Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-12

that my patent feathers should be laid aside
for summer. and that should order a pair
of cork sole boots with double uppers. |
pleaded almost with tears in my eyes to be
allowed to continue wearing the light boots
of my affections, and promised to avoid
wet places, and step between the puddles;
but Mrs. Lovel shook her head. and politely
remarked that she was ashamed to hear me
talk so absurdly. Then assured her that
would rather have Slight cold occasion
ally than wear those great thick coarse
boots, that made my feet look like clod
hopper's feet; but | might as we'll have
asked old Money-bags for loan, without
good security-for my wife was memorable;
and now, every winter, / may be seen
stamping up and down the streets with a
pair of misshapen. ungainly boots on. that
must weigh, as near as l can judge well oa
to fifteen pounds piece.
Perhaps you will laugh when 1 tell you
that this domestic domineering extends
even to my under clothing. / detest wear
ing flannel next to my skin, and have sup
posed that it was first used in this way as
the inhiction ola popish penance; but Mrs.
Lowell let in the notion that | had once
contracted a pain in my chest from not be
ing sufficiently clothed, and in week CT
two after. she had made me three pairs of
flannel drawers sl,d three flannel shirts, and
now am encasel in flannel from neck to
ancle. begged hard to be let off. and
drew terrible picture of the suferings
underwent from being chafed, ont my wife
remarked that if set no value on my life.
she did; and that a little chatting or fr:--.ion
would promote the circulation :. my blood
and do me good.
The same sals.willed course she pursues
with the Children also, and whenever my
Tue girls go ont walking in the winter.
they are SO bundled up with cloaks and
hoods. wooden stockings and thick shoes,
that they resemble those little Dutch girls
that you see in the Dusseldorf paintings.
Our neighbor now. Mrs. Zephyr. pursues
quite contrary one to this and you ought to
see her two remaining little daughters out
on promenade noticed them partic
ularly a few days ago, walking up the Fifth
Avenue. They had on such complete lit
tie air hats, with feathers, and such fine
cotton stockings, and dainty slippers and
fancy dresses, that they quite took the
shine off my fat dutchies. as called them.
When one of the three which was the orig
inal number of the Zephyr girls died with
the Group, don't think ever saw a more
beautiful corpse in all my life. 1t was in
the winter season, and they laid her OFT
such was the notion of Mrs. ZEPHYR in
Just the clothes she had walked out in the
day before. A light silk dress, very fine
needle work pantalettes; thin stockings
elegantly clocked up the sides, and the most
delicate little slippers you ever laid your
eyes on. 1t was very solemn and caused
me to shed tearsi But whether it was be-
cause Mrs. Lowell is devoid of sympathy or
not. cannot say, but | noticed that she
had decidedly angry expression of coun-
tenance during the whole funeral service
As We were leaving the house on our re-
turn home, | could distinctly hear her
humble to herself, ga sacrifice to vanity,
sacrifice to vanity"
confess should like to see our daugh-
tiers fixed up and made to look little ar
tistic and fashionable when they go abroad,
but Mrs Lowell keeps US all under such a
tight rein that there is not the slightes: use
10 say word about it.
When | was bachelor did not enjoy
very good health, and so used to indulge
myself little. For instance, l went to
bed late when it suited me, and got up late;
sometimes L took two meals day and
sometimes four, just as l happened to feel +,
and when my appetite seemed to require
it, l would take supper at IL or IL o'clock
at night. This you may say. was a little
irregular, and so it was; but then as was
sort of an invalid, and suffered terribly
with the headache and palpitation of the
heart, was justified in allowing myself
these little indulgences. but presto. no soon
err was 1 married than my wife put me
through into the regular habits. She paid
no regard whatever to my complaints and
ailments, but compelled me to retire at an
early hour. to get up at a regular time in
the morning. to eat my meals at regular
hours, and now, if | ever manage to get a
bite ofanything after tea time | am obliged
to do it by stealth.
have often thought that it was a very
providential thing for me that my health
got to be firmly re-established. or else /
don't see how could possibly Lavender
gone the severe discipline to which have
been subjected.
One of the mos. astonishing considera-
tions connected with Mrs. Lovel's house
hold reisnis that she never attended q
"woman's rights convention" in her life.
VIVA. is more. she says she despises the
whole brood of masculine women who pirate
in public about their rights, as she despises
gang of thieves, and yet she-but l have
told you what she is. and in order to keep
peace in the family, perhaps you had bet
ter not send her this number of your paper.
LIONEL LINCOLN LovEI-
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