ame pleasing pastimes in their own families.A sister is the best judge of a brother's abilities in playing the rle of a good husband.And a brother can estimate very fairly the position which a sister would hold in a husband' home.We delight in the freedom of childhood; in its merry --"Quips and cranks and wanton wiles;"and in the cheerfulness of youth, and its many delights and pleasures; but still more charming is the gentlemanly demeanor of brothers toward their sisters.Boastful persons, and such as disregard truth in their statements, are usually to be avoided; these sins, in the lowest point of view, are decidedly against the etiquette of good society.No woman can either respect or love a man who is in the habit of deceiving her; nor can a man esteem or love a woman whose statements do not possess the virtue of truth.Men will sometimes conceal from women the realities of their lives on the plea that they are too narrow minded weak or simple to understand them; while women, in their turn, conceal the details of their daily life on the score that they do not wish to be interfered with; or for fear lest their hidden pleasures be denied them.Hence arises the theory that wives must be kept in the dark concerning their husbands' pursuits; and that men must be "managed" so that they shall not forbid this, that or the other desired pleasure.And this is styled "diplomacy in the home circle."Of course this state of affairs is very uncertain and slippery; and an expos will be threatened daily.Both husband and wife feel that they are deceived, yet cannot tell exactly how, when or where; cannot place their hand on the very spot -- cannot prove what they suspect.Men always know that they are "managed" even when they cannot see the way; and women understand they are deceived; -- are sure that the excuses given for uncalled-for absences are not the right ones -- even though they cannot discover the truth. Such things go in the air, and consciousnes...
