The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-14
CORRESPONDENCE.
(For the Chie)
nAKING HOME PLEAsANT-THE oTH-
ER SIDE.

HrcnI-sxD KANSAS Dec. sIst, 1s14
WIVES make home pleasant for your husbands il
sereotyped saying: but let uanspose and what vi
make of it. Here is Husbands make home pleas
ant for your wives- why. that is something new,
says husband; but Ike the old reading best" Bu
suppose for the sake of variety view the matter from
their standpoint.
Now, husbands. do Won do an you can to make hOm'
pleasant your wiresl wewl let extremes alone
take a medium course You know. better than any
else what will give her pleasure pain least ther'
a time when YOU knew-a time when ber wish wa
law. You may mt love her fondly As then but Is
ss dear! Is she not rather necessary youi
hapPineSsl No eonld fill her place in your heart
be to you all she is yet do you do all you might Il
make her happy Are there not jos in her road whcl
you might by simply adjusting the springs: rip
pies in her life which you could remove without mucl
wrtting your feet!
You are kind in the aggregate, but you kind il
small thingsi Triacs make the total Of onr lives
little moments make eternity. II is little thing to hav,
tack in your boot yet how it retars the journey
detraets from the enjoyment 1t is little thing hav'
mote in your eye; yet there is enjoyment for YOU
while is there. is with the loving heart the
Kind word and selfish act rankle in it the of every
thing is taken out by it, and you may scarcely be conscio
of having said done anything out of the way. it
such a little thing.
Another thing: pleasure is often withheld. when il
would cost nothing to give it, that is by taking every
thing matter Of course. few words of Appreciation
not hattery, woud great way towards ligh tening
Jor After hard days toll in frightening up the house
in making the supper unusually appezing what
welcome to the ears of the weary wife hearty '-
done from the hnsbandi Wives word in your ear
kind words 20 labor what oil is to machinery; it doe,
not lessen the hearings & hbw much lighter they work
One suggestion, ana I hase-no done but will
stop for this time. DO not let wife stay at home all
the time; it has tendency TO make her narrowmined
When YOU ask her if she viii go the lecture ceebra
tion with you. and she wriy answers II think not: il
will he much trouble get ready you to accept it
final and 90 alone would not as you think be doing
your duty and all your duty You shond answer cheriy
that you would help her remembering that
MANS work is DER the set of sum-
But wosan's work is never. never done
Let her that it would add your pleasure to have
her with and see how obstacles will vanish
with what will she will work; even the getting ready is
good for herr it is much needed break the monoto-
routine of her life Change is law of nare if not
why the seasons! Why not all Summer, all Winter;
all day. all night Yes change is the spice of lif
What man is willing for his wife settle doHn into
ploddin= humdrum household drudge such as one can
by looking around apd the husband often wise
accountable for there whose thoughts never
rise higher than the kitchen roof.
What kind of instructor would she be for your chill
dren, whilst they growing up; what kind Of a com
panon for them, when grown who think of nothing
but the household work
What is pitiablc sight than to see parents and
children with sympathy between thcmi what more
than TO see what opportunities do good lost!
The wise kind counsel Of sympathzing parents is the
true safeguard of the young.
As said before some women have no ambition above
tub Of suls; but not the to whom wish to
call attention. 1t is your WIFE reader am speak
ing now When you bring fend home with you to dine