The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-03
MISCELLAN EOU US.
From the Pictorial Drd.oing Room Companion
PHASES of Married Life.
BY MRS. E. WELLMoNT.

Said Mrs. Squib, "when | was first
married, my husband use TO come TO me
before going out in the morning and kind
Iv inquire, 'what relishing tit bit | would
have for dinner?' But dear, you will not
be at home, can pick up any thing was
the reply"
Perhaps ten minutes after nice NUT
ton chop or a tender steak, with box Of
fruit, would be sent in TO me, which Mr.
Squib purchased on his way. As TO work
he was terribly afraid should overdo;
and if wanted exercise, he used TO say
the open air was better for females than
household duties. Let Bridget do the
work, and cook and dust, and clear away.
Be sure, Tetty, and put on veil If you
60 out-do keep your complexion deli
cate. This held out for six months after
marriage.
Irc0 gears after marriage. "Wife,
we must economize; find my income
will barely meet our expenses. We ought
to lay up something against rainy day.
You need not dispense with Bridget, but
perhaps she can help do the PLAN sewing.
These little expenses are what whet off a
poor mans purse. Perhaps it would do
you no harm 10 make my shirts and over
see the kitchen a little more-I find there
is strange deficit in our pork barrel;-
the sugar don't hold out as well as COM
mon,-perhaps Bridget needs looking af-
ter. would walk out less, and do little
more at home"
-Four gears after marriage. "Tetty,
don't see why we cannot keep few
genteel boarders. We might make some
,bipr yUonId eli mr., little -,
your time TO better advantage. woman
never appears better than in performing
her duty Jenny can go to school, and
little Tett will soon follow you about the
house. Children must learn 10 take care
of themselves-Looka at Bruce's-he has
eight, and they only keep one girl, and six
boarders! You are as smart as Bruce's
wife, know. | shall expect you to buy
the food, as | am never to be troubled
with picking up little luxuries. Exercise
about house, is as good again as spinning
street yarn
Sir gears after marriage. "Tett,
there is no use in keeping help. They
are only a bother-their board and wages
amount TO more than all my profits. do
without a book-keeper, why should you
be waited on by a domestic! | should
think you supposed there was no end to
my income. The children are dressed
equal TO a millionaire $50 much work
i'll pantalets and collars, and embroidery
on frocks! do think you might be more
proftably employed. The reason we
made no more by 'genteel boarders' was
because you had not proper supervision.
You kept them too well, and never made
up second dishes. Wife, you ought 10
know how to proceed rather better in look
ing after my interest"
Ten gears after marriage. "Well,
Squib, think I've been imposed on long
enough. You are forever blaming me as
if were the cause of all your troubles.
I'll leave you, and see how you will get
along then. Haven't / taken charge of
this whole house, let the five children 90
10 school, done all the sewing and mend
ing, and sat up till midnight to accomplish
IT. And how much have you helped me?
Who has kept you in white pants and
pocket handkerchiels, and waxed bosoms
and dickeysl Well, my work is pretty
much over. The last pound broke the
camels back Mr.. Squib you have been
acting the gentleman all this time-out at
club parties, and Odd Fellows meetings
aud engine gatherings, while | have kept
away even from my church meetings, be-
cause had nobody TO 60 with me. Squib,
when woman's temper is thoroughly up
you cannot put her dot0o." Squib ran
down stairs and out at the front door.
Fifteen gears after marriage. go
ing to bed with your boots on! Brought
home drunk! If it amt enough TO provoke
salnt-you carousing all day, while |
ana The children are living on dry mince-
meat' and doing all we can for living.
! ou are miserable tool, and the quicker
we separate the better; am ashamed of
you-eyes all bunged out your head, bloa-
ted, scottish, inattentive to business. cross
10 the children, never seen out with vour
wife, constant source of modification
Tetty, dear, reach me Chiay on divorces
number 63, on the lower SHELF Mrs.
Squib reads-''Well, yes, have provoca-
ton enough-I'll see Squire Blood TO-
morrow" Again Squb retires.
Sirteen gears after marriage. "Tet-
~, 1t seems as if we were enjoying anoth-
or honeymoon since / took the pledge.
Only having the resolution TO be man
has made me one. l am about going into