Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-05-08

don't pretend TO decide. But w. wonder
sometimes il motheis are not the most to
blanc.
hr. Editor. - The enclosed remarks. bya
correspondent OF The New England Farmer.
are so correct. and show 30 true an appre.
ciation OF the woman question: one of
its aspects ut least. that think it would do
some good II you ~ould plblish il. IL de.
scribes my case exactly and while I make
no complaints about my lot. do think
much might be done TO make our work
Ii ,hicr and to improve the condition Of tha,
class to which belong
FARMERS WIPE.
II am not one that sustiins the Wom,n's
Rights excitement, only so far as looks
reasonable. | do think il a farmer, or man
Of any other occupation. would look rs
much to the good of hi, wife as he does to
his stock of cattle or a nice horse to drive
for bu, few men like n lame. poor, rough.
looking animal TO drive off out Of town
there would be less poor. sickly. suffering
looking wives and mothers. a man gets
up before breakfast, goes ou. doors. gets
the fresh air, comes in all right and hungry
for his meal His wife. who. perhaps, has
sat up and worked the night before, two or
three hours after her liegc lord was IN bed
aud asleep. then has had 10 nurse a fretful
babe all night. gets up from one TO five
times TO see TO croupy Susie. and then must
be up bctimes IN the morning. with weary
head aud bones, hurr,ing 10 get break fast
and dress baby and the other little ones
Breakfast ready. husband romes in, hur.
iying II on the table, no. even helping the
Iiulc one into is high chaii-mother must
do 1t all. and be round in time to pour out
c'ifee. and fix the little ones break fast. too.
which ''iather" can never spend time from
eating 10 do. By this time. husband $ cof-
fec Is out and needs rcplcuishlng. then the
hired mans AMI by this time, baby finds out
she Won lie IN the cradle any longer, and
Charlie and Susie have cIc aTcd their plates
and want more. Mother has not had n
breath OF fresh air or \ mouthful to eat. yet
husband is done by this time, gets mp ami
says. while buitoning up his roat. Wife, I
expect some man hero to day. TO look at
them South Downs and Devonshires. they
will bc here 10 dinner, probably. Fix up
something nice. l must ride ever 10 town
an hour or two-if they should come before
get back. entertain them some how AMI
the master is oil 10 another airing. cc,,
braced up, cheered up, see, folks and
country, tliks and comes back all right
Where is mother all the time? Iiurrvirr
through her breakfast. she hurrirs all the
forenoon TO get lided up. and prepare a
good dinner-shc neglccis bahy-wLich
irets her. bearing it cry-geis up her din
her for those out OF the town men. and so
another meal goes by, and 20 goes day by
day.
Does her husband ever think OF these
things. when he wonders Su.an grows old
so much faster rham he does, and looks so
poor and yellow. and j., getting almost
ashamed Of her? Does hc think OF the
time b. has haichcd up excuses for not car.
ryiug her home. or out to Uncle Johns. or
soni"wbere 90 spend the day. and give her
an airing and put n Hush on her slllow
cheek? oh. husbands aud fathers. wish
too many Of you that are jlst such husbands
could be made to change places with that
patient wife OF yours, before you are brought
up suddculy finding your children mother
less Your second wife If she looks better
lhin The last has. for While. will not fll
ber pl,c" to your children. or take more
pains 10 shield you from ares