The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-04-04
FnoM THE HOVE JOURNAL.
DOMESTIC INFEllCITlES
BY AN IRRITABLE MAN.


spouse, while engaged in arraying my
SELF in purple and fine linen-(my neck
tie is of purple, my wrist bands Of linen)
to attending the last ar
lists reception. ''it is to End no buttons
on my shirt BOSOM
''In that ease you should wear stnds,'
said the lady to whom l spoke. s-
Il did," replied. "until you com.
planned that they wore out button holes
faster than you could keep them in re-
pair. Besides, when thus worn the studs
drop out and are lost. And didn't you
find fault, too, with their blackening the
shirt pleats, SO as to make it impossible TO
wash out the staia?'' .....-.
THAT was because the studs were not
good gold"
Il don't know what you mean by good
gold," l replied; "but Tiffany assured
me, when l purchased them, that they
were eighteen carat fine: and l know
the last I had cost me enough. Yes,and
when l told you how much paid for
them. you declared me to be extrava-
giant, and Immediately began computing
the number of loaves of bread / could
have bought with the same money!
have forgotten how many, but it WAS
large number. l made up mind at the
same time that would never buy any
more studs. but to let you sew on but
tons. Besides if there is one thing l
dislike more than another, it is studs
One is certain to lose them. I remem-
Der that l lost that SET"
You said you lost them, my wife re-
piled, in doleful tone of voice; "but
when that peerless creature, your cousin
Musidora, called here the other day, l
noticed that the studs in her chemisette
were exactly like those you lost. 1 never
could understand, eitber,' continued the
provoking women, chow you managed
to lose the three at the same time, and
that, too, the day before Christmas.
"My DEAR" said, "your facetiousaes.
is very illtmed; for presume you are
joking when you insinuate that I robbed
myself of studs to give them 10 Musi-
dora. That hers resembled those pos
sessed does not surprise me, for she is 9
GIRL of excellent taste, and as her father
who owns diamond washings in Golcon-
da, has business relations with Tiffany,
doubt not that she purchases her jewel.
ry at his store
"Perhaps so," was all nay wife vouch'
ed in reply. ...
"The fact is, my love-" I remarked, ,as
I turned over my assortment of collars
in search Of one properly done up, ''you
are Jealous OF Musidora. Now, il there
is one thing dislike more than another
it is jealousy"
"Indeed, sir, exclaimed my wife.
Good gracious!" I cried, changing
the subject, 'there isn't collar in this
box fit for Christian to wear. Some
have no starch in them. and as faccid as
last nights party glove; others are like
sheet iron in their stiffness; this ore i,
ironed on the wrong side; that one ISM
ironed at all; those are ironed on both
sides; and the rest are either smutehed
with SCOT or staine with iron rust. Now
what shall do?''
"I'm sure I don't know what you'll
do, il there be none there that will an
swer, until you send ou. and buy one,'
said my imperturbable spouse.
"Send out and buy one!" 1 echoed
Il think you know very we'll that if there
is one thing dislike more than another
it is new. shining. greasy looking look
ing collar. I always have them done W
in decent manner before / wear them
/ do detest new collar"
| I1OW WOuiU IL answer W SO W tNs
reception without any" suggested my
wife.
"1t'might answer for you but not fol
me,' replied; just look at that lot o
collars yourself, and tell me if there b.
a decent one among them-ffty, at least
and not one fit to wear"
al find nothing the matter with thi!
collar said my wife, examining the frs
she took from the box; lit seems ire
proachable.l
"Let me see it, l exclaimed taking i
from her.
1 scanned it carefully, it was in all re
spects model collar. How l over
looked it l could not tell.
"And this" said my wife producing
a mother; "and this one," she continued
''and this"
1 took each one and examined it,
Even my critical eye could find no flaw
,Lon, pho- ,,o~o oorCoof