Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-04-11
The Better Side OF the Story.


ten," or what would seem to be Il
universal complaint, difficulties be-
tween married people. Then turn to
the correspondence. and some husband
complains of the extravaganza Of Wo-
men, of the leniencv of the law in Civ
ing women 50 many privileges Of prop
crtv denied to men, or some poor,
subducd wife ventilatcs her opinion on
the tyranny of men in general, or the
fearful injustice of the law in regard
to wives and their right in their own
children Perhaps some bachelor or
ancient maiden uttcrs u growl at the
letters of matrimonv, and declares
how much better and wiser it is to re-
main single.
The newspaper columns are medi-
ums Of complaints, grumblcs and
abuses but whoever represents to the
public that large class-in fact, the
maiOrity-of contented married peo-
pie. who trouble not themselves about
the law, except in general way, be-
cause the law Of their households is
love. which 'casieth out fear" and
never say Mine, and Thine" and
What have done for YOU and
NV hat you have done for me"
| am proud to own that | belong to
this class, and audaciousIy claim to
represent at least two-tbrds of the
households living in the pleasant, sha-
DIV streets ION the HILL" or the elc-
Heights :" the houses from which the
sunny, happy little children come
whom you meet going TO school in
the morning, and from which YOU get
delightful odor of good dinners, and
a glimsp of a warm, shiny dining-room
as YOU pass toward evening.
Our young men and maidens, with
thoughts Of matrimony and each 9TH
er naturally lurking in their brains,
and plenty of newspapers to read at
home. conclude that it is all farce,
and the only way to be happy and in
dcpendent is never to marry, and
thus escape those dreadful fetters.
Not long since | read a letter-in
the Graphic, think-from a bache-
lor,n who claimed to have solved this
whole problem. can just see him
clustering around while he tells how
he and another fellow hi ed a nice
house, furnished it comfortably, got a
respectable housekecper who did not
see too sharp, and who understood
her business how they had their
meals faultlessly served, buttons all
right, and how they took their night
KEYS, came in any hour they chose,
and no one sai,. a word. This he call
ed comfort.
Brother, ict me tell my experience
We-mv John and I-are close in
the neighborhood Of our crystal-wcd-
ding day. We have three or four
children, all boys, which is a pity
Now, | honestly 10 not think John is
perfect, and | never heard of his say.
ing that | was. In temperament we
are not alike. John is one of your
punctual, accurate men, intelligent Cor
| shouldn't have married him), kind
hearted and loving Cor he wouldn't
have married mc), not very demon
strative, and no one but his wife,
sometimes think, knows how much be
does feel. Now, | am enthusiastic
if like thing, people in the house
generally know it, and, if | want &c
do anything, there isn't much peace
till | accomplish it. have some
times wished that John would not bt
so non-committal, and would not lool
so horrow-stricken when make mis-
take or forget something. And
know he thinks (he's told me SOY tina
if | would be more moderate and no
tear around so, things would be pleas
anter. But for all that, l wOuldn't
change Johns faults for any otheI
mans perfections, and l never hearC
him bewail his lot; at any rate, be
does not do it in the papers. shal
have to confess that we die try t
make each other over at first, but w
gave that up before we reached Ou
wooden wedding.
We have tried so long to pleas
each other that somehow now W
seem to have the same tastes, enjo,
the same pleasures, aud suffer az th
l same sorrows. | do not say that W
never differ, and never part in th
morning with a shade of somethlD
unreconcied between us. But yo
D never saw two such miserable wretch
D cs in YOUR life when such is the cast
: or two such happy beings when tn
thing j. made up.
About that night-key. Bless you
@ heart. John don't want to 90 OF
:, evenings alone. cannot get hir
out. Here is our bright coal-iire ; her
are our boys, with their young III
It aud their school projects here al
d books, slippers, cigars Che is a lit
Il particular about smoke in the curtain
- bimselO, ard no one to scold bin
Really, now, he does not care to
out half tie night.
Sometimes we take fancy to hei
= Nilsson, or something nice at Il
!: Academy land how do we do? Wh
% we put our night-key in our pock
II (pantaloons, Of course), go where '
like, come home any hour of the mig
we choose. and who's afraid?
G. Oh! We have had many ra
s. treat, John and l, all by ourselv'
d. As to extravaganza, l ever wa
- something extra good, silk dress