Connecticut western news., 1890-07-09
A MANS IDEA OF A GOOD WIFE.
Not . Mere Business Partnership, but .
 Union of Mutusl Helpfulneas.

Not Mere Business Partnership, but .
 Union of Mutual Helpfulness.
 I turn over, with the exception of what 1 require for my current incl dental expenses, all money and checks, the latter indorsed, to my wife, with the certain knowledge that the money is handled and disposed of i'll the most careful and judicious man. ner. My wife, although intellectual T regard domestic ability as one sign of ntellectuality-cares entirely for our home and we do not keep 8 girl. Ergo, our home is always just as it should be cared for-by wife's hands. She has the entire charge of all the expenditures of our domestic economy. Not cent is wasted, nor is dollar injudiciously spent.
 My wife acquuints me w:t,l all the details necessary; and, free from ac- tual buying and paying out, am left to devote my mind to my work with out interruption, and thus to produce the best results. ls keep my wife in- formed as to the progress and character of my work, as well as of the future financial prospects resulting from it. l tell her of all, and keep back noth- ing, for what concerns me concerns her. and she has as much right to know of it as l have. She tells me how the state of our finances is, and thus we are each able to gauge our ao- tions by the other; and so our income is kept up to point that causes no worriment on our part, while our ex- penditures never equal or exceed our l income.
 But let none of Ely readers suppose l for moment that our union is mere partnership formed for business pur- poses only.
 Let me take one day for example for one day is much like any other in l our home. I have never yet left the ! house in the morning without kissing my wife. We have never | yet parted for the day with a cross word or angry feelings. My l wife follows me to the door every morning, and watches me out of sight. | At night she watches at the window for my return, and in the summer usually meets me at the station. I have never yet returned from busy days work and been greeted with any ] thing but kiss and 8 smile from my 1 wife. She is never fretful, never downcast, never anything but woman ly, wifely and helpful.
 l I find the table set for tea, always just so, neatly and carefully. While I do not lay such great stress on having my meals at certain time as some men do, my wife is seldom late with either break fast or tea. She is one of the very best of cooks, all her dishes are favored to perfection, are served dain- tily and delicately, are scarcely ever overdone and never underdone. All these little things help to keep a man good natured. In short, my home is always cheerful, and never did l see a
 woman try so hard, in every way, in cessantly, to be a good, faithful and devoted wife, as mine does. am not writing this article for the sole pur- pose of eulogizing my wife, but to show
 what makes home truly happy.
 Our little parlor Is always neat and
 cheerful, and the dining room is care
 fully arranged. Books and papers, the choicest books and the best magazines,
 are always about, showing that they are always welcome and not unused in our home. 1 never neglect to bring
 my wife each evening such daily and
 other papers think she will like. l never remain out beyond my usual
 hour of coming home without sending my wife word where have gone, and
 what called me away, and never miss an evening at home unless compelled to do SO on account of urgent and
 pressing business. 1 never speak a cross or fretful word to my wife with
 out afterward telling her I am sorry
 Nightly after tea we have our little daily confidential talks, and we con-
 verse while at the table; but after tea
 we talk over our future prospects, our
 hopes and aspirations, failures and successes. She tells me of all the little interesting events and incl dents of the day as they have happened in her home life, and I tell her of the events of the day in the city, the people l have seen and talked with, the latest news and so on.
 Often, we go out for walk after tea,
 and sometimes go to the public library.
 Often also, we go to an evening con cert or other cntertainment.-Al
 Eric in Ladies' Home Journal