Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-30
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CoNNuBiALIrY.-Inr reading the statements
of Mrs. Amelia Simcox, Mr. Editor, copied
into your paper from a Western journal, ] was
struck with the similarity of our situations,
NY tale has nothing to do with "hooks ana
eyes," though it has some connection WIN
buttons and stocking-ynrn. J have been mar
ricd, not eight years, like Mrs: Simcox, put
only eight weeks. For the first Fortnight a'ier
NV marriage, we (that is, my wife and y dId
very well. We had only To amuse ourselves,
without encounterng any of the cares OF mar
ried life. Every thing was in perfect orderi
all was new and clean; nothing was required
but 10 please and be pleased, tn play anu not
ia work and to enjoy all the sweets without
any of The bitters Of life. Even ior two or
three weeks after this, NIL went on smoothly.
NV Young wife would sit with me in the eve
ming with her work. while read to her, or we
beguiled the time in pleasing conversation
II there were any stockings TO mend, or the
like. that was the time for doing IL. " but
ton was missing from my vest, my coat, or my
shirt, she would Immediately perceive II, and
kindly remedy the deficiency. About the nth
week, however, on taking from the drawer
clean pair of hose, ] perceived hole, and
mentioned it. She Immediately took her nee
die and nendcd it. A few days alter, a
similar circumstance occurred. She rang the
hell for the girl, and desired her 10 repair the
rent. A ,lay or two after, ! lost button from
NV vest, but she took no notice oi II. ! mem
toned it, She looked serious and dgnliled lana
inquired coldlv, why did not leave the gar
mrnt at my tailor's for repair. My hose were
now ALWAYS sure, when taken from the draw
er, to have holes in them; and the excuse was,
that she really had so much To do in ironing
her laccs and collars, and other nice articles OF
her own and so many calls TO meke aud re-
crivc, that she had no time for anything else
The servant girl, too, was so much occupied
in washing and ironing her dresses, &c' mat
even she had no leisure TO darn stockings
In most of the evenings, also, when went
home laligued with my G~y's business, found
that my lady had gone TO some friends mile
or two distant and that was expected to lol-
low her, in the course of the evening, IN or
der to attend her home. Frequently at dinner
time, find no dinner, the cook having become
displpased, and taken French leave; and as for
nv wile's undertaking TO broil a steak or boil n
potatoe, she could not think of doing such a
servile thing. On my gently demonstrating
with her, reminding her of her former labors
in her fathers family, she replied that she
"marred in order to better herself, and was
not going to soil her hands with family drug
perv." In short, she has become, after only
eight weeks, mere fine lady, entirely valueless
as wife, without any disposition To be useful
or to contribute IN the least tO my happiness.
If she only neglected the "hooks-and-eyes, I"
would not complain. In the woIds of Mrs.
Smcox, must here conclude, by "warnng
my sex Of the craftiness and the seishness Of
roman" SIMON WILCOX.
WATCHES MADE BY MscHINERY.-The
London correspondent Of the New York jour
nal of Commerce says that some gentleman has
been devoting twenty years of his life to the
inventions, whereby he is now enabled, by a
variety Of machines, to construct an incredible
number Of watches, of every variety Of size,
in day.! BY one machine 800 perfect plates
can be produced in one day--and by five ma
chimes, also centre, third aud fourth wheels
crossed, polished and cut-with balances for
800 movements. by another, 800 pinions are
cut and rounded-ano,her drills the holes, the
tapping, screw-holes, &C., planting the depths
and escapemenis. -Four other machines will
make pivots for 90 movements day. 30 9TH
er machines for every description Of work con-
nected with matchmaking, make up the set.
The best chronometer makers in London have
declared that every part produced by them is
far superior TO anything that has been or can
he, produced by other means at the present
day.