The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-06-22


her to speak disparagingly of her bus
band she is within an easy distance
marital shipwreek. This article ;s IN
tenoed mostly for this gclass of wives
those who admit they have hothino. 1,
complain OF and yet suffer intenselEs
complain or not according as they ar,
wise or foolish.
/ My husband does not understand
| me- says another woman f..Ie' =
honest in all the relations of life. He !,
not unkind, but he never reads a.Enoen
with me, or rsknowsswhether / am dressed
IN red flannel or cardinal velvet,
mere IS another: b sxse sess PC
my husband is thoroughly good. He
hasn't single bad habit, and know bf
loves me dearly, but, notwithstanding
ne hurts me in the tenderest places. He
often forgets to put in an appearance
When have invited guests, and never
takes me to the opera, or seems to care
Wnetnerl h1.s.,, have any amusement OF not. .
Still another. 81, :. -
MY husband is the best man in the
world, but he never seems to think Lean
get tired taking care of children or cook.
ing his dinner. He eats and sleeps as
II ne thought it my business to- drud q
from morning till nightn 8 n
The following remark heard made
not long ago by one Of. the loveliest
women whom it has ever been nv GOOD
fortune to meet. Those who do not
comprehend the fneness of feminine
sensibilities may be at a. loss to- discover
where the loneliness comes in: blt r. ia
there all the same. There had sl,een =,
some lively and good-natured cenapari-
sons OF husbands of our acquaintance,
when the lady spoken of remarked. with
neIghtened color and flashing eyes: <
don't think it isverv good taste fol
WIfe 20 talk about her husband. E sbut
what will You think when I tell YOU that
my husband never asked me to take =
plate OF lce-creamin his lifep He knows
there is nothing IIikessoswelL We often
nave 1t for dessert, of course; but MANY
times when we have been out WALKING /
nave SO wished. when passing ice,ereao
saloons, that he would ask me to po IN
and because he hasn't has spoiled many
malk,Y, s.M9l,,Y,,, ,<s - ssa6SssAgxsssE
.Well!' remarked plain-spoken old
mad, II can conceive Of your husbands
not thinking of such a thing, but /
cannot conceive of wife who is on any
decent terms with her husband, who
would refuse to ask for what she wanted.
Why didn't you tell him you would like
some ice-cream?n - k-s
My husband knows nv Hkinp for ice.
cream, and it is his business to ask me. ),
was the sensitive rather than the sensi
Bile reply. Now this wife credits her
husband with kind heart, and perfect
honesty OF purpose. She even admits
that If the invitation had come from her
he would gladly have accompanied her
70 70 any number of ice-cream saloons.
l nus compliant seems silly as Wellas IN
Womanly, but it doubtless had its birth
u other negleets which she did not speak
d. The failure of a husband to invite
MS wife to partake of ice-cream con1id
hardly furnish grounds for divorce. but
seems IN this instance to have been .tire
Gather that broke the camel's back. J,
Taken by itself it is certainly too absurd
or moments notice, but il can not be |
Such state of affairs can only
'ome from the EXTREMIST and most NOR
nd sensitiveneSss Arlfif how s1huch a
woman can do to. overcome such a con-
Iition is the present question. Certainly
lot by brooding over apparent NEGLECT.
ouch less byltalking about it.g IN these
degenerate days the woman who has an
onest man for. her husband to be
congratulated. If he IS also kind. ,gen-
rous and provident, she has certainlv
rawn a prize in the great lottery. III
1t1st be true that these wives who have
othlng to complain of, and yet who |
ai1er SO much from lack of husbandlyj
ppreclatlon and sympathy. do netpaace1
proper value on manly qualities. Is IT
OF possible for q wife, in consideration of
le cardinal virtues, to get on ccmforta-
y and lovingly with failure in the
lii1or points? Such failure IS inevitable. 1
the bread-winner' s. head is full of
lsiness, to the exclusion of the new
penn or favorftB opera, ought awife to
el aggrievedpf If I'M thes worry and
'ess OF commercial affairs man forgets
lat his wife has invited guests to din
II, IS It the part OF common sense to. be
ade miserable by it, since the husband
Ill come home sober when he does
me, ana sollcitous only for thecomfort
ms family! 1t is impossible for most !,