Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-14


one piece of crockery was broken, having
been put IN very improper place.
Where have you been. Mary inquired
her husband
Just next door, to see poor Mrs. Browns
sick baby
Mother has been gone ever since two.
chimed IN youngster.
You abnninable story teller, take that.
and the mother boxed his ears.
on went the child in CRYING (it. and oG
went Mrs. Ydies to prepare the supper
the children became cross aud sleepy, aud
when Tea was at las, ready, she had 10 90
up stairs 10 put them to bed; then return
ing swallowed her own meal hastily, and
putting aside the dirty plates, declared that
now she must 60 and wash.
Wash, exclaimed her husband iu aston
ishmenI i thought you washed yesier-
dayl
We'll, so meant, but Mrs. Brown came
IN and prevented me. Aud now | must
wash, Tor the children nor have a clean
thing toPul on
50 II seems, SAID Yates.
so II seems, indeed she cried aurrily
enough. 4 suppose YOU expect me to be
as clean as # kept City servants
No, Mary SAID her husband grayely. 4
form no such exiravagant notions; all ask
IS, that the hours am working to earn our
bread be spent by you IN a manner more
profitable than gossiping, and so let me find
quiet aud orderly house on my return aud
companion such a you used TO be ia the
earlier days of our welded life
Bur the afectonaie tones 81 the last
words exercised no suitenlng influence up-
on the reused SPIRIT Of the indignant wife.
aud quarrel ensned. which, ended IN
Yates tak'ng his hat, aud finding a, the pub
Inc house tie couflrts lie could nui hnd 10
hs own
Meanwhile, Jones passed through his
trim lnIle garden. entered his pretty COT
tage home, aud setting down his basket
seated himself snugy 10y The window
'Oh, jones, You dId'nt wipe your feet
when YOU came "a was has wiies saiuta-
ton as she entered the room
Well, ms dear, If did not there could
be uo mud uu tnem.
M, bat l'i he bound there's pleniy of
dust nn tHeni, she retrted crussiy 'ind
sou kauw how hue du,t. Aud here.
]. ri bless ne, f your dry basket lsn't set
rgm down on the clean wax CLOTH WHATS
the use OF ~, being a slave. # thus Is the
WY ynu act.
Bui, Nell I'm 80 tired
'ftrrd; and don't sou think that get
sired. working about all DAY, as dol
You are indeed very industrious wife,
yet as he spoke, he. sighed, lur has home,
though It was very pleasant to look a., was
very uncomfortable.
Mrs. Jones vas a conscientious and an
Industrious woman, aud she esteemed II her
duty 60 cork hard l.ir Der husband aai ch,l.
dfen But size dad not perceive how her
spirit oi house worship iuIerlered with her
duties as a wife aud mother
The latter demanded her house should
be a home, the former that It should be an
IDOL and she bowed down Increasingly to
The image she had herself set up, wltlnut
. once su,pecung HAT the magic word home
was pa her keeping bat an empty suuud. -
llei husband, when his hours OF labor were
over, lclt as a he had fairly earned happy
evening; but he vas ever offending 81 flnst
. the rules OF proprely, and therefore took
hlmsclftolhe pubic house, where he was
AN objec, Of cons. deralion which he never
was at home. Aud thus ,though Mrs Jones
was considered better wife than Mrs
Yates, they both, BY very diticfen, means,
accomplished one end--and that was, drlv-
ny from their homes domesucated hus-
bands.
Fields, too had gained his home--a nea,
. ltie cottage like those of hts fellow work
men. Muhln All Was clean and neat as
the gambols OF the chlIdfen would permit,
and his wife, who advanced 10 meet him,
was as neat aperson a, the eye could @ish
to rest upon
Nv ell, Carrie cried Fields gaiIy, 'here'l
am, tired aud hungry, wanting my supper,
do YOU mean tu gave me anlP
why, If YOU behave yourself, will. she
ep.ed IA the same touei aud as II Is al
ready, YOU might as well nave II nov; |
81 ould think you needed Il after 80 hot a
day
Al length the comfortable ,hngh frugal
meal was ended, aud the children pat to
bed aud then the hille wife came gahy
duwn stairs. Fields was weary aud nd
placed ms feet upon the char, but no lrOwn
darkened CTrle's brow al the sgbi; on the
contrary, she advanced good hamoredly To
his side, aud inquired II she should ga on
with book she had heeu reading lhe pre-
vious evening, or if he would rather chat
While she worked. Bu The pleasure of lis-
teuing To an interesting book was greater
tot4e weary man than Of hearing lie wi
lage gossip, and so Carrie read on ili bed
/ time.
Time passed on, aud Mrs Yates grew
more careless aud fond Of gossip; Mrs
/ Jones ninre devoted house slave; aud their
husbands, as necessary consequence
/ grew more attached to the ale house coin
4 pauy; while Carrie Fields pursued the te-
nor OF her way, conienled, neat, cheerful
aud good tempered, ner home a heaven of
/ peace and happiness, to which her husband
ever returned with pleasure, aud herself
most happy ia making II SO.
| One day Carrie was most husily engaged
ia wedding her lille garden, when Mrs.
/ Yates came IA only to chat a OFT
You have not seen the new CLOAK Fields
bought me on any birth day said CarrIe.
'Nu I've moi, but III come IN nov, said
Mrs. Yates as she entered.
Upon my word. it's a pretty cloak
wish had such one, said Mrs. Yates