Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1869-04-09

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candor in the various members. Where
the great law of the household is love. this
needs not be enjoined; where esch mem
Der is bound BY the spirit Of genuine good
will. loyalty OF fidelity. each to each, Is
comparatively easy; it assumes the aspect
Of an instinct. rather than Of moral obi
CATION !; but where as is too often the case,
discordant elements are iutrodneed. this
sentiment Of loyalty, or high sense Of
honor. must take its place. a!t ea.1sT.g,et !;
The four, walls .inclesine . household
should be regarded as sacred now - the
olden time, when the hearthstone was sa-
cred to the genial, peace-loying Hestia,
and the Penates were wofshipped ID the
penetralia of every dwelling. Here was
set up the domestic altar, distinct from ell
outward and external observances. and re-
garded by the family alone. = a'.'3i s.''
The head-husbaad aud father-ought
to hold not only protective aud provide
ent care over the family. but . bene6oent
authority also; general rule it is sup
posed to supply all its material wants; his
toll, his talents. his purse hold the house,
hold together, and give it dignity in the
eyes of the world; therefore he should
magnify his Office and make It honorable;
he should be right royal 10 his demeanor,
exempt from shams at home and abroad.
true and manful. that his example be ,
safe model for the younger members Of
the household; and. in turn. the family
should cheerfully uphold his authority. for
whatever enhances his dignity is reelected
upon the family. -. -. .,... -.
A woman should not marry till Of ~
age to know and appreciate the importance
Of the step she is about to take; bat once
married. she must not only make the best
of her bargain, be it good or bad. but
she must also bear in mind that she has
positive and solemn duties to perform.
| A woman's part is generally . subordi-
nate one. Her marriage contract involves
the condition Of obedience ss we'll o. chas-
tity; it rests with the wife to preserve or
der, cheerfulness and frugality in the
household. She is to see that what the
husband provides is not wastefully squsnd-
cred; she is to look we'll to the rays Of
her household, and not eat the bread Of
lidleness.
Further than this. let tie husband
faults be what they may. biz good name
lis in part in her keeping, and She and her
tckildren must siuk or riao % hio sle9el
The ~5man Who psocislaIS ~ g.. 81
her husband is the meanest Of alltfaitors.
| know Of nothing more base than for .
woman to take the name uf : man. eat bis
bread and mother his children. and then
go about to abuse aud villify him. She
is like an unclean bird, which has crept
over near to tho precincts Of chaste love
and divine purity.
| The husband is obliged to brunt the
world with its manifold trials and tempta-
tions to meet the sharp encounter Of men.
in the competition for wealth, fame and
position. He has much to annoy and dis
tress him. hidden wisely from her eyes.
lit may be; for ! know Of nothing more
contemptible and imbecile than the whin-
ing complaints with which some men come
into the family circle aud cover Il over
like wet blanket. He has much to ex.
asperate him. also. and woe to the man
who. after his hard contest with the outer
world. comes home to . moody and dis
cordant household selfish, idle-minded
or discontented wife!
A wife is not without authority 10 {
family; she must be obeyed in all house.
hold matters; the husband will uphold
her authority and sustain her in exactine
obedience from her children and depend
cDts. *,
If she would have individual respect
she must have wise discretion that may
be relied upon. a self-poise and equsuim.
ity at once firm and gentle. and an nm
ldinching. reliable integrity, above suspi.
cion or reproach. ag.or
We sometimes hear quite estimable NO
men appealing to their husbands to insis
upon the obedience Of children or depen.
|dents. This is great mistake and tt,
cause of much domestic disquiet. aud H.
dicates not only pettiness. but imbecilit,
on the part Of the wife. Her chiidrer
should obey from spontaneous love spt
Difference. tits all over with her shsu
she is obliged to say to them. II willftel
your father if you do not obey me-. 3aa
| Such a woman is either weak or wick
ed; either is bad enough in family, !
| %The editor of tie Boston Asi5ics,
and Surgical Journal says: 1--WE do NO
vouch for the following item which ha
been sent ,us: "A surgeon IN q distau
nlaco Ia aaid IN h.vo 1rornnv>l :. Am~,n