Praise Your Wife

Praise your wife, rnan, tor pity's sake praise her when she deserves it. It won't injure her any, though it may frighten her a little from its strangeness. If you wish to make and keep her 'appy, give her a loving word of encouragement occasionallv. If slie takes pains to make you sometliing pretty, don't take it with only, "Yes, it is very pretty- won't you band me my paper V" It will cost you only a moment'stiine to kiss her and teil her she is the best wife in town. You will lind it to be a paying investrnent, one which will yield you a large return in increased care and willing labor lor your comfort. Loving praise will lighten labor wonderfully, and it should be freely bestowed, A case in point. I' called on a friend one day and found her "up to her eyes in work." "O, dear," she said, "this is one of my days; everything goes wrong, and I haven't got anything done!" "Let me help you," 1 said. "No, no," she replied, gently pushing -nm iuto the sitting room, "l'm goingto leave everything and resta-while; Dut must just wipe up this slop lirst," pointing to an ugly spot which disligured her pretty oil-cloth. ".lust as she stopped to do it her husband came in; he didn't sec, nae, but went straight to hls wife, One quick lift and he placed her on her f eet, and taking the cloth from her hand, wiped up the spot himself. "There, busy-bee," he said, "you've done enough to-day ; you tired yourself all out getting my favorite dinner, now 1 think l'd leave the rest till tomoriow." I spoke to him then, and he sat with me a few minutes before going down town. Shortly after my friend came in looking very much amused. ' "I guess I was in the dumps," ahe said, laughing, "for l've iimshed; and everything has gone swimmingly since E. came in."