The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-03-02

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be harbor. Remember be is not over
gorking so much for himself as he is
7orking for you and the children. 1t 10
he effect of his success or defeat on the
that causes him the agitation
The, most OF men after forty five years
4 age live not for themselves but Tor
heir families. They begin to ask them
slves anxiously the question Nov, III
should give out, what would become oil
he folks at homer Would nv children
yer get their educa,ionP Would my
wife have to 60 out into the world to carr
,read for hersslf and our little ones ?
Nv eyesight troubles me, how If my
yes should fail? My head gets d'zzv.
low II should drop under apoplexy 2
The high pressure Of b. siness life and
mechanical lie and agricultural life is .
home PRESSURE
Some time ago large London firm
decided that if sny of their clerks mar
led on a salary less than fl50, that is
$3.50 year, be should be discharged, ,lhe
being that the temptation
night be too great for misappropriation
The large majority OF families in Amer
ca live by the utmost dint Of economv,
md to be honest and yet meet ones fam
ly expenses is the appalling question
hat turns the lie Of tens of thousands
of men into martyrdom. Let the wife Of
he overborne and exhausted husband
'ememter this, and do not nag him about
hat and say you might as we'll have no
husband, when the fact is he is dying BY
uches that the house may be kept up.
charge also the wife 10
KEEP HERSELF AS ATTRACTIVE AFTER MAR.
RIAGE
as she was before marriage. The reason
that so often man ceases to love his
vile is because the wife ceases to be low
able. In many cases what elaboration
Of toilet before marriage and what ieck.
Iessness OF appearance after. The most
thing on earth is slatternly
woman. / mean q woman who never
combs her hair until she goes out, or
looks like fright until,somebody calls.
That a man married to one OF these
creatures stays at home as little as posi-.
be is no wonder. II is q wonder that
such man does not 60 on a wishing
voyage Of three years and in leakV
ship Cos'ly wardrobe is not required !:
but, o woman. If you are not willing, by
all that ingenuity of refnemsnt can ef-
.ect, to make yourself attractive to your
husband, you ought not to complain l.
be Geek 10 other society those pleasant
which you deny him.
Again. l charge you, never talk to
others about the frailties OF your hus-
band Some people have way. in bsn-
ter. OF elabora,e!y describing to others
the shortcomings or unhappy eccentrici-
ties of husband or wife Au, the world
will find out soon enough all the defects
Of your companion No need of your
advertising them. Better initiate those
women who. having made mistake in
Alliance, always have veil TO hide i'm
perfections and alterations of conduct
10 mention. We muet admit that there
sre rare cases where wife cannot live
longer with her husband, and his cruel
ties ard outrages are the precursors OF
enforcement or separation. But until
that day comes, keep the awful secret to
Yourself. X ep it from every being in
The universe, except the God to whom
you do we'll 10 tell your trouble. Trouble
only few years at most and then you
can 60 up on the other side of the grave
and cay: 20 Lord, / kept the marital &C.
cret. Thou kDowest how we'll kept it,
ard I thank Thee. that the release hes
come. Give me some place where can
sit down and rest awhile from the hor.
rors OF an embruted earthly alliance, be.
fore l hegin the full rsp,ures OF heaven ~
And orders will be sent out to the usher
angels saying: "Take this Abigail right
up TO the soltest seat in the best room oil
the palace. and let twenty Of the bright.
est angels wait op her for the next thou.
sand yesrs."
Further, charge you,
LET THERE BE NO OUTSIDE rNrERFERENcs
with the conjugal relation. Neither
neigbbor or confidential friend, MOI
brother nor sisier, nor father nor mother
have a right to come in here. The mar.
ried gossip will come around and by the
hour te'lvou how she manages her hus.
band. You tell her plainly that If she
would attend TO the affairs OF her house.
hold you will attend to yours. What
damage some people do with their
Nature indicates that the tongue
is dangerous thing, hy the fact that il
is shut in, first bv harricsde of teeth
and then by the door OF the lips. Une
insidious talker can keep a whole neigh.
horh1od badly stirred up The Apostle
Peter excoriated these busy bodies in
other peoples matters. and St. Paul, in
his letter TO the Thessolians and to Tim
othY, gives them sharp dig, and the
9 God house wife will he on the lookout
for them and never return their calls and
treat them with coldest frigidity. For
this reason hetter keep house as soon as
possible Some people are opposed to
them, hut l thank God for What are
called fats in these cities. They pu. up
q separate home within the means OF
nearly oil the population. Ia your mar.
riei relations yon do not need any ad-
vice. If you and your husband have
not skill enough to get along we'll alone,
with all the advice you can import you
will get along worse. What you want
for your craft on this voyage is plenty o.
sea room.
I charge You, also,
MAKE YOURSELF THE INTELLIGENT COM
PANIoN OF YOUR HUSBAND.
What with these floods OF newspapers
and hooks there is no excuse for the
wi'e's ignorancs either about the present
or past. II you have no more than q
half hour every day for Yourself you
may Gil your mind with entertaining and
useful knowledge Let the merchant =
wife read up on all mercantile questions
and the mechanic's wife on all that per
tsins to bis style OF work, and the pro.
fessional mans vile on all the legal OF
medical or theological or political dis
cussioDs Of the day. 1t is very stupid
for q man, after having been. amid active
minds all day, to 6nd bis wife without