The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-26

bensitive feelings have while you hav,
seen here! It cannot bel Has she no,
everything she wants all the comforts
Of life ?"
"Ycs, but they are cold comforts, com
pared with Whist you Withhold from her
Forgive me, Charlie, but this morning
you growled because q shirt button drop.
ped of, and last night you didn't drink
your tea because it was 80 hot, aud you
asked me to 60 with you to the conccr.
last week aud didn't insist on her going
too--on|y just asked her civilly; and you
always call her Anncttre; it sounds SO
stiff, and stern, AID cold compared to the
short, sweet. loving abbreviation Of Net
tie. And if something is misplsced, you
speak half reproachfully to her about it ;
or, if the dear children are very noisy,
romping as though their precious veins
were flowing with wine, you don't seem
to love their boisterous joy, and you for
get to bless God that their glad mouths
send forth shouts Of merrimcnt. instead
Of groans Of pain. Charlie Charlie !
am not blaming you. only want to
draw you a little nearer to the great
warm, throbbing pulses of real human
nature.
Yuo love your wife, but with all your
keen perception you do not observe these
mary little niceities, very small they are,
that like so many tcndrils will draw you
still nearer to her Again, it is fault, a
general error among al! husb1nds-hcy
do not praise heir rises enough. Moth
ing is sweeter to the ear of a woman than
praise from one she loves 1t is such a
wonderful stimulant, too A good wo-
man will wade through all k nds Of diff
cul,ies to win the need of praise from
her husband"
And thus talked to Charlie, and his
head dropped lower, as he grew more
thoughtful, and during service observ-
cd him sitting with his arms folded on
his breast, and his head bent forward,
and---I almost hate to tell 1.-THE tears
were on his cheeks.
The light had come, and Charlie saw,
aud felt, and comprehended
God bless you, Rosa--dear Nettie !.
| will do it l. said Charlie, a few days af-
ter, as he handed my band box into the
coach after me, and shook hands warmly
at parting.
All. see the picture now, of Ncttie
standing in the door with Belle in her
arms, and Winney by her side, and oh
she looked so happy too happy cry to at
NJ departure.
Charlie Camden is ono Of class Of
husbands, and thair name is legion
good fellows enough, but they don't
understand the best and finest part of
a woman's nature. Like horney brown
hands, rudely sweeping the cho.ds of a
deicately strung aud finely toned instru-
ment.
They are always ready to praise wha,
is right and good in others--ready to
thank stranger for the commones. civ
lily, and let their poor wives 20 unthan-
ked, while the patient, loving ones, are
everlasting themselves to try and win
thank you !" or, you are very kind"
or, "this is excellent steak !" or, prime
coffee 20 Or, delicious tea, my dear! from
their bears Of husbands
I have seen women run here and send
there, for a pattern Of an easy fitting
shirt, on. that didn't lift his arms up,
or choke his dear neck, or chang like a
sack" aud then when it was done, and
the devoted woman stood sweating and
anxious, smoothing it down on the hum
ped ungainly shoulders, never a thank
would she get, even though it fitted as
snug as the bark on a tree.
All these biz Charles are harder to
be borne, and more trouble, than the
dear little frolllcking, mischievous class
Of boy Charles
There's world Of meaning in the de
mure little sentenee--pra,ss your rJc.
For lack of it, there are tears behind the
pantry door, and sobs in the darkest cor
ner Of the cellar, aud long tarryings in
the bed chamber. and sundry chokings
in the throat, aud many mysterious ST.
lence. when forced praises are held down
by prisoned groan, or sob, that feels ss
cold and heavy as au anvil. And al
wavs from coldness, or neglect, or lack Of
praise, if borne the omlnous wall, that
goes to the tune of "Oh, feel as if | d
nothing to live for -
But, if the Charles arc kind and po-
lite, and thank their wives often, and
show them the same charming respect
and attention as in the days of their
wooing, and hush all words OF faultfnd-
ing--in short, live out the same charac-
ter she fell in love with, h,--thcn one will
see wife walk as though she were queen
of the proudcst realm under the sun
stately and noble, and with dancy
spring in her step; not sneaking and
cringipg, as though she were the sorvile
tool of a man whose soul was blind, and
shut up in its self-created darkness -,
he the king and she the queen, equal and
loving, and perfectly understanding each
other.
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