Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-04-18

"Why not, indeedl Only SO few do IT,"
He looked at her. sitting at the head Of
his table--yOung, indeed, but with sweet
matronly dignity, added to her wonderful
crystalline simplcity-looEcd at her with
all his heart In his eyes. "People say that
though a mans business success rests
with himself, his social status depends
upon his wife. / think, whether rich or
poor, may be quite sure of mine"
A glad light was in her eyes, but she
made no answer, except just asking II the
letters would do.
eyes. But. little law-giver. | see you
have accepted one invitation-the Sym
ingtons'W
"You do not object? You liked them?
And they will have house full Of pleas
ant people for Chrstmas--Lad Syming-
ton told me so. 1t Is not good for man to
be alone-not even with his own wife, who
is half himself and therefore no variety.
| cannot bear you to hide your light I'M
der bushel."
always me-nothiDg but me-"
ut is always you-it ought to be-" she
cried, with that rare passion less OK
pressed than betrayed. "Yol think 80
little Of yourself that it Is right some one
should think for you. Everybody will by.
and-by."
1--WE shall see. Once I had ambitions
for myself"
"And now have ambitions for you.
They can wait We are Young. We bide
our time. Only wen leave nothing un-
done. Wen watch the turn of the tide"
"And meanwhile wen 20 to the Sym
ingtons," said he, with smile. "You
see, let you have your own way"
80 you ought, if you think it is the
right way. And | may send off those
notes? You agreeY
eyes. But" half jesting, half earnest,
Suppose had not agreed, what then?
There is little word in our English mar
riage service-it was not in the Swiss one,
think-'love, honor, and obey"
'The two former imply the latter; but
IL an English wife does not love or honor,
must she obeyY
"Would you obey"
Silence paused moment, and then
answered softly, but very distinctly,
''No, Neither God nor man could require
1t of me. One must both honor and love
the man that one obeys, or obedience IS
impossible. If Q wife sees her husband
doing wrong she should try to prevent
him; if he tells her to do wrong she
should refuse, for God is higher than
man. even though it be ones own hus-
band. Roderlck, you might cut me up
il little pieces IS the CHILDREN say, but
not even y0u could make fine do what I
felt | ought not TO do or hinder me from
doing what thought was right"
"My little rebel No." snatching her
to his bosom, my little Conference.-The
best conscience man can have--a wife
who is afraid of nothing and nobody; not
even of himself"
"And are you not angry with meY
"Angry-because you spoke your mind;
even though | thought one thing and
you another-as may happen many and
many a time. My dearest did l not tell
you once | wanted wife, not a slave?
Time enough for you to turn slave when
turn tyrant. | may like to rule-most
men do; and it is fair they should if they
rule wisely, but l should despise myself
if | attempted to tyrannize. Now, kiss
me. Our discussion is over; our quarrel
ended"
mot a quarrel-only difference of
opinion"
"In which each holds his own till sat
isfactorily convinced to the contrary"
"Or till both see that there may be a
wisdom beyond both theirs, which is per-
haps the best lesson one learns in mar
riage. Except one-my husband!
And for the second time she took and
kissed his hand, not in humiliation of re-
pentance-what had she to repent OFF,
but in that tender reverence, that entire
trust without which obedience is a fic-
ton and love an impossibility, Then,
ceasing to talk, he put her on the sofa,
with her workable beside her, and
threw himself on the hearth rug at her
feet, to Improve his mind" he said, and
hers-by reading aloud. But, as often
happened now, he was so tired that all
these laudable intentions failed. He laid
his head against his wife's lap, and fell
fast asleep with the book in his hand.
ITO be continued)