St. Mary's beacon., 1853-05-26

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| to the door, but it was too late.
'OPen the door this instant, Mf. Swal-
| low"
!" Not until | have kept you here seven
days upon bread and water" reihrned
the victorious solomon, as he went his
way rejoicing.
But, alas how feeting j human
greatness-in about half an hour he
! ceEs.ss,,g' II 'zIarters wefe going,
when he began ross.ss i.rnsJ = isAr hole
NJ Swallow had torn every one of his
fine hhen shiFlS {ihat On -hisaback except
ed) into pieces 10 make a rope to let
herself down from the window nor was
this all, for upon Further examination he
discovered that She had also thrown a
variety of chair cushions, bed linen, Sc.
into the dirty yard, to make her descent
safe.
40, chop-fallen solomon Swallow!
The archives of the SwaIlows are
silent as to the remaining occufences Of
this eventful day, but on the verv next
morning, about seven o'clock, Mr. Swal-
low popped his head from under the
blankets, and said, '' Mrs. Swallow, dear,
isn't it time to get up?"
Yes" returned the lady, /" and you
may call me when you have lit the fire,
and put on the kettle
Poor Solomon There was no alterna-
tive. So he set about his work with an
aiacrity which showed that he had the
terror Of broken head and demolished
bodylinen running strongly in his memo
ry. In short, Solomon was conquered
man. That day he had to prepare break
fast sweep the rooms SC. The next, his
assistance was required in the rubbing of
the furniture and the making of beds;
and before the week was out he was init
mate with the mystery of washing coarse
towels.
IN .aenerate Solomon Swallow Nay,
.ss7pst,v. s7ps sescs, when the Swallows began
80 --zzs Is :. :. fs:-..s a. a,
more deeply conjuga1 Offices: ' '''e =
About five years after the celebration
of his nuptials, friend called in to see
them.
..You must 60 with me to the theatre,
Mr.. Swallow" said friend.
:" He shan't," said Mrs. Swallow.
He must" said the friend, and so
must YOU
81 may, but he can't" replied the
dame . for he must stop at home with
the children
And Mrs. Swallow did 60 to the play,
and Solomon stopped at home.
o, hen-pecked Solomon Swallow!
The moral Of this authentic tale is that
bachelors wives and old maids chill
dren' are always excellent in theory, but
as bad as can be in practice--and a man.
aging wife is better than no wife at all.
Had Solomon only treated his better-half
decently in the beginning, things might
have gone on smoothly to the end, but
as it was he compelled her to be Tartar
in her own defence, and he had to take
the consequences.
Philosophy OF Observation-Disclosures
says: The common fuency Of speech, in
many men, and most women, is owing tc
a scarcity Of matter. and a scarcity ot
words for whoever Is master Of Ian.
aaage and hassa mind full Of ideas, viii
Isbe apt IN speaking to hesitate upon, the
choice of both; whereas common speak
ers have only one set of IDEAS, and one
set of words to clothe them in; and these
are always ready at the mouth: 50 PeoPI'
can come faster out of church when
is almost empty, than when crowd i
at the door.
A WIDE AWAKE IDEA.--Dr.. Layart
saws The Bedouinss are acquainted
with few medicines. The desert yield
some valuable simples, which are, how
ever, rarely used. DR.. Sandwith, hear
ing from Suttum that the Arabs had n
opiates, asked him what taey did wit
one who could not sleep. Do! sal
the Sheikh, why, we make nse Of hin
md &C. Lil,b watch tne csmeis.'