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petty and harrowing troubles, or by giant burdens, that
he cannot at once lift himself into a state of cheerfulness or serenity he might at least make some effort to
avoid spoiling a loving woman's whole evening by his
preoccupation and depression.
It is, of course, a duty and a pleasure for a sympathetic wife to soothe and cheer and distract a man's
mind from care; but it is equally a thoughtful man's
duty to save a wife all the unnecessary worry possible.
Nothing weakens a character sooner than the habit
of taking all its troubles to another life to bear vicariously and ignoring its own duty for self-reliance,
cheerfulness and courage.
The coming home of the beloved man is the event
of the day for the loving woman, no matter how full
her life may be of agreeable duties or social pleasures.
If four or five days out of the six week-days he comes
home with the "blues" just so many days are spoiled
for her.
If she is continually called upon to stimulate and
sympathize and cheer, the drain upon her vital and
spiritual forces becomes exhausting, and the character
of the man grows surely, if unconsciously, weaker by
the process.
A wife creates the atmosphere of the home --- but
the husband must do his part as well if sunshine is to
prevail there. Its rays will be dimmed if he persists
in transforming himself into a large black cloud, or a
bank of fog. It is a relief, now and then, for a wife to
tell her husband all the vexations of the day and to
have his sympathetic counsel; and just so, on occasions, it is a comfort for a man to take his troubles
home to a loving mate and talk them over. But it is
a great mistake when either one settles into the habit
