Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-02-10

"On' Jones, you never wiped your snoes
when you came in" was his wifes saluta-
ton, as she entered the room.
"Well, my dear, and if did not, there
could be no mud on them" said he.
"No-but I'll be bound there's plenty of
dust on them," she retorted Grossly, 'and
you know hate dust. And hereford
bless me, if your dirty basket amt set down
OH the clean wax-cIoth. What is the use
of me being T. slave, if this is the way YOU
act"
But, Nell, I'm so tired"
"Tired-forsooth, and don't you think
that get tired, working about all day as
do"
'You are indeed very industrious wife,
Neli,"-yet even as he spoke, he sighed, for
his home, though ii was pleasant to look at,
was very uncomfortable.
Mys. Jones was conscientious and an
industrious woman, ard she esteemed It her
duty to work hard for her husband and
children. But she perceived not how her
spirit Of house worship inter'ered with her
duties as wife and mother. The latter
demanded her house should be home, the
former that it should be an idol, and she
bowed INTERESTINGLY down TO the image she
had herselfset up, without once inspecting
that the magic word 'home," was in her
keeping but an empty sound. Her husband,
when his hours of labor were over felt as
If he had fairly earned happy evening, but
he was ever offending against her rules Of
propriety, and therefore betook himself to
the public house, where he was an object
of consideration, which he never was at
home. And thus, though Mrs. Jones was
considered better wife than Mrs. Yates,
they both, by very different means, accom-
plishcd one end-oi driving from their homes
domesticated husbands.
Fields, too, had gained his homc--a neat
little cottage, like those Of his fellow work.
men. Within, all was clean and neat, and
as orderly as the gambols of the children
would permit, and the wife who advanced
to meet him, was as neat a person as
the eye could wish to rest upon.
"Wcll, Carrie" cried Fields, gaily, "here
l am, tired and hungry, wanting my supper;
do you mean 10 give me any?"
"Why, if you behave yourself, l will,''
she replied in the same tone; land as it is
all ready, you might as well have it now.
l should think you needed it, after so hot a
day"
AT length, the comfortable, though frugal
meal was ended, and the children put tc
bed, and then the little wife came gaily
down stairs. Fields was weary, and hat
placed his feet upon chair, but no frowr
darkened Carries brow at the sight. Or
the contrary, she advanced good humoredly
to his side, and inquired if she should go OF
with the book she had been reading the pre-.
vious evening, or if he would rather chat
while she worked. But the pleasure o.
listening to an interesting book, was fai
greater TO the weary man, than that o
hearing the village gossip, and so Carrie
read on till bed time.
Time passed on, and with it Mrs. Yate
grew more careless and fond ofgossip; Mrs
Jones a more devoted house slave; and thei
husbands, as a necessary consequence, grew
more attached to ale house company; Will
Carrie Fields pursued the even tenor ofhe
WAY, contented, neat, cheerful and goo,
tempered, her house haven of peace m,
happiness, which her husband ever turn
ed TO with pleasure, and herself most happ
in making him SO.
) One day Carrie was busily engaged i
wedding her little garden, when Mrs. Yatc
passed by, and seeing her. paused to ''cha
a Bit"
''You have not seen the new cloak Field
bought me on my birth day" said Carrie.
''No, I've not, but I'll come in now,
and Mrs. Yates entered.
Upon my word, it's a pretty cloak
wish could afford such one" said Mrs
Yates. "And how nice you have every
thing around you, l wish l could be as com
Portable"
"And why should you not?" said Carrie
''your husband has the same wages as mine.
, "Ah! but your husband does not spend 5
much of his money at the public house."
4 "No, he never enters it,"
"And yet, when we were both married
everybody said mine was the best mattel
because Yates was the steadiest man.
0 can't think how You manage to keep him
home"
by making it neat, clean and comfortable
by letting him find his supper waiting lC
\ him, and his wife and children ready
: welcome him and keep him company"