New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-06

wish every husband would copy into his memo.
randam book this sentence, from q recently nnb-
iished work "A word said q line written, and We
are happy; omitted our hearts ache, as If for /.
great misfortune Men cannot feel it, or gness at
it; II they did, the most careless of them Wasfl be
slow to wound ns.n
The grave hides many heart which has been
stung to death, because one who might affer ajl
have loved it after certain careless fashion. was
deaf, d.mb and blind to the truth in the sentence
we nave JUST quoted, Or II not, was at least ressiya
and impatient with regard to it. Many men, mar
rying late IN life, being accustomed only to take
care OF themselves, and that in the most erratie.
rambling, exciting fashion-eatng drinking siean-
ing and waking, whenever their fancy OF good
cheer and amusement questionable or unqaestion-
able, prompted come at last, when they ret tired
Of this with their selfish habits fixed as fate, to
matrimony.
For while it is novelty. Shortly, it is strange
as irksome, this always being obliged to consider
the comfort and happiness of another TO have
something always hanging on the arm, which nsed
70 swing free, or at most, but tWirl cane Then
they think their duty done il they provide food and
clothing and refrain (possihly) from harsh words
All, is it? Listen to that sigh as Won close the
door. Watch the gradual fading OF the eye tlIe
palllng oil the cheek, not from age-she should be
yet young-hnt that gnawing pain at the heart,
born OF the settled conviction that the great hungry
craving Of her soul as fur as yon are Concerned
must go forever nnsatisiied. God help sueh wives.
and keep them from attempting to slake theirsoul,s
thirst at poisoned fountains
Think YOU, her husband, how little kind word.
a smile, caress to you, how much to her. ii You
call these things childish, and .beneatf yonr
matiee,n then gon should never have married.
There are men who should remain forever single
you are one You have no right TO require of
woman her health, strength, time and devotion to
mock her with this shadowy, unsatisfying return.
new bonnet, q dress. a shawl, watch, nything,
everything bat what true womaas heart must
crase-sympathy, appreciation, lave. She may be
rich in everything else but if she be poor in these
and is good woman, she had better de-
! There are hard unlaying, cold monstrosisies OF
women, (rare exceptions) who neither require love
nor know how to give it. We are not speaking of
these. That hfg-hearted loving, noble men have
occasionally been thrown away upon such, does
not disprove what we have been saying. But even
a man thus situated has greatly the advantage Of
woman in a similar position, because. over the
needle, a woman may think herself into an insane
| asylum, while the active outdoor turmoil of bust
| ness life is at least a sometime repfiere to him.
Do you ask me Are there no happy wives y,
God be praised, yes, and glorious. loveabie hns-
bands, too, who knew how to treat woman and
would have her neither fool nor drudge. Almost
every wife would be good and happy wife were
she only loved enough. Let husbands, present and
prospective, think of this. [London Journal