The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-06-18

W AAcus 10 very udGuTally p0T1Orm0O Dy
women. So in church work the parsons
wife supplements the parson; but when
Mary Jane had poor health, and had to
housework and sewing, really did nor
see how she could supplement me, and ]
did not insist upon it. The Griggsville
church, however, made the usual de-
mands upon her, and should no doubt
have been compelled to leave Griggsville
ere this if she had not caught a
timely cold by going out in a furious
snow-storm to attend meeting to pro-
mote the spread of the gospel in
Abyssinia. That cold resulted in a three
months siege of rheumatism which has
proved in its way blessing; for the
parish no longer expects her to attend
every meeting, and the ladies content
themselves by petting me as much as
possible, and saying spitefully, s'What a
power dear Mr.. Buttles would be if he
had wife worthy of him.
When bought my first COW, Deacon
Bulge took me all over the country to
look at beasts, white, red, black and
brindle, short-horned and muley, and as
were riding home the Deacon, after a
long period of silence, said abruptly,
"Mr. Buttles, hev ye any idee, now,
what sort of a critter would suit ye?''
There are eleven churches in Griggs-
vile, ten of which are Protestant, SO I
have had considerable opportunity to
observe parsons wives, and have never
seen, as yet, one who quite pleases her
husbands parish. One lady dresses too
much, and one not enough. One is too
domestic, one is too officious in church
work. One never speaks in meeting ,one
%o1 1Eo 10 fho 81 of I,
sisters who are gifted in exhortation.
Therere is always fly in the ointment.
When hear the criticisms made upon
these worthy ladies, whose only sin is
that they are parsons wives, I am some
times tempted to ask critics, as Deacon
Bulge did me when could not find a
cow, to my mind, "Hey ye any idee
what kind of a kritter would suit YEP"
AS the parish will not let the parsons
wife alone, nor allow her the same free
dom in the pursuit of liberty and happi-
ness it permits to other women. I think
each sect ought to establish training
schools where young women who con-
template marrying parsons can be edu-
Gated to please the parish. Unprepos-
sessing female orphans could be utilized
to advantage by such institutions, and
spinsters so inclined could be worked off
as third and fourth wives to the widowers
of the cloth. Ministers wives who don't
suit could be sent to one of these schools
for few months, and return to be the
delight of their husbands focks.
The single minister, instead of run
ming the gauntlet he now does, and also
incurring the dreadful risk of marrying
a worldly young miss, could look quietly
over the department roll of the training
school of his sect, visit the chapel at
morning prayer and make his selection,
confident that his wife is warranted to
suit.
Of all the plans that have occurred to
me this appears most feasible. The cost
of these schools would be inconsiderable,
for the faculties could be made up of
deacons, old ladies and spinsters, who
would so delight in their work that
salary would be to them of secondary
consideration. Each church could have
q society to raise funds for the necessary
expenses, and at least three ladies could
hold Office. The supply of young
women trained could be carefully regu-
lated by the demand, and the peculiar
tastes of certain churches could be suited
by the special and Individual training of
select students.
This plan offer especially to the con-
sideration of my brethren in the ministry,
feeling confident that it will be carried
out if it would relieve them of much
worry, and their wives of much worry,
and though it's means alone will be
found that bird rare, that Phoenix among
woman, the parsons wife who pleases
the parish. h.-Christid1 Union.