Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-29

, to the the mast head. men are all a'1S' A0"'
2 They proceed with their calls upon the cler-
q gyman, the physician, the merchant, the manu-
, lacturer and in all with various but perfectly
f natural circumstances they traced the workings
of the Married Mans eye." The young neph
ew is about yielding the point, as invariable
J fact:
(" You sce," said my uncle, that iruns thro'
f all ranks and degrees; and if every one would
keep look out, as you and | have done to-day,
the married mans eye would be seen in every
house. 1t is so common thing, that it is nev-
er noticed. 1t is looked upon as partof the GER
emony, or, rather. as having been engrafted up
on man, in consequence of the ceremony"
Yes shall now be forever watching the
married mans eye; but just for iuns sake if you
not too tired, let's go down into Ills oyster.
cellar and see what kind of an eye old Cato
has. hear the pan going; his wife is frying
oysters"
Ills eve will work, too, depend upon it
said my uncle, with smile; " he will quell her
he will quell her"
But no such u thing. To our amazemcnt, bis
eye never shot an angry look at the Ppor, heat
! ed, tired woman, doing her best, as nlne wives
out of ten always do. My dear uncle was quite
"put out" about it, for he was loath to admit
that the rule did not hold good with all men.-"
We staid full half an hour, seated on clean
n bench near the doorway, chatterlng with the
\ 1 ;,,l
y full of oysters, nicely flied, to their customers.
= Mv uncle as thought made several efforts
G to provoke a shot from the eye of oldCao; but
n it made no impression told him that sus-
S pected he was playing false; but hedenied it,
l. though he said if the glance could be ebtained it
e would not signify whether it was ptovoked, or
% whether it came naturally. 1t was theproneneSs
'e to mike use of the eye-the authority of the
g married mans eye, that he rebelled against.
Is But no unlucky word or deed from old Dinah
= had any effect upon her husbands dim, bleared
ts eve. Nv uncle now " set in to talk" first to
W Cato and then to Dinah who was nogpreparng
IN tlrd pan Of oysters. I" | will showyou Cato's
t. eye yet" said my uncle. IL doubtit," | re-
IL piled.
OF How many child.en have you, Cato? l
y. used to see four or five playing about you,
he year or twa ago, and now | only see the little
ny girl that ca ried out the oysters"
1--WE hive nne massa Andover, and all do
nd ing pretty we'll, 'ceptn Clalssa who lost her
IS. good husband, poor thing! So tod r'y Dinah
ty to let her and de three children coale home
m, Dat little girl Is her oldest child"
of "Tms comes very hard upon yoa, Cato
CO must ell my sister TO look into IT."
Is. "Tankv. massa. lanl1y; but it's ast 70 me to
ng her she will try her eyes hase. hothin' te
;al do out sit still half the tim an open oysters
ny. but tank God we have great rum massa on'
" Dnah, nobody can please the customers SO wei
r a as She massa. Den when | have taken out CIT
sg- shells, does nothin' but 60 about and mus
el- myself in de garden, or lean over de wagons
and pet tinas cheap, But it comes v'ry mar
upon nv poor woman re; )" and Cato cast
lhe tender humane glance at his wife, who, haV!h
'ne ius finished her oysters, was just turning 'he'
''' in u plate,
NV uncle looked at me from the corner OF Ii
D. eve, to see if had observed the old mans -
e1=9 saw it,"said | it was glance worth a gnl
ea."
In a moment Dinah stood bef0o us with
~ tray on which were two plates, each cohtasnll
six of the largest and finest oysten ever Sa
the A little table was placed betweenus, on WIN
J an y,s snow white cloth, bread, pickles, musta
auSe pepper and salt. ,
best, She turned aside to look at Catp ana oh VII
r the . do,;ab,r,, eve the ottectionate husband C
lo' TO on her! lie fairly rubbed his binds win j
sal at this mark of attention to US.
oJec- OATS it, Dlnah, dat's it, now why dioh
G and .;.I. of do ,oo2 Rnt she is always before h;
wild me, massa bachelor Andove. INK
w. men are always 'cuter dan menln such 'li
round hn+ when it comes to open oystes den we
"ey 'em Yah! yah"
lhcle' "Oh, never mind it Dinah, woman" SAID
'aiSeo when the poor soul, in her haste mana my
ugly clio cass Of water, Knocked over the mus
tice. c,n tho contents of which ran over his b,
d the never mind it, old woman; massa don't
link it g., oor soon nolsh them M again. and I'll
large, Won another mustard CUP"
more Here is a dollar towards it." said my III
ne dis sand here are two," said l. for not castn
It one /; ,,rrv ,ool, ot vour wife when she knocket
ina' ne cup over"
as "He look mad at me-" said honest Dina
bronze Lacky! why, young mnssa. Cato never
,prove' ed mad n, me once in his life. as | can re-
en- u ber"
Il after "We who would have thought it 7" sa
know, cres. failed uncle as we left the cellar.
81 must own that tried hard, at the hr
IN tn" ing off to provoke his eye to do its accuS
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