Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-01


young lovers dream of. l believe
that these times need women whose
most beautiful work will be done in
side their own doors. Without good
housekeeping the romance will soon
go out of marriage. Of course, the
man who prizes woman chiefly be-
cause she "looketh we'll to the ways
of her household" does not deserve
to have a good wife. He should
merely employ housekeeper, and
pay her good wages. But there are
social, moral, and spiritual uses,
proceeding from the wise regula-
ton of the. household, which bestow
a dignity on what would otherwise
be trihing. No matter what a girl s
accomplishments may be, her edu-
cation is incomplete, if she has not
some knowledge of ake-ology, boil
ology, roast-ology, stitch -ology, and
mend-ology. Even if a girl should
never be required to do the work
herself, she ought to know whether
it is done in proper manner.
The greatest defect in our social
system is the aimless way in which
our girls are brought up. Many of
them are prepared in neither body
or mind for the lofty duties and seri-
GUS responsibilities which marriage
implies, and marriage, in eonse-
quence, has been brought down to
low, sensual plane. Let our girls be
brought up to have their. regular
daily domestic duties, let idleness be
forbidden them, and let every wo-
man be clothed with the dignity of
useful life. With DR.. j. G.. Hol-
land, we believe that there is but
one cure for many of our social evils,
universal housekeeping"
Again, 1 counsel every young man
who is seeking a wife to look well
to the temper of the girl he thinks
of marrying Even if she is a model
housekeeper, beautiful in face, grace
full in manner, and majestic as q
goddess, still, if she has a violent
temper, you had better live on alone.
Socrates said that he married Kan
tippe and endured her for self-dis-
cipline. The men who look at the
subject in that light are like the
great philosopher, dead.
. Solomon, who was not lacking in
experience, took a different view :
"It is better to dwell in the corner of
the housetop than with a brawling
woman in the wide house." John
Wesley's wife used to sit in the mid
die of the aisle in City Road Chapel,
and make mouths at him while he
preached. One day he spoke of the
ISLANDERS which were being uttered
against him, and declared that he
had been accused of every sin and
crime except drunkenness. Where
upon his wife arose and accused him
of having been drunk, and the
founder of Methodism exclaimed
''Thank God, the catalogue is COM
plete?" John Wesley was qualified
to give good counsel. A young man
asked his advice about marrying
he had two girls in mind. One was
of a gentle and loving disposition,
but not processing Christian. The
other was a church member, and
active in every good work, but she
was hot-headed and fiery-tempered.
Which would Mr.. Wesley advise him
to marry ? Promptly came the
answer: MARRY the woman of low
ing disposition. Charles Swain
truthfully sings
There's is not a cheaper thing on earth.
Nor yet one-half so dear;
'Tis worth more than distinguished birth.
Or thousands gained year,
IL maketh poverty content,
To sorrow whispers peace;
1t is a gift from heaven sent,
For mortals to increase.
A charm to Danish grief away,
To free the brow from care
Turns tears to smiles. makes dullness CAV,
Spreads gladness everywhere.
! and yet us cheap as summers dew
That gems the lily's breast
A talisman for love as true
As ever man possessed.
As smiles the rainbow through the cloud
When threatening storms begin;
AS music mid the tempest loud
That still its sweet ways wins;
AS springs an arch across the tide