Louisiana capitolian., 1880-03-13

charge, which, do what she will, she
cannot avoid one she is obliged to boar;
one which rests on every woman that
ever lived; one she has borne in every
age, and will bear until the world Is no
more and accordingly, ~ she diScharg-
es her mission worthily or nnworthily
shall she receive her reward hereafter.
First, there Is the husband and wife.
What blessed privilege Is 1t to be over
near the one being on earth she loves
better than all others, and how great
her duty to him.
The relations Of husband and wife aro
closer and dcarcr thnn any other. God
has joined them together, and no one
has power to separate them. The VOWS
that the maiden breathcs ut tho altar in
her blushing confusion to love, honor
and obey, the woman should carefully
remember and keep. Her duty to her
husband is greater, more binding than
to any other, aud comes before all 9th
ers. She must bear with his temper,
bis impatience. Soothe him In his trout
bles, sympathize in his sorrows, be joy
ful when he Is joyful, and gay when he
IL gay. When he IL cross and irritable,
from the cares and worries of business
life, 1t ID her right and duty to win him
to chocrlulncss md good-nature again
by gentlcncss and kindness. When he
is being prccipidated down tho dark
path to tho ruin of his moral nature, II
is her sacred mission to lead him again,
by her loving influence, to the brighter
day and more healthfnl atmosphere Of u
cheerful home.
Mans love is not M woman's love.
Mans heart Graves close, warm ton
dcrness--lovo's presence over near.
Missing this, ho becomes cstranged from
homes influence, and all TINT should bo
dear, and has resource to the gaming
table or other pursuits equally unbecom-
ing his manhood, and companions Of no
good reputc. One harsl, or runkind word
will sometimes drive him from home,
reckless and indifferent, where u gentle
one instead would work wonders for
their mutual happiness.
Woman is glad to have something on
which to expend tho wealth Of her lov-
ing heart, content If sho can but receive
u smile or single word now md then,
little more kind and gentle than those
he gives to others. II is hers to bear
pain, sorrow and bitter suffering in 81
Icncc and humility, while she ministers
in gcntloness and mcckness to him
whom God has orgaincd she shall serve
till death doth separate them, and ever
leading him, by her patience and chris
tim faith, to paths of righteousness and
peace.
There, too, is tho mother. What a
world of love and tenderness that sacred
name expresses! Much depends on her
whether or not she trains her boys to
what is right and great, 'or let's them
drift to destruction, looking on careless
w. not seeming to know that she is res
ponsible for their future, and that she
should strain every nerve, exert every
energy to instill noble preccpts in their
hearts and lead them Alright, trusting in
God for assistance. Oh! Woman, pause
and think on thy mission to man, the
strength and power of those words. An
old Roman warrior once remarked that
they (thp Romans) )"ruled tho world, and
the wives ruled thcm.' So it is to-day
Woman rnlcs the world through her
influence over man. The angry pas
sions and fierce tcmpcrs of the child is
first subdued by the winning gentlcncss
and Kindness Of The mother, M she
strives to mould the young mind and
lead the little one in the ways of truth,
and the harsh nature Of the man is held
is subicction by the tenderness and res
pcctfnl esteem he has for tho woman he
loves and has made his wife.
What weight of responsibility rests
on woman! Yet how carclessly, how
indiilerently it is borne.
Let all think more attcntivcly, and
strive to opcrform our separate missions
worthily. Lot man act in such % way
that it may not be- so hard for tho wo-
man; and let woman in her turn strive
and pray for moro patience and fort-
tudc to bear in mcckncss with mans
faults, and to discharge her mission as
plcDscth God JEsSIE.