The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-02
SOaxk0 ANN JOYS Of A FAsE.
llEie,S NIfE.
An Essay Read Before Mantua sta.
liOn Orange, No. $40. Thursday
Eve. Slay ~, 1891, by Mrs. Wm =



II.Farr.
Labor is said TO be the great propei
hing power OF existence As the SUI
sheds It's rays vi hight over The barrel
earth in springtiinr, 10 warm lnio lite
iHaninIa!e nature, and bid the lap
earth smile again with its covering d
green grasses and flowers, So does Ia
Dor apply the shuttle that gives the
filling to the warp OF busy Industries
that follow the path oi civilIz ilioi
every where. When we speak oi la
Dor, we do not mean incessanl drndS
cry which enslaves the lives OF many
and eur plea i'll This column is Tor he
farmers wife. There has been much
saiu and written about the wearisome,
weary WOIk OF farmers wives, and
various plans have been projected ami
proposed whereby To relieve these
overburdeuod women OF SO much toll,
| that their cares ana duties might be
made smoother. brighter, and more
pleasant, hut il stiil remains an unsolv-
ell problem. Great aud important
chan. es will have TO be ma,le IN many
Of our social laws and customs, ere
this tOiling class Of women VIII be
relieved OF their oppressive burdens.
When L woman surreudsrs the buoy
.ncy OF womanhood to umite her des
inv with another, she must necessar,-
Iy assume new duties ami unUreaned
of responsibilities. II he be poor,
they must work cut a farm or il he
be unfortunate in owning land enough
to constitute a German principality
thai requires Il siiail military guard
to do the work, some one must cook,
! wash aud mend 'or this lot OF men
rig hi here at the outset, with the little
experience she has had thus lar in life,
she fluids herself obliged, three times
a day. TO cook Tor this iamishiny
group.
How many of my geDtlemt IL hear
ers ever contemplated the real labor
OF brain and body shat it requires to
plan, invent, and devise the palatable
dishes Of catables that they daily de
YOUR. You may boast OF the proud
genius oil America, OF the inventions
of man, in which this age is truly sig
niticant; but whit inventor SO truly
studied in his art, as she who presides
over the cooking department OF the
household. Not a tiresome stacy OF
a few weeks or months, but Of years:
as they come aud go with noiseless
footsteps, her la0ors cease not. The
same wearisome treadmlii Must ever
grind on; and not only this, but the
feeding OF poultry, milking of cows,
making butter, drying truit, picking
berries, making garden, -tending fow-
er beds, sewing, knitting, scrubbing,
Gazing for her childsen. aud if she be
| a true mother, 10 time or paius will
be spared to make them truly cultured.
| for her love, like a nightly vigil, will
nI fph
these long years she has grown very
little mentally. Well educated, grad
uate of one OF our best colleges, she
once was free from care, and had
nothing to do but to practice her &C
complishmenis. She now finds her
French, German and Latin becoming
dead" languages to her; her music
is forgotten, the soft. plant fingers are
hardened by toll. Once she was flat
tered and admired by friends on every
side. Let US see who tells her OF her
many virtues now. Ah! here L lain
would drop the c2r,ain, for the scene
too often is one in which the chief ac
tor in the drama receives no applause.
She has played well her part, ieaying
nothing untiUne. She has made y our
home comfortable, yonr heart ligh',
your food agreeabie. Thank her, II
..Olhing more. 1t will be sweet sur
prise, ono that she has yearned ior IN
all these long years that now sluGber
in the past. 1t will make her eyes |
glow anew with the love beams tnGt |
lit them long ago when she first form
ed your acquaintance. 1t will do her
good, and iI axe RiaUy - burden easy, |
and be a benent To yourself, for We !
too often lose sight OF these iltiie
home graces that serve TO smoothe
the rough stone into diamond thai
produce brilliamcy that never fades, !
giving the most humble cottage ius
ter that Ontshines paiatIal grandeur.
There are women to-day thirs,ing.t
with parched lips Tor words of praise |
aud encouragement. They have un-
complaiDingiy drudged through sum
mer's heat and winters cold, and 30 |
accustomed have their husbands be-
come to their monotonous labor, that
they look for them as they do the
daily rising and setting OF the sun.
Home every day may be made beau
tiful by an appreciation of It's holiness. |
Ii your wardrobe is in order, your
shirts smooth and glossy, you know
somebody's tired fingers have ached
in making them nice and tidy. Es-
sense has been produced by constant
work. thought and care. 1t many
times is not that men do not appre
ciate with heartfelt gratitude the num-
berless attentions bestowed on them |
in sickness, but they have fallen into |
The habit OF keeping silent about those |
thugs that might be remedied. They |
are courteous to those around them
outside of the household. They thank |
the taller Tor a fit. They thank the
person who kindly proifers them a ,
scat. They thank the ladies for their t
tender courtesies i'll short, they ih ink
everybody out of doors because it is |
customary come home, tip their
chairs back, elevate their heels. pull
out their newspaper, commence read
ing, not audib.y, but to themselves;
yrumbie il their wife asks them to
take the baby, scOld if the fire has |
has gone down and the dinner is late
or if everything is just right, shut
their mouths with a sort OIL saiisiac
ton, and never say "How nice
thank YOUR Only bestOw upon her
just the hundredth part OF the com-
plimeBts you almost choked her with |
before you were married. and you can
make your home an ideal paradise Oh |
earth.
We do not wonder O.; late that there /
is SO much said and written about wo-
mems rights, although we have no
sympathy with that class OF women !
who are ever clashing aboIt Woman's
true sphere. aspiring Tor the ballot and
halls OF debate, ami forever sighins |
for some position TO call them rom
the sacred shrine OF home. TO such,
and to all, we would say, that altho
your lot be obscure toll, there is IA
brighter side; behind the clouds the |
sun is ever shining. You are ever
sowing the seed by your refining in
fluence and lOye in the hearts of your
children, that will be rsaped in the !
harvest time. MOI poet ever wreathed
his golden thoughts into rhyme to en-
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