Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-24
The Wife Who Has Never Grown Up

@sHoRT time ago, a big corporation celebrated an anniversary, and
n invited the chief employees from a office in a nearby town to the
E1 one o'clock in the morning. Then of the party. which included
BON men Ind women. invited the crowd to a supper. though perhaps it
would be more correct to call it breakfast, at a rather exclusive little pro-
fessbnal club to which he belonged. The members of the party we're
rather curious to SET the clubhouse, in addition to the desire to proleng the
evenings fun. 10 they accepted. OF course, a couple of hours more passed.
and it was well IN to four O'Clock when-the several members Of the party
atdast reached their various homes.
This vas late, of COURSE. But there had been nothing absolutely
wrong in the evenings joIihcation- The lei had not been drinking
at the invitation of ther employers: and to nave refused this invitation
would not have been good policy.
But the wife OF one If the men took umbrage at the latenesH of his
return home, and to punish him" a she expressed It, she packed up her
clothes the next morning. took the baby, and departed for her fathers
home, leaving hlm with three children to look after. u of them q cripple,
in addition to BIS business duties which were heavy.
VIZ She stayed away two months. And all that time he struggled with
the ARE of that family and his work. For although he had a responsible
position, living h high. and the expense of keeping his family about tie up
his salary. So he had to make out with as little assistance as possible,
Was the wife justified In her conduct Or raj 1T the petty childish
set OF a woman who han never really grown u9
II the husband had beef really misconductng himself, " his past
life had been such as to throw suspicion OF this action. then perhaps che
might have been justified. But neither of these charges a true. II he
was In error at all. 1t was In not excusing himself from the party and
returning home, instead OF going on with the crowd to tho club. But
surely, almost amy 10 would. under the circumstances. have kept with
the crowd until the party finally broke up
The man Ia patient and he has a high sense of his duty to wife and
ana mother In such a narrow, Hsif-eentred way cannot hope to hold the
affections Of such a man. He may stick to his post. But IL he expressed
his honest opinion Of hr conduct, would 1t DO hatteringf And II she
would take such a eoursshn this matter, undoubtedly she would pursue the
same policy IN othsr things. And that home is o likely TO b tn home
OF peace.
Unfortunately. she has never grown up. she Ia in many ways sni
aud her own pleasures always to be first. No doubt, during the hahyon
days of the engagement, this childish attitude was very fascinating. But
after marriage. when the serious responsibilities OF life come. childish
naivete loses its Fascination, for Il Is totally unable to measure u to what
fs required OF wifehood and motherhood.
The wife who has never grown up is not calculated to make the
happiest home. II everything goes smoothly, her chHdshness may have q
and for such a trip more than a child is needed to help run the ship.
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