The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-07-16
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and rule him she did. in everv thino.

, and rule him she did, in every thing.
Mr.. Cooper, a neighbor, was fond Of
J laughing at Mr.. Conner's Weakness
=" Would l." be often said, "be such
} poor spirtless being as to bo ruled by
my wife I No; never. Poor Conner
dares not to say that the sun shines,
with out first asking leave of his wife !;
but my wife knows pretty we'll that my
will must be obeyed."
Now this very positive overbearinQ
disposition on Cooper's part enabled his
wife to manage him easily if she wan.
ted to stay at home, she proposed going
out, when he Immediately determined
not to stir foot out of doors, to show
he was master; if she really wished
walk, she had onl y to request him to al.
low her to finish what she was engaged
about within doors, and would put on bis
hat, and in dictorial manner, tell her
to put on her bonnet
Mrs Conner and Mrs. Cooper once
agreed to have days pleasure it was
therefore settled between them that
their husbands should take them to
Richmond. 1t was only necessary for
Mrs. Conner to express her intention, in
a determined way, when her husband to
avoid quarrel, agreed directly to take
her. Mrs. Cooper however, was deter
mined to go F.; but she went another way
to work
" Would you believe" said she to
her husband, that our neighbors, the
Conner's are silly enough to spend q
whole day in visit to Richmond They
mean to 20 tomorrow
/" | don't know that there is anything
so silly in it," says Mr.. Cooper ;"if
felt disposed to go there, or anywhere
else, would CO."
'' Certainly" said Mrs. Cooper, q" you
might go; but you would not be so un.
'easonable as to take me there against
my will"
Against your will, indeed ? said Mr.
Cooper, :" a wife ought to have no will
out that of her husband. If I thought
proper for you to 60, you should gon'
Excuse me-" said Mrs. Cooper,
. you have had you own way too much.
If | were determined not to 20, you
would fud some trouble in persuading
ne"
" Trouble in persuading you !" said
Cooper. " Then am resolved to 90,
md you shall 60 too. will have my
way, Mrs Cooper, and no wife in the
world shall control me so tomorrow
morning prepare to 60 to Richmond.
or, whether you will or not, there you
shall CO."
Mr.. Cooper" said his wife, "f
know when you take thing into your
head, you will have your own way. I
never met with so determined man -
" Well," retorted Mr.. Cooper, "I
will have my way; and to show you that
will, will have chaise at the door
t eight o'clock"
In the morning, Mr.. and Mrs. Com
er set off, and sJon after the Coopers
Mr.. Cooper fully determined to COM
ince his wife that he was master, and
is wife secretly chuckling to think how
ell she had managed him.
There are two many wives who are.
ither like Mrs. Cooper, or Mrs. Con-
er and too many husbands who eth.
r drive or are driven. Sel6shness on
ne part begets selfshness on the other.
tyrannical husband makes his wife
ther broken spirited or cunning. An
xacting wife changes even a go5d hus-
and into dissipated or unmanly one.
here should be mutual consideration
II each others wishes, on both sides;
ithout this true or permanent happi--
ess is impossible. Neither husband nor
ife should ever think of managing tho
her.