Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-21

wife that icould have talked to you then
you'd have known the difference. But
you impose upon me, because, like poor
fool, say nothing. Ishould be ashamed
Of myself, Caude.
"And pretty example you set as ia
Their! You'll make your boys as bad as
yourself. Talking as you did all break
fast time about your buttons! And on a
Sunday morning, too! Andyou call your
self Christian! ! should like to know
what your boys will say of you when they
grow up! And all about paltry button
of one of your wristbands: decent man
wouldn't have mentioned it. Why won't
hold my tongue? Because aoont hold
my tongue. I'm TO have my peace Of
mind destroyed--fm to be worried intomy
grave for miserable shirt button, and Pm
to hold my tongue2 Oh! but that's just
like you men
"But | know what III do for the future.
Every button you have may drop of, and
| won't so much as put thread to 'em.
And should like 10 know what you'll do
then9 Oh, you must get somebody else
to sew 'em must you? That's a pretty
threat for husband to hold out 10 wife!
And TO such a wife as Eve been, too: such
a negro slave to your buttons, as may
say! Somebody else to sew EN-, eh? No,
Caudle, no: not while Pm alive! When
Pm dead--and with what have 10 bear
there's no knowing how soon that may be
when Pm dead, say oh! what brute
youfmusi be 10 snore so!
"You're not snoringl Ha! that's what
you always say; but that's nothing to do
with it. You must get somebody else to
sew 'em' must you? Ha! shouldn't Won
der. Oh mol should be surprised at no.
thing nowl Nothing at all! it's what peo-
pie have always told me 1t would come to
and now, the buttons have opened my
eyes! But the whole world shall know
Of your cruelty, Mr.. Caudle. After the
wife Eve been 10 you! Somebody else,
Indeed, to sew your buttons! I'm no long
er to be mistress in my own house! Ha,
Caudle! l wouldn't have upon my con-
science what you have, for the world!
wouldn't treat anybody as you treat-no
! Pm not mad! It's you, Mr.. Caudle, whe
are mad, or bad--and that's worse!
can't even so much as speak Of a shir
button, but that Pm threatened to be made
nobody of in my own house Caudle,
you've heart like hearth-stone /! 10
threaten me, and only because button
"a BUTTON
al was conscious OF no more THAN this,
SAYS Caudlc in his MS, "for here nature
relieved me with sweet, deep sleep"
Punch.
Mrs. Caad1e becomes amiable, and sroal'
hare a new dress.
], Dear mel Mr.. Caudle, if you hev'n
: forgot your night cap--do put il on, m,
l dear, or you will catch cold. Amt yo'
} cold, my dear! Susan bring the blanke
that is under little Billy's head. Sally
has finished your shirts, my DEAR and yer,
nice they are. The sweet child has beef
very Industrious indeed, trying TO get then
done for you to wear TO the Skylark din
5 ner. Shant 60! Q! you must go--in
i deed YOU must; Sally will be so mucl
, disappointed if her dear papa don't wea
' one Of the new shirts 10 the Skylark din
} ner. She has been talking about it 10
0 - TO be sure, to be sure, was oppose
to your Joining the Skylarks, my dear, bu
o then you haze Joined, you know, and yo
r must appear respectable. Cross about il
/, was L? Well, maybe was q little, bu
I'll but .hen, my dear, had been SO muc
o troubled about the house that ! could nc
g help il. Do tuck yourself up, my dear:
+ am sure YOU must be cold. You men don
n know what we poor women have to en-
{? durc, Mr.. Caudle. rm sure if the mel
n had as much trouble as the women do, yo
would not be such good tempered peopl
e either. Blu, you don't know any thin
I'll about ii. Pm sure it would spoil the ten
9 per Of a saint. Ii is all drudge, drudge
!. work, work, the whole day long, and
4 would worry The life out Of any body.
all | have been thinking, my dear, that 70
AL had better get new coat for the dinner
" your old blue looks too shabby. Q, no.
vi YOU are mistaken; il don't look we
enough. Mr.. Grey has a new suit, t
II Mrs. Grey told me so, and YOU had bette
N step over to Mr. Browns and order ne
II Goa, in the morning--a black one--l a.
Re mire black coat. And Mrs. Gray IS
Of have an elegant new silk for The bali
IA figured one, very beautiful. Mr.. Gre
Illet her have new dresses, jdst wheney
Ie. she asks il.
MI I Lnow ito be sure--Mr Grey