The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
APLtAFoR THE FARMERS WIFE
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In his now famous Bethlehem Al
lance speech. Larry Gautt. of Ath
ems. Ga. pays the following tribut,
L. i farmers wife:
"Rut | Will not waste all NV sym
mthirs on the farmer. There is ON,
class oven more deserving of pity
and relief than you, my Alliance
friends. i refer to the farmers wife
There il not II burden that You bear
.Slit the little woman, who is the hrht
- Your homo. shares il with Won
Your trials aul cares pierce the ten
der sympathetic heart as Il dagger.
She bears equally with you every
load: hut | say with pain and regret.
that she Is. alas, too often deprived
of Il share OF your pleasures. Did
you horny handed lords Of creation
ever consider that while Won arc
working III the field. your wife WAS
at the house toiling Just as hard ms
yoursclf and that while you had but
one task before YOU she has host of
duties to perform. each pressing
upon her ut one and the same timct
When you return to your noonday
meal, and find II welcoming smile
and everything ready to hand rs ii
the confusion of the morning had been
touched by Il fairys wand and order
produced from chaos-do you ever
consider the vast amount of work
that these pleasant surroundings have
cost the poor wife! At night, when
taking your ease, does it occur to
YOU to look around and see if YOU
will find the old couplct verified in
her case, which says:
Man works from sun 10 sun,
But woman'S work is never done.
I'VE men are all too self-conceitcd
and am no exception to the rule
We imagine that because we are the
brCadwinncrS of the family the wo-
man : work is mere child's play.
"Nercr was there Il gravcr error.
There is not 4 farmer beneath the
sound of my voice. but who if he
were made to exchange places with
his wife. would be begging her to
rue back i'll twenty four hours.
AT night. when YOU are looked in
the arms OF Morpheus. and your weary
frame : drinking in the rest that ma
ture demands, the wife ut your sidCl
Is trying to quiet fretful child lest
it disturb poor tired papa" The
dear unseltish creature. She never
thinks of her own weary frame and
aching brow.
BY the dawn of day that poor
wife is on her feet preparing the besN
repast the larder will afford You
return to your work i'll tic field.
while the wife resumes tn Old tread
mill existence. that is surely broken
by ray OF pleasure.
You men can % to town. and
there meet and Jingle with friends
and discuss III news of the day.
How many tmcs during the wear
does the pr wife cross the thres
hold Of II home. except to attend
divine Worship on Sunday! And
ever hen YOU expect her to look
AFR or prepare a dinner for your
ficndS.
Il DO not believe there is n man
living who appreciates his wife rs he
should. He loves and cherishes her
PIT Nltt.lbySs. Is. should resolve never to take
it with us. She bears her full part
Of our tolls and trials. and it is only
Just and right that she should reap
the fruits Of our prosperity.
1t should be tie first duty of Il
good Alliance man. when he has lif
ted the mortgage from his home, to
look to the comfort and pleasure of
his wife. Before you add another
acre OF land to your possession: be
fore you build n new barn: before
you purchase an implement to cx-
peditc your work. on before you. i'm
prove your stock. look through your
hOmc-go into the kitchen. the wash
room and the dairy, and see if there
is not some utclsil on invention that
you can buy to lessen your poor
wife labor. Lit part Of the bur
den from her shoulders. that she hGs
50 long and mcmplaininglv borne,
and see that hcrrcmaiming days are
made as happy and as comfortable
a. yOm affairs vii warrant.
y 4. IN