The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-24
Twenty.Five Yenrs Married ="

mantown Telegraph, who gives her sister
wives some excellent advice We COPY in
part and recommend the reflections to the
careful perusal of young married people,
Perhaps many older married people may not
be too old to derive essential benefit from
them. Such are too apt to say whiningly with
the song,
"Oh, if was bat young again
I'd lead different life,
Save my money, buy me farm
rake Dinah for lay wife,
and so forth. Now it would be a great deal
better If you and Dinah would Just " buckle
to :" and 60 it strong for the time Won have
left. Never too late to become industrious
and economical. Try it. Read the good ao :
vice we append
"I have had considerable experience in the
routine duties OF housekeeping, and with your
permission will say word or two on this i'm
portant subject to every family.
"Ihere is far more depending on a well or
dered household, than vast ma ajority of mar
ried women would seem to believe. In look
ing around we on every side how much
system and economy would accomplish if
properly observed. l began married life early:
my husband had no other income to rely upOn
than the labor OF his own hands. We lived
in a small house, having attached to it a
small garden. Providence blessed us with
health. My duties multiplied by increase of
years; but they were carefully laid down and
punCtuaIiy PeTloIueo we rose early. break
tasted, dined and supped at exact hours, a
most families do. Every hour in the day had
its allotted duty or arrangement, and every
thing was done in accordance with it,
"By this means perfect system was main
tanned, reducing the labor of family nearly
one-h half; and in this way had ample time
TOR reading, receiving and returning visits ou t.
door exercise, &C. Expenditures in every de-
partment were made carefully, and thus while
we wanted for nothing which persons in mod
crate circumstances needed there was an ex-
act account kept OF the amount of income and
outlay, and we made 1t a point always to keep
safely on the right side. BY degrees our pecu-
MARY means increased; capital was ap-
piled for a more extended business on the
part OF my husband, and profits augment
ed until we have s. full, and may say an
abundant share OF this worlds goods NV
husband and unite, however, u the convic-
tion that this fortunate result of circums tan
ces is mainly owing to the system and economy
established in our young married life, and the
smiles of Providence upon our industry and
our efforts to perform our duty in every reia-
tiOn OF life.
1.-The great error committed by voupp
housekeepers is the thoughtless and unneces-
sary expenditure OF money which they can
not afford and in young husbands, instead
of settling down to some honest, steady labor
wasting their time in visiting play b ouses,
bar rooms, club rooms, worthless exhibi-
tions, parades, and other places of resort. BY
remaining at nome with their wives and fami-
lies, and enjoying domestic comforts, they
will in the end be found to be more enduring
and satisfying than all the rest combined.
Young wives, also, should find their highest
happinees i'm their homes-in meeting and well
coming their husbands to the spot which
ought to be their mutual paradise and I am
certain, their safest road to prosnerity is in
establishing and observing stritSYy system
and economy"