, 1875-09-25

or or 70 boautifyag and refining tho home.
m ~ h'hety-,'ia chaeA out Of hundred ahe wu1ld
~f-Iit andearc. Bl. Why should s|o econonze that
t al 's.na r,s.s tosy indulge more in KIo.s
hah,ou aud citizen sho would DO verJ fnolsnh
!, sio did. Hho il entitled 10 her board and
c,ohea, c,, mud II that IL all rho can secure. who
49, ~ nIame er e. gessng the best sho cAn and
l ha.a In my minds eyo N instance which
may tctTe ~ III illustration Of many: A woman
married . young lawyer III olls of onr Esst ri
e. sS.tles. lhcy commenced lte together AumlIy,
ing WHO d'd tho family houeework md sewing,
Tofked lArd ard was cconomIcal to fauls.
isal' after tho addition to her cares OF three
little children. sho st,lI iaborgd And ecenpmIzed
AZ time raetod. her husband hecamo mora pros
porous, hut he also becam somen Lst dlnpipated:
sl'ent mol'ey freely in cigasn and At clubs and.
It Nna Haid. eyon IN drinks, and with fa.t
w:otno'l- After 4 limo his w,fo fonnd sLa'
Rho needed resvhnts md seAmstte.Aea. aud
moro elegant furniture an1 clothing, and ran up
large bills for her husband to pay. rcopie
wondered "hht had coule q. or MrB H., WHO waa
oucc M economical at1 hard ~oyknG Though
no words Etre ever dropped between u, RaH
a. once what cauac'l the change. Bho knew that
every dollar zllc 1ughs navo Dy bard work and
uo!s asn& "'s sa,s 80 and 10 ,.,. p4y woeo. eot
i and Ahe meant like many another womau-tn %
tecure what Hhe could whiie TIM money mas go
ing. WlIat. more sensible. could elis do: mud
WIN Esu blRluG HEf l1R0 kHGEG Qetn an 0pflGf-
t4ulty for tile money ale might have sascd beiu9
wisely invested, or exponded in r1annes csIcu-
lated to truly benefit her family doubt 10.
Ars u. y thrifty n1ad industrious habltB would
oaTo continued.
There arc multitt,deB OF iuat eucb cascs,
sometimos the money in uot srent in dissipation,
nut In unW!sa Investments Or tnFsovident lar
Ea'us which the judgment Of the wlfo docs no:
aprfoTc; and when o1tcfiencu has taught her
Tint indnstrY and economy aso wasted, why
should abe longer labor aud econotnizei
It will be eaid that the Interests Of husband
aud wife slor!d to identical. 10 thoy should.
and 70 they truly arc; hut BupposiDg they 10
not ano these lnttreass IN tho Aame light: What
ever poets md hentl1ncnthiit!s may fay about It,
tho FACT remAins that husbaudn anil wlves have
each their own separate Judgments. which each
nf thcm sovcrs!y deeircs to cxeEcise. ThiB is
both natural and t'ght. Il uo1uan'A pccnniary
Independence III ~ dcaf to her Ms mans In to
him; aud Tor Huch independence there are but
and ccononzc cloeeis. Arc not single women,
Thoso property IL In their own hands, ns
who depend, uIon their own labor for ref
support, well known to bo al industrious,
economical, and Thrifty clasH 1t they lose
tleso habits aftct marriage. l think it will gen.
orally DO found to DO from the roasous have H.
d1cated.
I know thc difficulties in which this subject ia
involved, and the divezee arguments on cycrT
side OF The woman question. l know huw diff.
cnlt It would be to mako general rule Tor di.
vision OF the common iucono in matrimonial
raEtuerehip Which would work even-hau,!cd iuH-
ttce. u is subject requiring tho most thought
ful study OF tile statesman and the 1otitlcal
economist, But it Ii nevertheless true that no
long as the present policy Of giving tho husband
the ultimate disposal OF the fruits OF tho uifeo
Industry and frugaIlty presails, go long eall VIC
hear walls and lamentations over tho llldolenco
aud e1&raTAgance OF women. While tho Laws
governing human character and conduct remain
what thGy are no oth0r result could follow aud