Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-26

down that it may pever BE- forgotten
when We give entertainments II arried
people are too indifferent about the
comfort of poor old bachelors"
l was agsin disappointed +; but !
determined not to retire until called
forth one frown or pouting look.
My wife had been sitting with one
arm around me I gently drew myself
from her embrace, e could not do it
rudely,) and took cigar from my
case. knew that before our engage
ment she disliked the habit of smoking.
l calmly seated myself upon lounge
and pulled away.
"Did you observe Mrs. Ms
brooch?" inquired my wife, coming
toward me and seating herself by my
side. "No," l replied, and smoked
away vigorously Mary continued to
chat gaily, but suddenly turned pale
and dropped her had upon my shoulder.
She had tainted. Irang for servant,
opened a window and applied restora-
tives. We bore her to her sleeping
room, and she soon revived.
1 asked, "What made you i'll ?"
Was it the cigar! Why did you not
speak when you first felt the effect? ,"
and felt myself blush with shame as
| I hurriedly asked the questions.
81 wished to accustom myself to
your smoking" answered my wife,
"for l cannot bear to drive You from
my presence every time you wish to
enjoy cigar"
Angel! 90 I exclaimed, 81 shall
never smoke again"
ooh, my husband" said she,
"make no vain promises the habit is
not easily overcome, and l do not ask
you to discontinue it; now that know
I cannot bear it, I can retire to the
library when you wish to smoke"
She has never been obliged to leave me
thus +; have never smoked since, and
could not be hired to take another cigar
in my mouth.
A night or two after the above &C.
cu1rence I was sitting by my wife, who
was amusing me by recounting the
events of the day just passed, some
anecdotes relative to housekeeping,
&c. I was charmed by her affection
and naiveile, and would gladly have
remained by her side. but she was
to be subdu,d in all respects, and
in one she had not been tried. Since
our marriage 1 had not visited the club
rooms. I looked at my watch and
carelessly remarked, 81 shall 60 to
the club, Mary if you grow sleepy,
do not wait for me, have key"
A shade Of sadness fitted across her
beautiful face, but it was succeeded by
ore of her sweetest smiles. Springing
from my side, she ran to the hall,
brought out my overcoat, shoes, etc.,
placed them before the fire, and said:
"Do not forget to warm them before
you leave the club, my husband, and
walk fast that you may not get cold;
indeed | have another reason for wish
ing you to hasten home; it will be
lonely evening without you; but you
have deprived yourself Of better soci-
ETY. so long that can bear to spendan
evening in anticipation, instead Of in
the enjoyment Of your company"
/ Observation-Disclosures decided not to
go; but it would not do to yield. l
went, and was almost as dull as H.,
who was there. He observed my man.
ner, and whispered: "In trouble al
ready?"
"Yes," 1 answered, and shall be
in trouble until l acknowledge myself
conquered. I married to enjoy the
pleasure of tanning shrew; but I find
myself welded to an angel. l must
confess my mistake, and make myself
worthy the wife that God has given me.
Some other bachelor must WOO a
woman to show that she can be ruled.
l am vanquished, and gladly Go yield
to such a victor"
Poor H. sighed, rose, and walked
the floor for some minutes, then ap-
preaching me he said: "Why this
difference Your wife is beautiful and
graceful-so is mine. Your wife says
she loves you-so does mine. Yours"
"Hold," interrupted l, "your wife
says she loves you-mine proves it by
consulting my happiness. You warned
me against my wife's pride and spirit;
1 grant she possesses a large quantity
Of both, and what would a woman be
without these traits ? Mary has excel
lent sense and tact. These teach her
how to control those characteristics
which might make us both unhappy.
Yes, H., any man that has brains at all
must not choose beautiful wife with
out intellect; rather let him wed one
with q plain face, a warm heart, and
good sense"
I shook hands with poor H., and
pitied him sincerely, then crossed the
hall to the room where we're assembled
many members Of the club. I made
farewell address, in which 1 advised
them to follow my example, and shook
hands with them all. Some bantered
me, but the greater number said their
acquaintance with my wife had half
induced them to look around for an
opportunity to d. as l had done; and
they all promised to accept my wife's
invitation to come freely to our home
whenever they felt like having quiet