Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-04-02

w as IVA liOHU dreaming! w as this yOic
OF reproach, that came to him in his sleep, wit
the recollectons of the wife that had gone be
fore him to the Spirit Land? Not so-it was
voice from the wife that dwet with him in thi
sphere OF existence, that came to remind him O
duties not discharged, upon the performance O
which depended the satisfaction Of those desires
which had lntruded visions of feast upon hi:
hours of rest All this he felt, still he did no
offer to leave his couch
Raymond Warren" again said the voice
'you left me yesterday without wood, to help a
neighbor get wood for his wife, and you went to
bed last night without your supper. You'll not
get bite to eat in this house till you bring me
wood to cook it with"
"fhere's plenty of chips" said Raymond, in
palliation, rising on'his elbow as he spoke
"Get up, then, and bring them into the house, -
said the resolute wife. 81 did INT know you when
we were married, but know You now. know
what killed your first wife. You want to make
slave of me. I'll attend to my duties but if
you don't do your chores, the cattle may starve,
and you'll never get bite to eat in this house
unless you take it uncooked, if you don't cut
wood yourself or get some body to do it for
you"
raymond started bolt upright, and it was not
many minutes before he was at the wood-p -
Diligently did he work until he had cut an arm
full, which, like dutfuI husband, for the first
time in his life, he carried i, into the kitchen
His wife made no allusion to what had passed
between them, and Raymond, although burning
with curiosity to know where she had learned
what she had revealed to him, dared not COM
mence conversation in relation to it, The train
of ills it might revive was fearful to the easy
mans mind. His breakfast over, forgetful Of
its lesson, careless Raymond wandered away
from home, his necessary morning labors in his
tarm-yard unattended to, and his wood pile I'M
visited. lie turned home towards noon, strong
in the faith that he should sit down to a good
dinner, because he was one of those men who
think that a wife should always give husband
good dinner whether she have anything to cook
or not Mrs. Warren had enough to cook, but
nothing to cookit with; however, much to Ray
mond's satisfaction, when he entered his house
he found the table spread, and he knew he would
soon be invited TO take a seat near it.
When the invitation came he FASTENED to his
accustomed seat lifted the cover from dish, that
he supposed contained meat; and, truly, there
was meat, bat just as it came from the butchers
Raymond was not a cannbal he looked at his
wife lnqnrlngiy; she appeared to be waiting pa
tiently to be served He lifted the cover OF an
other dish there were potatoes just as they had
been dug from the earth. All the dishes that
usually contained victuals were covered Ray
mond grew suspicious, and he lifted the covers
hastily. There was bread as it came from the
tray; there were turnips that had never been
under the influence of fire; there were apples
handsomely sliced for sauce, and there were nu-
merous other eatables, but none of them could
Raymond eat He turned for consolation to
cup of tea his wife had deposited near his plate
There were tea-leaves floating in the cup, but
IN" tea looked remarkably pale nevertheless
Raymond by force of habit, blew it vigorously
to prepare it for his palate. But when he putit
to his lips, he found that he had wasted his breath
for the water was as cold as when it came from
the spring.
Raymond was not hasty man. He pushed
back his chair deliberately, and thought aloud :
"In the name of Heaven, what does this
mcan?"
Mrs. Warren, whose countenance during
this scene hand worn sober aspect, now smiled
pleasantly, and answered.
"Thc victuals were all on the stove the usual
time"
Its strange they were not cooked" said Ray
mond.
"Not at ALL" replied Mrs Warren, "there was
no wood to cook them with"
In an instant Easy Warren then saw what
moral there was in his novel dinner, and with
keen appetite he went to work on the wood-pile.
He took his dinner and supper together that day,
and he remembered that Mrs. Warren said;
"Now, Raymond, whenever you leave me
without wood, yOu must cat viCtuals that have
been cooked on a cold stove"
Many women would have stormed and scold-
ed, but Mrs Warren knew there was a better
NAY IN Rpr h md
or shiflIessncss, as the reader plea>es.
One day, there was no -four in the house, and
Raymond was about to 90 with some ncighbors
10 Il toWn-mcCting, when his wife hid his best
coat, and reminded him of the empty fonr-bar
rel. Another day, his corn was TO be gathered,
when a ncighbor desired him to assist him with
his horses and wagon. 1t was a neighbor who
often received favors but seldom rendered them;
vet Easy Warren could not refuse him. But,
when he went to hitch his horses before his
wagon, he found that one of the wheels was mis-
sing Ofcourse, the neighbor was disappointed.
In the afternoon, when Raymond expressed a
wish to get in his corn, his wife told him where
he could hpd the lost wagon,wheel.
Thus was Easy Warrcn's household managed
until he began to realize practically what the err
ror OF his life had been. People said "War-
rcn's farm looks much better than il did some
years ago" Mrs Warren never interiered
with Raymond's business except when he neg
lecled IT, and then she never found fault or scod-
ed, but took occasion to show his neglect to him
in a manner whjchimpresscd him with his njus-
tce to his own interests.
Raymonds cattle were we'll cared for, and
were in good order When his fences were
down, if he did not replace them, his wife en-
ploved a neighbor to make the necessary repairs
His wife took the papers and read she knew
the state Of the market, and, to obige her, Ray
mond had his grain in market when the price was
highest. Some people said
Easy Warren is hcn-recked husband"
But he knew better; and he often boasted
that his wife was more of business man than
he was.
They had lived together peaccah'y for some
years, when, one day Raymond was in good hu-
nor thinking over his prosperous condition, and
be told his wife:
I'm a womau's-righis man Of the true grit
They may say you wear the brooches, if they
please I'm satisfied 10 have you do the think
ing for our firm. And, now see what fool |
have BEEN must make up for my carly shift
lessness"
He did make up for his early shjhlessness
and, under his judIclous wlIe,~ training, he be-
came industrious, instead OF Easy, Warren.
Mrs Warren had the correct idea OF Woman's
wrongs. We commend her management 10
those who have easy husbands. Especially do
we commend unfortunate women who have earn
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