Dear Wades All, Thought this might be of interest to some of u all. ( Am learning Texan Georgia!) Robert Downunder ----- Original Message ----- From: Pennie Manderson <penman@maryboroughqld.com> To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] A WOMEN'S LOT IN THE 19th CENTURY > I found this little gem while researching a few years ago and thought > listers would find it worth reading > > Bundaberg News Mail 1875 > > The Husbands Commandments > > 1 I am thy husband; thou shalt have no other husband but me, whom thou didst > vow to love, honour, and obey; for I have saved thee from old-maidism, and > rescued thee from the terror of single blessedness. > > 2 Thou shalt not look upon any other man to love or admire him, for I thy > husband am a jealous husband, who will visit the sins of the wife upon her > followers; therefore keep thou faithfully to thy marriage vow. > > 3 Thou shalt not backbite thy husband, nor speak lightly of him; neither > shalt thou expose his faults to thy neighbours, lest he should hear of it, > and punish thy perfidy by deprivation of sundry items, such as bonnets, > dresses, & etc. > > 4 Remember the seventh day to keep it free for all unnecessary labour, for > there are six days in which to do thy work. Thou shall have the house clean > and tidy by four o'clock on Saturday afternoon; and there shall be no > washing of children or baking after that hour. Thy shalt do thy marketing > alone, lest in the company of the other women thou buyest ribbons for > thyself, instead of cigars for thy husband. > > 5 Honour thy husband's father and mother, and let not thy thoughts wander > selfishly towards their cupboards and pockets whilst so doing. > > 6 Thou shalt not box thy children's ears, nor thump them for plundering the > sugar pot, or running away with the pastry or jam; for a hungry stomach > knows no law, save cut and run. > > 7 Thou shalt not listen to flattery; nor accept gifts or trinkets from any > man save thy husband, who esteemest woman's purity her greatest ornament. > > 8 Thou shall not rifle thy husband's pockets for money when he is asleep, > neither shalt thou read any letters thou mayest find therein; for it is his > business to look after his own affairs, and thy business to let his alone; > ask no questions, but believe. > > 9 Thou shalt conceal nothing from thy husband; always speak the truth, and > make no false representations of the state of thy pantry and purse, for thy > husband abhorreth petty larceny in the domestic apartments, which shall be > punished by closing the exchequer until such financial affairs are > abolished. > > 10 Look for no jewellery from thy business on the anniversary of thy > wedding, for it is written - "Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they > shall not be disappointed". > > > > ==== AUS-QLD-BRISBANE Mailing List ==== > Toowoomba Dead Persons Society > www.audps.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >