The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-03
WHOLE NUMBER 596.
Advice to Husbands.
burlington HsYkeye

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The world is fullof advice to wives, !"
and even the ape6mmodity sbyeohr-
tesy addressed I" to married people, = is,
mostly one-sided and intended for the
ears ofithe weaker. sex only. We can.
scarcely, pick up 9 paper without read;
ing the oft-reiterated Injunction y" al
wayssmeet him with a'smile y {whateser'
may,b shis, ,delinquencies); to be. ."al-
ways neatly dresses" Whatever work
on hand to "never complain to him 81
(whatever the weight of your cares),
and all the rest of it, which every body
knows so;weu. For the sake of more
evenly balanced state Of things, let us
administer a little of the same dose to
the other side of the house, on the old
principle that "what is sauce. for the
goose Is sauce for the gander." 20
Husbands should always appear before
their wives in a neat and becoming at
tire. Remember that was one Of your
chief attractions during courtship. A
man is not at all~beautiful-cn en- deshabille,
and how can you expect to retain wo-
mans love if you suddenly drop all the
Establishments that won it? Husbands,
be neat. Never come to breakfast with
hair looking like s fig tree shaken by
a mighty vino, or soiled collar or neck
tie all awry. Never lounge about of a
late hour in the evening, in stocking
feet, sans ceatand vest, and with slouchy
suspenders. Had she CHANGED to see
you thus In courting days, it wonld have
taken vast amount of romance out of
her, depend upon 1t. Suppose your cir
cumstances zinc life are such that you
must assist in doing the morning
chores" then steal to your room before
she has seen you there and change the
working coat for the dressing-gown,Tpol-
ish your boots and make yourself pre-
sentable, that no suggestion of the barn
yard may accompany you to the break
fast-table. The look of fond regard that
viii surely greet you from behind the
| fragrant coffee-pot will be a sufficient
reward. :
Never wear clouded or angry coun-
tenance in the presence of your wife.
No matter what the cares and annoyance
| of the day may have been, before her you
should be all sunshine.s Thus you will
make her happy and forget your own
troubles. In her own sphere she has
petty vexations to bear that would break
the spirit of any man alive. Don't add
the burden of yours, too. -,
/ If the children are noisy or peevish,
quiet and amuse them with as much
tact as possible, in order that you dis
turb not their mother, who, in the even.
ing, should find the rest and tranquility
that will prepare her for another day
Above ali, allow no impatient word te
arise to your lips should your wife OBJ
ject to your spending money on such
selfish qualification as expensive and
choice cigars, while she is economizine
in many little ways, Though yon may
think her in the wrong, you had better
be ruled by her wishes, as thus you maJ
avoid future unpleasantness.,a soi bAs
If you wish to be.the true companion
of your. wife don't allow yourself to de
| generate into a mere drudge and money
catcher: = Keep your intellect rcfreshes
by reading good books; read the thing
she reads and repeat to Jhef the news
both politicaland general that you hay
CLEANED in the world outside her sphere
Bear in mind that many; overtaxet
wives are merely bundles of nerves, s.
to speak, and subject to thousand ami
one irritations that enter net into man
philosophy to comprehend; therefor
write 1t in your heart and prove. it il
your daily conversation that a soft an
swer turneth away wrath, but grieyou
words stirr up anger. mai fa NJ :.