The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14

manners at home. There are hus-
bands who would hasten to assure
neighbours wife, who had. in her haste,
burned her biscuits, that they $ greatly
enjoyed them where they were so nice
and brown, who would never think
their own wives needed the same con-
sideration. No man can be gentle
man, though ever so genial abroad,
who is a tyrant or habitual Pathfinder
at home; and no woman is a real lady
who is not lady at home in her morn
ing wrapper, as well as in silk in her
neighbours parlor. One member of a
family who begins the day with fret
full words and harsh tones, is generally
enough to spoil the happiness and
temper of the whole for the day. Not
all who hear the impatient word give
the angry answer, for many choose to
suffer in silence; but every such word
makes somebody's heart ache; and, as
rule, tits somebody whom we love
and would do anything for, except to
keep back the unkind, sarcastic word.
Then do not let us make ourselves and
others miserable by being fretful at
home.
A SLOvENLY BREAKFAsT-TABLE
The majority of people do not bring
their brightest face and mood to the
first meal of the day; and trifes jar
them sadly. The house.mistress may
herself be out of tune. She feels that
life is burden, the hopes of her youth
are failure, and more often her
thoughts are staying in gloomy retro
spection than occupied in preparing a
! tidy, wholesome breakfast. The re-
mains Of yesterdays food are indiffer-
emily gathered and placed on
smouldering or furious fire, to dry or
burn, as circumstances may dictate.
A hastily arranged table is prepared,
with the dishes scattered heller
SHELTER upon it, with generally half a
dozen necessary articles omitted, that
some member of the family must rise
and procure when needed. Then the
family is called to breakfast. They,
too, well knowing the style and bill of
fare, loiter and delay till the very last
grace Of patience is exhausted gather
around in sullen silence or with angry
alteration, and partake sparingly of
such articles as may be necessary to
sustain nature. The husband goes to
his labor or business, thankful for the
refuge offered by Office or factory.
| The children are peevish and un-
manageable, often downright quarrel
some for the day-for a broken day is
seldom mended. But worse than all,
the poor mother takes up again her
burden of employments, with that
failing strength and utter giving wa y
of natural spirits that make Woeful
days for her children, whom she loves
better than life, for she is giving her
life in the care of them, but for whom
the sunshine of neither motherly love
nor patience beams that day. And so
a whole day is spoiled by that ill-pre-
pared, unwholesome breakfast.
AN EVERYDAY ROMANCE.-NOt
long ago, an Englishman occupying a
good social position in New York,
died suddenly in his bachelor lodgings,
and a few months afterward a rosy
1rishwOman claimed his estate for her.
self and children. After some litiga-
ton, her claim was allowed, and she
formally assumed his name and for
tune as his widow. In the case the
woman knew her husband only under
his middle name, and when she heard
of his death Under his full name, was
entirely ignorant of how nearly it
concerned her. She had supposed
him to be travelling agent, and had
become SO accustomed to his long
absence, that she had not became
alarmed nor searched for him until
some time after his death. In this
case the motive was obvious. He
was educated, in society, courted and
t1attered. She was ignorant, awkward,
and poor. The pretty face would not
cover the faults of the tongue, nor
her pleasant domestic ways charm
away her want of acquaintance with
etiquette. She satisfied him in pri-
vate life; but he had no desire to
acknowledge her to the world; so he
simply put himself on Der social
level, kept her existence a secret
from his friends, his name from her,
and so successfully carried out his
cowardly game. He had, without
question, lived two distinct lives.