The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
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A STUDY OF HUSBANDS.

A STUDY OF HUSBANDS.
We hear much about the art of win
ninp a husband. Let us take step
further and make study of keeping a
husband. II he is worth winning he Is
worth keeping. This is a 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 flrSt
two wears in discovering these weak
nesses. 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, with
a mesh for every one, anu the secret Is
hers. Is he fond of good dinner? Let
her tighten the mesh around him with
fragrant coffee, light bread and good
things generally, and reach his heart
throuoh his stomach. Is he fond of
fatterv about his books? Let her study
the dictionary for sweet words, II
her supply gives out. Does he like
to hear her talk about his brilliant in
tellectp Let her pore over the ency-
clopedia to give variety to the dearth
of her admiration. Flattery is a good
thing, to study up at all hazards, in all
its delicate shades, but it must be skill
fully done. The harpy who may try
to coax him away will not do 1t alb
surdly. 4, he fond of beauty Here $
the rub-let her be bright and tidy;
that is half of the victory. Next. let
her bang her hair metaphorically and
keep up with the times. A husband
who sees his wife look like other peo-
pie is not going to consider her "broken
down. Though it is "A common sheer
that woman has admitted that her
sex consider more, in marrying, the
tastes of her friends than her own, yet
it must be considered ludicrous that
man looks at his wife with the same
ewes that other people do. Is he fond
OF literary mattersP Listen to him with
wide open eyes when he talks OF them.
A man doesn't so much care for lit
erary wife if she on y be literary
enough to appreciate him. If she have
literary inclinations keep them to her.
self
Men love to be big and great to their
wives. That's the reason why help
less little woman can marry three times
to II sensible, self-reliant woman
none. Cultivate helplessness. Is he
curious? Ola, then you have treas
ure; you can always keep him if you
have a secret and keep it carefully. Is
he iealousp Then, woman; this not for
YOU; cease tolturing that trettcd heart
which wants you for its own and teach
him confidence. Is he ugly in temper
and fault finding? Give him dose Of
his own medicine, skillfully done. Is
he deceittulP Pity him for his weak
ness; treat him as one who is born with
Il physical defect, but put your wits to
work--it is a bad case. 1t is well not
to be too tame. Men do not waste
their powder and shot on hens and
barn-yard fowls; they like the pleasure
of pursuing wild gamc-quaiI and
deer. A quail is good model for n
wife-ncat and trim, with pretty,
swift way about, and just little cap
ricious Never let yourself become an
old story; be just a little uncertain.
Another important fact is don be too
good; it hurts his feelings and becomes
monotonous. Cultivate pIcasantyoicc,
so that this very mortal man may nave
his conscience prick him when he is in
jeopardy; its pleasant ring Will haunt
him much more than would a shrill
one. 1t is hard to do all this, beside
taking care OF the babies and looking
after vcXatious household cares and
smiling when he comes home, but it
seems necessary. 80 be a born wo-
man is to be born II martyr, says a
husband who for ten years has watched
in amazcmcnt his wife trcading the
winc-preos of her existence. 1t is n
ptiful sight to some men. But if the
wife does not make Il study of these
things the harpy 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,
good wife keep from trying any of
these things on any mortal man but
your own. These rules are only evolved .
in order to keep n husband. y The .
poor weak creature would rather be
good than bad, and it is woman's duty
to hold him by every means in her
power Tile AryonaW.