Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08
Mr.. Smith Lounges on the
Sofa.
mrs. SMITH LroruRrs MN ron II

MRS. SMITH LECTURES HIN FOR IT,
There is a touch Of practical good
sense about the following, that will
be appreciated by many. We find
II in the Marshville Tribune
! declare, Mr.. SmiG-, this is too
bad. Here you are stretched out on
the sofa, mussing 1t up, and my nice
carpet is all spoiled by the tramp of
your coarse boots. shall be asham-
ed to bring any one into the paror
agaln--and | have taken so much
pains to keep everything nice. do
think, Mr., Smith, YOU are the most
thoughlless, careless man, ever did
see-you don't appear to care how
much trouble you give me. IL had
no more care than you have, we
would soon have a nice looking
house-it will not be long till our
new house and furniture would be
Just as bad as the old, said John
Smiths wife to him, as she saw him
in the Parlor taking a nap on the
sofa
Mr.. Smith rose up slowly, and an
swered,
was tired and sleepy, Mary,
aud the weather so hot, and this
room so quiet and cold, and the sofa
looked so inviting, that could not
resist the temptation to snooze lit
tie. houghl when we were build
ing a new house, and furnishing it
thus, we were doing it because the
old house and furniture were not so
comfortable and desirable, and that
| aud my own dear Mary would in
dulge ourselves in little quiet les-
ure IN these nice rooms, and if we
chose, in lounglng on the sofas, and
rocking in these cushioned armed
chairs, away from The noise of the
family and the smell of the cooking
stove.
Il did not dream Of displeasing
you, Mary, aud l thought it would
/ give you pleasure TO see me enjoying
nap on the sofa this afternoon. |
notice when Mr. Merchant Swell, or
Colonel Blgman, and their families,
are here, you appear delighted TO
have solas and cushioned armed
chairs for them to sit 10 or lounge
upon. thought the house and the
sofas were TO use-that we were
seeking our own pleasure when we
paid a large sum of money for them;
but suppose was mistaken, and
that the house aud furniture are for
strangers, and that we are to sit in
the old kitchen, and if want to take
nap or rest little when fatigued, |
am 10 lie down on a slab in the
wood-h house and if you want to rest,
You can 90 the chldren's bedroom;
where the flies can have a chance at
you,
The irony of Mr.. Smiths reply
only provoked his wife, and seeing
himself threatened with a repetition
of Mrs. Smiths speech, with the un-
pleasant additions and variations,
and knowing that he would get tired
Of gaining victories over her in argu-
menl, before she would think of get
ting tired of defeat, he took himself
out, and lett Mrs. Smith to fix up
and dust out, and lock him out of
his own house, and took seat in
the old chair in the kitchen, which
Mrs. Smith said was good enough to
use every day in the kitchen where
no one sees it,
Poor mistaken Mrs. Smith, thought
And yet most women are like
her They want fine house, and
when they get it they want an out
house built to live in, and they con-
fine their families TO few small
rooms, poorly furnished, while the
main rooms, well furnished, are new
er seen by the family only when Wis
itors come Both house and lurni-
lure are too grand for use. The
carpet is too fine for their husbands
TO walk on-the mirrors too fine for
him to look inlo-the furniture all
too fine for him TO see or use. Just
so il goes we dress-we women, |
moan---and | am sorry that many
men are os foolish as we are, TO