Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-03
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Hill He goes placidly about getting {
living with the thought that his wife hardly
knows that two and two make four, and b,
is sort of happy in the idea that, as business
goes, she is simply goose. He does moi
say SO, nor would he admit 1t for the world
but the fact is, that he likes the idea that he
is the great Mogul of the family, and that
the ''old girl" doesn't know q thing, except
what he desires her to know. The young
mans ideal of q wife 10 expressed by him in
the words: ''She must be perfectly ignorant
and bigot. She must know nothing and
believe everything" That il, she must ap.
peal to his judgment accept his fats, and
sweetly do whatever he decides to be the
right and proper thing under all circun-
stanceA
Marriages, where the husband was the
supreme boss and the wife the silent part
ner. used to be considered the most happy.
"Where he had everything his own way,
and her way was his'n' was assumed to be
the right style of it by the old story tellers.
In the decent order of things in that elder
day, when she was "dead and gone" he put
up right smart tombstone, setting forth
her many virtues, and then married another
in year.
Women Really Do Keep Secrets.
Silence in women 10 10 common a. to ex-
| cite no comment They, as . rule, keep
| their grievances to themselves. In mar
riage q woman makes or mars her life. 1t
! does not take long to take the measure OF
her husband. She knows whether she has
! drawn q prize or a blank very soon. But
whether or no, she keeps her own counsel.
she silently accepts the situation, and
makes the best of it. Nobody knows from
her that her hand Is poor, and that no
trumps are In it worth counting upon. She
almost invariably shows bold front to the
world, even when fortune has used her
most unkindly. She goes down to the
grave "unhonored and unsung" who most
deserves a monument Indeed, if silent
martyrdom ever found stone, it should be
raised in honor of her who gives no voice
to disappointment, no sharpness to resent
ment, no bitterness in the daily goings on
of life.
Women have the credit of being the talk
ing sex. History gives no honor to them
as ''the SILENT But did written records
take the measure of mankind Alright, it
would be found that if there is any merit in
silence, women could claim the prize. They
talk much, it may be said. They gabble
greatly, and gossip great deal it will be
admitted. But for silence they have q
genius when occasion demands 1t.
The Mighty Griefs Are Dumb.
Foxes Book of Martyrs records many
who died in defense of their faith, and
through merit of their own obstinacy, but
no volumes of history will ever record the
"Acts and Monuments" of the domestic
martyrs at the freside. 'Light cares
speak, when mighty griefs are dumb"
Women through all history have shown the
gift OF silence. Speech is great" said Car
lyle, "but silence is greater" What ca
knew, or appreciated until she was dead.
How dumb was her martyrdom In his be-
half he never knew, and could not measure.
George Eliot put her soul into words, but
her life was one Of silence as to herself
Lady Byron kept silence as to her domestic
troubles for over 40 years, under the insult
and contempt that her famous husband did
not scruple to heap upon her, conscious as
he was of her honor and goodness Many
women less known to fame have done like
wise. Many have died without a word,
that spoke of shattered hopes and lives
wrecked and ruined for all time.
Elizabeth Was Good Liar.
Elizabeth OF England showed how silent
she could be in all great matters when,
while playing the coquctte ostensibly, she
outwitred every statesman in Christen-
dom for half a century: She
played William of Orange and Philip
OF Spain, as if they were cards in game
ruin of Spain. She kept her own counsel
and was silent, even with her own minis
ters, as to her plans, until she was ready for
action. She had no scruples as to lying.
The most wary and skllltul diplomatists
found her matchless in finesse and intrigue
She was profound politician, and we'll un-
derstood the virtue of silence, while fooling
ambassadors with the idea that she was
giving her policy and plans dead away.
'Silence is one Of the great arts Of con-
versation" that many women will under
stand, though none, perhaps, are known to
fame by having ''the Silent" tackled to their
names like William Of Orange. "Holy
Mary" is credited with knowing q very
sayings of that busy time in her heart-as
do many women Of to-day. But storing up
all things, and dying in silence, however
common and heroic it may be, avails but
little in the history of the world. Heroes
are needed, and civilian the Silent"
stands out as did Ajax and Ulysses of old
who are quoted as the most eloquent, and
yet most silent Of all men.
william tho silents Wife,
William, who won the reputation of "the
Silent" had it ground into him by early
With the sovereignty of Eng |
land in view, he could take sides with |
neither Protestant nor Catholic. He was q |
devoted compromiser, and conciliator.
He was jealous of the power Of his wife. |
His pride of mind was humliated by the |
thought that while he was by virtue of the |
church her head and ruler, yet by state
statutes, he was second in command and
in order of precedence. He
kept his head shut, but he did a power of
upon this point. For long time,
We are told, he was cross and hateful with
his wife, until he was advised that she pro-
posed to be obedient and let him have
everything his own way. With that as
,urance, he quietly took possession of Eng
land and under the name OF civilian and
Mary" became a royal boss. She had been
educated to read the Bible and to take in
The creed Of the prayer book rs to the sub
ordination of women. Owing to his silence
The did not, for some time, know that his
fscontent and ugliness were owing to the
tact that her superior claim to royalty was
It the bottom OF their unhappinesa But
when she did discover, ct last that
Williams silent grievance and oontrariness
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