This matter of being placed under no personal obligation, even implied,
is, however, but a specific illustration of one of the rights of a good
wife. Her rights are first in all directions. Her rights include the
utmost limit of protection and consideration and regard from all about
her, and they are granted readily in the household where affection and
intelligence prevail. She should not be the one to think of her
rights—the good mother rarely is—but those about her—the husband first
and all the time—should be the ones to see to it that they are guarded
with all jealousy and fairly thrust upon her if she neglects to take
them.
It is the mother’s right that what she is doing every day should be
appreciated and that she should be assisted in every manner possible.
She can never be fully repaid, for hers is the one position requiring
constant care and sacrifice, but her burden can be made as easy as
possible, and that will more than satisfy her. A wonderful creature is
the mother.