Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-19

1880 OeAe A@4AAAy 0AWSA4AR.
1t has been source Of gratifica-
tion to us that a paper we published
on this subject occasioned some dis
cussion in the columns of our neigh
Dor, the Tobacco Leaf, and we have
been especially interested in a letter
which appeared there written by a
married lady. She approached the
subject from a point of view differ
emf from ours, and, perhaps, from
one even more important. Our
paper was written in the interest
of the clerks, hers related mainly to
the effects of late business hours as
regards the principals and their
families. She demonstrated, in
touching manner, how the hus-
band comes home, too wearied for
SOCIAL amenities, after the children
are already retired and the rest of
the family are almost ready to fol-
low the example, and thus becomes
almost a stranger to the wife and
altogether SO to the children. The
loss to the family of the social and
moral influence of its natural head
is, by this lady, pointed out and de-
plored, as well as the loss to him of
kindly and atfectionate relaxation
in the company of those whom he
loves. The moral loss to all the
parties is, in ourbelief, incalculable,
and we are thankful that our
broaching the subject has resulted
in eliciting such a letter, if nothing
else. We know the views of this
lady to be participated in by a
large number of others, and have
only to say to her and to them that
they have the matter in their own
hands. Here is how they can bring
it about: This lady, we are quite
sure, is Christian woman, and, as
such, a member of one OF our
churches. Now let her, and we are
counseling other ladies beside her,
let her, at the next meeting of the
ladies' society attached to her
church, bring the matter before her
sister members, and pass a set of
resolutions to which all shall bind
themselves. a6as
/. That they will not themselves
do any shopping after six p. m.
2. That in their purchases they
will give their preference to those
stores where no business is done
after six.
3. That those of them who have
husbands who own stores will trans
form themselves into Mrs. Caudles,
for the time being, and use indefat-
igably those opportunities, which
domestic arrangements place in
their power, to impress their views
upon those who are enormously
called their better-halves.
Where there's a will there's a
way, and most ladies have wills of
their own, and have very irresist-
able ways of carrying them out.
Let them then declare their will
that their houses shall be homes in
the true sense of the word, and not
mere roosting places for people
who are all but strangers to one
another.
We know that there are difficult
ties in the way of such arrange
ments, and have recently listened
to a statement of some of them by a
very highly respected friend, who
owns one of the largest establish
ments in town, but we are satisfied
that none of them would be found
insuperable if there be a real desire
for the well-being of all parties con-
cerned, and a faithful concert of
action in bringing it about.
Go to work, ladies, it is your
interest which is most at stake, and
it is only you who can carry out the
views which have been so well ex-
pressed by one Of your number.