Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-03-31
A Well Ordered Family.

A writer in Blackwood's Magazine thus
describes the intolerable oppression of liv
ing in family governed by jail-like rules:
once spent week in one Of these we'll
ordered families; it was a great punish
ment to me ; hope, also, in some degree,
to my entertainers. The iron rule to that
house was, "a place for everything, and
everything in its place." I wasn't. The
disgrace my somewhat vagran. habits led
me into there was dreadful. The very first
morning, l opened Pater-familias' news
paper, which was always laid in one par
ticular spot upon the breakfast table, never
to be violated by any hand but his. There
| stood with ny back 70 the fire, coming
the out.spread Sheet and no4dins cheer,
fol good morning 10 my host, when he en-
tered. had the Aardihood even to read
to him (out Of his own paper J the last
Indian desp espatch-very politely, as | thought
and request his assistance to deciphes
the possible place OF a dozen letters which
the telegraph clerk appeared to have Sc
Iectcd at random. To do him Justice he
bore this nroad on his rights with tolera
bic outward composure but was formal!
y made aware, On tie first OPP ortunity,
by Mrs. F., Of the outrage had commit
ted, and made to feel as uncomfortable as
| deserved. Then | left my handkerchiei
on the drawing room floor, one glove on
the ilorary table, another on the goyerness
parasol, (which certainly was not tie place
Tor II, and how il got there have no con-
ceptonl and was formally presented with
each article separately. aud an account Of
its discovery, in tie presence ct the whole
family assembled fur dinner.
One day the whole housctol was under
strict cross examination as /, who had
come into the drawing room with dirty
shoes. | was he cu,priE, of course, bu,
was too great coward to confess Lcsiles
the lady knew perfectly WI who it was,
bat was poli,e enonch 70 c,,.r,oi, tho rc-
tion that .ucb conluc, vas ;r,,,,s:Il, q,
any we'll bred person; it mus, haze been
ono Of the children or h3pec.mai5. Of
aoursc and ,le vlo'a ;,,oyt,ca,;o, ,.o.
intended for my solemn warning and inn
provement. inst rs ,Lcv nsod ,o vbin q II.
lie how ,icsr;opslv +, s,r,lo ,.-r,r io,o
mj,behayinr TttIe nr;pcas
Then the ,er,iIIo ,,notno,;,r rh;oh
made slaves of all e ns and Ken, ro or-
wave Iool;n, -, ,ar ro,oh o,l ,,n..-.
afraid # b.;ns ,,.o Coz sooa.,:.u :.
I.a1 ,,o, ooao = a;a. e !,
rracoot;ons---fonr ,irn4os a,1 Lo1s g..
ocr'v. Shall | ever C,r,at ;r9 If ,hov
only lol tho CHARITY - =. lo,,, ,,,,:..1,
witbop, me--;r th,v lad rut mo of viii.
ro sonn cold fyh and th.. ,os, ro,~al o,,.
NJ the ru,to, If ,har haa s.,, a,olal
without any d;ocer at oII a. o,ce harmon.
cd 10 mo " hen 7 was a ,;uIe how ar !.
lie.cd unon me anv other reaso,aL1s o,a
bn,,ore lorr of nisl,en. h...ro 49,,
they wara all wa;,;r, f,r mo :, ,lo a~,
,nr.ronm all s,,,l;,r 81, ,lo saa. .,,
wade onoo. and ,L. lo,a or tho ,,r,,i,.
n,.,n;n.. ,,,,r ,,,,, ,,,o., ,..r..,
wall ;o.;l, !, with ,.N.r Ma ...,,
vo, fax. :, Me- p9r or os,,.,oI,,,
ncroa and .ta,,mnroa or,r -, ,,,,,,,.,.
" oyita rn;rtentionar, o,c "oh, ~
co.,sc ,ler know :, ,,ns, ha o,;,o u,;,
ts,,iaro'-oolv sa,,; u,.:s,or
Mr.. p. did not Ike WAITING cor hfs d;,.
per -
There was an ,r,mi,obr. chai foo N
,ba, family. the very incarnation Of nren,o
ture methol and order All the o,hey
chiIlren had re6eemirg roiat, of carcass
ness and de.,rpc,iveness ahopt ,hnn, ond
we seen established , sor. er frso. ,,os,,,r,
amona ourselves as follow cu'nr.ts. tryinr
70 keen each other ont Of scrone. ~ p,ncb
ne nessilla. thav onr,ay;,, 10 mo ,,,;,oto
warnings As 10 how soon the proeer.bel
would ,;nr IN tho uorninc and rp,,;sl,;n.,
me with valuable secret ;ntap,;ro,,e a. 10
the cnemv.s weok roin,s and ,tc ;n,.r
nrr,aliar of The Avs ne ,le Nodes and
psr.;,n, :, whom, ,,. -
s,ai,r srb.,;,trs a. ;-,roa,l,l ,oo
els men liry a l,.l.. cn,;a vb, carr;.a
tho way ,,a,,bos n ii, o,,;y,r l,as.;,r
tho ho,'s ,,o,h,s ,f,or hirl. ,o.,;a, H.,
Care n.omnr ,,w ,l.u ,.,1 ac,rol1y -.
finn ,n h, ral,,, oe 49,, H., ;a,,
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