BE KIND TO YOUR WIFE.
If you find this difficult, begin by making up your mind that, during
the next week, you will not, under any circumstances whatever, speak a
cross word to her. Carry out this resolution as well as you can. Then
the next week takes off the strain. The natural tendency of cross words
to misery will so startle you that you will soon try it for another
week. You will do better on the second trial. This is important for your
own peace of mind, for, in scolding and fretting, the average woman, if
you get her started, can easily hold her own. This woman is bound to you
by stronger ties than you suppose.
GO OFF TWO HUNDRED MILES AND SEE!
She is also bound to you by very strong bonds in the law, as you would
find out if you deserted her. She is also entitled to a very high place
in your goings and comings, as society teaches you. When the President
is inaugurated, there is a front seat close by for his wife. The Chief
Justice administers the oath, and there is another front seat for his
wife, also. So you need not be afraid of doing her too much honor.
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