Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-06
Instantaneous.
The Arguing Husband,
AND THE HUSBAND WHO DENIED
HIS WIFE NOTHING: OR, A SECRET
WORTH KNOWING.

BY A. r. JOHNSON.
Two young women, who lived IN
the same neighborhood and had been
intimate acqualniances from their in
fancy, became married to couple OF
young iradesman, who were thriving
aud industrious. The young men
were clerks ia the same dry goods
shop in Broadway, when they be-
came frs, acquainted with their fu
tuic wives, and during large por-
lion of the courlshlp; hence no little
intimacy was created between the
young men, and they strongly SYM
pa,hised with each other in their re-
peclive matrimonial projects, and
both became well known to each
others intended.
One established himself in Phla-
delphla, and the other in New York
aud as soon as They felt pecuniarily
able, they married their respective
fa,orites.
The families being thus separated,
enjoyed but tew opportunities of so
cal intercourse with each other.
Even when the requirements Of bust
ness brought occasionally Mr.. jenkins
from Philadelphia 10 New Y ork, he
was usually Ia too much haste to lose
much limu in chatting with Mr. Jack
sou, though sometimes he would be
accompanied to New Yora by his
wife, when the two ladies would de-
light themselves IA mutual inquiries
about acqualulances who had re-
moved 10 distant regions. Nor were
wanting topics ot more piqunnt inter
est, such as the conduct oi their re-
speclive husbands and while Mrs.
jenkins rcJoiced IN husband who
never denied her anything, Mrs
jackson had TO confess, that though
her husband provided well Tor The
family, aud was very indulgent
father, yet he would have his own
way. Mrs. Jenkins entered into her
friends feelings with the esprit du
corps of wife, and insisted that she
would not live with man who should
,ren, her IN such a manner.
The subject OF this conversation
almost eDgrOssed the thoughts Of Mrs.
jenkins, and when she returned 10
Philadel phla, she viewed her own
house with the new impressions pro-
duced IN her mind by the ambitious
aspirations of her friend, and the
house speedily lost nearly all its at
fractions. She AID her husband had
occupied il ever since their marriage,
and us II was situated in the rear OF
the shop, ii was necessarily small and
subject 10 many iLconveniences. She
could neither pass ia nor out, except
through The shop, and this was pecu-
liarly unpleasant 10 the female friends
VINO occasionally visited her, to say
mott ing Of the children, who were
not permitted TO play in the shop,
and were perpelually romping in her
small parlor. The residence had been
suitable enough TO the condition Of
the parties when they commenced
housekeeping aud its manifold in
conveniences had developed them
selves so gradually, in the gradual
increase OF the family, that Mrs. Jen-
kins had been insensible To them ill
her attention was called that way by
her last visit to New York. She wal
now surprised that she had lived con-
conienledly in such place SO long,
and was resolved that she would live
there no longer, especially as she
knew that her husband could as vel
afford to build a new house az Mr.
Jackson. Thus impressed, she KEEP
revolving the topic in her thoughts
ill she acquired sufficient conf
dence in the correctness Of her con
customs, TO feel the necessity Of thei
speedy realization.-Thus fortified
the next step was 10 bring her hus