Thibodaux minerva., 1853-11-05

TELL Your W1FE-Yes, the only way is
to tell your wife just how you stand. Show
her your balance sheet, let her look over the
items You think it will hurt her feelings.
No, it won't do any such thing. She has
been taught to believe that money was with
you,s just as little boys think it was with
their fathers-terribly hard to be reached,
yet inexhaustible. She has had her suspi-
cions already. She has guessed you were
not SO prosperous as you talked. But you
have SO befogged your money affairs that
she, poor thing, knows nothing about them.
Tell it right out to her, that you are living
outside your income. Take her into partner
ship, and I'll warrant you'll never regret it.
There may be q slight shower at first; but
that's natural. Let her see your estimate,
and when you come home again she will
show you that you have put her bills too
high. True, she has had an eight dollar
bonnet last winter, but tit is just as good
as ever; a few shillings will lprovide it with
new strings, and refit il little i" the shape"
she says, "is almost exactly as they wear
them And you will be surprised to
see how much less expensive she can make
your own wardrobe. She will surprise you
with new vest-not exactly unfamiliar
somehow, looking as if in another shape you
had seen. it before-yet new as vest, and
scarcely costing a dollar, where you had
allowed five. Old cravats will experiences
resurrection in her hands, coming out SO re-
juvenated that nobody but those who are let
into the secret would suspect that they are
old friends insnew shapes The grown you
were going to buy-ont Of what forgotten
chest she has gathered the. materials you
cannot ina CINE but lhereit is, comfortable
and warm, and dsjust TIE thing you wanted
for the long winter evenings that are coming
on - fast rs thessaln,anac will let them.
You will find wonderful change in her
tastes and sppetites. Whereas she always
fancied what was little out of season, or
just coming into market-now if beefis dear,
she thinks .boiled mutton is delightful-as
tender as chicken" Iflamb rises. and fish
are plenty, she thinks "a striped bass is so
good occasionally" and always insists on
having it on Fridays. Whereas, before, she
must hear all the musical celebriiies-now
she is "out of all patience with these
singers" If fJenny Lind were to return and
sing some of her own sweet airs, she'd like
10 hear her; but she has had enough of
Italian extravagancies, all written on the
ledgerlines below or above, as if it were
sin to tarry long on the common staff Be-
fore you have thought much about it, you
will find yourself spending most of your
evenings at home, and such evenings, too!
so full of domestic enjoyment: and fireside
pleasures, that you will look with wonder on
the record of last years expenses, and mar
vel that you found time or relish for the
costly entertainments that so seriously taxed
your port monnaie. My dear friend if your
outgoes threaten you TO exceed your in
comes, bessure and tell your wife of it. Not
in the tone and manner that will lead her
TO think you don't want her to buy furs this
winter, but Just as if you wanted coun-
seller in the day of your trouble. And it
she does not come up, heart and soul, and
most successfully TO your relief, put me
down for no prophet!
AN IMPROVED CARRIAGE SPRING.-The
Home Journal notices. among the notions on
exhibition at the Crystal Palace, the fol-
lowing:
Hubbards carriage spring seems TO be
very admirable continuance. Mr.. Hubbard,
a Yankee, doubtless. abolishes al the old
complexibilities, and simply rests the body
Of the carriage upon four straight sticks OF
elastic ash. which extend from axle 10 axle
The under part Of the vehicle is rounded;
and the thing is so managed that the springs
can not break unless they are pulled asunder
leng,hwise. The advantages are, saving
of twenty-five dollars in expense AMI fifty
pounds in weight, besides greatly increased
luxury of motion. The simplicity Of this
improvement is another illustration ofthe old
remark, that the best way of doing things is
always found out last. Mr.. Hubbard tells
with much humor story Of boy at CIeve-
land who, after examining one of the new
carriages, turned away with a contemptuous
remark, that "any fool might have thought
Of fhat,''-preciseiy the effect which very
happy inventions always produce upon the
mind at first The new springs are appli-
cable to vehicles of every description, not
excepting railroad cars.
CH1NA.-We take the following extracts
from an authentic work, published by Mr..
Williams, who, from long residence in
China, has been enabled to write knowingly
upon the various subjects embraced in his
work:
Animais of China-The denseness Of the
population has long since entirely driven out
saIl wild quadrupeds; and there are also few
domestic ones, such M are found in eastern
countries. Beasts Of burden are in great
degree Superseded by the means Of transport
affordedsby the numerous rivers and canals,
,and by the coolies or porters, class of
athletic men, who take the place If animals,
in carrying burdens and in dragging boats.
Animals are excluded, to leave more food
for men. There are no meadows for feeding
cattle; but the entire soil is used in raising
feed for the inhabitants. Wild cats are
sometimes caught, and are considered
great dainty. Monkeys are found in the
southwest provinces.
What few horses and asses are found in
China are small, and very inferior in every
respect. The buffalo is sometimes used III
ploughing. Dromedaries are used between
Pekin and Tsrtary. There are also hogs,
goats, and sheep. There is but one variety
Of dogs in the country, an animal about one
foot high and two long, resembling q small
spaniel. Rats are very abundant, and furnish
the common people with meat They are
yorv large. and destructive to crops.