The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-06-12
THE PRIZE WINNER.
The "MOdeI Husband" Contest HOnOrs
Awarded to '1Leshia."


The committee appointed to exam
inc the letters and decide the momen-
tpus quts ion TO whom should be
gwen thu Inonors aud the ten dollars In
gold, offered by the HERALD Tor the
best letter on the subject "a Model
Husband" when they commenced
their work last Saturday found them
5eves bUrdened with n difficult task
They had not only ninety.two letters
TO read, but go many excellent
ones to decide between. They went
to their work he"oically, industri-
O Isly aud imp ly, ! oyever, none
of them knowing the name OF any OF
the contestants. Their manner OF
proceeding was systematic ana
thorough. They first read them all,
and selected what they considered
the ten best These ten bore the fol-
lowing nom de plumes: "Leshia,
Virginia, Child of the Confederacy,
MiZpah, Subscriber, n H., Tennessee,
Berna, Gypsy Baker, | Know. with
a second reading they reduced the
number again, and then gave their
most critical examination to the re-
remaining ones, finally agreeing upon
LeshiA.
"Ieshia" is the HERALD'S enter
| tanning correspondent from Camp
bellsville, Giles county, sTenn: Her
real name is Mrs. Pattie g, Wright.
! She has won an honorable victory
| over some of the best writer's In the
State, aud we congratulate her upon
her success. She is not only pleas
ant writer, but an accomplished LADY
and christian woman, aud richly de-
serving the good fortune she has won.
While returning our congrAtula-
tons to Mrs. Wright, THE HERALD
wishes also to return its thanks 10
the friends whose contributions made
the contest Interesting. 1t was our
fault that the time was made a little
too long, but on the whole the letters
were generally read and greatly en-,
loved. The most of them were Wen
written and contained mucn pracI-
cAl and sound advice. We nope Jne
husbands who have been writ at, !"
and the husbands who are to come
hereafter, will heed the counsel so
freely given. If they will, they aud
their families will be happier ana
better. The prize letter is as follows;
lie VIII BE True.
Editor of the COLUMBIA HERALD:
A "ModeI Husband" will faithfully
and truly fulfill the vow he made AT the
altar of God To Glove, honor, ana pro-
tect" through life, his chosen Drlde'
He will not make such "A vow unless ne
knows that he will keep II, and no man
, can Glove, honor, and protecV pure
and noble woman, as inc HAIIlhs9
, vow implies, unless his own heart ana
life is pure-unless honor TO him IL sa-
cred and dear as life itself. he Will
give her freely his hearts best love, anu
all through life he VIII continue the
same sincere admirer, the same true,.
n manly lover as when, in the nush OF
youth he loved and married her. lie
will be kind and courteous AZ IN court
shin days, remembering the many llttle
kindnesses which every woman OK
poets, and which so many men forget.
He willnot speak lightly OF woman,
! but will have that high regard for wo-
4 manhood's estates that characterizos
4 every christian gentleman. he VIII
Iuever deceive his wife, but Will con-
siffers her worthy to know the real
truth concerning all his prospects ana
homes for the future. He Will have the
perfect confidence i'm his wife which he
expects her b repOse in him. without
i which there can be-no complete happi-
ness. He will. prize her dearer than all
the world beside, not AZ a mere toiling
. machine, necessary in the householc
departnent, but AS something essen
tial to his life's happiness treasure
with which he would not Willingly
, part. He will preserve the same pleas
ant, genial appearance at home, alone
with his wife, as " hon in the crowueu
parlors no pays the great ST deierence
TO her wishes. He will not maze her
home "A paradise OH earth, for the
power Is not given him to do so, but so
: Jar as is possible, he will make her
home on earth, restful and peaceful,
QUOT and happy, emDlc matte OF the
bright home beyond. Sucn mani W
no handsome or homely, rich or poor 4
would regard IA "Model Husband"
= deserving All equal in marriage.
lLEsHIA.