Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-07-01

wish the clothing 10 be made up, for il will be
for people who have never been measured by
tailor. got two boxes at Sandusky, and mus,
have ten from Pittsburgh. know you are able
TO give it, ard must and will have it. shall
likewise want $500 to build church in our
most populous town, and $50 TO build schools
house, and 500 10 build a, another place for
Divine worship"
As ever yours, T. D. G.
HE MODEL wIFE.--She never comes
down TO breakfast in curl-papers. She does
not grumble if her husband brings friend
home TO dinner, even if "there is nothing in
the house" She does not demonstrate if
her husband puts his feet on the steel fem
der, or cry if he does not wipe his boots on
the door.mat. She subscribes TO no circu-
iatng library, and if she reads a novel, she
tails asleep over it, She is profcien, in pies
and has deep knowledge Of puddngs.--
She never talks politics, or wish that she
were dead, or "a man." or slam the doors,
or shut herself up in her bedroom on the
plea of nervous headache" She is very
slow IN tears, and stout hereto as 10 hys-
terics. She allows dog TO be kept in the
house. She goes 10 church, but not to crit
icise the bonne,s. She is not above descen-
ding TO The kitchen TO get something warm
for supper. She allows fire in the bed.
room on win,ry night. She has a quick
eye for dust, but does not martyr her hus-
band with continual complaints about the
servants, nor worry herself to death for
man in livery, or page in buttons. She
can walk, and without thin shoes, or q
Je0mes 10 follow her. She prefers table
beer, TO wine; and does not faint al the idea
of grog, or in fact, faint al all. She never
sees that 1t is necessary to 90 out Of town
for the dear children's health. Ii is true she
follows. the fashions; but then it is at several
years distance. She has the smallest
possible affection for jewelry, and makes
the sweet chidren's frocks out of her old
dresses. She is never "deica,e," and
would scorn TO send for the doctor because
she is "a little low" She never tells her
husband when any of her friends have got
new bonnet, or exclaims with enthusiasm
that she saw 'such a lovely Cashmere in
the city yesterday" and then rhapsodse on
the smalness of The price. She never opens
her husbands letters, and preserves her
wedding gown with girlish reverence
She is not miserable if she stays in town on
the Assoc, Day, nor do penance in the back
parlor if she does no, 60 out of town when
The season is over. She mends stockings,
and makes unexcep,ionable preserves and
pickles She does not refuse to 60 out with
her husband because she hasn't good
gown. She asks for money sparingly, and
would sooner "eat her head off" than make
anything out Of the housekeeping. She al
ways dresses for dinner. She never hides
the latch-key She rarely flirts. and it makes
her to giddy to waltz, even with an officer.
The model wife sits up for her husband,
to the most unmatrimonial hours; and still
she does no, look black, or say Hes killing
her, though he should bring daylight in
with him, or even come home with the
"milk." She hangs over the little bit of fire.
watching the manteIpiece clock, alarmed
by every sound. jumping up at every cab.
shivering and sleepy, her only companions
during the long night. the mice in the cup
board, or stray black. beetle, and her only
occupation the restless fear les, her husband
should not come home safe. She cries
sometimes, but never before him; and above
all-hear it, all ye wives Of every cline
she does not Claude" lecture him when
she gets him inside the curtains, and knows
there is no escape for him!