Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-09-10
From Arthur's Ladies Magazine.
+ A Domestic Sketch. so~t
BY FANNY GRAY. ....L..t.-
HoD to correct Husbands Faults.
By FANNY Ora

| 'Now just look at you, Mr.. Jones deeclare
1t gives me a chill to see you 90 to drawer
What do you want? Tell me and | will get
for YOU" g., i--u ,-s.Gv .sa0 -
Mrs. Jones springs TO the side of her husban,
who has gone TO the bureau for something, ant
pushes him away. -
There now! Jus. look at the hurrah's mes
you have made! What do you want Mr.. Jones7
Inc husband throws an angry look upon his
wife, multers something that she cannot under
stand, and then turns away and leaves the room.
III is too bad scolds Mrs. Jones, to herself
commencing the work of restoring to order the
drawer that her husband had laid topsy turyy,
never saw such man! He has no kind of order
about him: aud then ifl speak word, he goes
of 10 huff. But won't have my things forever
in confusion .i4- eea-f5S So q
In the mean time, Mr.. Jones, in a pet leaves
the house, and goes to his store without the clean
pocket handkerchief for which he had been in
search. Half the afternoon passes before he gels
over his Ill humor and then he does not feel hap
Ply. Mrs. Jones is by no means comfortable in
mind. She is sorry that she spoke so roughly,
although she does not acknowledge, even to her
sell that she had done wrong, for every now and
then, she utters half aloud, some censure against
Inc careless habits that we're annoying and mex.
cusabe. They had been married five years, and
all that time Mrs. Jones had complained, but to no
good purpose. Sometimes the husband would
get angry, aud sometimes he would laugh at his
vile; but he made 10 effort to reform himself. Il
MT. Jones, why will you do 80 2 said Mrs.
Jones, on the evening of the same day. You are
he mos: trying man alive
'PIty you hadn't chance to try another re-
orted MIR. Jones. sarcasticaly. --
The offence given was earess overturninu Of
Mr. Jones' work basket, and the scattering of nee.
LES, cotton, scissors, wax and dozen etceteras
bout the floor.
The reply of Mr.. Jones, hurt his wife. 1t
eemed uukInd. He had brought home new
ook, which he intended reading, but the face of
1rs. Jones looked so grave after the overturning
! the work basket, that he felt no disposition to
err but contented himself with enjoying the book
himself - as 80
Hfnastsbes said that Mr.. Jones was a very try-I
e man indeed, as his sssIfe had alleged. He
oud open closets and drawers as handy as auv
ne, but although of shutting either never eutes-j
his mind. The frequent reproofs of his wife,
Ich as @ s., Z, - - -{-s,ss ...s.zl
Had you any doors in the house where YOU
ere raised? or p.r ..e,f ts-ssaI
please 10 shut that drawer, will you Mr. Jones?'
You are the most disorderly man in exis-
nce,' or es.e - ass 6sE
'You are enough to try the patience of a saint, |
L Jones, produced no good effect. In fact, Mr. 9
mes seemed 10 grow worse and worse every 4
", instead of better. The natural habits of or
" and regularity which his wife possessed, were 4
It respected 10 the least degree. He drew his a
ots in the paror end LEFT them in the middle Of v
Q ioor-pat his hat upon the piano, instead of e
ngng il on the rack in the passage--umbled Up
II drawers whenever he went to them--eft his i
aving apparatus on the dressing table or bureau, Up
lash his water about and soled the wa paper d
washing, and spite of all that could be SAID TO
M, would neglect 10 take the soap out of the =,
every thing around him with u
licking when he brushed his beots-and did a ii
Hdred other careless things that gave his wife a it
rid of trouble, annoyed her sorely, and kept
: scolding at him nearly all the iime This =,
''ding worried him good DEAL but it never for, #
jingle moment made hun think seriously about m
orming his bad habits. aa. 3. r.