Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-09-13
A Domestic sketch.
Hoc TO Correct Husbund's Faults.
ny FANNY CRAY.

A Domestic sketch.
Howt Correct Husbands Faults.
DY FANNY CRAY.
"Now just look at you, Mr.. Jones!
declare! it gives me chill to see you 90
toa drawer. What do you want? Tell
me. and | viii get it for YOU"
i Mrs. Jones springs to the side of her
husband, who has gone to the bureau for
something, and pushes him away.
s'There now Just look at the hurra' S
nest you have made! What do you want
Mr.. .Joness'i !. ;s.
:, The husband throws an angry look up
on his wife; mutters something that she
cannot understand, and then turns away
and leaves the room. ,i.3,
cit is too bad!"i scolds :Mru. Jones TO
herself, commencing the work of restor-
ing to order the drawer that her husband
has thrown topsy turvy. i never saw
such man! He has no kind .of order
about him; and then, if speak word,
he goes off into huff. But won't hav e
my things forever in confusion f
In the mean time, Mr.. Jones, In . pet,
leaves the house, and goes TO his store
without the clean pocket handkerchief for
which he had been in search Half Of
the afternoon passes before he gets over
his ill-humor, and then be does not feel
happy. Mrs. Jones is BY no means COM
Portable in mind. She IS really sorry that
she spoke so roughly, although She does
not al knowledge even to herself, that she
has done wrong, for, every nowiand then,
she utters, half aloud, some censtlre a2ains.
the careless habits of her husband, habits
that were really annoying and inexcusa-
hle, They had been married FIVE years
AMI all that time Mfs. Iones had com
planned to no good purpose. Sometime,
the husband would get angry, and some
times he would laugh at his wife. 81,
Mr.. Jones, why will You do SOP cait
Mrs. Jones on the evening Of the sam,
day. s'You are the most trying ma,
ahtc.'' IN e7a aat ~ Ill.
PITY you hadn't chance to try: an
other,' retorted Mr.. Jones sarcastical
/ ly. ,4sqa g.p4s si
The offence given was the careless
overturning of Mrs. Jones' work basket
and the scattering Of needles, cottons, scis
sors, wax, and dozen little ct cetera
about the floor. a8i a
| The reply of Mr.. Jones hurt his wife
1t seemed unkind. He had brought HON,
new book, which he intended reading
but the face of Mrs. Jones looked so grav,
after the overturning Of the work-baskct
That he felt no disposition 10 read to her
but acontented himself with enjoying Iii
book himself. is
y, 1t must be said that Mr. Jones was in
deed very trying man, as his wife ha
alleged. He could open closets and draw
ers as handily as any one, but the though
IF shutting either never entered his mine
The frequent reproofs of his wife, sue
as 4qs ta
Had you any doors in the house wher
you were raised;' or
Please to shut the drawer, will 20
Mr.. Jones?' or aais p a5.
You arelhe most disorderly man in eS
istence; or .st.f.. f.s.. 6ssm asi ,fAA
sYou are enough 70 try the patience Of
saint, Mr.. Jones, produced no good e
worse every aay. instead Of better, Th
na nm habits Il order and repularity, tvhic
! his wife nossessed were MOI respected i
the least degree. He drew his boots
The parlor, and left them in the middle
the foor-pnt his hat upon the piano, il
). aead Of hanging il. 81, the rack in the pa.
! sace-tumblsI her drawer. .,ehehever
went TO ,hem-left his. shaving apparat,
81 lie drssssiinsg table or bureau-splashe
the water about and soiled the wall-pap,
q Il Washing. and spite Of all that could
i said to lit,, would neglect to take the sos
!. ont &c ihe basin-spattered every thir
! around him with backing when hs brus!