The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-01-25
How to Keen a Husband,

ming husband. Let us take a step
further, and make a study out of keep
ing husband If he is worth winning,
he is worth keeping. This is wicked
world, and man is dreadfully mortal
Let lis 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 finding out 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 weaknesses,
a mesh for every one, and the secret is
hers.
Is he fond of good dinnerP 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 flat
terry about his looksp Let her study the
dictionary for sweet words if her supply
gives out. Does he like to hear her
talk about his brilliant 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 be skillfully done. The happy
who may try TO coax him away will not
do it absurdly.
Is he fond of beautyp Here's the rub
let her be 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 going to
consider her "broken down" Though
it is common sneer that women have
admitted that her sex considers more,
in marrying, the tastes of her friends
than her own, yet it must not be consid-
cred ludicrous that man looks at his
wife with the same eyes that other peo-
Pile do. Is he fond of literary mattersp
Listen to him with wide open eyes when
he talks of them. A man doesn't
care so much for literary wife if only
she be literary enough TO appreciate
him. Ii she have literary inclnations
let her keep them to herself
Men love to be big and great to their
wives. That's the reason why help
less little woman can marry three times
to sensible, self-reliant womau's none.
Cultivate helplessness Is he curiousp
Oh, then, you have treasurer you can
always keep him if you have secret
and only keep it carefully, Is he jeal-
Gus? Then, woman, this is not for you;
cease reading; cease torturing that fret
ted heart which wants you for his own,
and teach him confidence. Is he ugly
in temper, and fault-tindingP Give him
dose of his own medicine, skillfully
done. Is he deceitfulp Pity him for
his weakness, treat him as one who is
born with physical defect, but put
your wits to work it is bad case. 1t
is well not TO be too tame. Men do not
waste their powder and shot on hens
and barnyard fowls they like the pleas
ure of pursuing wild game quail and
grouse and deer.
A quail is Il good model for wife
neat and trim, with pretty swift way
about it, and just little capricious.
Never lot yourself become an old story
be just little uncertain. Another i'm
portant fact is, don't be too good. 1t
hurts his feelings, and becomes monot-
onous. Cultivate pleasant voice, so
that this very mortal man may have his
conscience prick him when he is in
jeopardy; its pleasant ring will haunt
him much more than u shrill one II is
hard to do all this, besides taking care
of babies, and looking after household
cares. and smiling when he comes home,
but it seems necessary.
"To be born woman Is to be born o
martyr" says husband who for ten
years has watched in amazement his
wife treading the wine-press of her ex-
istence. 1t is ptiful sight to some
men. But If the wife does not make
study Of these things the happy will, TO
steal away the honor from his silver
hairs when he is full Of years, and the
father of sons and daughters. AT the
same time, gude-wife, keep from trying
any of these things on any other mortal
man but your own. These rules are
only evolved in order TO keep hus-
band" The poor weak creature would
rather be good than bad, and il Is wo-
mans duty to help him by every means
In har noxypr - .Suu E,.uosjsso 1r1ntl1,lk