, 1875-11-13
ter tl,nt ho ouea tho protection md Tho conver-
sim OF his vito.

F1rtIIEr's PHILOSOPHY or LIFE.
Tho story ia slight, but evorywhers imprsB-
nateu WIN healthy viOws OH society in EoHrrni
anu marriage III phrucuIar-not tho least ttrtk-
ing of Which rontnnel i'll tho nt1te1ost para
graphs from letter which Madame ,le Louis
writes to Monslr,r 10 1lias, when sl,o il otaleay
otin9 to bring him back to l.is wifo:
lona time, slF' ttfors Jon honorp.l NTH your
cohllrnrr. yoir nisrrlalr ~aB for lne tho t,hrrt
xh,ca h.i .tea .stcn',h.d Id tronbt me me- 10 the
cer.e. my logic sad nlsrmrd ny ,,,ety, Irew your
wife as know m!telf. t'onaht ihst / undt.rno,l
ll's unn Of two tcinss fspniiy lowered si,i 70
rerfs:, Itn1eel for cach other hapriness md well
sso, lss sh" mi s'sy srn 'nns.
h.smony, hrc''Hhs on'y disaa1er, Il was high
&.tmned This was what il caused mo r,rat rain Ia
san,t n,pr.'5 sy hacking ny POOR hea for ideas, I
evils 10 ,narrnse. Il rerara moso nst 10 aacstfs
them to tlle rarrcd people, anil specially confcs to
lfs1. Dt(ai 1 know that vomcu a.s too frlyol.
ously brought up IN France ttat their education ia
aupsrncia and exclusively worldly; thA. II but IT.
ilfa grant you: but despite hl hs dare 10 affirm,
~ general Et!nipIc, that there Is mol ono of them
VIZ nos morally ;spso' to hs sn ,n shs .srts
tMes hit will tell you why: II Ia becnss women
all have in haacr cree than sou Tho main rtrtun oE
fcnlt for them to renoanro all when ther husbands
rcnonce nothing: and that 10 nevertheless Whist they
You have, perhaps. fancled yoursslf, ss, model
hiRbaut aud III many ttspecta you have been one
give yo that praise; hut yom have, Notwithstanding
and it is. Tint you make for yourself very clcsg es
Of the ,lntiea which marriage imposes upon tile rotn-
Of the mau. stArriaRo L. not nonnlogne; 1t 10 4
piece for Two rrssoar. Now, you have studied only
one role. and it wan not yonr own. You too sn.
ccrf, s.r not to admit At your personal CONCEPTION
Of tDArraGe was simply this: To atll to tho haG!tua
eomtorsa q your lslo an agreeable accessory in tho
should ornament your house. WHO should par
{ntnato yunr manu-. and who. III short. should
n5nF Tnes s troubling too sc
yursclf ncnFcy, like al Of your bc1 In ehdea1ortng
10 tln at Paris. In tho country. or In China, thai
exacs uone. fon haso not found her, and no ono WILL
t,nd her: becanFe that raro ,trl Of which yuu all
isiencn Of q bird stilf sarer-the domestic man.
And then Madame do Louis gives . VERY nc.
cepsablo picture Of what tho nforutald domestic
man should be- and rho adds:
Msrsisgs T. certainty ~ st.erpr.'S which promises
boeauae you would hsse here that great part Of
baud that It Ia for him to model er 10 his will, 10
form her nccorp9 to bin DESIRES to csvae tho dig
Joa would then have learned that It is II wis ani
charming to sdd TO tho t,onas whtc, rntte w.fc to
her hnapnna thoso which bind pupil to master. In
forrsru Tho objection the young heass and mind
se 's1 e.ny ,as
coluettng !n eaort tllo ncurabc frnyoty of woman,
eur, dn nut helieyo III The nrnsao frvolity Of
day that friyoity transform In acf under tue enrira
Of passion pity, faith misfortune, into asteso deyo-
No; own It. ron hnvs NOT irtcd. You hppod that
iba Child yon had nArFted would sulleny teeoue. by
le inese slssNo 9f shs saeraMe, m accomplished