The Home's Chief Blessing . '',_,\

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 6, 11 February 1909, Page 209

The Home's Chief Blessing

'If you hay got a real good wife,'- remarks Josh , Billings in one of his Sayins, ' kepe perfectly still, and thank God evry twonty minnitts for it. 5 The spelling may be -wrong, but the sentiment is right. In a biography of that great American, Benjamin Franklin, a story is told of a sunny soul whose constant flow of good spirits was

long a puzzle to the philosopher. ' What is the secret of your happiness?' asked Franklin. 'There's no secret, doctor; I've got one of the best of wives, and when I go to work she always grves me a -.kind word of encouragement and a blessing with her parting kiss ; and when I go home she is always there to meet me with a smile and a kiss of welcome. And then tea is sure to be prepared; and as we chat in the evening I learn of so many little things done by her with the' view of making our home the resort c/ love, of joy, of peace and plenty, that I cannot find it iv my heart to speak an unkind word or give an unfriendly look to anybody.' - -