Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-22
THE PATTERN WIFE.
RUNNING MuENTARV.

THE PATTERN WIFE.
RUNNIN oMMENTARY
Solomon certainly was a very wise
man. said Aunt Nancy, sand has left a des.
cription of pattern wife lha, is hard to
beat, yet have in my minds eye, n mod.
ern wife, my friend, Mrs. Smith who, I'd
wager silver thimble, would have been
model 10 the very best Of Solomon's
whole seven hundred The lady of the
oldcn time seems to have had smooth
sea and fair sailing-for instance, 'when
she consldereth field and buyeth it, we
are not told that her husband puts a stop
to the operation by insisting that he can
make better investment OF the mouey
and when with the fruit of her hand she
plantelh vineyard, we have no intima>
ton that be orders it to be plowed up for
potato patch. Now with Mrs. John
Smih--jusr let her undertake any such
speculalions
'She riselh while it is vet night SO
does Mrs. Smith, and that not only after
a comfortable sleep, but after rocking and
walking the floor with a sick baby till
three in the morning. and without having
once called upon Mr. Smith to take his
turn, with q hint that he was quite as
strong as she was, and that the baby was
as mrcH his as hers but, on the contrary,
making the agreeable suggestion that he
had better 60 into the spare room, where
the little things meanings would not dis
tnrb him aud first Stepping IN herself, to
see that there were soft blankets on the
bed and pillows 10 his liking.
She bringeth her food from afsr SO
also does Mrs. Smith. After calling up
her two maids, she sets one to watch the
baby, and 10 wake and dress the older chill.
dren, and gots with the other a mile to
market, in quest of a shilling steak. Mr..
Smith mssing ita point to have a hot steal;
for breakfast, and repudiating anything
but tender loin, which servants.--at leas,
Mr.. Smiths servants.-can never get in
shilling quantities when they go alone.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and
streng heneth her arms Mrs. Smith
tries TO do SO, too. Therefore, she never
complains of those earl marketing expe
dtions. through heat or cold, rain or shine
but considering them pretty much heI
only opportunities of getting the air, she
takes them and is lhankful-even tho ,
good deal Of the air does blow over the
butchers stalls and through the fsh>mar'
ket. And to strengthen her arms she
would be perfectly willing to carry the
basket hersel(--never ofany great weight
indeed--only that MIR. Smith has certain
scrupleS about appearances.
'S;e openelh her mouth with wisdom
and on her tongue is the law Of kindness.
When Mrs. Smith Games home from mar
ket, and meets her husband just going ou
to the Notwithstanding discovered tha
keeping razors, and SO forth, cos's q
much as it comes to~-.hough she see
h m pick up the damp morning journal
and slip it into his pocket for safe keeping
till his return, because he never likes an1
one TO unfold it before himself; she doe
not observe that he need not give himsel
the tronble, as there is nobody to open
but herself, and she has no time to rea,
the papers, goodness knows !--she onl
smiles swee,ly, and hopes he has had
good nights rest. Also, controlling, no
only her tongue, but her whole body, wit
wisdom, when after finding the mai
. sprawling on the nursery floor, asleep. an
none Of the children up, she has busie
herself with one foot on the crib rookie
e to comb and brush five little heads, and t
g fssten gross of buttons, and bolts {
S strings, and arranged her own hair, an
D Strengthened the washed breast pin in he
collar when, after all this, on going dowr
Mr.. Smith halls her with pretty time fl
breakfast !--going to eight !'-sevep be
; ing their hour-she carefully avoide
turning her head, or even her eye, toward
J. the clock, lest he might perceive tn,
she knows it has only been going to tn
| condemned figure for two minutes and
= half.
: 'She looketh we'll TO the ways of he
e household, aud eate,h not the bread {
idleness.' When Mrs Smith has sent O
. the larger children 10 school and provide
d the smaller ones with rag dolls and built
\ ing blocks, and attended to the baby, st
n takes look ont front, to see that the ster
y aud pavement and window shutters are
!, proper con 1ition, and also the door knoll
door-p plate and bell handle. Then st
visits the parlors and brushes away
;. quantity of imperceptib's dirt, and strai
d ems ch 'irs and cater-corners oltomans.-
Q Next she makes the tour of the chambe,
: n particular attending to The spare.roou
the seclusion of which Mr.. Smith mn
wan. in the night again, taking off IL
d ruffledpillows slips--wisely kept for sho
d'-and The best counterpane, which mig