The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

we knelt at family prayer had the baby and both
the boys to look after, and it was, with me. more
wa'cning imam praying, for would not have had
them Tor their own sakes have disturbed James for
the world. I wanted to pray and wished James
would think to pray for me; indeed felt as though
neeued the prayers of the whole church, l did
set chance between quoting the baby and hush
ing she mischief of the boys to say, "Oh my
ra.ner' and catch the quick and loving reply,
Here my child" feeling so Quoted and so sure of
the fact, God knows. When it was near time for
church was too tired to 60 but James could not
understand II II expressed desire to remain at
nome, so always go. After much humble eoaxing
ne harnessed the horse and felt it would be rest
70 rae out oh dear he drove to the front gate Just
half an hour before time for service looked
through the blinds and said: an q minute James;
~ is early yet" early" he shouted back, Its
tlne we were at church this minute; OF course
every pin bent as tried to fasten the bow at my
meek; my bonnet string looseued; feather on my
pohuet became unfastenej and stood up like blue
jay crest But James Gained my nerves by calling
every five seconds, "Comel If you don't hurry !
must drive off and leave you" At last every
nerve tlnghng, and the tears standing in my eyes,
grabbed parasol, handkerchief q err book, )ntri-
puuon money gloves, and crying good bye" 70 the
children rushed for the carriage just as the first bell
rang, and found we'd half an hour in which TO ride
a mile
James pulled out his watch and remarked that
Inc town clock was fifteen minutes too SLOW l
wanted to reply but was too K 4usted, for which
no doubt satan felt sorry. AS rode along III ough
OF the tlmes before we were married, that james
mad waited for me hours where lie now waited
minutea, and then expressed his being so well re-
paid by the pleasure of my company. Am less in
terestlng as wife, mother, companion, than l
was when only simpering school girl? When we
were married he promised to love and honor and
cherish me, and yet l actual believe that his
nasty unguarded words aud his unguarded manner
mar boart nI,a tler,
all other trials combined When my baby died l
could lean my head on his bosom and felt sure of
sympathy; when property went from US it was
common trouble and his admiration of my courage
took away somewhat of the sting; but these little
pricks these constant s;abs this slthetime feeling
as though one sat on a dynamite key and slow
match was burning somewhere-ah, this is the ex-
perimentum crucis Perhaps l don't know what
love. honor and cherish mean, but it seems as
though loving kindness and gentleness ought to go
hand-in-hand with love. And honor-why he
speaks to me sometimes as he does to his dog We
cherish treasures. l think am James treasure /
think my husband loves me better than he did
when we were married. l am not telling you faults
you have not seen in my husband, / am telling
you nothing new. Alas! no, and the worst OF it is
James is quite like many other men in these
respects, better than some and not very unlike
Others All, from Adam down. praised Eve during
the honeymoon; found fault with "this woman Thou
gavest me-" yet loving her so well they would
rather take the outside of Paradise with her than
the whole of Eden without her So easy to blame
and ind fault and so hard to be courteous and kind
really believe husbands never think how their
unkind ways hurt. They don't realize the differ
ence to usfos instance, in their manner when they
come to dinner All day the wife has been alone
with the children and servants, and is more hungry
for a kind wlr1 from her husband than an
Epicurean feast. He comes in just as the dinner
bell rings. For q wonder dinner is once ready on
time" the husband says. Couldn't he have saved
that heart-stab by saying: That's pleasant sound
to hungry fellow and what hnders him from
adding what would be milk and honey to weary
soul all the rest of the daynay all the rest of her
Efe-"you are q good wife, Cornelia'' And il
dinner is not quite ready Wig need he say: "Of
course not; never is" Ill working notices for the
home why hasn't some one taken Weslsy's remark
"rd as Soon Swear Fret instead Of hanging up
AZ Need Thee Every Hour"
When think have hard time just think of
the women who have no servants, but who them
selves care for the children, wash, IRON cook mend
churn milk, carry wood and water ell ior less than
an Irish servant girls wages OF course men appre-
cate their wives, of course they do but they keep
their polite manners and courteous way for-other
mems wives. One time James thanked me for
giving him room beside nue. at "a concert and then
sort of apoiogized for being polite by saying he
thought it was my sister Mary.
My friend made some other remarks, I'll give
them next time MRS Z. i. WILDER.