Year: 1868

A lady friend said to us, the other
day, "You publish, every now and
then, some good advice to wives and
mothers, why do you not put in a
word or two Of counsel to husbands?''


Undoubtedly the men need more good
advice than the women. Line upon


line, and precept upon precept, would
do them no sort of harm, and coming
to the rescue of our lady friend, we
will speak a word to the men, promis-


ing that if they will take our word OF
advice they will be better and happier.
Now, husbands, your place, after
business hours, is at home with your


families. Your wife loves to see you
Just across the ingle from her; she is


happy in your society; pleased with


your conversation, and delighted to


have you take enough interest in the


children to join in their "innocent


glee," or help them with their studies.


Besides the pleasure your presence at


home cOnfers, you will be freed from


many q temptation to which you are


subjected when down street at night,


to drink or game, the Indulgence OF


which may cause your family sorrow.


Consider for a moment, husbands,


that the world at large know you


have no business away from home at


night, and when you are away habit


ually at that hour, it suspects that


there is something at home that You


do not like, or that you are fonder of


other and worse company than that of


your family. Be assured, you men


who go down street at night to play


billiards or to hear the news, that
your home would be happier, bright
er, and safer with You in it. 'Tis
useless for us to tell husbands not to
swear, drink, gamble, keep bad COM
pany, be Industrious, be economical,
live for their families. They know
their duty in this respect. We, in


behalf of our lady friends, appeal to
husbands not to neglect their families.
Fathers have plenty to do at homo af-
ter business hours that is pleasant re-
creation. 1t is part of their duty to help
make home happy. To entertain and
instruct that circle of which he IS the
most important member. We love to
see men enjoy the society of their
their children, take delight in their
amusements, put themselves to trouble
to provide sports for them. A good
romp with the children every night is
worth more to the hearts and health
of both children and parents than all
the earnings of the day in business.
A man had better live poor, but loved,
trusted, sought after and counseled
with by his children, than to gain
millions and have "his own flesh and
blood" estranged from or cool toward
him. Again, fathers neglect too much
the education of their children. They
leave them to the school teacher and
the mother. They should study rath-
er to so arrange their business that
when nigLt comes they can find time
and pleasure in helping the young
folks to get their school tasks pre-
pared. Too much depends upon the
culture of the head and heart of the
young, for a father to put it entirely
in the hands ofmother, child and school
teacher, while he goes "down town.
at night. Now, we have enumerated
these several calls of duty to husbands
to remain at home at night, 1st, The
pleasure it gives the wife; I'd, The
pleasure it gives the children; Sd, The
duty to spend that time in contribut-
ing to the instruction and enjoyment
of the family; 4th, The great gain the
husband will make in respectability;
5th, TIE comfort and safety his fami-
ly will feel with him in the sacred
home circle. Husbands, take our ad-
vice and stay at home with your wives
and children, join in their sports, get
in their school lessons, and
be ever ready to help and encourage
them. Attend to. these things faith
fully, and see if your wives will not
honor you more, if your children will
not grow in their love and respect for
you, and if you will not be a happier
and better man. Lex. Statesman.