Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-13

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women reach the Island Of happi
ness for which they steer whel
first they launch their timid bark
out upon the stream Of life. s.
many cares real breakers are they
Surely man has more selfshnes'
mixed up in his composition thai
woman. 1t costs too much of al
effort on his part to examine int
her wishes, or to often regard them
He finds a well ordered home,
nice place to come to, when through
the business ofthe day can eat his
own food with 50 much relish; car
sleep 50 soundly in his own warn
room and bed. A wife is a nice
handy little affair to keep these al
ways in readiness for him, when be
chooses to return. She helps to
while away the hours there, and
fills a blank in his life that would
ever remain vacant without her
She must, however, be a pasSire be-
ing, never cross his wishes, never
interfere with his affairs. Her in
terests are to be cooped up within
the limits of her dwelling-his have
a range wide as the world"
Such was the tenor of Mrs. Ca
reys thoughts; the truth or error
of which l do not propose at pres
ent to discuss.
Such were the thoughts she i'm
parted to her friend and neighbor,
Mrs. Jones.
"NoW,' she continued, "as l see
you and other ladies Of my ac-
quaintance going to all the charity
meetings, that I am kept from at
tending by home duties, and not
from an indifference to the object of
such meetings as some might be led
to suppose, l almost envy you the
leisure time that enables you to adj
vance every good cause, and the
opportunity Of acquiring names of
being philanthropists; things that
I, in my present circumstances, find
impossible to do"
"lIrs. Carey, you have the op-
portunity ever to do good. Chari-
ty begins at home, the Bible tells
us. You have a band of miniature
men and women to train and fit for
future usefulness. All depends up
on you. Although you may some
times think your well-meant en-
deavors unapprcciated, aud that
your efforts are unavailing, yet in
due time you will reap if you faint
not. Yes, reap a reward and re-
member, a just reward. You are
now sowing the seed; soon the
blade will appear, afterward the full
corn in the ear. And if you dwell
near the fount from which all may
receive a full supply, ''your chill
dren will one day rise up and call
you blessed;" and who knows but
that thousands will receive q
crown of life, just from your pres
ent labors. Now | have none of
these privileges. If I do good to
others at all, | must seek those who
need, because an allwise providence
has willed it thus. 1 think in no way
is more efectual opportunity for,
doing good presented, than at the
freside at home, by those entruest-
ed with family of children.
"My kind friend and counselor,
low shall | sufficiently thank you for
5hus reminding me of my duty
when l feel inclined to
consider my lot hard one, l will
Try to ponder upon what you have
said to me this evening, and will try
10 make duty pleasure, if l could
1nly have the strength" and a
sigh flickered out upon the evening
breeze.
"You try to do too much, Mrs.
Carey. You are undermining your
health. Depend upon it, l shall
lave to give you sermon on that
1oint.'
"Let it be sermon in disguise,
hen, as the present has BEEN" said
Mrs. Carey pleasantly, and the two
friends parted.
Mrs. Jones called at the office of
Mr.. Carey, the following morning
and gave him, in a friendly way, a
rue statement of her views in re-
yard to his wife's health, She adj
rised him to secure the services ofa
rusty domestic to relieve Mrs. Ca
,ey, and to take her out riding dai
Y, as her system needed a thor