American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06
oatside Glitter and In.lde GIoom.

Many homes are elegantly furnished |
with small addition to domestic comfort. |
II this fast age, the Mrs. Potiphars often
live in palsiial residences, overIaid with !
gorgeous decorations; for the eyes Of the |
fashionable yisiters, while The home loving
Mr.. Po!iphar sighs for the quiet ease oftbc
humblc. old homestead. The MarysvilIc |
Tribune gives an amusing sketch Of the in-
ner life of one Of these comfortable house.
holds:
a Ioelare. Mr. Smith! this is TOO bad.
Here you are stFeached oRt on tha sofa.
mussing it up. aud my nice carpet is al
spoiled by the tramp af your coarse boots.
l shalt b. ashamed to bring any one into
the parlor again-and | have taken 50 much
pains to keep everything nice DO think,
Mr. Smith, YOU are the most thoughlless
man ever did see-you don't fppear. 10
care how much trouble you give me- III
had no more care than you have, we would
soon have nice looking house-it woulI
not be long till our new house and furniture
would be jus. as bad as the old" So said
John Smiths wife to him, as she saw him
in the parlor taking nap on the sofa.
Mr.. Smith rose up early and answered
a was tired and sleepy, Mary, and the
weather so hot, and this room so quiet and
cool, and the sofa looked so inviting that |
could not resist the temptation 10 snooze a
little. thought when we were building
new house, and furnishing it, that we
were doing it because the old house and
furniture were not so comfortable and de-
siguble. and that | and my own dear Mary
would indulge ourselves in little quiel
leisure in these nice rooms; and five chose
in lounging on the sofas and rocking in
these cushioned arm chairs, away from the
noise Of the family and the smell of the
cooking stove.
Il did not dream Of displeasing you
Mary, and l thought it would give you
pleasure to see me enjoying nap on
the sofa. this warm afternoon. l notice
when Mr. Merchant Swell, or Colonel
Bigam, and their families are here; you
appear delighted TO have sofas and cushion
ed arm chairs for them to sit iu or lounge
upon. l thought the house and The sofas
were to use-that we were seeking orr
own pleasure when we paid large sun
Of money for them: but l suppose tha
/ was mistaken, and that the house and
furniture are for strangers, and that we
are 10 sit il tho kitchen, and il want
to take nap, or rest a little when faugued
am to lie down on a slab in the wood
house and if you want to rest, can go to
the chldrea's tIundle- bed in the little close
bed room. where the f;es can have nc
chance ct you
The irony OF Mr.. Smiths REPLY. euly
provoked his wife, aud seeing Limsel
threatened with a repetition Of Mrs
Smith's speacA, with unpleasant additions
anI variations, and knowing that he would
get tiafed OF gaining victories over her r
argumant before she would think of get
ting tiarl OF defeat, he took himself ou
and left Mrs. Smith to fix up and dus! ou
and lock him out of his own house, and
took his seat in an old chair near the
kitchen, which Mrs. Smith said was goo,
enough to use every day-in the kitchen
where no one sees it,
Poor, mistaken Mrs. Smith, thought
And yet, many are like her. They wan
a fine house, and when they got it the,
want an out-housc to live in, and they con
fine their families to few small rooms
poorly furnished, while the main room
well furnished, is never seen by the famil,
only when visitors come! Both house am
furniture are too fine for use; The carpe
is too fne for their husbands 10 walk on
the mirrors IRE too fine 70: him to look into
the furniture is dll too lhe for him to Sc
or use. Just so 1t goes; we dress-w
women, l mean, and am sorry that man,
men are as foolish as We are-to pleas
others, or rather to excite their remarks
we build houses and furnish them for thos
ou side of the. family; and live as pootl
when we are rich, as we did when We war
poor--as poorly in the new house as in til
lold.
It's fatal day to enjoyment whena fam
ily gets a house and furniture too fine 70
use; and yet many have an ambition t.
have it so. Better would it be if they wer
contented with such house and sucb fur
nilure as is suited to every day use; tn
. house large enough to accommodate one
friends, and the furniture such as all us
when at home.
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