The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-05
FENININE

the face a feeling Of kindiiness to-
ward all.
This leads US to say: Look well
to the temper Of the girl you think
Of marrying. Socrates said he
married xantippe and endured her
for seif-discipline. It IL said that
when his wife scolded him he walked
out of the house. sat on the doorstep
and laughed. whereupon xantipps
Of water on him. He walked away
and laughingly said: what can you
expect but a shower after q thunder
Storm But then Socrates was .
philosopher and philosophers are very
rare indeed.
Solomon, whose matrimonial expert
ence was rather multitudinous. had q
different view of the matter. TT 10
better to dwell in the corner OF q
housetop than with q brawling w0-
man In q wide house."
John wesleys wife used to sit In
the middle aisle in City Road Chapel
London, and make o mouth at him
while he preached. One day he said
that he had been accused of every
crime In the calendar, except drunk
enness, whereupon his wife arose anc
said: MT. Wesley. you know you
were drunk" The founder OF Metho-
dism exclaimed: Thank God. the cat'
alogue 10 completeT
with such experience. Mr.. Wesley
was competent to give good counsel.
When one Of his young ministers
sought his advice about the choice OF
a wtfe--one woman was sweet-temper-
ed, but not a protesting Chrisuan. tne
other q protesting Christian WIN =
fiery temper-which should he mar
nv? Wesley answered: Marry the
woman with the sweet disposition.
Marry a good housekeeper. Young
people think they must not be trou-
bled with such commonplace. but the
newly married will not be long within
their own doors before they find that
something more than tender sentiment
IL needed to make their home ltfe o
success.
The creek philosopher. walking At
night and casing up at the sky. Stun
bled and fell. His companion oo-
served: zone should not have nis
head In the stars while his feet are
ON the earth" Some women set their
eyes on romantic ideals. their eyes and
head are among the stars, while their
feet are on the earth, negiecting the
real duties that come close TO their
hands, in which the true secret OF 40
nestle happiness lies, and there 10 III
tie wonder that they do stumble.
Even II O girl should never DO re-
uuired to do the work herself. she
ought TO know whether the WORK -
done In q proper manner or not.
Unless parents can give their daugn-
ter a fortune when she marries they
perpetrsts q fraud upon the young
man. II. by her lack Of domestio
training, they make her UNIT Tor tns
position Of wife in the home OF the
young man who has to make his way
in the world.
The state of life into which II mas
pleased God to call our daughters 10
plainly for the most part that whicn
entails the duties OF the housekeeper
and the home maker, and for those
duties the learning acquired In the
schools often does much to unfit them.
The man who prizes woman cnfefiy
because she 10 capable Of performing
well her domestic duties does not de-
serve to have q good wife. He shouio
employ a housekeeper and pay her
GOOD wages. ana at the same time the
woman whose idea OF duty stops with
GOOD housekeeping has very low con-
ception of her proper mission. 1et
womanliness and good Housekeeping go
together. and what we need today is
more Young men and women VINO VIII
he true to themselves and unmindxui
of what the world will say. and begin
their married life In humble way
and. Hike our fathers and mothera re"
alize the dreams OF youth BY WORKING
and rising together.