Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-06-14
From the American Union.
MIR. Peppers Wife: BOW he shut her up.
RY MARY 8. CHAPLIN.

keeper understood all my wishes with re-
gard to these things, | found it unnnec-
essary to give any orders respecting them;
but with you it is different. as you have
never got a meal in this house of course
you know nothing OF the regulations of
! the household.
"In the first place. YOU vii, make a
fire in the kitchen, pat on the tea kettle.
&c. Then you will make fire in here;
tina, done you will cook the breakfast
and bring it in here, as l have always
been accustomed 20 taking mine IN bed,
and do not consider il necessary TO de.
part from that custom on your account;
bu, should you pra.er it, you can eat
yours in The kitchen. as il is perfectly i'm
material 10 me-"
This occurred the morning after Mrs.
Pepper went TO housekeeping. Mrs.
PepDer was sensible woman-she made
no reply TO Mr.. Peppers commands; but
as soon IS her toilrt was finished. she
left the room. am sitting down in the
kitchen. thus ruminated:
Make the kitchen hre-yes, I'll do it:
then make a fire ia the bedroom. I'll see
to that, too. then take the breakfast to
his beside-i3st see If do! anl ;her MIS-.
Pepper sat and thought deeply for few
moments, when apparently having arrived
at satisfactory conclusion, she proceed
ed 10 business.
Having gotta nice fire kindled in the
kitchen. she carried some coal into Mr..
P apartment, and flied his stove. hav-
ing frs, ascertainrd that there was not a
spark OF fire in it, That duty performed,
she next prepared the breakfast, of which
she partook with great relish. and after
matters and things were all set 10 rights
in the Kitchen, she went down town on
shopping excursion.
Meanwhile. M. Pepper began to grow
impatient. lie lablTed under the i'm
preston that the atrnos phere in his
apartment did no; grow warm very fast.
and he began 10 feel unplea sanity hun
cry. Peering out from behind the cur
lai1s, he saw how affairs were with re-
gard TO the stove. Something like sus-
picion Of the real state of affairs began
! to cross his miui He listened for fey
moments, but oil was still about the
I
! house.
Hastily dressN-- himself, he proceeded
. &c investigate - affair He soon com
pretended the whole of it. and was very
wrathful al first; but he comforted him
self with the reflection that he had the
power TO punish Mrs p, and he felt
! bound 10 do it too. After some search,
/ he found the remains Of the breakfast, of
which he partook with gusto. and then
long time in coming. and he had ample
time to nurse his wrath. While sitting
there he thus soliloquized:
'Tha, ever |. Philander Pepper. should
/ be so treated, and by woman too. is not
to be believed. can't beliyee it, nor
won, either. Bu. she can't escape, that's
certain: If she should nv reputation for
dignity would be forever gone for haven,
| told Solomon Simpleton all along how
| was going to make my wife stand
around. and how was going to make her
get up and make the fire every morning.
aud let me lie abed, and how | was 60
ing TO shut her up and feed her on bread
and water. If she dared to say she would
not do il?"
"a coy little arrangement. that, Mr..
p" said soft voice behind him.
! Mr.. p. started up. and there stood Mrs.
P. right behind his chair. laughing as
hard as she could. Mr.. z. pu. on a Sc
we're look.
"Sit down in that chair, madam" he
said. pointing 20 the one he had just va =.
Gated, "while have little conversation
with you"
Now should be pleased TO know
why you did not obey my orders this
morning. and where you have beer all
the foIenoon?'
"NThere have been this forenoon, Mr..
Pepper, have not the least objection to
telling you; have been down town do
ing little shopping. have purchased
some lovely napkins; just look at them;
she said. holding them up demusely for
his inspections; Il only paid dollar
apiece for ,hem-exiremely cheap-don' I
you think SOP she added.
Mr.. Pepper was astonished; how she
dared TO turn the conversation in this
way. was a mystery,o him. Suddenly his
bottled wrath broke loose. Turning
fiercely upon her. he said
Betsy Jane. you disgust me; you
seem to make very light of this matter;
bu; it is more serious than you may i'm
agine. as you will find to your cost pres
emily. II you do not instantly beg my
pa rdon 10 a submissive manner. shall
exert my authority to bring you 20 pro-
per sense of your misconduct, by impris.
oning you in one of my cham bers, until
you are willing to promise strict obedi.
ence TO my wishes"
At the close Of this very eloquent and
dignifed speech. Mr.. Pepper drew him.
self up TO his full height. and stationed
himself before Mrs. P. ready to receive
expressions Of sorrow and penitence; he
had no doubt but she would fall down at
his feet and say
Dear Philander. Won't you please for
give me this time. and I'll never do so
any more?"
And he was going to say. Betsy Jane.
you'd better not" but instead of doing all
this, what do you think she did? Laugh
ed him right in his face!
MIR. Pepper was awful wrathy. He
spoke up in 4 voice of thunder, and said.