_The following is translated from the German, and published in the
Gazette of the Union, February, 1856_:
Who marries from love takes a wife; who marries for the sake of
convenience takes a mistress; who marries from consideration takes a
lady. You are loved by your wife, regarded by your mistress, tolerated by
your lady. You have a wife for yourself, a mistress for your house and
its friends, a lady for the world. Your wife will agree with you, your
mistress will accommodate you, your lady will manage you. Your wife will
take care of your household, your mistress of your house, your lady of
appearances. If you are sick your wife will nurse you, your mistress will
visit you, and your lady inquire after your health. You take a walk with
your wife, a ride with your mistress, and join parties with your lady.
Your wife will share your grief, your mistress your money, your lady your
debt. If you are dead, your wife will shed tears, your mistress lament,
and your lady wear mourning. A year after death your wife marries again,
in six months your mistress, and in six weeks, or sooner, when mourning
is over, your lady.
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