Obscure Men Happiest

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 691, 18 November 1876, Page 2 (Supplement)

Obscure Men Happiest

No woman will loveaman the better for being renowned or prominent Though he be the first among men, she will be prouder, not fonder • as ia often the case, she will not even be proud. But give her lo7e, appreciation, kindness, and there is no sacrifice she would not make for his contentment and comfort. The man who loves her well ia her hero and her king. No less a hero to her thouge he is not to any other ; no less a king, though his only kingdom is her heart and home. Itisaman'a own fault if he is unhappy with his wife, in nine cases out of ten. It is a very exceptional woman who will not be all she can be to an attentive husband.and a very exceptional one who will not be very disagreeable if she finds , herself wilful'y neglected. It would be easy to hate a man", who having bound a woman to him, made no effort no make her happy ; hard not to love one who is constant and tender, and when a woman loves, sho always strives to please. The great men of this world have always been wretched in their domestic relations, while mean and common men have been exceedingly happy. Tho reason is very plain, absorbed in themselves those deaire the world's applause were' careless of the little world at home, while those who had none of this egotism strove to keep the hearts that wore then* own and happy ia their tenderness.