Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-21

as goes our comprehension Of the law In holy
wit, has not constituted womdn as other than
mans companion. his equal, his help-mate, not
his slave, no. the gratiAer OF his every caprice
We do not want the liberty of the polls with its
accompaniment of meanness--not the infringe
ment of mans sphere we are content with
home, woman's realm, wherein virtues shine
brightest. IL man SO enacts his part In the
matrimonial drama that the boundary be not so
circumscribed as to deprive woman of her una
lienable rights, which, when done compels her to
dissolve herself OF true feminine nature and
transform into masculine so far as practicable,
congenaity not the incentive, necessity becom-
Ing her law FOR acton, hence II 10 not uncommon
to hear denunciutions of women who, In spirit,
have become men, because. say, driven by the
lack of superiority in men, by that very imbecil-
ity which is accompanied by an exacting nature
--exacting 1t truly is when exacting Of women
atonement for mans deticiencies-his imperfec-
tone, which seems to be the idea in Z" Advice to
Ladies'" wherein is said, the wife must do So"
and thus must devote her life to the happiness
of whom : of him who has vowed to be her sus-
tainer, her protector" She must not irritatc," !"
"must not draw on his patience" not Increase
his obstnacy," "not rctalate," In short, she
must not be human or of a nature approximuting
humanity. Now, in the name of all good COM
mon sense, where would this code place man ;
he who claims superiority, who would stand as
God created him, nubl being, who would be
the oak round which the vine cugs for support
in the fulfilling of which he dc nanis the respect
of his wife, and only this. Respect. oh hus-
band, is the =" greatest boon you can bestow in
your home !" of far greater value in its happi
ness than the " little time, patience, intrigue" 5"
ct cctcra, pictured in til, extract. Is 1t possible
TO command honor when there is not an eqniva-
lent therefor ; Many women who would be the
blessed among women as wives and mothers"
have been most cruelty transformed by the great
dearth of aught- in the characters of
nominal husbands, the class of which, it is well,
are in the minority; we'll, too, that there are
exceptions to every rule.
In her true nature woman ID not cXacting, does
not "sigh for more worlds to conquer il in her
domain her rights are respected. Have You seen
differences in families, some happier than others
1t is not au Herculean effort to divine the where
for. Little kindnesses, little apprecations have
been wanting little, very little actions on the
part of husbands have aicnated affection,
changed love to hatred, honor to dshonor. The
preservation of matrimonial virtues is Il mutual
right. The one-sided advice is unnecessary.
Home happiness is in mutual keeping We study
the nature of the soil, the sunshine or the shade
iortioweIs, whose beauty aud fragrance we would
possess. Home happiness is In value a deeper
theme nor is ii the exclusive ris ht of the wife,
oh ! husband, IN the keeping of which in thy
remembrance thou mayest greatly enhance thine
own happiness and that of those given to thee
by thy Creator.
MAUD.