Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-17
Praise youf Wife.

Praise your wife, man! For pity sake,
give her little encouragement. 1t won {
hurt her. She has made your home com.
Portable, your food agreeable; tell her Jou
thank her, if nothing more. ShedOn't e.
pect it; it will make her eyes open wider
than they have r. these ten years-bu' it
will do her good, Tor all that, and you, too.
There are many women, to-day, thirstiug z
for the word Of praise-thc language of
encouragement. Through summers heat
and winters toll, they have drudged un-
complainingly and SO accustomed have
their fathers, brothers, and husbands be-
come to their monotonous labor, that they
look for and upon them as they do on the
daily rising Of the sun and its daily going
down. Everyday life may be made beau
tiful by an appreciation of its very home
illness. You know that, if the house is
clean, manual labor has been performed to
make it so. You know that if you can
take from your drawer clean shirt when
ever you want it, somebody's fingers haze
ached in the toll Of making it so fresh and
agreeable, so smooth and lustrous. Every
thing that pleases the eye and the sense,
has been produced by constant work,
much thought, great care, and uutiriLg
efforts, bodily and mentally.
1t is not that many men do not appre-
ciate, and feel some gratitude for the num-
berless attentions bestowed upon them in
sickness and iu health, but they are so
selfish in that feeling. They don's come
out with hearty, "Why, how pleasant
you make things look, wife," or, 81 am
obliged to you for taking SO much pains r'
They thank the tailor for giving ''fts; !"
they thank the man in the full omnibus,
who gives them q seat; they thank the
young lady, who moves along in the con-
cert-room; in fact, they thank every body,
and everything out of doors, because it is
the custom; and then come home, tip
their heads back and heels up, pull out
the newspaper, grumble if wife asks them
to take the baby, scold if the fire has got
down, or, if everything is just right, shu,
their mouths with smack of satisfaction,
but never say, 81 thank you" / tell you
what, men, young aud old, if you did bu,
show an ordinary civi!ity towards your
wives-if you gave the one hundred and
sixtieth part Of the compliments you al
most choked them with before they were
married-fewer women would seek for
other sources Of happiness than your sold,
so-soish affection. Praise your wife, then,
for all the good qualities she has, and you
may rest assured that her deficiencies are
fully counterbalaueed By your own.
Assist yOur wife in making home hap
py. Preserve the heart you have won
When you return home from your daily
avocations, do not sit down in a corner ST.
lent and suIlen, with clouled brow, and .
visage repulsive. Nee. your beloved
with smile of joy and sa;isfaction-,ake
her BY the hand.
Never indulge in coarse, harsh or pro-
fame words. These, to woman Of refine
men., of delicate and tender seusib.li,y,
are exceedingly disgusting, and tend to
grieve her spirit Let the law Of kind
ness dwell upon your lips: write it upon
the table Of your heart. Modcs.y aad
virtue are gem. of priceless value; keep
them polished like FURNISHED gold.
Be exceedingly cautious never SO say or
do anything that will tend to mOrtify the
feelings Of your wife in company. Here,
If possible, show them more marked atten-
ton than when alone.
Give your wives to understand that you
esteem them above all others; make them
your con6dants con6de in them, and they
will con6de in you; confidence begets con-
idence, love begets love, and sweetness be-
gets sweetness.
Above all. sympathizc with the wife OF
your bosom in the hours Of affection Re-
joice with them when they rejoice, and
weep with them when they weep. Who,
if not bosom companion, will wipe frcn
he cheek the falling tear of sorrow?
Shall Pennsylvania Fay fer Slaves?
John II. Wheeler, of North Carolina,
lost three slaves in Philadelphia, in 1855,
while he was on bis way to New York, to
sail to Nicaragua as Envoy of The United
States to that Republic. Mr.. Wheeler
now asks that the State of Pennsylvania
shall pay him the value Of his negroes, and
Tor the loss of their services.
Fo- Daniel, he wants S1,2G0
For Isaiah 500
For Jane 1000
For services 1900
Mr.. Wheelcr's petition was presented
% the State Senate, January "a, and re.
erred to the Committee on Finance. In
1, be says that these slaves were taken