New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
SOME MARRIED MIST1hES

SOME MARRIED MIST1hES
from Mr. Rayburn's 7toub es" in The Boston Bndgtt
Tho bachelor said Well. of all the men on the
earth, all moderately prosperous apparently happy
decent. good men. you know pity Rayburn. He's
lost his early romance, and does not seem 10 nave
any substitute for 1t. | expect To SEQ you married
men grow lat and ugly ana coutenIed, DdI IL
troubles to one of you with the youthful look
still IN his eyes, and the restless dissatisfied All
of youth still about him. ,
fellow" said one
THAT'S true replied the bachelor but then
you're all like Stedman and
To feel once more that first, wild thrill
Would give-but who can live life over
The trouble with Rayburn Is that he hasn't ceased
to feel his thrill OF romance and his VIE has. Ills
business is so much To him anu he was 50 much IN
10 so at first that she has never become common
place TO him. while she. making HIM and tnelr
children her sole interest III lie. has become so used
10 them that she weave no dreams whatever
about them. She was a nice lutte girl. pretty
little bride; but oh what "A dull wife she is! i"n
are thanking about bachelors wives dare say. bat
mind, The tact that I've none OF my own doesn'
hinder my seeing the difference between some NJ
yours aud Mrs. Rayburu."
She's devoted mother. said another old
bachelor, thereby arousing one OF the inared men
10 speech
" don't know what you mean by devoted. said
this gent eman, unless you mean That she devices
herself giving them something io tfanp over ~
the shape of herself. My IDEA Oi IA devoted mother
bends over her children and raises tneiI To loity
manhood and wOEanuOOd 10 Heaven at last II
Heaven so will, but youT mother vino simply gets
her children everything which they want, permits
them to do every thing which they fancy, IS not de
voted. | went 10 kaybufn's the other dav 10 carry
HIM the plans of the alteration Ia the l. O his house.
He took me into the Ginning room that might
have plenty OF space e. look AT tlen, ana ~ ~
those children literally walked oyer the table twire
while were al work. lhev wee pIaSIn
: Follow my leader and climbed over nearly every
thing IN the ROOM hrst ana ias' l'a' burn fenlon-
straled. aud the boy said. Nhy laihei, though'
that VOu wanted us to he active.
"Cultvates their reasoning powers. doesn't ne
said another married man. but a tHIId, DOCTOR
spoke M sharply. to SAY: ban chidI"n reason
ing powers ana moral nature n1o like thelt
sesamOid bones; they're coming some time. but II
YOU act as il they had conc you cripple the child
zen for lie. You may kn-el beiorr The altar Cr an
hour every day. If You hike 'ut II johnny shond
30 it, all his good intentions wouldn't save Nun from
ameuess and II yOu ke hin rely on his reaSo ning
powers anu moral nature. INSTEAD 81 his memory
and n = SENSE OF animal fear You treat him with
inst as much wisdom YOU would show II YOU TOOK
HIM oil his two feet AMI made MN walk oil MS
knees"
had my experience with kaybuIns children
TOO" sad another man, rislDg Young hnihOr. "
touk INV small daughter up there or sunday alter
noon for a call, ana the kayDurn Twins carried her
off with them. When she came back. her h'ti'
was cut short and the glrl twin explained very
fluentiV that her mother hal sad thit II was
great comfort Tor lltte girls 90 have their hair
snort in summer ANA had also told her 10 make her
Ii lie guests cOmiOitable. Ana NG dOnr the Drs'
could said the young person. ION should nave
heard my wife express mel earnest longing To whip
that child
the other day. SaII tue old bachelor Some gu>h-
ing young idiot sdid 10 her: i supp"st, lear
madam, that you ieei 1t your "uty |" I"l"'sh your
husband with ms 'iraton. Inspiration SAID she
keep his house. ami take care oi his three chi
drenl It's enough inspiration Tor INN to see me do
it p"
Well. il is" SAID the author contentcdy, She
reads everything that nee INTO the house III spite
OF the Children aud | don't una any dIincuity IA
fl,,.. nj ..se It,sI Ift
isn't like Rayburrs vile. On, here's liarls! Ray
burns looking for YOU Harris; wants YOU TO go 10
his house for Whist.
musical voice. " I've spent the lat Tour yearS IN
evading invitations to Rayburns house, and I'm not
to he BETRAYED into accepting one now. The last
time that 1 went there one OF the twins punrcd
water in my hat, aud the other uan pcd ln0ldsses
candy on my dress coat; and there was IA Cecilia
concert the next night and dldn discover tina,
molasses until was blessing! sa'd then that
would not 20 to the house again until tue twins
were out of 1t. and although Rdyburn ls the dearest
fellow III the world. WON'T
His wIic is worse than the twins' said another
man. was there year or Nv" ago calling Oh
RaybuTn with ny wife ami trying my best TO be
charming ana agreeable and delightful. aud all the
other nee things that my wife sayb that can be
when ! WISH but Mis-. kaybnrn could neither talk
nor listen because ot the COZ slant strain WIch she
put upon her attention III listening Ia the Twins,
VINO | think. were having prlLe-ignt upstairs.
Then that ridiculous youngest boy ~ hers pfahced
downstairs III his nigbtsown eight Tine" III the
get some water AID twice 10 see he company"
Well what's to cone OF IL all = inquired one OF
the youngsters VINO had been trying 10 persuade
the notes OF Il popular air out OF the piano. aud
found them rather co.. and reluctant.
"NolhIngs 10 come OF IT, aud that's the ,oriow OF
If said the author. Ray II too good to HIM.
ufacture sentiment over another woman, because
his wife ana his hOnc are not whai be dreamed
they would he and ms mild trctfnl ness IL the
worst change that IS likely TO come I" hi temper;
be will simply live along from hay Ia dtN with no
domestic interests worth mentioning, AM Dve and
bye he will and mat even MS "n>nesN grows dali
10 him. and his interest III that Will cease. lie Is
too strong to fail into any dissipation outside OF his
home. hut not strong enough Ia escape from homcs-
ic BONDAGE. III, Inc sadest of al iates the ate
of a man who means that his home snail have tine
best him. and shall he InSpIl alton To hun, aud
finds that il drains INN OF his strength steadily and
continuously lie might have been "a really grand
fellow power III society, leader among us mere;
not a great man for the enct clOpGdla,, You know,
but one 10 make himself felt III ia community, AMI
his wife and twins crushing the LIE out oil MIN.
lie cannot change matters now. any more man Inc
man who was shut up 10 de III the contracting non
chamber. Year by year he VIII ste his horizon
growing narrower and his friends dropping away,
and his chi ldren viii enough Tor HIM To
make up the loss either. They are So mis- managed
thai they trouble to hi'n now, and rs they
grow up they will learn to regard hln aS "A person
who dlslIkes Them and he vii! bc lonely. lonely at
home and every where. As Tor Mrs. Rnyhurn. she
seems to think that she forget her hns band Tor
twenty-five years 80, and then turn to INN after
the children married, and say Now, John
Anderson. my jO. we'll 90 down the H. toglthrr,
but " hen she does will find her Johns hands
clasprd behind ms back, and will have 10 content
herself with the love OF her children. Ana they
Will be indifferent to her, as spoiled children always
are to their parentr.'
" And nobody can help then, tile gral.d1atner OF
the club sald gravely.
Z" Past help past hope and III despair II they
only knew it," said the anthOr
a STORY or DIR. BOWDITCH.