The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03

ruin. There may be some things
which he does not wish to trouble his,
vile wit h. but II he dare notstell her,
ne isson the road to disc omfture. On
{ the other hand, the husband ought to {
be sympathetic with. the wife's occu-sss#
patton. tt is mote easy thing to keep
s house. Many 9 woman who could
have endured, martyrdom as well as
Margaret, the Scotch girl has actually
[sDeen worn soutsb by house management.
y 81 are a thousand martyrs Of the
kitchen st El 1t is very annoying, after the
Vexaltions OF the day around the stove
or pr the register or the table, or in the
nursery or or parlor, to have the hus-..
Dand say, You know nothing about
trouble ne you ought to be in the store
nan an hour. /" Sympathy OF occupa-
1 lion m If the. husband s work cover him
With the SCOT Of the. furnace, or the
edors OF leather or soap factories, let
not '[ "a the wife be easily disguised at the
begrlmed hands Of unsavory aroma.
/ J; Your gains are one, your interests are
one, your losses are one; lay hold OF
the the W v . life with both hands -Four
hands to fight the battles; four eyes to-
watch for the danger; four shoulders
on which to carry the trials. It is a
very sad thing when the painter has
a.W1fe who does not like pictures. It
IS q very sad thing for a pianist when
she has husband who does not like
music must It is a very sad thing when a
Wife is not suited unless her husband
mas what is called "genteel bust
ness So far as I understand a gen
teel business, Z It is something to which
man goes at ten O'clock in the morn
Ing, and from which he comes home
at two or three o'clock in. the after
noon, and gets a large amount OF
money for doing nothing. That is, I
believe, q "genteel business" and there
mas been many a wife who has made:
the mistake OF not being satisfied until
the husband has given up the tanning
OF the hides, or the turning Of the
banisters, or the building of the walls,
and put himself in circles where he
has nothing to do but smoke cigars
and as1 drink wine, and get himself into
habits that upset him, going down in
the maelstrom, taking his. wife and
children with him. There are a good
many trains running from earth to
destruction. They start all hours OF
the day, and all hours Of the night.
There are the freight trains; they go
very slowly and very heavily; and
there are the accomm odation trains go
ing on toward destruction, and they
stoy very often and let man get out
| when he wants to. But genteel idle
ness is an express train; Satan is the
stoker. and death is the engineer; and
Though one may come out in front OF
| it, and swing the red flag of danger"
or the lantern Of God s Word, it makes
just one shot into perdition, coming
down the embankment with a shout
and a wall and Shrek crash, crash!
There are two classes of people sure OF
destruction; first, those who have
nothing to do: secondly, those who
have something to do, but who are too.
lazy or too proud to do st
I have one more word Of advice to
give to those who would have a happy
home, and that is, let love preside in
it. When your behavior in the do
mestic circle becomes a mere matter
of calculation; when the caress you
give is merely the result of deliberate
study Of the position you occupy, hap
piness lies stark dead on the hearth
stone. When the husbands position
as head Of the household is maintained
by, loudness of voice, by strength OF
arm by fire of temper, the republic OF
domestic bliss has become despotism
that neither God nor man will abide.
oh, We who promised to love each
other at the altar how dare you com
nit perjury? Let no shadow Of sus-
picion come on your affection. It is.
easier to kill that flower than it is
to make It live again. The blast from
hell that puts out that light, leaves
you in the blackness of darkness for
ever. K e: ss
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