The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-19
ATRUR WIFE

Inc nhntT uAg IfAtu Nh hItiilt VI
Indifferent husbands which set me 10
wondering why 80 many men prefer 10
spend their leisure hours anywhere
rather than in the homes provided by
their industry.
ID seems 10 me that when wife first
perceives her husbands distaste for the
domestic hearth, instead OF upbraiding
him, she should Immediately call her.
self 10 account, and in niBe cases out OF
ten, she win find her own conduct,
whether intentional or not, the cause OF
his dissatisfaction.
Few women make really good wives at
the outset, for the average girl enters
her new state, with the idea incalculated
by her lover, that she is q kind Of god.
dess, OF whom nothing will be required
but the radiant smiles and coquettish
glances that first won his admiration.
Poor thing she kpows as little Of the
trials and tribulations that await her as
the babe smiling on its mothers knee
dreams Of the hardships 1t is destined 10
encounter.
Oh, how lightly how recklesslyl does
the young girl enter upon that stnte
which Is oftcrcr rendered miserable by .
want Of tact and knowledge Of human
nature, than by any wilful disregard Of
the sacred obligations assumed. In most
cases the bride and groom know less Of
each other than they do Of any casual
acquaintance, for they have viewed each
others actions through the glamour Of 4
passion too rarely controlled by reason
and judgement
Neither are they to be blamed for the
erroneous opinions entertained with re-.
gard 10 each other; for, unconsiously 10
themselves, their virtues have been de-
veloped and expanded in tho warmth Of
n pure and unselhsh devotion. Thus,
ignorant and :conGdent, they start on the
untriad journey, little dreaming that
tho greatest obstacles TO their happiness
will be of their own creating.
Since the husband devotes all his en-.
ergy and time to support home, a wife
can do no less than make IL haven oil
comfort and rest, worthy OF his efforts
To this end sho must study his DISPOSE
ton and tastes, for the surrounding
agreeable 10 one man may prove object
ionable to another. The woman who
really loves her husband knows no great
or pleasure than minstcring TO his happi
ness, and self is so completely ignored
that tho mode of life adopted for his
sake soon becomes the most natural
and agreeable She knows there IL but
little merit in answering fond words and
looks with smiles and caresscs, no that
her chief care is to suffer unmerited re.
proach, or sullen silence, with gentleness
and forboarance.
Although she seldom stops TO consider
her own grievances, she makes n thou.
sand excuses for her husbands faults
and instead of upbraiding or mentally
arraigning him, she puts herself In his
place, and thinks how much lower she
would have fallen, had sho been exposed
70 the same temptation, Knowing that
for her sake he goes forth TO battle with
the world, she Is careful that no cold
look, or angry word shall rankle In his
bosom, or no cloud darken the domestic
sky on his return.
She bears all cares and vexations, sill.
emily and chcerfully, in order that he
may know no discomfort after the labors
of the day.
She never weares or dsgusts him with
idle gossip and censsrious rem arks on
the conduct and characters OF friends,
but leads him 20 talk OF his business
transactions, and shows an intelligent
interest in what is of so much impor.
lance to both. In every doubt and per.
plexity he learns TO turn to her for ad.
vice, feeling assured OF the clearness OF
her judgment and the reetitude of prin.
ciplos that have never been swayed by
mean or sordid considerations.
He feels that her mind has become
the complement of his own, and will
never act on any important matter with.
out the aid of her keener and more
delicate perception. Every wife should
devote some portion OF the day to read
ing and the practice Of those accomplish.
ments acquired in her youth, for tho
music that once held her husband spell.
bound will still have power to sootho
his troubled soul and teach 1t to wing
its flight above the cares and vexations
OF everyday life,
A husband rarely becomes Indifferent
to the society OF wife, whose CONVEX.
sation reveals the riches Of cultivated
mind.
an varied converse softening every
theme,
lie frequent pausing, turns; and from
her eyes,
Where meekene'd sense, and amiable
grace,
And lovely sweetness dwell, ..enraptured
drinks
That nanieless spirit of ethereal JOY"
The christian woman never confinc.
her usefulness to the home .circle-shc
is to befound wherever there is poverty
and distress: and in every scheme fol
the benefit and improvement of her race
In the husbands eyes, new graees are
added with every year; and though rob
bed of youths fleeting charms, in hel
face, win be reflected the beauty Of 1
soul that neither time nor death car
destroy. ARIZONA.