American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-11-22
NUMBER 49

wife Moral: Go you and do likewise,
and verify you shall have your reward. or
at least you stand much better chance
OF having it than ifyou do differently. -
BE good and you will be married. is the
essence of the lesson" z
TIE pietqre is true one. We see
the same thing in esesy day life, when
Jane IS cautioned to be modest, Eliza Il.
dy, and Martha industrious, merely be-
cause young gentlemen will admire then
foi these virtues. "Dou't talk about
Thackery," said silly woman, who new
er aught to have been mother to her
daughter of eighteen, Frank can't en-
dure blee stocking" the said Frank be-
ing proposed husband of the young la
dy in question.
Girls are not taught to be good, noble,
pure, and true, because those qualities
are lovely in themselves. The virtues
are not implanted in their hearts to spring.
spontaneously tberefrom, beautifying the
outer and inner life, and contributing g.
the happiness Of the world, but they are
to be put on for enterior adornment, Ike
ribbons upon horns of cattle ut mar
ket fair, to render them more attractive to
purchasers.
Girls should be educated to be simpls
noble h.ghminded intelligent women.lI
Then If they marry, so much the bettej
for their husbands. If they do not, thel
are the better calculated to care for then,,
selves.
There is another phase of female train
ing upon which it were we'll something
were said anew, although the subject has
been often discussed before. a -soalat
should be sufficiently well educated to BE-
a bit partner for her husband, to under1
stand his business, and to be his conf
dant in all the transactions of bis dali
life. The thought has often occurred 10
us in reading of the recent numerous de-
irlcations among men holding places Of
trust in business circles, how many Of thd
wives OF those men knew aught Concern
ing the Affairs Of their husbands IIow
many knew whether their income would
allow OF the extravaga they were i.
dulging? Were they not aware that !
paitry salary could not supply all the lux
uries with which they were surrounded /
We're they so ignorant as to suppose than
an elegant establishment could be main.
tanned upon an income of few hundreds
merely y-or knowing, did they will =
| ~ shut their eyes to the truth, for
sake ofselfsh indulgence If the form.
er, they are deserving of our pity /; if The
latter, no censurc can be to severe.
Have they, then, not been criminal, a
well as their more unfortunate partners I
Have they not urged expenditure whs-s!
almost necessitated robbsSr navo tl.1g
not forgotten mat the Office Of @perfeet
woman nobly planned" is to f,oan,p as
well as to comfort and command p Buf.
says some one, with the old-time pityine
sneer, "Woman cannot understand mems
affairs they have not sufficient intelli-.
gence. The assertion is but too trus.
and it is just this ignorance of which ..
complain. A woman should have cu}I-
tiyated mind, as well as heart, that in N
the walks of life she may stand aa eouaf
by her husband, his honored couuselIar
IN all things, just what God intend.d
she should he, an help np &c for him
Then we shall hear less of extravaganza
woman, who have lived far beyond their
husbands means, aud, perchance, less
of dishonest men, for oftentimes a week
moral nature might be kept in tn. path
OF recititude by a strong, loving heart !.
and judicious, intelligent wilely counscls.
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