Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-13
Aunt IIetty On ntatriinony.

Now, girls, said Apnt Hetty, pu. down
your embroidery and worsted work, do
something sensible, and stop building ait,
castles and talking Of lovers and honey.
moons it makes me sick it's perfectly
sntimonia. Love is fares-@r1atrmon
is d hutnbng; husbands are domestic Nei
ros--Alexanders, sigbing for other hearts
10 conquer, after they are si,rs Of yours.
The honeymoon is as short.lived as a ln.
eifer match. After that wear your we'd.
ding dress at the washtnb your ttigl,teap
to meeting, aud your husband wouldn't
know 1t. You may pick up your own
pocket handkerchief, help yourself to n
chair, and split your gown aefoss the back
reaching over the table to get piece Of
butter, vile he is laying In his breakfast
as if 1t was the Inst meal he should eat this
aide Of Jordan When he gets through
hs will did your digestion lwhiIe you are
slipping your first cup Of eoHee) by en1ni'
ring what you have for dinuer--wheiler
the cold lamb was all enien yesterday-~ii
| the charcoal In out---and what You gave
for the last green tea you bought Then
he gets up from the table lights his cigar
with the last evenings paper, that you
have not had time to rsad gives two or
three whifis Of smoke, that ars cure TO give
| you the headache for the rest Of the day,
| aud. Just as his coat tail il vanishing
through the door, apoogiyes for not doing
THAT little errand' for you yesterday
| thinks it doubtful If he enn do IL to-day
he IL so pressed with business Hear OF
him at / / o'clock, taking All leo cream ut
Newtons, while you are at bonle new II.
ming his coat sleeves. Children by the
ears all day don't get ont to take the air;
feel as crazy as fly In drum husband
comes home Mt night, i,ods how dye do,
Fan boxes CharIey's ears. stands little
Fanny In the corner, puts his feet up over
the CRATE, shutting out all the fire, while
the baby's little pug nose grows blue with
the cold reads the newspaper MI 10 him.
self, solaces his inner man with hot cup
Of tea, and, just as you are laboring under
the halucination that be will ask you te
take mou,hfnl Of fresh air with him, he
puts Oh his dressing gown and slippers
and begins to reckon up the family eApeD.
ses. after which, he lies down on the sofa
aud you keep time with your needle, while
he snores, til 0 O'clock Next morning
YOU ask him 10 give yon a little money; be
! looks at you as II TO be sure that you are
in your right mind. drawsa sigh long ant
strong enough TO initiate pair Of bellows
and asks you what you want Of it, and j
half dollar will not do. Gracious king
Az If all those little shoes and stockings
and dresses could be had for half dollar
Oh. girIs set your affections on cats, poo
dies, parrots, or lapdogs---but let matrimo
ny alone. It's the hardest way on eaftl
Of geeing iving--you never know wbei
your work is done up. Think Of carrying
eight or ni,ie--perbaps twelve or tbirteel
clildren--tl,rongh the measles, chicken
pox, rash, mumps, aud scarlet fever--som'
OF 'em twice over! II makes my sidei
ache to think Of it. Oh, you may scrimI
and save, and twist and turn, and dig ant
deIve, econumise and die, and your hus
band will marry again, take what You have
saved to drcss his second wife with, ant
she u take your portrai, for fre.board
and---but what's the use Of talking! III
warrant every one Of you'll try il, the frs
chance You get There's a sort Of bewitch
ment about II, somehow. wish one-hal
Of the world warn't fools, and the t'othel
| half ldiots-l do. Oh dear