The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-05-09
The Model Husband.
He is Not a Man Who Alone
Brings Wealth to His Home and
Endows His Wife With Fine
Social Position, But the One
Who Gives to Her the Best of
Herself.


Perhaps every married woman in
our community suppOses she possess
ses IL model husband, and we should
he sorry to say anything that might
be the means OF dispelling the delu-
sion. We feel sure no two women
weigh mankind in exactly the same
scales. What one woman may re-
gard Us virtues another may regard
as faults.
A model husband in our opinion is
not IL man who alone brings wealth
to his home; nor one who endOws his
wife with ~ fine social position; but
the one who gives to his wife the best
OF himself; who appreciates her vir-
tues and pardOns her faults.
! a model husband may be "a day
labOrer who returns to his home at
night with Il bard earned dollar
clasped in his honest hand, and adds
it to the family fund to be used to
provide necessary comforts for the
family. He shares faithful V with his
wife whatever he may earn by trade
or profession. When business mat
tprs prrplex he does not go home
with ii wOeful tale OF his hardships
and turn the bright side of his char
acter to his associates, but he comes
into his home with cheerful face that
inspires his wife with new courage
after day otperplexing duties which
women alone have to meet, and in
their monotony become distastefnl
| ~ % Of
A model husband does not hang up
his fiddle at the door, to be taken up
as he goes out to entertain outsiders,
and come into his home as devoid of
any suggestion of music us is the face
OF IL monk.
A model husband is one who will
share every hardship or sorrow life
may bring to his wife, and sweetens
suffering with his words of love and
sympathy; and when age and infrm-
iaties rob her OF her personal charms
and wrinkles take the place of dim
pies, his love is like the holly that
blossoms in the winter of adversely.
The model husband does not allow
his selfish nature to accord to him
self all the blessings which come with
a well kept home, and permit his
faithful wife to bear all the burdens;
he does not fret nor fume if a sick
child disturbs his peaceful sl4mher,
declaring urgent business duties on
the morrow will demand his atten-
ton and he can't lose sleep, yet can
spend several nj ghts at the club or
lodge each week and never complain
OF heavy eyelids.
A model husband prefers the society
of his wife and children to that of
club, opera or dance, and when his
wife shares in these recreatiOns they
are a pleasure to him, when she is
absent they cease to amuse:
A model husband is not only ten
der and kind, he is manly and brave.
1t is a pitiful sight to soc a strong,
well-balanced woman yOked to a pig
my of Il man who never had an aspir-
alton higher than his stomach; who
whines when he is hungry and grunts
when he is fed
Amodel husband must be an honest
man; not only honest with his fellow
men, thus keeping his commercial
reputation above reproach, but hon
est in paying his obligations to his
family. When he allows vice and dis
sipation to rob him of his manhood
and selfrespect he cheats his wife out
of her legal rights.
Model husbands as q rule are not
the outcome of circumstances, but
they are natural products, A kind
loving son, will become, after mar
riage, a model husband. A selfish
arrogant son will grow into tyran
meal, unreasonable husband because
he loves himself better than any one
else, and his wife will always occupy
a second place in his affections; whel
their opinions clash, and the happi
ness of either party is in the balance
it will be surrendered, or there viii
be friction in the household.
4 model husband delights to bring
happiness to the heart of the one he
calls vile and never forgets to cherish
and protect the atom OF humanity
the law mad8hi own. His marriage
VOWS are not made ON Thanksgiving
to be broken On Christmas.
A model husband is not necessarily
one of the kissing kind, who never
enters his house or leaves it withOu