Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

physician, gains money from pa
tents; as a soldier. fights his country's
battles; as a legislator, enacts laws,
which the male executive enforces; he
is the merchantmen, who sells the
goods; he is the foundryman, who
manufactures the steel rails Man,
man, everywhere is man the bread
winner We find that man tills the
fields, and man rules the money mar
kets. and man sits upon the judicial
bench and the professional chairs" 1s
that a fat,, my brother? Ills true,
man Is the visible bieadwinner. But
when you are looking for the driving
force which produces results in society
do not make the mistake of supposing
that there is no power but what you
see.
The power behind the throne is some
times greater than the throne itself.
If this he not true, how can you ac-
count for the wonderful results which
come into many mems lives Mt the
marriage altar and end with the deaths
of or the separations from their female
silent partners. Who was Napoleon
BOnaparte? The greatest military
strategist of the ages; Yes. But aft
or all you can find his wonderful sue
cess hanked by two incidents in bis
life They started with his marriage
to Josephine. They ended with his
divorce. Had Josephinc's partnership
nothing to do with Napoleon's success?
Who was William +. Gladstone? That
statesman whose energy and com
handing genius were the wonder OF
his countrymen. acknowledged that
tho revercDce md trust Of his devoted
wife had been a source of inspiration
and stimulus 70 him all through his
long career. and that to have her sit
ting by him on the political roetrum or
looking down az him from the gallery
Of the house of commons Quickened
all his powers. Who was John Bright.
the great cOmmcucr: lie also was the
husband OF n wOUa,. his equal In per
sonality On the day Of their mar
riaGe she turned and said TO him,
John. attend to thy business ard thy
public affairs, and I will provide for
the home and relieve thee from all
cares nj home" And so great ia the
value of true wife in relation TO her
husbands success that nearly all great
men are ready to testify TO this fact
and declare that they can never repay
the obligations which their wives have
placed upon them.
was taught the obligation which n
true husband owes TO a true wife so1no
years ago by an eastern minister whom
consider one of the cateSt pulpit
gcniuses of his age. - about to be
married and was talking with him.
when he gave to me this characteristics
advice: Always love your wife But
more than that always learn to respect
and follow her Judgment, because she
can be Your best adviser. When was
young man | started out with some
success. | knew | could speak. and
could also write. And often when |
would write something I thought very
fine | would take it down to my wife
and read It, Sometimes she would look
up from her sewing and say, John.
don't say that With that | would
throw down my manuscript and stalk
/ up and down the room in disgust.
why do you say that" ! would ask.
30 you know how to preach? Are you
n better judge Of preaching than my
self: Haven't | spent four years in
college and three years in the semi
nary! What business, have you to tell
me what to do? You are nothing but
woman anyway But after n long eX
pericnce | found that my wife's judg
ment could always be depended upon.
When | followed her Judgment | al
ways came ont right. and when | fol
lowed my own against hers | always
came out wrong. And. though | am
now an old man and one Of much ex-
pericnce, vet whenever am in doubt
about anything | have ever written
always 90 to her, And when she says,
John. don't say that | take my pen
and scratch out the whole page. My
success is due in a great measure to
my wife's judgment and not to my
own"
susan TnlmnEc'. Influence.
know that the world honors my
fathers memory. But personally |
hll'N ~ W 1T SuNt'NS
was due TO great extent to Susan
/ TalmaGc, who was his wife and my
mother. What most of us can say in
reference to our fathers successes we
can say in reference 10 our own. IL is
to the good advice, the loving intuition,
the sound Judgment Of the wife, whom
we have taken as a partner, that we
I in, h
gained in life
Men, husbands friends. how are we
going to repay our wives for all the
sacrifices they have made for us:
"Oh," some husband says. II do my
full duty 10 my wife. | provide for
her n good home give her all the
money she needs" You dof Oh. that
Is very kind, AS far as | can mako
out you give your wife nothing but her
own property. She earns her support,
1u.l as you do. and >hS has right to
at least one half of your income. II
from n mere cold biooded standpoint
you had TO hire a housekeeper 10 do
the work she does. you woUid have TO
pay far more for her wages than your
wife ever spends for clothes and Ell
tertainment. Then if that be the
case and II is the case some man
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