The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

| IuE HfN fElkED HCSoAND.
| This y an animal ior whom we have no kind
OF sympathy or respect, tor generally he is 4
fool, having no w,lIor mind OF his swn. In vul :
gar.lise You can see him Sunday afternoon
carrying the baby in his arms, whilst other tod
| dlln wee things, Burns call them, are being
dragged along by the skirts OF his coat. We
can nardiy c. nceive more humlating specta-
Gle than seeing great buty man, without
dairy, turning nurse at the b,oding OF little
creature In bright muslin, who walks leisurely
behind, as though neither husband nor childre,
were any relation of hers in the world, In
higher life, if you observe, you NiII fnd
that the henpeckcd husband is governed in so
e'ety by sys'e.n OF we'll understood frovna
q. noos, which he obeys-as understandinrIy as
u .ney We're otre Uocs expressions II is yery
seiooin that ruling wife makes any btaps Of
her dominion, FOR although she likes 10 govern.
very well, she is i.,lr ashamed NOT onlv of her
assumption of the prsfoga,e OF the husband.
put also o! the husband who is tame enough TO
submit to it. A friend OF ours man Of some
emlnence in the literary world. and not over
mindful of the conventional forms Of onblic so.
ciety-narred lady VINO in short time be.
gan to show a disposition to assume the com
manc. we remember one evening at a social
gathering at friends house, whilst he W as con.
vefsing With some gentlemen, his wife was re.
iaung to the ladies' present how much she had
improves the manners OF her husband--that he
was really becoming quite refined and gallant.
ihis was all very well; but she must needs
determine on giving practical illustration of
her power and his Improvement. She remarked
70 her friends: 'Now, see, will drop my mock.
ct handkerchief, and observe how readily he
Will pick 1t up and hand it to me- Al this mo-
ment, the husband having finished his argument.
turned towards his wife, who was sitting. next
70 him He saw the handkerchief. hut showed
no signs Of 2 disposition TO pick il up. The
wife henmed, and cast her eyes down on the
moor wnere lay the handkerchief, but without
erect At length after having tried bv every
stratagem she could think Of to direct his atten.
iion to her wishes, she was compelled to speak,
MY dear, that ismy pocket handkerchief on the
moor. lslt said he, and, without moving
rom ms position, quietly put his foot under il.
ana hiling itup presented it to her at the end Of
MS toe Poor W., not knowing what his
Wi'e mad hazarded on his account, was quite
anashed at the roar of laughter with followed
his action We have met them frequently since.
and w manners are lust as eccentric as
they ever were We presume The wife had had
the good sense to follow rather tn an TO lead.
Ihere are plenty of Mrs Leo Hunters in the
world, and lots of Jerry Sneaks The duties ofa
VIE are pain tier government is, and always
should be powerful wncn confined to its legiti-
mate purposes, the home department On her
throne, at the hreside, we clieerfully and will
ilng'y do her reverence--We love, honor, and
obey, but when she thinks proper to annex the
countng-house or study of her husband to her
territory, We look upon her as an usurper, and
feel inclined to rebel. Sometimes. not even
content with this, she establishes a police over
ms conduct abroad, dictates what acquaintances
ne shall have, where he shall go, of what pleas.
ures he shall parlake, and then we become ont
and out rebels, and strike for freedom. There
are men, however-men, heaven pardon US for
the courtesy who bow to the dictation Of
these pettlcoat tyrants, and become the yeriest
slaves on the face of the earth.
There are women possessed of the great tact
OF ruling, whilst they seem to serve. They
have their own way entirely, but SO adroitly do
they move, that the lord of the creation fia
not the re,notest idea that he is not at the yerv
head OF the domestic government When such
woman 8 husband happens to stay out little
later than usual at night, she does not show airs
at breakfast table next morning, and sneeringly
suggest that her dear, she supposes, will want
his coffee little stronger than usual-she has
heard it's very good for gentlemen who sits up
at night-but she is all smiles and good nature,
and suggests that il is very bad for hi CO. stifu.
ton to keep late hours--what would she do if
anything should happen to him, and she looks
almost fearful. Cunning wretch She touches
him most nearly-he must consider his sonsti-
tutioh-besides, it's hardly fair to leave SO ten.
der and atfectionate wife to spend the evening
alone.
we rather like government of this kind,
tor II there be one thing we like more than
another, 1t is to be coaxed and petted by those
we love.