Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-07-27
miscellaneous.
The Married Mans Eye.

utl Oiu UuCttlOFs WHO WIS utNfT Ut-
cause he has always seen husbands, even the
best, "scourgo their wives with the eye;"
and, for the same reason, he advises a oung
nephew not TO marry, IL he cant do better;
and they finally sally out on walk to test
the truth of his objections. Their first call
is ON a happy bride and groom, before tho
honeymoon is over.
The newly-married couple were sitting to-
gether very lovingly, and everything around
them was bride-like and comfortable. They
jumped up quick TO welcome us, for my un-
Gle, as | said, was general favorite. lie
praised everything over and over again even
the ugly clock on the mantlc-piece had his
kind notice.
AYES. knew you would like IT," said the
lively little lady, "but james does not think
il suitable for this small room. 1t is rather
large, to be sure but then bronze is so much
more fashionable than gold. | am sorry,
now, since Inc dislikes it so much, that did
not take the gilt one; but, Mr.. Andover,
how could | tell, then, that he preferred the
gilt one? Then, he thought os ! thought,
mud, as | uniformly preferred the bronze
clock, why, he was only too happy 10 ap-
prove, was not You, James? ! never heard,
then, of his dislike TO this poor clock: but n
month nfier marriage makes great differ
ehNN1 lOu hilONg VIZ 4luuONtTs
While she was laughing out gnily, in the
pride and JOY of a young brides heart, Orms-
by was trying TO catch her eye. | saw that
her prattc Disconnected him, and he wanted
TO stop her; but sho ran on, and my uncle
listened with as much glee and innocence as
herself Ormsby walked across the room,
SO as TO get in front of her, under prctencc
ofpushing the clock struighf.
believe James is satisfied with oil my
purchases" said she, "but that foolish clock;
md, ifl could | would change it yet, for tho
gold one. Why, only a little before you
came in"
Her husband caught her eye this time, and
his look quniled her, for her laugh and her
joyousness were Mt an end. She was puz-
zled to know why her little nonsense was
taken amiss now, when it was always so
pleasantly listened to before her marriage.
This was evidently the first stroke of the
married mans eye. II embarrassed her she
cast timid glance at her husband, and was
silent.
"Did you see the fellows eye?" asked
uncle, when on our way TO the next house.
"Now the poor child said nothing nmiss;
she was only little bndish. Ormsby did
not like the exposure 1t showed ho had
struck the false colors of courtship; and had
nailed up the red stern flag TO the masthead.
Men ARE all alike, Leo.
They proceed with their calls upon the
clergyman, the physician, the merchant, the
manufacturer, and in all with various but
perfectly natural circumstances, they traced
the workings of the Married Mans Eye"
The young nephew is about yielding the
point as invariable fact:
"You see," said my uncle, "that it runs
through all ranks and degrees; and, if every
one would keep look out, us you and |
have done to-day, the married mans eye
would be seen in every house. II is so COM
mon thing, that it is never noticed. Ii is
looked upon as part of the marriage ceremo-
ny, or, rather, MS having been engralted
upon man, in consequence Of the ceremo-
NY"
"Yes, shalfnow be forever watching the
married mans eye; but Just for iun's sake il
you are not too tired, let us go down into this
oystor-cellar, and SEQ what kind of an eye
old Cato has. / hear the pan going; his wife
is frying oysters"
Ills eye will work, too, depend upon itr
said my uncle, with a smile he will quel
her-he will quell herw
But no such thing. To our amnzemeni
his eye never shot an angry look at the poor
heated, tired woman, doing her best, us nin
was quite "put out about it, for he was loat
10 admit that the rule did not hold good wit
all men. We staid full half an hour seate,
on n clean bench near the doorway, chat
toring with the old man and woman, who, i
time, dispensed two pans full of oyster
nicely fried TO their customers.
My uncle, as thought, made several e
forts 10 provoke a shot from the eye of ol
Cato; but it made no impression. l tol
him that suspected he was playing false
but he denied it, though he said if the glanc
could be obtained, it would not signify whetl
er il was provoked, or whether il came mt
turally. Ii was the prOneness to make use
the eye--the authority of the married man
eye-that he rebelled against.
But no unucky word or deed from oil
Dinah had any effect upon her husbands dir
bleared eye. My uncle now "set in to talk,
first to Cato and then TO Dinah, who WA
now preparing third pan of oysters. /"
viii show you Cato's eye yeti" said my unclC
II doubt it," replied.
How many children have you, Cato?
used to see four or five playing about you,
year or two ago, and now l only see the Ii
ie girl that carried out the oysters"
awe have nine, massa Andoyer, and a
,Ioing pretty well, 'ceptin' Clarissa, who 10
her good husband, poor thing! So to
my Dinah to let her and dc three childrc
como home. Dat little girl is her olde
child.p
"This comes very hard upon you, Cato.-
must tell my sister to look into it,"
"Tanky, massa, tanky; but it is not for u
% complain; only Dinah, my poor woman
tell her she will Try her eyes out. ! Ina,
iothin to do but sit still half de time AT
open oystersi but tank God we have a gre
rim, massa; and Dinah, nobody can plea
de customers so we'll rs she, massa. d.
when have taken out dc shells, ] do
lothin' hut go about and muse myself in {
garden, or lean over de wagons, and get TIM
cheap. But il comes very hard upon n
poor woman dere = and Cato cast tend'
humane glance at his wife, who, having ju
finished her oysters, was just turning thel
in plate.