Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-25
Petticoat Government.
OR, THE WAY. TO RULE A HUSBAND


he announced to her his intention of going
that day to adinner parry at the house of his
friend Ralph Rattle.
Mar. Tins had received the invitation some
days before, and had fully made up his mind
that he would 60 though he kept both the
Invitation and the determination secret from
his young wife, until the very day he was
about to fulfill 1t, and then he only mentioned
it i'll order that Mrs. Tins might not expect
him, and keep her own dinner waiting on his
account.
Why my dear, [ must go, replied Mr.
Tins, as he assumed reSolutc look and
placing his hat on the center table, though
there was nervousness abont The workings
of MIR. Tins eyes as nc said this from which
one might have inferred that the use of the
imperative mood cost him no little effort.
Mrs. Tins looked at him with glance in
which N aekness ard reproach were equally
blended, and sighed soft suppressed sigh
though it was uttered quite loud enough for
Mr., Tins to hear.
You see, my love-" said Mr. Tins, in a
dcprecatory tone, as the aforesaid sigh fell
upon his ear and was transported from thence
to his heart, 'Ethat really cannot do other
wise, without offending one of my oldest
friends. 1t is SO long since have paid Ralph
Rattle a social visit, and promised him so
faithfully that | would come, that really he
would consider my absence an intentional af-
front"
Mrs. Tins sighed again, and louder than be-
fore.
Now, Louisa" said Mr.. Tins, as he stood
with the knob of the parlor door in his hand,
ready to go up stairs and make his toilet,
"why will you be looking so miserable p
You know that it is not often that | leave you
alone, or go to the bachelor parties"
Am | looking miscrablo?" asked Mrs.
Times, with 9hastly smle that almost made
her husband start.
Indeed you are" he rcplied-so misera-
bic that any one would imagine, if they saw
you, that ] was about committing murder,
instead of merely dining with an old acquain
tancc"
"I am notmisoraBlo Thcophilus,' y said Mrs.
Tins; 81 am slightly indsposed, but am
she said this, the tears started to her eyes
Mr.. Tins felt his resolutions giving way
but he made desperate effort and rushed
out of the ROOM Mrs fins listened mo-
ment and heard him go up stairs and the next
instant her face (Which had been the fac.sim
lie of woo) was Frightened by an arch smile
Tins, as she took up an annual and amused
herself by looking over the cngravings.
Mr.. Theophilns Tins had been married
but very few months to his young and prct-
ty little wife; but even in that short time
lie had discovered a great change IN himself
a change which he had never anticipated,
ard the realization of which lie could scarce
ly credit. Not that Mr. Theophilus Tins
was a man to be in bodily fear of woman !
Not he, indeed for there was no individual
who would more speedily or vigorously have
resisted direct attempt to assume that mas
culinc article of dress vulgnrly called bfccch-
cs; and q word of authority from woman
would have aroused every recollection of his
being one of the lords of creation, and would
have induced him, for the mere support of
the dignity OF his SEX to have resisted and
qhclled that authority.
1t won't do" said Mr.. Tins to himself;
" it won't do at all must consult my own
feelings and act as | please, without regard
to the consequences | have neglected all
my old fricnds-all fine fellows too--except
Ralph Rastlc, and l never mentioned his name
but Louisa looks as if were about to plant
dagger In lrer heart. ris true he is a lit
tie wild for IA married man as he is, but still
his wife loves him, and takes no notice of his
slight eccentricities Would to heaven Lou
lisa was like her y and Mr. fins sighed as
he fell into a reflective mood, the result of
which was that he thought it behooved him
10 discuihrnli himself aud as commencement,
he determined to accept an invitation to a
bachelor dinner to be given the following
week by his friend, Ralph Rattle
1t SO happened that of all his friends, Mr..
Rattle was the one most feared by Mrs. Tins,
as well for his own habits Of freedom as for
the Influence he possessed over her husband.
+" If can only put an end to the acquain-
tancc," Mrs Tins would say, 81 shall be
able to do what please with Mr.. Tins, and
| need not be alarmed for the future" This
was the state of feeling between the young
married couple when Mr. Tins announced to
his wife his engagement to dinner. After
the preliminary scenes wchave Witnessed, Mr
Tins had gone no stairs to dress Both par
ties had nude up their minds, but Mrs. inns
was the most determined
Mr. Tins came down into tho parlor with
his party suit on. His linen had been warn
ishod, and his bsir had been BRUSHED on from
his brow, assof yore he had been accustomed
to brush it. Mr., Ttms held his gloves in the
satne hand with his neat little wllalebono cane,
while with the other hand he prepared to
seize bis hat, which stiEl lay on the table where
he had left it. The hat was smo0thcd and
properly adjusted ON lis head, and then for
the first time Mr.. Tins dared to look az his
wife. The annual had been thrown aside