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Chit Chat.
CHIT CHAT .
. THE ODD MADE EVEN . —An Odd Fellow ' s marriage in New York is announcecMvith the following verse : The happy bridegroom now no more may pine , Single and odd , to nature ' s laws contrary ; From him the bride hath won the grip and sign , As to his lod ge he took the blushing Mary . HE F KlNDNEss—A worthold coloured
J'J v V ° . y woman , in the city ot JNew York , was one day walking along the street quietly smoking her pipe . A jovial sailor , rendered a little mischievous by liquor , came sailing down ; and , when opposite the old woman , saucily pushed her aside ancl with a pass of his hands , knocked the pipe out of her mouth . He then halted to hear her fret at his trick , and enjoy a laugh at her expense . But what was his astonishment when she meekly picked up tlie pieces of her broken i without the least resentment in
ppe , her manner am giving him a di gnified look of mingled sorrow , kindness , and pity , fn ' . i i ! ? T J , > my son * as 1 do * '' ll touchecl a tender chord in the heart of the rude tar . He felt ashamed , condemned , and repentant . 1 he tear started m his eye ; he must make reparation . He heartily confessed his error ; and thrusting both hands into his full pockets of change forced the contents upon her , exclaiming ' God bless you , kind mother , 111 never do so again !
ADVICE TO WIVES . —A wife must learn how to form her husband ' s Happiness ; in what direction the secret of his comfort lies ; she must not cherish his weaknesses by working upon them ; she must not rashly run counter to his prejudices . Her motto must be , never to irritate . & lie must stud y never to draw largel y upon the small stock of patience in man s nature , nor to increase his obstinancy by trying to drive him never if possible , to have scenes . I doubt much if a real quarrel , even it made does not loosen the bond
up , between man ancl wife , and sometimes unless the affection of both be very sincere , lastingly . If irritation should occur , a woman must expect to hear from most men a strength and vehemence of language far more than the occasion requires . Mild as well as stern men are prone to this exaggeration of lanauage ; let not a woman be tempted ever to say any thing sarcastic or violent in retaliation , ihe bitterest repentance must needs follow such an indulgence , it sue do . Men frequentl y forget themselves what they have said , but seldom what is uttered by their wives . They are grateful , too , for forbearance m such cases ; for , whilst asserting ; most loudly that thev »> -P
nglit , they are often conscious that they are wrong . Give a little time as the greatest boon you can bestow , to the irritated feelings of your husband—The English Matron . ° y IMPORTANCE OF HOME DUTIES . —Were home more attractive , there woulcl be less temptation to seek amusements abroad ; many a wife would see more of her husband , if attention were paid to these apparently small matters . A painful contrast is t before his
perhaps brough mind . M heresoever he goes it is all smooth and pleasing before him even though some carelessness may lurk behind . If he return to an untidy house , his wife slatternly , his children disorderly , if a gay and thoughtless man , he will leave his own fireside for others more attractive
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chit Chat.
CHIT CHAT .
. THE ODD MADE EVEN . —An Odd Fellow ' s marriage in New York is announcecMvith the following verse : The happy bridegroom now no more may pine , Single and odd , to nature ' s laws contrary ; From him the bride hath won the grip and sign , As to his lod ge he took the blushing Mary . HE F KlNDNEss—A worthold coloured
J'J v V ° . y woman , in the city ot JNew York , was one day walking along the street quietly smoking her pipe . A jovial sailor , rendered a little mischievous by liquor , came sailing down ; and , when opposite the old woman , saucily pushed her aside ancl with a pass of his hands , knocked the pipe out of her mouth . He then halted to hear her fret at his trick , and enjoy a laugh at her expense . But what was his astonishment when she meekly picked up tlie pieces of her broken i without the least resentment in
ppe , her manner am giving him a di gnified look of mingled sorrow , kindness , and pity , fn ' . i i ! ? T J , > my son * as 1 do * '' ll touchecl a tender chord in the heart of the rude tar . He felt ashamed , condemned , and repentant . 1 he tear started m his eye ; he must make reparation . He heartily confessed his error ; and thrusting both hands into his full pockets of change forced the contents upon her , exclaiming ' God bless you , kind mother , 111 never do so again !
ADVICE TO WIVES . —A wife must learn how to form her husband ' s Happiness ; in what direction the secret of his comfort lies ; she must not cherish his weaknesses by working upon them ; she must not rashly run counter to his prejudices . Her motto must be , never to irritate . & lie must stud y never to draw largel y upon the small stock of patience in man s nature , nor to increase his obstinancy by trying to drive him never if possible , to have scenes . I doubt much if a real quarrel , even it made does not loosen the bond
up , between man ancl wife , and sometimes unless the affection of both be very sincere , lastingly . If irritation should occur , a woman must expect to hear from most men a strength and vehemence of language far more than the occasion requires . Mild as well as stern men are prone to this exaggeration of lanauage ; let not a woman be tempted ever to say any thing sarcastic or violent in retaliation , ihe bitterest repentance must needs follow such an indulgence , it sue do . Men frequentl y forget themselves what they have said , but seldom what is uttered by their wives . They are grateful , too , for forbearance m such cases ; for , whilst asserting ; most loudly that thev »> -P
nglit , they are often conscious that they are wrong . Give a little time as the greatest boon you can bestow , to the irritated feelings of your husband—The English Matron . ° y IMPORTANCE OF HOME DUTIES . —Were home more attractive , there woulcl be less temptation to seek amusements abroad ; many a wife would see more of her husband , if attention were paid to these apparently small matters . A painful contrast is t before his
perhaps brough mind . M heresoever he goes it is all smooth and pleasing before him even though some carelessness may lurk behind . If he return to an untidy house , his wife slatternly , his children disorderly , if a gay and thoughtless man , he will leave his own fireside for others more attractive