The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-04-01

In spite Of all the statements 10 IN,
contrary, there are men who take car,
of their children. They are the kindest
and best husbands in the world. They
do not wish 10 see their wives overbur
dened with care and worry, and they
intend 10 help them great deal, and
actually do. Yet il cannot be denied
that their opinion concerning the value
OF their services and their wives opin.
ion on the same subject DO not exactly
coincide. One of these good husbands
will help dress the children for break.
fast and speak Of il with grandly
yirtuous air, while the fact is that he
only washed the face Of one while his
wife washed and dressed the other three
He helps get the children ready for
church; that il, he buttons up Dick :
boots, and helps Jenny put on her gloves
after he has leisurely and comfortably
dressed himself while his wife ties
sashes, and hunts up odd gloves. and
puts on collars. and curls one child :
hair and washes anOther's hands, and in
the intervals does up" her own hair
and saves the baby from the razor, and
Jenny's best bonnet from the baby. lie
stands patiently % i'm the hall as the
bell begins to toll, and mildly calls. 1T
is getting late, Maria" Which fact
Maria knows "a we'll as he does, for her
hands are trembling 80 with nervousness
and haste that she hardly put a single
pin in its right place. Just as the last
strokes of the bell are sounding. they
hurry OF 10 church, losing entirely the
calming influence which comes from a
leisurely walk on fine Sunday morning.
He takes the opportunity 10 remark,
with but a shade of reproof in his gentle
tones, II can't understand why IL takes
YOU 80 long TO Get ready. IL really does
seem as IL, with a. much as do 10 help
you, We need not bc Obliged 20 hurry ~
at the last minute. ! don't like 10 see
YOU 20 up the aisle with your face IA red
as bster,"-which, of course Is very
soothing 20 Maria's irritated nerves.
The father cares for the baby at night
in very much the same fashion. The
mother has lifted the child into her own
bed, and back into its cradle again, in
the vain hope that in one place or the
other he will 90 10 sleep, has brought
drinks Of water" for him, rocked the
cradle and sung 10 It's uneasy occupant
softly and sleepily for an hour, till fin
ally she thinks that if she IL 10 be in
this semi-dmphibious state, half out Of
bed and half In, the air from the open
window is too cool for her. She knows
il she tries 10 shut IL herself the little
tyrsnt will instantly miss her presence
and be ten times wider awake than
ever, and all the hours singing and rock
ing will be labor lost. so, with much
regret, she softly asks John 10 get UP
and close the window. He has lain re-
markably still and breathed rather heay-
ily, and is somewhat difficult 10 arouse
for man who afterward declares he
was wide awake ali the time. But like
the good husband that he il, he cheer.
fully closes the window, and gets an eN-
ira blanket for the baby, and pleasantly
asks as he settles down into the pillows
again, What makes the baby so uneasy
to-nightT' lie manifests strange IN
difference 10 his wife's reply, and iu
fact nothing more is heard from him Till
morning, while his wife sleepily and
painfully works away for an hour
longer But at breakfast, Wits what
calm cOmplacency does he speak OF the
trouble the baby made W. last night,
with an "us" fairly editorial in it, conn
prehensiyeness. The next night he goes
imo room by himself to sleep. He
can't stand il 90 have his rest broken
80" but adds generously, "Ill take care
Of him the next night" And 80 he
does till about twelve o'clock, when the
baby wakes and cries. For ten minutes
lac tries faithfully 10 get him TO sleep
again, and then ANONYMOUSLY retreats
and calls for mamma"