The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-10-06

su"Jeet aireadys az ] should
see' II would give them the pleasure Of nv
company 10 an early supper that evening. i
was to be a ge0tleman's party, and to consist
entirely Of married men. NY wife did .uot ap.
prove Of my going, but | went nevertheless
Never shall forget whatI saw and heard
that evening. found my friend surrounded
BY halfa dozen other friends, all in the act q
sewing buttons on shirts, while his wife sat III
high gIee laughing at them.
Here comes anethsr!s they all cried out,
as I entered. Z Now D., my good fellow
said my host addressing me, and taking IN
another shirt out Of a basket beside him. ii.
you down here, and sew the button on thai
collar. aa sa qge sssVf A
WHAT'S the joke9' I asked very much
amazed. sa Nsa # rs a@s aa ts#r
tits no joke at alp said he; sbuta very
serious matter. We are to have no supper I'M
I'll every missing button is Sewed on my
shirts. &a
Here Mrs. --'s merry laugh attracted my
attention, and looking infinitely att her, |
T ought she did not look quite so pleased us
she pretended to be. What does all this ab.
surd scene mean?' inquired Of her.
Why Mr.. D. she replied with an arch
smile, q think IL originates with YOU
@'" With me, my dear MADAME" @t a&e
eyes. You must know that Harry has
complained that his buttons are not sewed on
properly, and-has teased me most Numerically
about woman's duties. This morning he told
me that you were always 8 great on the sub
ject Of shirt buttons, and that he had no doubt
your wife was a pattern Of precision in that
matter. Now, he called on you this morning
and you told him to play me this trick, did
you notf" .t
81! my dear madam? Why, I only told
him a story Of my wife's objectionable negli-
gence abont my buttons, and what / had lost
by it," taa+. 4a3 tn
She looked Iather relieved, and g~lancing al
her husband with d smile, in whichthere was
as much affection as fun, she said, eWelI!
he came home, and said you told him how he
shoLld shame me into sewing on his but
tens. You had advised him to invite a party
Of gentlemen, (persons with whom ! wished.
10 stand well,) ard that on their arrival, he
was to be discovered with a pile Of clean
shirts before him, diligently sewing on tho
buttons! and when asked why he was en-
ployed in that extraordinary hammer he was
to tell them that / never would do it, and
therefore he was obliged to do it himself after
business. He vowed he would do this, on
your recommendation, and you SEQ he has done
it, -s aA
My Recommendation! My dear Mrs.
beg you to believe Here Fanny and
her husband laughed heartily; and at last, the
latter explained that he wasfthe inventor. Of
the joke, which he had intended as a punish
meht to his wife. -a1 a,."
sCome, my dear Harry said Fanny, you
had better oil of you lay aside your uDaccus-
toned tools, and come to supper. You have
no idea how suprumely awkward you all look,'
and she led the way to the supper room, AS
we vent down stairs, ! heard Harry say to one
Of his friends that stroke will tell double. My
Fanny will take the hint and use her needle in
and D. will learn not to make such q
tremendous fuss as he does, about a button or
4ar,s "a Ia ffa ll.st s q
Harry is mistaken / have not learned yet
TO take the want Of buttons quietly Az the
only source Of discOrd between my wife and
myself is this one Of s%hirtbnttons, l am deter
mined to try and remove it,. Private remon-
is unavaiiing, the ngbappeDed again
This morning, and now | am resolved to effect
a ra deal reform all over the country. Ny
present object is to form al Anti-Buttonless
Shirt League, and agiiate the question inevery
legal way, We shall have monster husband
meetings at Exeter Hall, that stronghold Of
benevoIence, where tho wives of Eng
and will be addressed by Mrs. Ellis on The
1t shall be proved TO them, that it is
! Just demand we make. We merely ask, at
frst. IA falf athount Of buttons for q day
,hirt Afterwards we will assert Our right
% a due number for our nightly wearing, lp
fact dear reader, this is . question that ought
o become national since il comes home to
svety mans bosom. | am so convinced Of
he great prevalence Of the evil, and the {
feeling Of discomfort which il has pro-
iuced, thai ! entertain no doubt that these
lew words feeble as they are 70 reach the {
Of this great argument will DO like I
he liltle match which fires 4 train Of gunPow-
ier. eefE4& " FIJI ass s@i sd .s45as5v8l e
IN all great popular demonstrations, shibbOr J
.eths, and anthems Of songs sung in chorus,
considered necessary Remembering this !
have ysntured 70 adapt q certain well known
song 40 this important question, in
nope that may be- sung in ali the popular
meetings. Of the Anti-ButtOnless Shirt League,
ind with this song ! will conclade my present
TO the public ..9s
aye married men Of England 4