Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-29
NO. 10.
Mrs. Skinllint Excited,

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Fl" Are you aware, Mr.. Skinfini. that YOU
rocked on the baby's fingers J? Have you
the audscity, you insolent brute, to call
my child squalling brat because she is
crying? III let you know, sir, that am
not to be ihsnlted BY any such epi,hets,
for an insult to my babe is an insult to its
mother? You don't deserve to have any
children, Mr.. Sknaint;' you should have
died an old, withered, drawn up, u,iserly
bachelor. You are not worthy of such On
atIcctienate wife .....a-.t
"Me angry, Mr.. Skinaint9 Me angrya
| never was calmer in my life its you
who are excited, and ye, you sit there as
anmoved as if the poor daling baby was
not ruiling her lungs by her agonizing
screams.
| "Iou will leave the house, will you, il
| don't hush? You are afraid to leave it
sir; if a friend should meet you and en-
lnire after your wife and the angel baby,
whom yea have just designated as brat,
ysu would not dare to look him in the face,
"Did you say d-n the child, Mr.. Skim
flint? Oh, you brute You ill-deGned
sem bIance'of humanity! III tell my pa
rents how their grandchild has been imp
'oasly cursed by an inhuman father
They will see, sir, whether | am to be
treated in this outrageous manner. III
have a divorce TO morrow.
'lou would be happy to crafty me,
would you? Then, sir, III not sue for
one just for spite. Ill live with you till
my dying day
Did you say, Sir. yon hope it will como
soon? 1t shall no. come soon! III live
to see you buried, and I'll plant burning
0"sh over your grave. III build brick
pyramid over you, sir, so you cannot come
up at the resurrection. l never want TO
see your face again
"Our poor, dear inGn. is absolutely suf.
terlng for tooth ring bat you won't buy
it; you carry five cent piece in your
pocket until the Goddess of Liberty looks
like skeleton The other day you refus-
ed Jonny a cent with which to buy slate
pencil. Let him borrow one.' says you.
Perhaps you wouldn't object to him steal
ing one? 1t is Of no importance to you
if the cent is only saved. Mr.. Skinfint,
you are the meanust man alive! You
would fry out musquitoes' eyes to furnish
oil for yonr lamps. You found four oys-
ter shells in the slop bucket, and came in
to my room, awaking the blessed baby
with your eternal complaints about extrav-
agance.
"1ou haven't got money? It's lie,
Mr.. Sainhint! Where are thee $1,000
which my generous father gave you IS my
dowry7
"Out at interest, are they? Well, who
gets the interest? 1t does not come into
this honse. If l ask for gingham apron
you whine about poverty if mention
new silk-l've worn'my faded one for FIVE
years-you have spasmodic collapse in
your pockets. Your fingers are all scar-
red, sir, where the tightly pinched eagles
on the half dollars bit you. You sbueezs
new cent sir, until you could hear the
Indian yell mile.
"Did YOU call me liar, Mr. Skinfint
To be called liar by brute of hus-
band in my own room! This is intolera-
be-yes, sir, abominable III send for
my brother aud have him punch you.
"Don't call me excited, sir; it's enough
to arouse any unpro .ected female! You
think because the law makes me your
property, that am to be kicked about as
YOU please. But will not suffer it, sir, I
will resort to the Indiana Legislature I'll
have u divorce the children will cling to
their much abused ma Pill
At this juncture Mr.. s. put on his hat
and left the house while Mrs. s. Quilted
the uareaned cause Of all this disturbance
by resort to the usual remedy.