New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-05
a walk with my wife; or, Copjugai
Rates OF Conveyance.

a walk with my WIG; or- CoDJuSai
Rates OF Conveyance
Ga. never get married, my boy never get
married, Is Inc aoou,inatlon Of many an old gen
tlemap. do not say that. dare say there are
some reasonable wCna,i III the world /; II you ca;
find one, and ike her, marry her; aud probably
YOU Will be more comfortable, on the whole, thar
If you had remained single. Recolect, however
that u,atrn.ony has It's troubles. The chief Q
these is It's expense. For double blessedaess yor
must pay douoIe price. Marriage involves choI
plus chop, steak Plus steak, taiior's bill pius nlll
liners, a, leas, uind that. This is domestic
felicity on the cheapest terms,
When you marry, il you have more money
than you knog what u Go with, go and live
any where; in Belgrave square, ifyou please
But otherwise, If you possibly can, take ht'ie
place in the country. Depend upon 1t that COT
tage near "a wood is eubc upon other than sen
e,rnentai grounds Not only are tam5ies through
avenues and green lanes pleasant and saino'iou'
in themselves bot, matk neye are no shePs 0"
either Sidc of you
Arsbe,Is and l. before we were narreo, useo
10 be constantly taking long walks into the coun.
try. Above us was lao blue firmsmcut around
us were hill and dale, tieids, flowers trees, ine';r
dering streams, ripping brooks, cows, sheep, ano
other animals all pleasing TO behold. We re.
turned home in iiirt. spirits, and with good ap-
petite, both of us. We had enjoyed ourselves
greatly, ari were 10 poorer than when we sci
out.
after marriage, my avocatons compelling me
TO reside in town, Arabella began gradually 10
lose her TASTE for scenery, and 10 take 10 STAY g
within doors, in consequence OF which, si'e Dc
came unwell. Our medical man recommended
exercise, and was obliged to insist on her walk
ing out with me-
will no, say where we live, because am not
writing for my wiie's edificanon, but iof that OF
the readers OF Pinch. We took walk yeslcr-
day. Proceeding ut o moderate pace IN about
twenty MINUTES wo found ourselves in Oxford
street, near Regent circus. Here my wife, feel
ing herself little tired and out OF BREATH declar
ed she could go no farther. So we stopped op
posite 10 one of those real nuisanccs To husbands
- linen draper's shop, with winsows of enor-
NOUS panes. aud Il heap OF know aot how much
6nery. of all sorts and coiors in the same; reg
ular wifs-gin or lady-trep. Man-t-aps are atol
ished and am sure these ought Z be. irlec
20 direct Atabcile's attention To TIE wood pave
rpe1t: IL was OF no use she was fascinated by
ehat window and there she stood Ike parish
boy before dning.ro larder. feared howl
would be- and 81 it was. was vic!lmzed ior
thing that shone and gstened and changed col.
or in dufuen, lights she called 1t shot sikh
wish the ,uan had been shot that put 1t there.
NV wife row felt wonderfully TccOvered--as
able 10 walk in fact, as when we set cut. tlnoing
this, proposed going up Poriand place 10 the
Regent park, where, If VIC wished, we might
Get seat Blu, Arabella was confident she
should reouire 10 such thing. and preferred turn
ing down Regent street After another stage OF
about thirty wards, she wanted 10 rest herself
again; this time II was opposite jewellers shop;
of which the consequence was her purchasing
some ear ringe, and my paying for them. She
remarked, as we recommended our journey, that
she could get on very well by going short dis
tances at a time, and then stopping ior moment
So it appeared, but after passing shop where
there was very rich shawl, which sho admired,
she seemed 10 proceed with much difficulty. Ar
abella thought that by the time we got back she
should have had walking enough. suggested
that we nigh, extend our steps 10 tho Quadrant.
Whereat she fairly bargalned with Inc, IN case OF
her 30 far cxer,iDg herself, Tor certain love oi
bonnet which che had lately seen there, ano
which she knew would be gone If she did moi
get il now. AS this would not quite rum me,
and as nv vile, il any desire of hers is ungrat
fed, is generally out OF temper for some days,
consented TO get for her.
7 wish my wife and other ladies would come to
an understanding with their husbands, as to the
rates of travelling ana conveyance as thas: Fox
one mile three yards of ribbon; two miles ono
pair Of silk stockings; three miles one silk pc
lsse four miles one boa; five miles one mutl,
&c But | must NOT talk of mutis, suppose,
after tho above confession. However, | shall
manage better in future. | do not object to Ia
dies being properly remunerated for their trouble
in walking out with their husbsnds, but the lat,
ter on the principle of common prudence, should
know what they had to pay beforehand.
London Punch.