The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-10
THEDATLY GAZETTE.


50 SossssN - 1AeSt soe o0uSy oSSos
Win wives always continue the same to
their husbands q during their honeymoon
This Is serious question, but one which is
rather out Of place here, - we are writing
Of married men and not their better halves.
but We shall merely remark, "a Iaesant,
that women do not grow weary Of love and
tenderness. with the same rapsality ~ our
noble selves, therefore il is not the wife who
would hasten this most cventful Of the
changes Of the moon.
When man has been married some SIX
weeks. tits astonishing how peculiarly pres
ing his business suddenly becomes. lie no
longer dles away the forenoon ut home, in
frivolous conversation with his cara syosl
but barely allowing himself time 10 throw
down his coffee, bolt his buck heat, he is
into his boots in twinkle, and off like a
rocket run mad. Perhaps his wife seeks 10
detain him m instant, but the man of bust
ness begs To be excused. saying:
Mrs. Sneeves, business Is business, and
must BE- attended to. I'm half an hour be-
hind my time now. | should like to stop
to talk To you, but cannot possibly !"
and OIL be goes Ia his iavoritc hotel To PC
ruse the morning papers and rcgalc himself
with = rcnlia.
When Mr.. Snecyes comes home 10 dinner,
Mrs. Sneevcs runs smiling to meet him, pats
him on the cheek, and very likely salutes
him but all this is very annoying 70 our
worthy married man.
Let me alone, my love- he cxclains
pettishly, q have no time for fooling.
There. thcrc-yon're very pretty, but, IL
YOU do wish 20 do me u pleasure, do go
away there's dear r.
They sit at the table, and our pattern Of
husband is no longer found, As in the early
days Of their marriage,
"Neslectins his dinner 10 gaze on her face
and II Mn Snee,cs, in the fnllness Of her
affection tenders him tit bit from her own
plata tcrridididdle for an instancc-Mr
Sneeves prctends not to notice her. but 70
Is intcntly occupied in thought, or perhaps
lac snappishly observes:
=" DO stop your nonsense, Mrs. Snseves,
and don't annoy me- don't like that part
its entirely too Eat, i" rs the case may
be-
When Mrs. Snceycs buys a new bonnet,
and comes To exhibit il ~ Sneeves, with an
insane idea Of aiioriing him pleasure say
ing
~ How do you like this, dear DO you
think IL becomes me ~
Mr.. Sneeves replies without imposing up
ON himself the fatigue Of even casting his
eyes upon his wife
les, yes; very pretty, very pretty
you're charming creature, Mrs. Sneeves
Charming; but, i'm reading-don't annoy
me, there's good dear ~
Mrs. Snecyes becomes quite hurt, and in
wardly resolves never IN the least bit to
put henelf out endeavoring to please her
husband again.
When Mr.. Snccscs accompAics her to a
party, he leaves her at the ., rl,cs. opportun.
ity IN the corner of the d. wing rom. to
amslse lsesself ~ she may, and on he goes TO
do the amable u lady in blue or per-
hap- 10 dozen different ladies' in . dozen
different ell ~. No matter who the lady
is, provided she is not his wife. Ills wife
indeed the very idea j. absurdity.
After while Mr. Snesves takes hand
nj whist--timc passes he j. Interested in
the game. and never bcstows thought up
on poor Mrs. Snecvcs, who is weary Of dan
eng and dying To go home. At length
Mrs. Snecvcs summons resolution Ia speak
70 her lord, and, accordingly approaching
the card table, she says IN mild tone.
My dear, ISN'T IL time for Us To think of
rcturning"
"Ycs, yes, directly Go dance little,
and then We'll GO let me see, what's
trumps spade
:" do not wish To dance any more. I'm
iAtigued out
Well, SIT down and rest yourself; hut
don't hnther me. Confound IL. you'vc
made me lose that trick ~
P0oe MS. S0eeses Ia silent. aud retiring
from the table, waits patiently for half an
hour, and then returning tn the whist play
ers, coaxing'y addresses the gentleman
with
"Come Mr.. Sneeves, il Is very late; are
you going 10 come ~
"Ycs, ycs, in five minutes not more than
live minutes, and then | am ut Your ser
vice.
And, miraculous to observe, these five
minutes occupy five and thirty minutes IN
passing. Al length cur married man gets
up from the table and unfortunately for
Mrs. ). loser. lie -narles out a. he takes
her arm.
"Devilish annoying mt 70 BIZ able Ia do
~ one pleases--to have some enc after YOU
TO 60, when you would not 60; women are
the most unreasonable beings All. When
was bachelor, did ~ pleased. What
= coniounded fool was to throw my neck
into halter :"
Az they leave the house, Mrs. S. ventures
To remark
MY dear, don't you think We had better
ride ~
"Poh, mo, no." he replied it's TO. lar.
Do you good 20 walk fine bracing air, this
besides these are hard time. we must
economist In everything.
Mr.. Shelves has lost ten dollars at Whist
and Mr.. Snssves h out Of humor; and