The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-12-01
Our Homes.

Are they happyl If not, where is
the fault Look well to your self.
Examine the inmost recesses of your
heart, and question, if, in the daily
intercourse of life, you are governed by
spirit of forbearance and love to-
ward those around you.a aI
1t q husband, are your ministerings
to the happiness of her who has trust
ed her fate to you or are you of
/ that class lof whom there are so many)
who think that words of courtesy and
kindness are wasted at home, bat who
scatters them without stint on the out
er world : Aad is it this same outer
world thatwill repay this lavish expen-
| diture, when misfoftune and sickness
come upon you Ah, no ii is the
faithful wife who will minister with
unwearied devotion. if but sustained
by appreciation and love. ha
| You have selected her from all the
world to share yous joys and sorrows,
and if, in the close eompanionship of
husband and wife. you discover she
has faults, considerif you are yourself
faultless. Doyou keep with fidelity
! your marriage vows, the breaking of
| which although tolerated by the
usages of society, will yet come up in
judgment before the al allsearching eye
! of God /; and when you cross the portals
1 of your home, how can you expect to be
met with loving words and smiles, If
/ you bring to it, perhaps, an unsteady
step, confused brain, and naaseous
breath Think how disgusting this
vice is, in the sight of delicate wo-
man. How can she respect and love
a man who thus obscures his judgment,
and from whose lips issue words that,
in his clearer moment, he would scorn
to utter. She soon learns to merely
| tolerate his presence, and turns to
other sources for happiness. Thus,
love dies out; coldness and wretched
ness take its place.
How different this from true mar
ripga. which is the happiest condition
of life Listen to the werds of Luther,
who says: There is no companion
ship so lovely, no society so sweet, nc
communion so friendly. as a married
! life. where husband and wife dwell
together in unity and peace" And
again, after twenty years, he writes
'.She is more to me than dare to
hope. so that | would not exchange
my poverty for the riches Of Creeus.'
/ This is what marriage should be, il
each earnestly endeaYored to promote
the happiness Of the other; if entire
confidence existed, without which this
happiness cannot be attained.
Let all wives consider that theil
first duties belong to their husband:
and children; therefore, do not let 1
i love OF dress or society encroaeh, bu
remember that by indulging such tastes
many husbands have been ruined. A
proper attention to dressis indispensa-
/ bic to every woman, but this craving tt
follow every new and absurd fashion
is in fact a sin Of no small magnitude
i Strive to render his home an attrac
tive spot. Let him think of it as
haven Of rest after the distractinc
cares of the day, where he will NEE
that love. without which this eartl
would be indeed dreary waste.
And let tile husband bring toitword
Of affection. They are not throw
away, but fall upon the thirsting hear
! like refreshing dew, Remember.
.sTis not much the world can give,
With ali its subtle art
And gold is not alone the thing
To satisfy tho heart.
But oh If those that cluster round
The altar and the hearth, q Fssaf.
Having gentle woIds and loving ways,
How beautiful is earth"