Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-09-02

began to grow weary long before evening closed In,
and then he could not sit and quietly enjoy the news
papers before, for he had already gone over them
two or three times, even to the advertising pages
Sometimes, for relief, he would walk out again after
ter, and sometimes lounge awhile on the sofa, and
then go to bed an hour earlier than he had been in
the habit fdoing. In the morning he had no mo-
tive for rising with the sun; effort therefore
made to overcome the heaviness felt on awakening,
and he did not rise until the ringing of the breakfast
| bell.
This dizziness of her husband, as Mrs. Parker did
not hesitate to call it, annoyed his good wife, She
did not find things any easier-she could not retire
(, from business. In fact, the new order of things
made her great deal more trouble. One half her
time, she alleged, Mr.. Parker was under her feet
and making just double work. He had grown vastly
particularly bo about his clothes, and very often grum
bled about the way his food came the table, what
she had never before known him to do. The hatters
good lady not very choice Of her words and when
she chose to speak out, generally did SO with remar
kable painness of speech. The scheme of retiring
from business in the very prime of life she never ap
proved but as her good had set his heart on it
for years,she did not say much in opposition HERE
mark to neighbor showed her passive state OF
mnd-"TIe has earned his money honestly, and If ne
thinks he can enjoy it better in this way, suppose
it is nobodys business"
This was just the ground she stood upon. 1t was
kind of neutral ground, but she was not the woman
to suffer its invasion. Just so long her husband
came and went without complaint or Interference with
her, all would be suffered to SO smoothly enough,
but if he tresspassed upon her old established rights
and privileges, he would hear it.
81 never saw meal cooked so badly as this" MIR.
Parker said, knitting his brow one rainy day. at the
dinner table.
He had been confined to the house since morning,
and had tried in vain TO find means of passing
his time pleasantly.
The color flew instantly to his wife's face. "Per-
haps if you had better appetite you would see no
fault in the bookings" she said, rather tartly.
"Pcrhaps not, he replied. ga good appetite helps
bad cooking wonderfully"
per. She retorted instantly,
"And honest employment alone will give good
appetite. l wonder how you could expect to relish
your food after loungng about doing nothing all the
morning. I'll be bound that if you had been in your
shop ironing hats waiting your customers since
breakfast time, there would have been no complaint
about the dinner.''
Mr. Parker was taken all aback. This spea-
king out plainly ''wth vengeance" Since his re-
tiremcnt from business bis selfestmation had arisen
very high compared with what it had previously becn
he was, of course, more easily offended. To leave
the dinner table was the first impulse of offended
dignity.
So broad rcbuke as this had not occurred between
the husband and wife since the day of their marriage
that equally potent had not existed, for
Mrs. Parker, when anything excited her, was not
r-choice Of her words, and had frequently said
more cutting things; but then her husband was not
so easily disturbed hc had not SO high opinion OF
himself.
1t was still raining heavily, but rain could no Ion
ger keep the latter at home. He went forth and
walked the streets aimlessy for an hour, thinking
bitter things against his wife all the while But this
was very unhappy work, and he was glad to seek re-
lief from it by calling in upon brother craftsman,
whose shop happened to be in(his way. The halter
was singing at his work as he had used to sing-he
never sung at his work now.
"This is very dull day. was the natural remark
of MIR. Parker after first salutatIons were over.
''Why, yes, it is little DULL" replied the trades
man, speaking in tone that said "but it didn't occur
to me before"
'How is business now?" asked Mr.. Parker.
'Very brisk;-I am SO busy that, rain or shine, 1t
never seems dull to me-"
"You havn't as many customers in"
"No; but then get little ahead in my work, and
that is something gained. Rain shine, friend Par
ker, it's all the same to mc.''
"That is certainly very comfortable state ofmind
to be in. find rainy day hard to get through"
81 don't think l would lfI were in your place."
said the old acquaintance. "IfI could do better
would lie down and sleep away the time"
Sand remain awake half the night in return for it,
No; that won't do. To lie half-asleep and half
awake for three four hours makes one feel miser
able"
The halter thought this very strange admission.
He did not believe that if he could afford to live with
out work, he would find even rainy days hang heavy
upon his hands,"
"Why don't you readr he said.
81 do read all the newspapers-that is, two or three
that take, replied Parker; shut there is not enough
in them for whole day."
''There are plenty of books"
"Books! never read books; can't get Interested
in them. They are too long; itwould take me
week to get through even moderate sized book
| would rather 60 back to the shop again. under