Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-18

wv "'' WV SUMS. Lively NOuuh vi tnU
proper spirit, as my good mother used to
say, will mako it her first duty to see that
her husband and children are always neat
y dressed. The children never have any
new clothes and tear the old ones so Of
ten? lhope you would not debar the
children from exercise, in order to save a
little trouble in mending. The physical
education of the children must be more
attended 10. | approve of regular exer-
else and hope their mother will say moth
ing more about their tearing their clothes
Your clothes and mine must be made over
for the children. What has wife and
mother to do but make and mend? Mrs.
Caudle, my expenses must he curtailed.-
| used to get my shirts made for fifty cents
each, and have now waited three weeks
for new one, supporting an exlravagant
family. This foolish crying does not help
the matter. Please have shirt ready by
the morning-or rather, do not trouble
yourself about the matter; | shall take
charge of my own wardrobe, since il can
not be attended to here. Say no more
about it, prefer doing it myself, and then
at least shall be freed from this whining
and complaining. Make as much fuss as
if the house had been whtewashedg Mrs.
Caudle, your scoldng is insufferable; |
have no peace at home. My clothes are
not only shamefully neglected, but my
comfort is continually interfeared with,
by your everlasting scrubbing, cleaning
and whitewashing. My papers are dis
arranged, my waters upset. my inkstand
washed, and every thing is put in new
place. Only yesterday lost a receipt for
seventy-ive cents which | had laid in
book was reading; and behold, when |
came in from my walk, the book had been
thrown down, the fly leaves torn out, the
pictures all painted from beginning to end,
and the receipt gone. Little Laura2 in.
deed! A mother is responsible for the be-
hayiour of her child. The young were
formerly taught to make themselves use
full, instead Of painting and destroying
books. When was boy had regu.
lar task in knitting, rubbing the furniture,
and picking up chips. In these days of
Improvement, idle children paint books and
lose valuable papers. If Mrs. Canale
would attend to the dictates of common
sense instead of meddng with papers,
there might be some chance for her hus-
band to make decent appearance this
morning. Thrown out, perhaps, with the
old boots under the table? ! should pre-
fer disposing of my own bootsl Cannot
you find employment in some other room,
madam? Your curious ideas of cleaning
up will yet ruin me. Merely busted the
table, placed the papers even, and threw
out three pairs of moulded boots? And by
that superogatory work lost seventy-five
cents for your husband! Upon my word,
madam!-Mrs. Caudle, | must contrive
some means for preserving my property.
The boots might yet have done good SER
vice. once wore four pairs of panta-
looms, in order to take care of them when
you were in one Of your fits of charity for
the heather; but what ! can do with my
boots it is impossible 10 say! Probably a
sav wben ny o;rls can have Jill dresses.
h., NV have 10 me II Name but ,bs;,
mother whose bab;,s or ,brow;oa ,b;n~s
awav iii wi brino n r. beggary Mr.
Candle had better oive hines 10 The mis
s;onaries ,ban ,brow ,bam awav
inns, aat'r;d u III chatter, sbal,
no, he II home nn,;l III. - he beecstesL
can be reserved tor another dav. Give
,he children 4 cold lunch and Won viii
haye bet,er onnortunitv of nrenar;oo for
some friends tbat / shall Brine w;,h me-
+ i, ~ oharca yo,, IL door - 5,va ,h;,r
ii order. some of vour best coffee n.
Ter his formal notice. trust there NAV Be-
no disappointment.
Even after such precaution. | have often
found troubled face il nothing worse 10
erect nv visitors. New cups and saucers?
T,.nosa;Ilat M, Candle IA, sh,,,ld ,.osh