Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-10
"She is punctual to duty, is she not p
inquired Mr.. Ashton.

inquired Mr.. Ashton.
ooh. yes, she always does her work quick
ly and neatly, but she will not allow me T.
give her any advice about it's even sauc
enough to tell me sometimes that il sh
were to follow my directions in cooking
she would have nothing fit to set on th
table,"
81 am very sorry that you have so man,
trials, my dear. have great many il
my business, and have secretly hoped thn
you might be spared all these little trials
that you might feel like diverting my mint
in IN agreeable chitchat when return home
weary and dispirited.
''Have you seen Mr.. Barre to-day ?'' in
quired Emily.
"No, | have not,' replied Mr.. Ashton,
glad to turn the conversation.
"Come, tea is ready said Emily.
They both sat down in silence, and ap-
psared to be wrapped in their own thoughts.
Soon after tea, the door bell rang, and
visitors were announced. The evening
passed of in lively conversations. Tho hour
for retirement came. Both went to bed
with resolution that nothing should occur
to cloud the sky Of their matrimonial life.
For many times our young wife had con-
trived to feel sad, and make her husband AZ
As gloomy as if some real misfortune were
hanging over them.
"What say you, Emily, to giving up
house keeping and going out to board p
said Mr.. Ashton, after another chapter of
servants deficiencies, and shortcomings,
and overgrown ideas as to sswhat was their
place and what was nos" 81 should like
to try it, at any rate" continued he.
"Why, Mr.. Ashton have thought you
wished ts keep house, because you could
have so much more liberty and ="
"Well, Emily, SO did /; but it is more for
your sake than my own that would make
the change. see your housekeeping is a
source OF torment to you. 1t has been
nothing BIT one uninterrupted chain Of
ever since we married. Precious
little comfort do see."
These remarks sank heavily into the heart
of the young wife, and she could not re-
frain from weeping passionately over them
when she was alone. One day while con-
ming over the ills of life, she said 81 know
what III do-l'll just run over and sec my
good and valued friend, Mrs. WILSON,
And so she went. Mrs. Wilson was a
friend from infancy to her she unfolded
the whole matter. her whole heart and all
her toubles.
"My dear child said Mrs. Wilson, smi-
ing kindly, "you are young yet-that is
ALL
"Well, dear Mrs. Wilson, there is no
hope while | am a young housekeeper to
make my husband happy? Still would
like to have every thing in perfect neatness,
move in perfect system, and yet have quiz
etness and ease."
Sin the first place, tho object of good
is comfort, and comfort i'm
plies quiet and ease. Always try and have
everything pleasant for your husband. If
you have any trials of a trivial nature, new
er mention them. With youth, health,
means, and last, though not least, hus-
band that you dearly love, what right have
petty trials to intervene between you and
happiness
"Oh, well, but 1 have the worst do,
mestics in the world! They will not let me
instruct them at all; and nothing is done as
should doit %
81 think heard you say, not long since,
that they were very neat and prompt" said
Mrs. Wilson.
"Oh yes, but they will not let me COM
mand them at all. cannot exercise any
dignity whatever in my own house.''
'Do not exact too much," said Mrs. Will
son.
"Yes-but they ere 10 obstinate."
''Don't you think, by your own short
experience, that perfect obedience is the
most difficult of human virtues ?"
"Well, perhaps so,' said Emily. "But
how is it that you take everything easily,
Mrs. Wilson ?''
"By keeping general superintendence
by not interfering teo much with my ser.
wants, encouraging them when have an
opportunity, and sympathizing with them
IN their trials in short, by endeavoring to
make everything as pleasant as possible by
an even course daily with nv husband and
servants. Don't let little difficulties grow
into large Ones, You will find them much
easier to conqusr. One must pass over
much to get through life happily
Emily went home, firmly resolved to put
IN practice the good advice given her. Mr..
Ashton soon observed the change, and. with
great delight, remarked that he did not
snvy man his "nngle blessedness' while
he had such sure resouce for crushed
spirits "a pleasant wife, and, in short, a
happy homo.
ca Miss Cary has just published book
Of poems, among which is the following
parody on Longfsllou:
"Tell me not in idle jingle,
Marriage 10 an empty dream,
For the girls is dead that's single,
And things are not what they seem.
Married life is real earnest,
Single blsssedness fb;
Taken from man, to man returnest;
Has been spoken Of the rib ="
------------------