The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
From the Vermont Intelligencer.
THE PEEVISH NO MAN.


ge, along comfortably and peaesbly, IN the
Com mon transactions OF life. lhose tninBs
which, sbstrsctiy, are cousidesed OF h''ie
epnssquencs, are often productive OF muoh
evil This is clearly 10 be seen IN the DO.
n,estic concerns OF farniy-~lIs peace and
happiness essentially depeuds upon the know
ledge and disposition Vt me mistress. III she
is Intelligent and amable, agreeable In her
person eod manners, and supports the dign'-
" which properly belongs TO her station, me
domestic affairs of the family usually SO on
prosperousiy. but if she Is Ignorant and
passlooate--one day putting herself upon
level with her servants, aDd the next day
tresting them as though they were OF dit-
kerent species, she soon loses ner inhuence,
lessons her dignity, and disturbs the quiet OF
she household. A peevish woman VIII one
rnoment caress her children almost to
suf fJcstion, and the next moment hnd
fault with them--Or it she has no chit
deem of her ow0, and undertakes 10 oing up
the daughters oi Poor peighbos, she com
plains that they have always been an HtjJc-
tion--thsi they have done ton times Wore
.fnisch hief than all their labor has, OF evs' VIII
be worth--.aod that, although che is eontinu-
ally talking 10 them, they will not mind her.
This, by the way, is just what mighi oe cx'
pectod, for ahe spolls them by he's ipcessant
frotung. Peggy accidentally spills ooW' o'
mix, or breaxs a plate, by tumoiing over
tht ftsc.sbovei, which her misttess ieft IN me
way, who in a violent passion, Immediately
cries out, "Thece, you good'tor-noth'ns
stut! | SoId you would be so~--oot you woup
no, miud q, ,--Tbls is ,he way you are going
0p---is i, breaking and spillins every 'n'ng
in toe house---you waste and destroy more
than hf,y Of You would earn--I had thou
annd inss rathcr do ail myscit--get YOU
yone; woot keep you ano,her dsy. No.
/ never will le, you do any more work for me-
no long as l liye."---So Peggy turns sbou''
snd down she sits-But " nc time she has
!auiy taken possessiud ot,a CHAIR, her mis-
ueas exciaitns.--s w hat you abomioable hns-
sy--sjt idle, VIII you Have you nothing TO
do! Here, go Instantly, and bring pan ot
milk, and t9sn IL ioto the Kettle and break
il if you can-~I know you will Haw Care
lessiy you take hold OF ii."--ooor Peggy,
hai frightened ADD half veyed, ~ her ankle
,yt save il lets IL fall. The pan Is dashed
into pieces, and The milk running about tho
Aoor. 20 Peg! you nasty baggage -
Nyhal fool! r! never 10 my life saw any
thing like ,his You always act just So
abere Is 40 living with such a creature. You
saucy uuii, l cannot keep my hands oil ct
you" Thus, with tongue end hands che al
most ,e,s Peggy into Mysteries, Nine cen
swen,isths of the mischief which the girl re-
ally does, is owing to an excessive caution 10
avoid it, The mind OF the poor girl is never
cain, nor arc her nerves ever steady, DO.
cause her mistress is continually tfetting,
censuring and threatening .---Shc at length
becomes totally regardless of all thesc--and
If mischief is cone in the absence OF her mis-
sress, she does not fear TO tell lie to screen
herself. Thus the poor giri is ruined--oot
,hs cause end consequences are Justly charge.
sb,c to the injadicioa, and improper eonduci
Of hes mistress.
I'm Irfshmcn's initials. AN Irishmon
meeting an acquaintance one morning, alter
the usual ssio,s ,stion,, addressed him as tol.
lows -" So, Barney, see that my coat has
made ID OF mis,ake this morning..
"Mistaks how :" replied the other. "Why,
man, IL has by some accident or other, got on
your back when il should have been on
mine" "Thunder and Tombsenes you
sieC me sfafe your coat Blood and butter.
milk if you dares was your muzze to that
tuoe again, IN make every bug on your body
q cripple foI Iife." The Il st, nothing in-
timidsted by he threats of bis opponent,
quickly replied, ono s9SaIli, Barney, no