The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-05
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such self-denylpg love as tlns-when his
strength bears with her weakness, his patience
with her petUlence, and when ais calm courage
soothes her frlghts and fears, what gratitude
wells up in her heart. Woman seeks in a hus-
band. truth, purity, nobleness, and uprghtness.
She loves manliness aud unspotted virtue and
if man will show his manhood in daily life,
be viii find blessing ID his daily life aud his
home. such as tongue cannot describe true
wife needs love. her heart yesr1s for II as much
as in the days OF grlhood when life tseir was
love.
Whether womans life is 10 be one Of sad
ness or Joy, sunshine or gloom, depends upon
love. Al her cares are borne With patience, il
love sveeten the cup. 4 long, hard, weary
day is amply paid for by tender busbsnd's
smile and afection-making her forget her
cares End conflicts, and bless the day ste found
a husband with heart so true and hand so
strong. An unexpected favor touches her to
the soul-a gift IN secret-an appreoiating word
"a soothing glance, kindly, sunny emiie-a
little self-deual TO give her pleasure, or spare
her paln-al these are as sunbeams o&G'adness
TO the heart os the true and toiling VIE.
Her husband and children are her treasures.
She lives II they stand fast. She is proud OF
their honor, and Joyous IN their prosperity
And every token of their care and love for her,
in sickness or in health, is laid up Il cherished
rncmory-a kindness which she cannot forget,
and which she is only too happy to repay. Illus
bands, love your wives Il harsh word from
you is worse than poisoned arrow from an
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blackness, while your smile alone brings sun
shine to the soul. One selfish meacDoss IN you,
one little contemplate thing, robs you OF your
crown Of honor, and leaves her to bewail her
lose. True the wife must reverence 2er hus-
band. but your love and esteem must beget
that reverence.
Again, a superiority of years IN the husband
strikes us as most befittlng. His position at
/ head OF the family---bs charge OF all its IN
! terests-the stern necessity that he shall have
lived long enough in the world TO have profited
by yexpereece-all consplre 70 teach tins doctrine
to MAINTAIN this sentiment. He g the oak,
sue is the vine, aad 1t is important that the
former be well grounded 10 experience, and
bave sufficient age and strength to allow the
latter TO wind around and lean FOX support on
It's manly trunk, and wha. matters, If it has
lived to share in some rude Storms, or even
lost some OF It's pristine beauty It's trgo value
is none the les bu. on the ether hand some-
what enhanced. Nature is good deal OF q
rhetouciaa. She l,yes rapid transitions aud
startling contrasts. and we have endeayoged to
follow hc- teachings IN these chapters Oh mat
unouy We have always preferred that good
live thought, whether uttered by nc lips or
quill, should come forth SUdde,sly, like a cork
from bottle OF champagne. Maiden ladies'
then. Of an uncertain age shall have the benC-
fit OF Q portion OF this chapter
This dreading to be What s commonly called
an "old mad" is d very prevalent aud very
foolish notion. Single ladies may 1--we the mcst
independent and happiest OF lives. They may
attain the most useful and honorable po-i,ions
in society, (as history in all ages nae pfoven)
and extend their influence for good 10 an al
most unlimited extent We hold, tba; the
truth OF ttns assertion has been lis yed II
thousands OF homes, and illustrated t.les with
out number.
Some ladies are better fitted by atuo for
this state than uaerimony. II % lady has 40
tasto Tor domestic aTl'rs u tao elsM OF
Kitchen anroys her, II she detests babies, and
goes into "couniptlon" at the sight or
Cradle, i; her temper and VIII are inAenhe aud
her disposition selfish, she should never marry,
though she had al offer from a man rich as the
Shah OF Persia. patient as Job, and pious as
Paul the Apcstle. The numerous unhappy
marriages ought to demonstrate that single
life is not the most TO be dreaded cf al con-
sderations.
| am inclined to believe that many of the
satirical asperelons cast upon Old maids, tell
more 20 their credit than II generally imsgined.
Is woman remarkably neat in her person P
"she viii die an old maid.' Is sho frugal IN
her expenses and exact IN her domestic con-
Germs :" she is cut out for an old maid" And
If sne is kind and humane TO the anima's about
her, nothing can save her from the appelston
San old mad" In short, have always found
that nedfness, modesty, economy, and human
ty are the never-failiug charscteristics OF an
"od maid" But by many all women over
sixty are divided into three classes FIRST, that
dear old soul"-second "tha. old woman"
third, (" that old witch" We must reserve for
another chapter some further thoughts on the
subject of ''old maids" promising that ' old
stretch" In the mean time keep cool"
SIGMA
This evening" between five and six o'clock,
Mr.. j. H. Osborn, living about haf mile