The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], Differences in Wives.

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Differences in Wives.

--It is astonishing to see how a man may live on a small income who has a handy and industrious wife. Some men live and make a far better appearance on twelve or fourteen dollars a week than others do on twenty and twenty-five dollars. The man does his part well, but the wife is good for nothing. She will even upbraid him for not living in as good style as his neighbors, when the fault is entirely her own. His neighbor has a neat, capable, industrious wife, and that makes the difference. His wife, on the contrary, is a whirlpool, into which a great many silver cups might be thrown, and the appearance of the water remain unchanged.

The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. April 24, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Differences in Wives.