Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-20
|Dr. Marden's
|Uplift Talks
| o. osIsoS SWEET "ARoE"-
s's-ss ~ Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

opoghghs oy Ac0'
m . recent divorce case the judge,
II. ovestioning the husband about
=. treatment Of his wife, asked
Ls.sser he was in the habit of making
-. christmas or birthday presents, OF
.Ssnr her flowers, confectionery or
~. lifts occasionally. NO" the
s..hsnd replied, Il am sorry to say |
,sysr did. ! always paid her bills
-sssomt ouestion, and thought that
-. an I should do, but j see now l
- mistaken, that it did not take the
$50 AZ my buying things and taking
- heme to her myself. 1t was a
pbtsks:'
MANY practical people think that
...dmsnt Is a sign of weakness; that
~ueh things belong only to silly peo-
- n Il q sad day in any married
voman's life when she can say: Dear
- n b not half so much fun to be
. vife a It was to be a sweetheart.
A not begin to get the presents.
trsets and little attentions used to-"
nka great pity when q husband
r,.iually ceases to be attentive in
rtfIe things; when he neglects to
hrins home flowers or little gifts to
III VIE, as he did before marriage.
n Il great shock in wonian's life
vhen she begins to realize that 70
ufnce ID dying out; that her husband
h always too tired to go anywhere
with her In the evening; too busy to
take her for q little outing; that his
mind d always on his business: that
be Who was once so generous with
hsr talks poverty. telling her that he
cannot afford this or cannot afford
that
Il does not take a great deal to
nsks the average young woman
hsppy. II Is not SO much a question
q The amount of money spent on her
= the little attentions, the little cour-
toolos.that Indicate thoughtfulness and
s8sctien. II IL the idea that she il in
~ husbands mind; that he has
hhn pains to express his affection,
= make her happy. that pleases and
ntis1es her.
judge Of large experience says
1T one Of the chief grievances of
women who come to him for relief
through divorce is that their husbands
naglect them and their homes, giving
tAsir minds 30 completely to their
1sginsss Affairs that even when at
hone they are only surly brutes with
WON the angels themselves could not
~ happy domestic lives.
Men asia rule are so matter Of fact.
1hey do not realize what q little
'oma1ce and sentiment mean to q
NE. They seem to think that II a
Romsn has . good home, enough to
- and good clothes to wear she |
Nsht to be satisfied; but these things
p not feed the most important ele-
nents In . wife. The feminine heart
the most dificult thing to nourish.
does not feed upon things. however
eautiful. The heart may starve in
be midst Of luxury, and 1t may thrive
howell where there IL not a car
et on the floor or q picture on the
rail-.
There are multitudes of wives in
he country today who do not really
nov the meaning of the word com.
eniorship. Their husbands nav their
we. thair physical wants are SUD-
nee but their affections are not fed.
g tneir hearts are starving for COM
.3eships This is often the reason
~ 20 many wives seek elsewhere
= sympathy which their husbands
~ them.
Insee must be romance in welded
= constant expression of affection
= appreciation not only on the hus-
l.s part, but on the wife's as well.
ne most affectionate nature will in
u slow indifferent and seek other
|lsrssts.