The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-06-07

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illustrated by Coleridge's address to his
betrothed.
The model wife controls her tongue and
temper. Men need not arrogate to them
selves any immunity of their side of the
house on that score. Illustrations could
be drawn from both sides. Deafness was
no calamity in some houses. The fidgety
fretting, worrying spirit, the husband
knows though the neighbors may not. He
recited the poem: "But she's such fid-
getty thing" a very fine illustration of the
fussy, over careful wife who gives no rest
or peace 10 her household-a dear
treasure, indeed, but one he would be glad
to lay up in heaven.
"She openeth her mouth with wisdom
and in her tongue is the law of kindness"
The sensible woman is intelligent worth
listening too when she speaks, and the in
fiuence of kind words and "a low sweet
voice." were dwelt upon and illustrated.
But some men are not susceptible to those
influences. He recited Pope's eulogy on
wife:
''Who never answers till her husband cools,
And IL she rules him never shows she rules"
Surly husbands and their Management
was illustrated by the story of the treat
ment of the bsllxy horse, which was 'strok-
ed the right way of the fur and conquered
by gentle means" The drawing of a cat
backward by the tail was no way at all to
conciliate or win the affections of the cat.
Sensible women with balky husbands go
with him his way.
There was no mistake in the scriptural
portrait of the model wife. 1t is still true
to the highest and best interests of man.
kind. Not that woman's good works
should stop at home. In her compassion
and benevolence she will always have
ample field, and in her home God has Civ
en- her the grandest, most potential sphere.
Exalt thework of caring for babies and
buttons, so much depends upon them. No
one but fool speaks contemptuously of
babies and home, and the difficult and del
icate Office of caring for these. Man is too
rough and too imperious for such duties,
but the infinite love and gentleness and
patience and sympathy of woman accords
with her nature. Crown her, the true mother,
she is the peer of the world, magnify her
Office, there is no higher. Much as he re-
vered the Office of the ministry aud there is
no higher, he was still inclined to agree
with the Scotchman who said, an ounce of
mother is worth a pound Of parson. She
may mould and shape the children as she
will. The father has little comparative
power. Here, as on shipboard, the cap
tain has the title, but the mate does the
work. "Her children rise up and call her
blessed, her husband also and he praiseth
her" The good mother is always behind
the great man. Good sons make good
men. The atmosphere of a good home
made George Washington what he was.
His mother, next to the Virgin Mary, was
the worlds greatest benefactress. Wash
ington loved and reverenced his mother
| Garfield never failed to honor his. A
more touching scene was never enacted
than when after pronouncing his splendid
| inaugural he turned and kissed his aged
mother. Great men have great mothers
John Adams gave beautiful testimony con.
cerning his wife, mother of John Quincy
Adams. The latter's greatness was due to
the superior refinement and training OF
his mother and to her he attributed the
secret of his success.
Ladies, behold the qualities which will
make the world your debtor! Woman's
power is so little understood. She is the
crown of manhood, the complement of his
nature "Her works praise her in the
gates" and don't fail to encourage and
praise her. When you were courting
your wife you were telling her over and
over every time you met or wrote TO hel
how charming she was, and how much
you loved her, and, indeed, that was the
chief and ever recurring topic. And
when others happened to see your mani
festations they laughed to themselves anC
thought you was spoouey, but evrryon,
who gets to the same stage does and say
the same thing. The old man who applied
for divorce was told by the Judge to g
home and treat his wife for two week
with the same politeness and attention
and courtesy that he showed her wher
she was young lady or bride. TIL,
old man did not return, but the Judg
met him one day ami spoke TO him abou
his divorce, and was answered that non,
was wanted, for domestic happiness hat
all come back with respectful and kim
treatment of the woman. Let your wifi
know you appreciate her, tighten he
labors, show the same interest in her com
fort, the same Difference to her wishes, tn
same little evidences of affection that yol
layished upon her in your courting days
and there will be more model wives. Kis
her,your wife mean-don't make mis-
take and kiss somebody else. After whicl
orthodox advice, DR.. Willis gave som
advice to bachelors, limited at his owl
happy experience, recited a poem fittin
the subject of his very practical and e1
cellent address and bade his audienc
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