St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-01-20
How TO Keep a Husband.
IA Woman in San Francisco ArgonautI

We hear much about the art of win
ming a husband. Let us take II step
further, and make a study of keeping
II husband. If he is worth winning, he
is worth keeping. This is IA wicked
world, and man is dreadfully mortal.
Let us take him Just as he is, not as he
ought to be. In the first place, he is
very weak. The wife must spend the
first two years in discovering all these
weaknesses, count them on her
fingers, and learn them by heart. The
fingers of both hands will not be too
many. Then let her study up these
weakness, il mesh for every one, and
the secret is hers. Is he fond of a
good dinner Let her tighten the mesh
around him with fragrant coffee, light
bread and good things generally, and
reach his heart through his stomach.
Is he fond of tiattery about his looks
Let her study the dictionary for sweet
words, if her supply gives out. Does
he like to hear her talk about his brill
liant intellect Let her pore over the
encyclopaedia to give variety to the
depth of her admiration. Flattery is
good thing to study up, at all hazards,
in its delicate shades but it must he
skilfully done. The harpy who may
try to coax him away will not do it alb
surdly.
Is he fond of beauty Here's the
rub-let her he bright and tidy that
is half the victory. Next, let her bang
her hair (metaphOrically) and keep up
with the times. A husband who sees
his wife look like other people is not
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Though it is common sneer that a
woman has admitted that her sex con
siders more, i'll marrying, the tastes OF
her friends than her own, yet it must
not be considered ludicrous that man
looks at his wife with the same eyes
that other people do. Is he fond OF
literary matters? Listen to them with
wide-Open eyes when he talks of them.
A man doesn't care so much for liter
airy wife if only she be literary enough
to appreciate him. If she have literary
inclinatiOns, let her keep them to her
self.
Men love to be big and great to theiI
wives. That's the reason why help
less little woman can marry three times
to Il sensible, self-reliant wOman's none
Cultivate helplessness. Is he curious
| Oh, then, you have a treasure you
can always keep him if you have Sc
cret and only keep it carefully. Is he
Jealous Then, woman, this is not foI
you cease reading; ; cease torturing
| that fretted heart which wants You fol
| his own, and teach him confidence. Is
he ugly i'll temper and fault-tinding
Give him dose of his own medicine
skillfully done. Is he deceitful ? Pity
him for his weakness, treat him as one
who is born with a physical defect, but
put your wits to wOrk-it is bad case
| 1t is well not to he too tame. Men dc
not waste their powder and shot on
hens and barn yard fowls ; they like
the pleasure of pursuing wild game
quail and grouse and deer.
A quail is good model for a wife
neat and trim, with a pretty, swift way
about it, and just a little capricious
Never let yourself become an old story
be just little uncertain. Another i'm
pOrtant fact, is, don't be too good il
hurts his feelings and becomes monoto,
nous. Cultivate IA pleasant voice, 81
that this very mortal man may haV,
his conscience prick him when he is il
jeopardy its pleasant ring will haunt
him much more than a shrill one. Il
is hard to do all this, besides taking
care of the babies, and looking aftel
vexatious household cares and s1nilin,
when he comes home but it Seems
necessary.
"To be born woman is to be borI
martyr says husband who for II
years has watched in amazement hi
xvif. traa1inu fh. ,f H.
existence. 1t is pitiful sight to som
men. But if the wife does not make
study of these things the happy vii