The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-06-16

with however. much 10 Rsymssd's SCI.
isisciioa, ~hsn he entered bic hame ~
found the table spread. and ne ksew be
should soon be invited 10 take sess near
Il.
When The invitation rzme. he haslened
in his srraslon~d sezs. lifted The cover
fiom dish Ina; he supposed contained
mrsl and, nnly. there wss meat. bat
jnsl as il rsme frnm the buseher's. Ray
mond wxs uni q rannihzl; he looked st
HE vile inqniringly; she appeared 10 be
waiios patiently 20 be served. lie lifted
the rover of snalher dish there were po-
lsloes jnsI as they had been dug from The
earth. All The dishes Mat usually coa-
lsined vieIpaIs were rorer~d. Raymond
grew suspirsous, aud he l,fieJ The covers
hastily. There wss bread. ss Il come
IRON the irsyi there wrfe iurnips that
had never been under the influence Of
Gre there were apples Handsomely sliced
for ssuce. and there were numerous other
edIbles. hui none Of lhem rould Raymond
eat. lie turned for consolation 81 cup
of Tea his wife had deposited near hn
plate. There we're Yea leaves floating in
The cup. bni the tea looked remarkably
pale; nevertheless, Raymond BY force Of /.
habit. blew vigorously TO prepare u Tor
his palate. Hut when he put il 10 his
lips, he found thai he had wasted his
breath; for The wafer was a. cold a. when
il came from the spring.
Raymond was not hasiy man. He
pushed back his chair delibefa,ely, and
ihoneIlt aloud:
I'm The name Of Heaven. what does
this meant"
Mrs. Warren. whose counienance dn-
ring this scene had worn sober aspect,
now smiled pleasantly, and answered:
"rhe viriusls were all on The stove The
usual time"
It's strange they were moi cooked"
ssid RAYMOND.
Not at ALL" replied Mrs. Warren;
there was no wood TO rook them with"
In an instant Easy Warren then saw
what moral' there was in his novel
dinner, and. with keen sppeiile, he went
10 work on the wood pile. He took his
dinner and supper together that day. and
he remembered that Mrs. Warren said:
"Sow, Raymond. whenever you leave
me without wood. sou must ca, viciuals
ths, has been cooked ON cold siove."
Many women would have st6rmed and
scolded. but Mrs. Warren knew there
was better way 20 correct her easy
husbands earelessness. OF shililes.ness,
as the reader pleases.
One day, there was no -four in The
house, and Raymond was about 10 go
with some neighbors To a town meeting,
when his wife hid his best coat and re-
minded him of the empty Rurbarrel.
Another day. his corn was TO be gall,er-
ell. when neighbor desired him to assist
him with his horses aud Wagon. Il was
neishbor who often received favors,
hot seldom rendered them; yet Easy
Warren could not refuse him. But when
he went TO hitch his horses before his
wagon. he found that one Of the wheels
vas missing. or course. the neighbor
was disappointed. In the afternoon, when
Raymond expressed = wish 10 draw his
corn, his wife told him where he could
find the lost wagon.wheel. .
This way was Easy Wauen's hoase.
hold managed until he began to realize
practically what the error OF his life had
been. People said: Warren's farm
looked much better than it did some years
ago" Mrs. Warren never inlerfered
with Raymond's business except when
he neglected il, and then she never found
fault or scoI,led, but took occasion 10
show his neglect 10 hlm in a manner
which impressed him with injustice 10
his own interests.
Raymond's cattle were all cared Cor,
and were in good order. When his fen-
ces were down, f he didn't replace them
his wife employed ueighbor TO make the
necessary repairs. His vile took the
papers, and read; she knew the state of
! The market. and, to obliged her, Ray
mond had his grain in market when the
price was highest. Some people said.
Easy Warren is q. hen-pecked hus-
band"
But he knew better; and lie often boast
! ed that his wife was more Of . business
man" than he was.
They lived together peaceably some
years, when one day, Raymond was in
! good humor thinking over hls prosperous
condition. and he told his wife I; Pm a
woman's-righs man Of the true grit.
i They may say you wear The breeches, if
they please ;-I'm satisfied TO have you
! 10 do the thinking to our firm. And, now
| see what a fool have been, ! mus,
/; make up for my early shililessness.
! He did make up for his early shifiess-
! ness; and. under his judicious wife's
training, he became Industrious, instead
of Easy Warren.
Mrs. Warren had the correct idea of
woman's rights and woman's wrongs.
We commend her management TO those
who have " easy husbands" Especially
lo we commend il 10 those unfortunate
women who have earned for themselves