The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-25


 through it, can tell the narrowness of soul produced by the constant effort to make cents do the work of dollars,
 If his means are limited, he should let his wife know exactly what they are, and if she is sen sible woman, Le will often be surprised to find how far she has made little go.
 When she hesitatingly asks flor few dollars" let him not give it relustantly or grudgingly or ami hilate her with the exclamation. What more money! why it was only last week l gave you five dol afs"-but let him cheerfully take out his pocketbook and divide with her, saying something pleas ant in the meantime calculated to relieve her embarrassment. The first method will produce a hard and resentful feeling that may re- quire days or weeks to overcome; while the latter will fill eye and heart with gratitude; and she will mentally resolve ito make that sum go long way" for dear Charles is so willing to divide. If she is a woman of great delicacy of feeling, it will give her ''real' pain to ask for money, and a hus- band ought to spare her that ne- cessity.
 A word in your ear young hus- band. Do not think it unmanly to show tender appreciation of your wife. You have made every exertion to win her hearts best affection, see that you now make every effort to retain it. A woman will "bear all things, hope all things, endure all things, so long as she has the love and sympathy of her husband;' remove these, and she withers like some tropical plant suddenly exposed to the rig ors of northern climate: or be- comes the cold, hard, worldly wom- an, that is too often met in society. How many women have died whose disease, "bafiiing the skill of physicians" was the want of loving appreciation; therefore, love your wife and show her that you do so; acknowledge her slight est efforts to please, and never rid icule them, however they may fail. Encourage her, praise her-you have promised to Glove cherish and protect her." See that it was no idle promise, and all will be well. A whisper to you young wife: Upon you devolves more nearly the duties and responsibilities of making the home for your hus- band. See that you rightly appre- ciate this inestimable privilege. Do you wish your husband to love his home? Then make it cheerful and attractive. Men will not vol untarily go where cross looks and crosser words await them, and when this is the case, any tempta- tion will lead them astray; but the vision of cheerful, we'll ordered home, bright smiles and loving words to greet him, is there any man so lost as not to prefer these to the poorer enjoyments of a club room, the bar of tavern, or even the lower haunts of vice? Oh ! if you only realized how much your own happiness depended up- on yourself, how you would strive to attain it! How much more ire quently would loving words and smiles take the place of reproaches and tears? How all peevishness and repining would be banished, and hope and gladness shine in their stead? Make your home happy! You are not an angel, nor have you married a being of an other sphere, but you can control yourself, and thereby acquire the power of controlling others.
 Let no word of reproach ever pass your lips. either to, or of your husband; bear with him, hon or him, love him, and all will be well, for making him happy, you will have learned the secret of making your own happiness.
 And now my dear young friends, let mutual love, mutual forbear- ance, mutual unselfishness, be the , sentlnels to guard your earthly 1 Eden. and if ,-nn In.n al.ol l 7.