The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-02-24

Tree from that old drudge ct home. What
an Improvement you would be on my pres.
emit surroundingsi" And bouquets are
sent, and accidental meetings take place,
and late ct night he man comes 10 bis pro-
saic homo whistling and hilarious, and
wonders that the wife 10 jealous. There
ere Thousands Of men who. while not posi-.
lively immoral, need radical correction of
their habits In this direction. II Is mean.
ness immeasurahls for . man by his BE-.
havior to seem to say to his wife: "You
can't help yourself, and I viii 60 whore I
please, and admire whom please, and
defy your criticism"
Why did you not have that put in the
bond, Oh, domestic Shylock! Why did you
not have II understood before you were
pronounced husband and wife, that she
should have only . part Of the dividend Of
your affections, that when. - time rolled
on and the cares of life had erased some Of
the bright lines from her face, and given
unwieldiness to her form. you would have
the reserved right to pay obeisance to
cheeks more rub and and figure 1.-THE and
more agile, and as you demanded the last
pound Of patience and endurance on
her part, you could, with the
emphasis of an Edwin Forrest or Q
Macready, have tapped the eccentric mar
rage document and have said: otis In
the bond." II this modern Rebekah had
understood beforehand where she was
alighting, she would have ordered the
camel drivers to turn the caravan back.
ward toward Padan. aram.
The most worthy thing for the thousands
of married men is to go home and apollo
gise for past neglects, and brighten up
their old love. Take up the family Bible
and read the record of the marriage day.
Open the drawer of relics in the boz
inside the drawer containing the trink-
cts Of your dead child. Take up the
pack of yellow covered letters that were
written before you became one. Rehearse
the scenes of joy and sorrow in which you
have mingled. Put all these things as fuel
on the altar. and by coal of sacred fire
..skinate the extinguished light. 1t was
blast from hell that blew 1t out. and a gale
from Heaven will fan it into blaze.
Ye who have broken marriage vows,
speak out! take your wife into all your
plans, your successes. your defeats, your
ambitions. Tell her every thing. Walk
arm in arm with her into places Of amuse.
ment and on the piazza of summer water
ing places. and up the rugged way Of life,
and down through dark ravine. and when
one trembles on the way, let the other be
reinforcement. In no case pass rourself
of as single man practicing gallantries.
Do not. after Won are ffty years Of age. in
ladies' society try TO look Young m anish.
Interfere not with your wife's religious
nature. Put her not in that awful dilemma
in which 80 MANY Christian wives are placed
by their husbands. who ask them to 20 to
places or do things which compel them to
decide between loyalty to God and LOYALTY
to the husband. Rather than ask her to
compromise her Christian character. en-.
courage her to be more and more q Chris
tian, for there will be times In your life
when You viii want the help of all her
Christian resources, and certainly whom
you remember how much influence your
mother had over you. you do not want the
mother Of your children to cot less
gracious example. It plessss me greatly
to hear the uncovered and worldly hus.
band say about his wife, with no idea that
It will get to her ears: "There Is the most
godly woman alive. Her goodness 10 per.
petual -ebuke to my waywardness. Moth.
ing on earth could ever induce her 10 do Q
wrong thing. hope the children will take
after her instead of after me. II there il
any Heaven at all, am sure she win 60
there"
Aye, my brother, do you not think Il
would be wise and safe thing for you to
Join her on the road to heaven!
You think you have happy home
now, bat what . home you would
have II you both were religious! What q
new sacredness It would give to your mar.
ital relation, and what new light II would
throw on the forehead Of your children. In
sickness, what comfort! In reverses Of
fortune, what q wealth! In death, what a
triumph! God meant you to be the high
priest Of your household. Go home to-day
and take the Bible on your lap, and gather
all your family yet living around you. and
those not living will hear Of IL in fash
and as ministering spirits viii hover
father and mother and children gone, and
all your celestial kindred. Then kneel
down, and II you can't think Of prayer Il
offer, I viii give you prayer, namely;
"Lord God, surrender to thee myself
and my beloved wife, and these dear chill.
dren. For Christ's sake forgive Us all the
past and help M for all the future. W.
have lived together here; may we live TO-
gether forever. Amen and amenW Deal
me! what stir IL would make among your
best friends on earth and in heavenl
Joseph H., the Emperor, was 80 kind
and so philanthropic that he excited the
unbcunded love Of most Of his subjects
He abolished serfdom, established tolera.
tion and lived in the happiness Of his PEG.
pie. One day while on his way to Ostend
10 declare II free port, and while at the
head Of great procession, he saw WON,
an ct the door Of her cottage in detection
The Emperor dismounted and asked tn,
cause of her grief. She said that her hus,
band had gone to Ostend to see the EN-.
peror and had declined to take her with
him, for, as he was an alien, he could moi
understand her loyal enthusiasm, and tina,
II was the one great desire Of her life Il
see the ruler for whose kindness and good
mess and greatness she had an unspeak
able admiration; and her disappointment
In not being able 10 20 and see him wa,
simply unbearable. The Emperor JOSEPH
took from his pocket box decorated with
diamonds surrounding picture Of himself
and presented it to her, and whel
the picture revealed TO whom sh,
was talking, she knelt in reverence ant