Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-10-21
From Eefarsos9s iHagnztle.
.No STRAWBERRIES FOR SUPPER,

ana see that 1t IS prepared at once, and Mrs
! Warren rose with a sigh, aud left the room.
Always the way with these women, growl-
ed the husband, as bis wife closed the door
They never seem to know that a man Is hun.
CRY, after days hard work, and wants bis
meals the instant be comes in. ] believe il
was starving | couldn't get tea before sew
en- O'Clock, pom my soul / do
After the lapse of about ten Minutes Mrs
| Warren returned, and announced that tea was
ready. Her husband, who had been chaiing
the whole period at delay that, after ALL was
inevitable, gruay rose and followed Der into
the dining room
Humph, be said, taking his seat and CLAN
cling around the table, "no Strawberries fer
supper
Mrs. Warren looked up timidly
1 could not end any in market to- day.
she said under 25 cents box, and really
| thought it too exorbitant price
What ! bought them yesterday for Is
cents, said Mr. Warren, Grossly, it's very
strange
| The more reason for their being cheaper
But you have no talent, | do believe, for mar
keting, aud wouldn't ask huckster to take
less, no matter how she might be imposing
upon you
TO this sally Of ill-tcmper, Mrs Warren
made no reply Experience had taught her
that argument with Mr. Warren when he
was in the wrong, angered. not convinced
him
For little while the husband sat silent.
He was vexed that his wife did not answer
him; indeed in his present mood, he would
have been yexed at anything. At last he
said
Are there any preserves left .
Ne, my dear replied the wife, evidently
annoyed. 1t is late in the spring, youknow,
she added, apologetically, and the last was
consumed a fortnight ago.
Mr. Warren pushed the plate away, and
rose from the table angrily
j declare. he said, it's too bad. A man
can't get decent meal in his own house
no Strawberries, no preseryes--nothing at all
that is palatable.
But. indeed, my dear, I didn't like to pay
so much for straw berries, interposed the wife
in tone of expostulaton, and thought, for
one night you could do with toast You
used to he fond Of toast
Not when strawberries are in season.
grufdy replied tie husband walking to the
window, 4 wouldn't grudge nalf dollar a
box to have Strawberries
Mrs. Warren paused moment and then
said hesitatingly,
Perhaps Jane could find some in the neigh
bornood. I'm sure, my dear / nm willing
even 10 60 myself
Find some in the neighborhood Yes.
lniserably stale ones, mashed out Of all shape.
and scur from being kept SO long. Besides
my tea is spoiled now and its of no conse-
quence.
This ended the matrimonial colloquy. Mr.
Warren, as he spoke, opened the door, and
left the apartment, sulkily muttering TO HIM
self; while his wife, relieved of his presence,
gave free vent to the tears which she had
checked in his presence.
No lover had ever seemed to worship bis
mistress more than did Mr. Warren the prct-
ty Emily Howard Until they were married,
the qualification Of her wishes seemed to be
his only desire But from the hour that she
became his wife, his demeanor gradually
changed. The natural scfshness, imperious
ness and irritable temper of the man began
now TO dcvclopc themselves and gradually
Mrs. Warren saw all he bright dreams Of fc-
Lefty fade away forever. her husband was al
ways finding fault with her, do what she
would The dinner was underdone, or over
done, the coffee at hrealfast was too weak or
too strong, the shirt collars were not stiff
enough or as rigid as iron or some other al
legged mistake, or neglect, had occurred in
Mrs. Warrcn's administration Of household
economy.
At first the young wife had resented tic
| injustice of her husband The change from
adulatien to consurc wac too sudden fer her
to be as yet reconeiled to it; and, having
considerable spirit she became angry in turn
But she soon found Chat this only increased
the difficulty Had she persisted, indeed, in
this natural Indignation. an open rupture with
her impcrious husband must have bean the
consequence, to DO followed by . separation if
not divorce For the sake Of her children
she resolved to bear all rather than let things
come to this conclusion How many thou
sands have done likewise?
Mrs. Warren is now really heart broken
woman. Her husband loves her, as tiger
loves pet; aud, after fashion. exhibits his
affection for her. He gives her all she asks,
and even more; is proud Of her lady like de-
meanor; and boasts among bis mail aequan-
lance what an excellent llousoleeper she is.
But at home he is fast wearing her life away
BY series Of petty fault findings, such as we
4 have described the result ofhis intonse self
ishness yet strange to say, he thinks it ex-
trnordinary that his wife does not love him as
she did in the days Of their earlier acquaint-
ance, and wonders why she has grown 50
nervous, so faded and SO given to fits Of
weeping
| While novelsts are flooding our literature
with romantic pictures Of faultless lovers it
is well occasionally to follow up the picture,
and show what sort of husbands such lovers
| sometimes make.
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