Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
Truths for Wives.

In domestic happiness, the wife's influence
is greater than her husbands; Tor the one,
the first cause--mutual love and confidence
being g antcd, the whole comfort Of the
household depends upon triAes more imme-
diately under her jurisdiction. BY her mau-
ugement OF small sums, her husbands credit
aud honor are created or destroyed. No lor-
tune Can stand the constant leakages of ex-
travagances and misnanagements; and more
is spent in trifes, than women would easily
believe The one great expense. whatever it
may be, is turned over and carefully reflect
I'd on, ere incurred the income is prepared
to meet it; but it is pennies imperceptibly
sliding away which do the mischief; and
this the wife alone can stop, for it does not
come within mans province. there is Of
ten an uususpectcd trlde to be saved in eve
ny household. 1t is not in economy aloue
that the wife's attention is so necessary, but
in those nccties which make wel-regulat-
ed house. An uuiurnished crGet stand,
missing key, a buttoncss shirt, Il soied ia.
ble-cloth, a soiIed mustard pot with its old
contents sticking hard anu brown about it,
are nothings; but each can raise an angry
word or cause discomfort. Depend on it,
there's great deal Of domestic happiness in a
well.dressed mutton-chop or tidy break
fast-table. Men grow stated Of beauty, tired
Of music, are often too wearied lol conversa-
tion,--( however intellectually Eut they can
always appreciate well.swcpt hearth and
smiling comfort. A woman may love her
husband devotedy-may sacrifice fortune,
friends, family, country for hlm-.--she may
have The genius Of a Sappho, the enchanted
beauties OF an Armda butt melancholy
act---if with these she iai to make his home
comfortable, his heart will inevitably escape
her. Aud women live so entirely in the al
lection that without their existence is void.
Better submit, then, to household tasks. how
ever repugnant they may be to your tastes,
than doom yourself to oveless ome.--.'
Women ola higher order Of mind will not
run this, risk they know that their feminine,
their domestic, are their first duties.
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BENJAMIN FPANKLIN's INTEGRITY But
~" udNo ~ III ihoii po"0i W wv gu mum
good or evil as printers. We know they all
glory in DR.. Franklin as father, and are
wont to mention his name with veneration
Happy would it be for them if they would
read the following, with resolution to imi-
tate it:
"Socn after his establishment in Phladel-
phia, Franklin was offered a piece to pub
fish in his newspaper; being vcry busy. he
begged the gentlemen to leave it for consid-
Grafton. The next day the author called,
and asked bis opinion of it. Franklin re-
piled:
why, sir, am sorry to say l think it
highly scurrihus and deIamatory. Being at
Il loss, on account Of my poverty, whether to
reject it Or lot, | thought would put it to
is issue AT night, when my work was
done, | bought two penny loaf, on which,
with mug Of cold water, l supped heartily,
and thea wrapping myself in my great coat,
slept very soundIy on the focr till morning,
when another loaf and a mug OF water afford
ed me breakfast. Now, sir, since | can
live comfortably in this manner, why should
[ prostitute my press to personal hatred, and
hearty passion, Tor more luxurious livngE
One cannot read this anecdote Of our
American Sage without thinking Of Socrates
reply to King Archelaus, who had pressed
him to give up preaching in the d rty stl Gets
Of Athens and come and live with him in
his splendid Court:
Meal, please your Majesty, is half-pen-
my peck at Athens, and water | can get
for nothing. "-Priaters' Neacs Letter