THE WIFE'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 77, 9 July 1910, Page 9

THE WIFE'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

(By Carmen Sylva.) 1. Thou shalt not cause the first quarrel, but, if unavoidable, fight it through bravely. To be victor in the first domestic quarrel may have a tendency to elevate thee in thine husband's mind for all the future. 2. Thou shalt not forget that thou hast married a man, not a god. Therefore be not surprised by his' frailties. 3. Thou shalt not always talk money to thine husband. Rather try to get along on the allowance he maketh thee. 4. Tf thou considerest thine husband heartless, remember that, verily, he hath a stomach. By persistently appealing to his' stomach with well-cooked meals, thou mayest, after all, touch his heart. 5. Once in a great while, but not too often, thou shalt let him have the last word. It tickleth him and wilt not do thee any harm. fi. Thou shalt read the whole newspaper and magazine, not merely the stories dealing with scandal and society. Thine husband will be pleasantly surprised to finu, off and on; that he can talk,on general topics and even on politics with his wife. 7. Thou shalt not be rude even when quarrelling with thy husband. Forget not that at one time in thy life thou didst consider him little short of a demi-god. 8. Thpu shalt, from time to time, allow thine husband to know a little m»re than thyself, admitting that thou art not.infallible all through. 0. Tf thine husband is a smart man. Thou shalt be his friend; if he is not. Thou shalt ! be liorfr counsellor and friend to him. 10. Thou husband's a u\*t. <d turn long befo^fl° u