The record-union., 1892-11-21
BESELENA'O LETTER.
Politics Showed Under by Social
Seances in Seattle.
A Naieen's Advice to Married Women
on "Keeping Their Husbands
in Lines

Politics have been the order of the day.
For the past month politics have been
served up three times day, and at night
our dreams have been impregnated with
the grim-visaged specter. Now, that the
great fight is over, things have again
settled down to their usual daily routine,
and the men who for time forsook soci-
ETY. for more absorbing matter have once
more plunged into its may heart with re-
doubled vigor.
As bleak November enfolds the earth
in her chilling grasp, people begin to
look around for some amusement to
divert their minds from the dismal
weather; so, in many a gaily-lit mansion
''the light fantastic is tripped until the
first faint streal1s of early dawn begin to
break in The roseate east.
There are all sorts and conditions of
buds at these gatherings-young buds
and old buds, pretty buds and ugly buds
and they all have one common object,
Tor which said object they live, dress and
wait, for that is the advent of the Prince
Charming, with his little sack of golden
ducats. Any other prince needn't apply,
because he wouldn't be eligible. The
older buds wait with teverish impatlence,
and often make mistakes for which they
repent when too late. The younger buds,
il they are pretty and bright, know that
''all things come to him who waits" and
usually in the end these patient buds get
the prince-and the ducats, too.
l was reading an article a short time
ago in the st. Paul Globe on How to
Keep Husband in Line" 1t gave all
lady readers a chance to ventllate
their opinions upon this all-absorbing
topic from a feminine standpoint. One of
the letters said the only way to keep a
man in line was to be an ideal wife; but
unfortunately ideals" are not common,
and besides a man is too distinctly hu-
man to appreciate the essence of ultra
ldealism as applied to everyday life.
Man is fastidious animal; he likes
diversity even in the woman heiloVes. A
lack Of variety bores him. An equable
temperament is no doubt advantageous
in the cherubim and seraphim, but
hardly compatible to the residents of this
terrestrial sphere, and the best place 1or
human saints is in the seclusion of
clolster or a convent.
But if you are not saint don't go to
the other extreme and become a shrewish
VlragO. Between these two IS happy
medium, which it would be well for all
wives TO strive and obtain. 1t is the
easiestithing with the world to make your
husband believe he is perfection; this
tiatters his vanity. Man rather plumes
himself upon the fact of his being con-
sidered a lord Of creation; consequently
he hates to be dictated to. Above all
things he hates to be thwarted; then he
grows stubborn. | don't care how
amiable he is usually.
The best way to be happy in the mar
ital state is for each to humOr the little
pecuiiarities and pecadillos OF the other
If there is true love for the foundation
stone, all marriages should prove happy
ones, and all husbands could be easily
kept in line. But a great many women
make the fatal mistake OF lending a list
enlng ear TO every tale told of the man
she loves, / don't mean to say that man
hasn't any faults, because this would be
q ialIacy; but whatever the faults, be they
many or few, they are Overbalanced by
that most ennobling of passiOns-love.
And no matter how unworthy the object
may appear to others, the love he bears
you makes MIN worthy.
The great English poet Carlyle says:
''We are most Of us very lonely in this
world. You who have anyone to love
you, cling to them and thank God" Ave,
cling to them with heart and soul, if YOU
wish for happiness; If you wish to avoid
many heart-broken sigh, many a scald-
ing tear shed in private. The Great Mas
ter who dwells on high gave this as one
Of his commandments: Judge not, that
ye may not be Judged
My friends, don't you think husbands
and sweethearts could be Kept in line if
this axiom were only more closely fol-
lowed?
A gentleman friend of mine told me
this story the other night: Two Irishmen
bought a turtle, and to insure that each
would get share and share alike, the ami
NAL was cut in two. Presently the severed
head began to move backward and for
ward, and then the tail commenced a wild
wiggle. The sons of Erin looked on in
astonishment. Then one of them spoke /:
Pat" said he, 'begorra an the baste
amt did yit, at all, at all :"
sure an it is !" responded Pat.
"It isn'tn'
at is ~
Things We're growing tropical, when
Pat, seized with an idea, said:
"Arrah, Micky, me by, sure an the
baste is did, but he amt sinsible of that
same :! BEsELENA.
Seattle, Wash, November 10, 1892.