Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
HOUSEHOLD.
A Word to Young Wives.
BY SOPHY WINTHROP.


In the first place, my dear young wife,
do not let yourself begin to feel sighted,
or neglected or aggrieved. If Jack does
not tell you every morning, noon, and
night that he loves you, it is nevertheless
true Gf he is the average Jack)-just as
true as it was that moonlight evening
when he first told you that wondrous
tale.
Men are very differently constituted
from women, and when man has once
poured out his heart before you and cast
himself and all his worldly goods at your
feet, has devoted to you all his spare
time during six months engagement,
and given himself up for a reasonable
period to the sweet novelties of early
married life, he has expressed about as
much of himself as he can express with
out going against his own nature. 1t is
his way to show his feelings by deeds,
and if he takes pleasure in maintaining
the little home you have set up, if he
only now and then forgets to send up the
dinner, and keeps your small portemon-
naie as full as he can afford to keep it, he
is proving his love for you just as much
as if he should fall at your feet every day,
and tell you the old story over again
Don't fancy he is forgetting, or has lost
those feelings about which he used to say
so much. l don't doubt as he goes down
the street this morning he is thinking
what dear little wife he has left at home,
and never guesses (dear old stupid fellow
how that little wife's heart is aching be-
cause he didn't sag so when he gave his
hurried good-by kiss.
But don't let your heart ache; don't be-
gin to shut its doors against him; repeat
to yourself, every hour if you choose, all
the thoughtful things he is doing every
day, and keep on trusting him till he
gives you very good reason for doing
otherwise.
My second rule will be found to "work
like charm in case the first should
ever fail, and is an excellent one under
all circumstances: "Let there be the most
entire frankness and honesty between
husband and wife.
If the poor little heart will ache, go
and tell Jack all about it, and ten to one
you will both be laughing in three min
utes at the absurdity of your ever fancy
ing he could forget to love you.
And let the rule work both ways. Beg
Jack always to tell you if he has any
fault to find with you, as he, of course,
will have sometimes. Don't brood over
each others faults and failings. Don't
clay up" sharp word or a careless act
for a single hour. Have it brought out,
forgiven and forgotten as soon as possible.
Nothing dispels these dismal mists of
misunderstanding like good, free hon
est talk.
John and are called pair of turtle
doves,' says notably happy wife, "but
| really think it is not SO much from any
sentimental reason as because we are per-
fectly honest with each other There is
the most perfect understanding between
US. If am vexed with him tell him
so and tell him why, and if he is vexed
with me he does the same. And then we
talk it all out and have a grand 'squar-
ing up And we neper go to sleep with
the least bit of sore spot in either of
our hearts"
If this rule were acted on more gene
rally, there would be more happy people
in the world, and some men and women
would be surprised to see how short a
distance from home they need go to find
their "affinities. "-Ohristian Union.