The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11


Freeman scolding US for this error; he is a man
and who cares for him. but that We bav. ,ac.;,
cd sundry well defined, well expressed. cupninn
and caustic remarks from fair friends. and ~
would not care for theml We beg psrdon os
them Unadvisedly, ignorantly, we publi.b.t
the "adyice to wives" and We promi.. 49,
offend again in like manner.
But here is pretty, intelligent, rrsoIute ,,5
lovely creature. who says, "you mus, un...
what you have said, and do US Justice" How,
Just tell Us, and We will do it, s.Chslk nm, a.
path, and we will walk it, an r,Ii-vs vo,,,
says symPathising ereaturs-"publish that
Throwing down a marked paper '.and thai v,u
save YOU" We agreed-submissivelv. ~.
promised TO do it, without looking at il, in mar,
or whole. And so, reader, prepare for a fam
justification Of wives, and regular setting Bo,v,
of husbands! There is no help for it, so f,r,.
We are concerned. Poor man! you may escan.
il you please, by stopping here; but our adve.
to you, Is, go on.
Well, what is writ in that paper, is hssJ,5
"Sketch for Husbands" by T. S. Arm, q,
course, first is morning scene; place, the bed.
room Mrs. Lundy had been up half an hon,
busy about various matters, when Mr.. Lund,,
crept out Of bed and commenced DRESSING him.
self.
Il wish you would get me some hot val,
Aggy,' he said TO his wife. Il must shave nv
self this morning.
Mrs. Lundy was busily engaged ia dressing.
| little resisting urchin.
4 YES, dear, she replied; in a moment An5
kept on with her work, intending TO finish -
ing the child before she went down stair. n,
/ the hot water.
Mr.. Lundy waited about minute, and tb.B
said little impstiently,
Il wish you would get it for me now, Agnes.
| can finnish dressing myself until shave
Mrs Lundy ceased her work, put down the
child and got the hot water Mr. Lundy b.y,D
shaving. When half through, he directs b.,
wife to tell Bill TO clean the old boots as has nav
ones hurt him; completing his toilet. he zoe.
down to the reading room. and reads his paper.
Eight o'clock, the breakfast hour arrives. and
Mr.. Lundy is Punctual man; but Mrs. Luu5v
has five children and herself, To get ready.
The baby cries; Will breaks his shoe string.
Mary wants pin; and in quieting The first, anu
helping the others, the minutes fy, All this
done, Mrs. Lundy proceeds to arrange hers-if,
when up comes Mr.. Lundy, with
Good heavens, Agnes. Amt YOU Grss,s3
YETI excaims her husband, coming % the cham
Der door, with his watch in his hand. Its Ten
minutes past eight now I've beea ready abi
waiting sor more than half an hour
'Fll be along in a minute. I've only got nav
hanE tn mt -.
Mrs Lundy.
. A minute! Yes / know what your minute,
are. I'm sure you've been up long enough to
have dressed for breakfast dozen times over
You forget that had all the children 10 gel
ready replied Mrs. Lundy.
| Silenced, bat not convinced, the husband zoe,
grumbling down stairs, and recOmmences walk
ing the floor, but with a heavier ami more rapid
, tread.
Go up and if your mother ISN'T most
ready. I'm in a great hurry this morning,
Mr.. Lundy says to one of the children, after the
|. lapse of two minutes, which seem TO the impa
tent man at least five.
3 I'm coming, he hears, on the stairs, from BIZ,
I wife.
= I'm glad Of it, he rather grufiy responds, Il
, knew your minute wouldn't be much less than
4 half an hour. | wish you would try to be more
! Punctuel; this ever being behind time annoys
= me terribly
There some meek words said about the
time it takes to dress and after so many chill
. dren; but they make no impression whatever
: upon the mind of Mr.. Lundy. They are utter
; ed as a kind Of excuse, and he regards them Is
!. of no more account.
. Pa broakfzsts The sausages are done 10
. death-the coffee is mere dish water-Mrs Lun-
dy is bid TO look after Sarah, the cook-shs
S pleads her hard wOrk-and then Bill brings in
+ the new boots. Mr.. Lundy scoIds away But
e at last the children get OFF to school. and the
e good man proposes TO start out Just at tins
J. moment, he looks at his wife, and SAYS.
Z Are you not well Agnes p Mr. Lundy asks
= No. she replies, I've been suffering with .
dreadful tooth ache all the morning. and feel
as II every nerve in my head were alive
why don't you have that tooth out would
not suffer as you 10, if had TO have every tooth
in my head extracted
Mrs. Lundy turns away with a feeling Of dis
couragement- She is heavily burdened, and has
no true sympathy.
Mr.. Lundy walks towards his store; health IN
every vein, and vigor in every muscle; and HI.
wife goes wearily up TO her chamber, hall ma
with pain, and every nerve excited and culver
ing.
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pays bills, and does a good mornings business
and is ready, with good appetite, for his dinner
Mrs Lundy has to 90 to market, and returns
home worn and exhausted. Then at - rus
in Maggy, Willie, and Mary, hungry as they
can be. The poor woman does all she can
Well, at half past one, in stalks Mr.. Lundy-
Sarah, the cook, was behind hand. She L
the fire go dOwn--and dinner was not ready a
y the regular time--she was in her chamber, sui
fering from pain:
'ls it possible. Too bad Too bad" Sh
heard him say as he paused, on his way u
il stairs, at the dining room door, ana saw tina
}, even the table was not set. Il wonder wis
: good II Is for a man to have a house Of his own
II he can't have things as he pleases'
. Il declare, Agnes, I'm out Of all patience,
;, he said, entering her chamber a few moment
), afterwards. Il told you when l went away thi
morning, that l wished dinner at the hour. an
there isn't even the sign of its being ready.
really looks as II IL were done on p1rpOse.'
u III had the cooking TO do, YOU should neve
IS wait a minute. But | can't always make ser
v wants do as please replied Mrs. Lundy.
That's all nonsense. don't believe a wOr,
Of 1t. wonder how I'D get along in my busi
ness If i were to let my clerks do as they liked
n | have certain order in my business, and ever
- subordinate has his duties, and knows that thel
: must be done. Reduce ell your hossshsla NAL
: tiers TO like order, and keep every one strictly
/ to her duty, and you'll have things right, bu
: net without
81 IF you had ignorant, careless, self-wille'
Irish girls to deal with, instead Of inlelligen
clerks, you might find il was difficult as | DO Il
y nave all things in order'
n Send them away il they don't do as yOE
wish. I'd never Keep a pirI in the house 81