of God, "the heart Of
her husband doh safely trust in her. D
There is popularity in this language.
Ordinarily it is the Office of divine truth
to weaken our confidence in earthly
blessings. Thus it is said, "IIe tina,
trusteih in his own heart is . fool
"Trust not in man, whose breath is in
his lostrils.' Put not your trust in
princes" "Irust not in uncertain
riches" Human friendships are treach-
erous. Wealth is too cold to fill warm
heart. Fame hangs on a breath of air,
and comes and goes, rises and falls, al
the caprice of crowd. God ordinari.
ly represents all things as vanity. But
He seems to make an exception in fa.
vor of a virtuous woman. OF q true
and faithful wife, He says: "The heart
of her husband doth safely trust in
her ;" and, while he may trust. let him
love, honor, appreciate, and meetly
cherish Ter. So shall he understand the
worth of true wife.