Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-10
The Newly Married /;
Or, A Coed Lessen.
By MRS. ExELrNE P. pLUxrR.

I'm, GEAR TINS weather 10 cool enouSl
for November" said Mr.. Ashton ssI wish
wife, you would order some fire made;
cannot keep limb in my body STILL"
"Well," said the wife, 81 think tina
would be superblJ ridiculous to have my
CRATES soiled after they have been cleaned
SO nicely, and my summer blowers up"
"Oh, nonsense! what are the CRATE.
made for but to use' If they are SO very
nice, why cover them up with the blowers?'
But the wife remained immovable and in.
flexible.
"say, Emily, may ring the bell and or.
der fre ?''
Ono, no." quickly intsrposed the wife
81 have just got my rooms cleaned for the
summer, and won't have them touched =
"Cleaacd for the summer! l wish |
could live in place where it was consider
cd crime to clean house more than once a
year.
"Then should be moro particular than |
now am" said Emily, s'for fear might get
poisoned before my time came. Men seem
not to have any perception Of dlrt. 1t is
fortunate that somebody has
al don't care, it is unreasonable to close
up the FIRE frames so soon,, lauttered the
husband.
"What at this season Of the year, al
most the middle of June? We had ought
to expect summer weather by this time"
"Suppose we should have callers to. .day?'
"No one will call to-day, could not
readily imagine F.; think the clouds predict
a storm"
s'In doors or out ?" inquired her husband,
roguishly.
just at this moment the door-bell rung,
which betskened something more than an
errand boy or peddler. Presently visitor
was ushered in.
"Ah, good morning Mrs. Norris,' said
Mr.. and Mr.. Ashton "whcn did you ar
rive ?''
''Abeut an hour ago." said the visitor.
"This is singular weather for June,' he
continued; fits more like November"
"lt is indeed. have been telling my
wife that we ought to have good coal FIRE.
Emily, dear, don't you think had better
ring the bell and order fre?'
Emily frowncd, and cast an impatient
look at her husband. Mr.. Norris quickly
read the answer.
"Oh, am not cold,' protested Mr.. Nor
- -
fire built for me. Ihave called rather early,
am already aware-hope you will excuse
me but as had some particular business
with you, Mr.. Ashton, 7 concluded you might
be at home this hour
"' am glad to see you," said Mr.. Ashton.
After short time, Mr.. Norris toos his
leave.
"Small favors received, acknowledged,
and grateful accepted, and larger ones in
proportion" said Emily, rs soan as the Wis.
tor had..c closed the door. 81 gave orders to
the servants this morning to say, if any one
came and inquired for us, that we had gone
into the country
"For my part, was glad to see Norris"
said Mr.. Ashton, ssas we'll as mortified at
the reception We gave him. Poor fellow !!
he had the blue shakes when he went out.
must ask him to tea tomorrow. Say,
shan't |, Emily"
'.Well, if you must, why, you must,
suppose: but
"But whatr Have you any objection p
"Nothing. only have just got my table
service nicely cleaned and polished, and my
table cloths all put away with the exception
of those we have for our own uss''
''Capital T. said Mr.. Ashton, show proud
I..shall feel to have things look so nice
don't doubt if Mr. Norris takes tea here
that he will DO q married man in less than
year. What do you thins, Emily, eh p
At this pleasant turn of affairs, Emily
did not make mach reply. Mr.. Norris was
invited to tea; everything to all appearance
passed off we'll and Mr.. Horris concluded
that il he could get married and get such
wife as Mrs. Ashton, it would not be such
dreadful thing after all. Everything looked
SO nico-the tea service and tablecloths es-
pecially.
Emily took things hard. Everything in
housekeeping appeared burdensome to her.
She trusted nobody; she was continually
finding fault. Servants were q continued
"thern in the Aesh,' Aies source of irri.
tation, moths were horrible, and all the dali
ly vexations Of life tended to make this
world o. tribulation and anguish.
She had been married about two years,
and wanted to bs considered an exosllent
housekesper. So she Was, 90 far AZ neat
ness and puactuality were concerned but
when We consider comfort and happiness in
another point of view, she missed it deei-
dsdly. When her husban came home,
she would commmence repeating in
detail all her little trials with her domes-
tics during tho day, with which she would
generally conclude with the sorrowful re-
Asetion that she should not live long, and
he might see whom he would get that
would keep things in - nice order % she
did.
"Well, why don't you dismiss them ?''
said Mr.. Ashton, impatiently. rs ~
"What would be the use Of that? can
not do the work. did NOT get married to
make slave Of myself, or to put my hands
out of shape by doing house. work. There
is Tom-he came with recommendation