The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-09

| There is no use for the communication
below in the range Of our circulation, but to
show western wives how eastern ones are
erpected to behave, we copy from the mimi.
table Mrs. Croly Of the Sunday Times, the
following
Rules for Newly made Husbands.
The rebellion and the draft have greatly
lessened the number Of weddings which
were wont to take place at this season of the
year. There are still many, however, who
have assumed, or are about to assume the
| responsible duties Of this new position, and
As it is often matter Of some difficulty
how to decide in reference to line of con.
duct in particular cases, We suggest the
following rules to newly made husbands
IS among those received by the best author.
tiles:
FIRsr--Take it for granted at the outset
| that married life is state Of antagonism
and war, instead Of peace and unity; that
woman is belligerent power, which it is
necessary for man to subjugate, and let
every thing which you do or say be stamp
ed with the assertion of personal author
ity.
SECoND-Ignore at once all the nonsense
about interchange of thought, reciprocity of
| sentiment, mutual confidence, and equal
rights; take the ground which recently re
ceived high legal sanction, that man and
wife are one, and that the man is that one,
and while exacting strict account of ways
and means, Of the out goings and in CON-
ings Of your wife, hold yourself amenable
to no one for whatever you may say or any
act you may perform. This rule assists
greatly in establishing the rule.
THIRD-Whch ordains that the wife
must in every respect conform and adapt
herself to the tastes Other husband-in her
dress, her manners, her conversation, her
housekeeping-a and only encourage such
friendships and such inclinations as he ap.
proves. On his part, of course, such IN
effort would be preposterous; women can
not understand the business associations
and necessities of men, and the best way is
to keep them in blissful ignorance of what,
ever it would not add to their happiness to
know.
FoURrH-On reaching home after being
absent all day, take care that the entire
household is impressed with due sense OF
your individual Importance. Hand your
coat to one, and your hat to another, or
| pitch them on the floor; complain either
that the doors and windows are open, or
that they are shut; look severely at your
watch before kissing your wife, and ask
her if dinner is ready. Perform the kissing
operation if it is expected, but do not speak
! Of anything that has occurred down in
| town, as it might lead her to expect de-
| tailed account OF your business transa ctions,
with which she can have no possible con
| Germ.
FlfrH-If she has taken pains to please
you by cooking favorite dish, don't ap
pear gratified, rather try to grumble at, or
complain of something else, she will ac-
qure the bad habit Of expecting praises
Tor the simple performance of her duty.
SIX1H-lf your wife wants to 60 any
where, show your authority by refusing
consent; and when she has experienced all
the bitterness of disappointment, select a
time when it is impossible for her to leave
home, and magnanimously accord the des-
ired pcrmsSion-yo may even urge her to
go. OF course she won't, but thereafter it
will always be in your power to tell her
that if she did not go it was her own
fault.
SEvENTH-If she expresses a wish to take
pleasant to be coaXed, and the refusal will
make the after consent seem so much more
Of favor.
Elcnru Never give money the first
time of asking, nor the entire SUN asked
for. If she wants twenty dollars, give her
ten ; if ten, give her five and smaller sums
in proportion. Women know very little
about money matters, and it would be well
to carefully impress upon her it's value, and
what large sum five dollars really is. As
an Illustration, you can remark upon what
your mother used to do with five dollars
neglecting Of course to remind her of the
change that had taken place in times and
prices.
NlNrn-In the present state of the
country, it would be perfectly ridiculous to
expect you to spend your evenings at
home. As true patriot, it is essential
that you should continue to drop in at your
old clubs and meet as many Of your fellow
citizens at billiard saloons. and other place
of rendezvous, as possible, in order to talk
up the flag, the government, and the draft
which you have escaped. Should YOU,
however, feel inclined at any time to spend
an evening at home, make q virtue of it
impress upon your wife the sacrifice you
are making of your convenience to her
wishes, gently intimate an expectation that
| a little entertainment to celebrate the event
will be provided, and while your wife, in
happy flutter, is giving orders and selecting
books tor you to read to her, drop off into a
comfortable nap.
TENrH-So far as adding anything to
the sum Of home happiness is concerned,
act always as if you were very disagree.
able bachelor boarder in your own house
This will teach your wife that it is her par
ticular business to make home cheerful
and pleasant and that you expec1 her to do
it without any help from you. If she asks
you to assist in any little household mat
ters, either request her I" hire some one to
do such things, or else attend to them in so
hateful and burging a way that she will
never ask you a second time.
ELEvENrH-If you have invited your wife
to 60 to place Of amusement, and she
tries to draw your attention to the fact that
she has endeavored to please you by wear.
ing the color you once thought most be-
coming, impress it upon her distinctly that
it was once, but is so no longer that she
has grown older than she was at that time,
and that, above all things, you abhor at
tempts at juvenility. Then suddenly re-
collect that you met an old fame in the
street this very day, dressed in that par.
ticular color. and remark, on passant, how
well she looked.
TWELFTH If ladies', especially young la
dies, should call upon or visit your wife, be
excessively polite to them. Married men
are allowed privileges which young men
would not 4sre to take. and. while your
wife is attending to the duties of hospital-
ty, you may whisper tender nothings' and
even press the hands and waists Of her
friends, in laughing, joking sort Of way
with perfect propriety. Jealousy, on such
grounds, would be the misfortune of your
wife's temper, and not your fault.