Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-11
From Yankee Notions
THE DIARY OLA BROOMSTICK.

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had married fortune. His spouse was
lady of no great personal charms, and
considerably his superior in years. My
gentleman, however, having an empty
purse and fine figure, very generously
overlooked all objections arising from the
disparagement Of their ages, and married
for love, SO he said, and nobody contradic.
ted hun. The honey moon passed delight.
| fully, and all parties proclaimed it q blessed
match. The lady was happy that she had
such fine, gay, pleasant, sensible, good
natured husband. The husband was hap.
ply that he had so many bank shares and
brick houses. This was surely delight
full prospect in life, but like many other de-
| lightful prospects, it came to nothing, to the
utter astonshment of all concerned.
One evening rather late, was standing
in dark corner of the kitchen, in compa.
ny with my two friends, the mop and the
warming pan, when heard the front door
shut with more than common emphasis
About quarter ofan hour after this, Dolly,
the house maid came running into the
kitchen, and Selling hold of me, glided off
on tptoe through the entry. l had no
time TO conjecture what could be the cause
of this extraordinary movement, before |
heard voices in pretty exalted pitch in the
adjoining room. Something had evidently
taken place to disturb the domestic tran.
guilty of those sweet turtle doves, our mas.
ter and mistress, and Dolly having over.
heard enough to excite her curiosity had
crept TO the parlor door to listen, taking me
with her as a sham, that she might pretend
being about work, in case she should be
caught caves. dropping. So putting her
eur to the door, and holding her breath, she
heard every syllable of what passed.
NV gentleman, il seems, had como
homo several hours later than ho was ex.
pected, greatly to the disappointment of his
better half, who on the moment of his APP
pearance, set upon him with reproaches
for neglccting her. To my surprise though
probably not to hers, he replied in n man.
REF that showed very recent familiarity
with tho good creature champagne. He
was very talkatve and dogmatical, and
threw offall reserve.
Really SIR said his wife, with as much
sullenncss on her looks as she had been
able to can up in the three hours she had
been brooding upon her wrongs-'Roaly,
sir, this is TOO bad.'
TOO bad my dear = answered the gen.
tleman, with a show Of the greatest amaze
ment, too bad, my dear what do you
mean, my dearP
'Mean sir, that is q pretty question,
very pretty question, oh = returned she, pre-
tending to make believe laugh. "A pretty
question, what it means when folks com.
plain Of such treatment. But you grow
worse and worse sir; It's the twentieth
time, sir, the fortieth time the hundredth
time that you have neglected me so and af.
fronted me so, and mortified me so? Here
she pu, her handkerchief to her eyes.
my dear SOUL returned he in sooth.
ing tone, you are crazy? How can you
say neglect youl Don't como home
every day TO dinner except now and ,henp
Crazy = exclaimed the offended fair one,
it would not be surprising if such doings
drive woman crazy. Sir, you neglect
me shamcfully you neglect your family,
sir, let me tell you that and people know
it, sir; am ashamed YOU
You don't say so, my DEAR retortcd he
with pretended earnestness ashamed OF
me? Why, am not ashamed Of YOU
Ashamed Of me = interrupted his wife,
and reddening at the insInuation, what dc
you mean? But see you care nothing
about me no, you care for nothing but 10
spend my money with pack of low fel.
lows
please 10 spare your reflections upon
the gentlemen Of my acquaintance you
are no Judge of characters sweet woman
Sir, | tell you will bear it no longer,
replied the spouse, growing more und NOR,
. passionate you are an unieellng creature
| and an ungrateful creature. think | ar
t entitled to some respect, sir; consider YOU
obligations TO me-
obligations forsooth = said the husband
Q beginning to feel his temper disturbed at thi.
/ fling from his wife. 'lIcyday! conside
J, your Obligations TO me too
il what, sir, obligations pray what obi
c CATIONS Didn't | marry you sir, whcI
!. YOU hadn't cent in your pocket Didn't
u make gentleman of you sir answer mi
q that
y and didn't marry you ma am, return
ed the gentleman, raising his voice, an
:, growing moro and more ruflled, didn't
!. marry you when you was at the point c
- desperation, with all the horrors Of single
= bessedness staring you in the face
'Tis false, sir 2 exclaimed his lady wit
!. great violence. Il had dozen offers
ID good offers, sir but was fool enough {
Of marry you, sir. / saved you from the der
uty sheriff you may thank me, sir, thu
you are not at this moment boarding at FIRE
a cost in Ward No. 81
Or .Oho since you have come to that sal
e. the gentleman, in a very firm tone, and pr,
n tending the greatest nonchalance, Il thin
up quite as much might be said on the oth'
ID, side for let me tell you, old lady, your
ed fellow that has prospects can't be expectt
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