The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-04
MANS SHORTCOMINGS

The subject of how should a man
treat his wife has been handled in an
interesting way in a recent issue Of
the Pictorial Review and We are sure
that more than one head of family
will squirm in consciousness of his
shortcomings when he peruses the or.
ticle.
A wife sent the following letter OF
complaint:
Il am not the sort OF woman who
discusses her husbands failings with
her neighbors and ! do not consider
myself martyr OF matrimony. | am
fairly contented wife and mother,
but ! might be happier If you could
advise me Alright"
Here is the situation. have
three little children, and only half
grown girl to help me; so / am tied
pretty closely to my home. An nc.
casional afternoon at the Ladies Aid
or with the children at moving pic
ture show breaks the round of my
household duties.
MY husband is part owner of
hardware store, and | dare say he
works as hard as | do. But in the
evening, what a difference between
us! Every afternoon, look forward
to his return as the reward OF my
days work, and every evening | feel
the same sense of disappointment. |
change my dress, have what am
sure he will like for supper tuck the
babies into bed early and then go
out on the porch for an hours com
partnership with my husband. But
what do | get? An occasional 'Uh-
huh from behind his paper or around
the stem of his pipe.
Il try to start conversation-not
gossip, but on the news of the day;
what ! read and feel sure he had
read; anything I've heard that / think
might interest him. Monosyllables In
reply.
Il ask him questions about the
day spent down town. Anything in
teresting happened at the store? No!
Any new goods come in? Nothing
new!
MY questions drop further apart.
By and by there are no sounds ex-
cept FOOTBALLS outside our fence, the
hum of insects, the chirping of crick
cts. Then suddenly he stands up say.
ing, We'll guess II lock up
And another evening has been
wasted
Yet | know that lying there in the
hammock he has been thinking Of
many interesting things. He plans
most OF his business moves at home
And 1t does seem as II he might talk
them over with me, for ! am intel
ligent enough to understand, mi
never talk of my husbands .ffalr-
outside.
But what is hardest to bear 1,
this. When callers come, he bright
ems up, makes himself agreeable, en-
tertains them by telling funny stories
about the store and customers-thing
that ! would appreciate much bette
than any OF our neighbors or friends
This is how ! know just how mucl
he could tell me when we're alone |
he thought it worth while to exer
himself for me-"
The editor, in his review of ia
letter says:
THE wife righteously insists upc,
Keeping in touch, through her hi.
band, with the world where she ma
have shown, And she cannot do thi
If he buries himself in the eyenin
paper and a cloud of tobacco smoke
When man tries these tactic
. with the modern, intelligent WOMB
he runs into one OF two dangers.
she Is childless, she will turn res
less and resume her career in tn
business world. II her life "a ma
rowed by the routine OF houeholi an
domestic duties, her active mind VI
seek satisfaction in a friendship vii
some man who has the time and 7!
taste TO answer its call. 4"