Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-03


60 alone to the nursery, but when sent
for you to come and see the little boy,
who, for aught you know, was dying, you
refused. You men are just as cruel and
hard as you can be. We women
must get up in the night and attend to
the children if they are sick, while you
sleep as soundly as if there were no cares
in the world"
But, my DEAR answered, 81 was
very weary, and wanted to sleep"
$50 did l." she replied ." but no, |
had to keep awake If | hadn't, l don't
know where that dear little boy would
have been by this time. 1t isn't owing
to you that he is now alive"
"Well, should just like to know" l
said, maliciously, :" to whom it is owing,
if not certainly to me?"
"Well, I will tell you" said my wife !;
"it is to me and"
"Who ?" | asked, raising myself on one
elbow, and regarding her closely, as she
paused a moment, before uttering the final
name.
"Katy, to be sure" she continued ;
weren't we obliged, l should like to
know, to soak the little fellows feet, and
rub sweet oil upon his chest, and put fan
nels, dipped into hot vinegat and pepper,
around his throat, and coax him to take
medicine !"
"Oh !" I exclaimed, as I sunk down
among the pillows, II thought
"Never mind what you thought" my
wife interposed. "The truth is, you only
think of your own ease and comfort, and
never care whether enjoy myself or not.
"My dear" l said, "you must excuse
me, for I wish to 60 to sleep. | will hear
the remainder of what you have to say IN
: the morning; because if there be one
thing dislike more than another, it Is
D to listen to curtain lecture at night"
t "For married man of your expert
ence," she said, !" it seems to me that yol
are vastly particular Now it appears tf
me that if wished to lecture you-whlch
}. thank fortune, do not-that the presen
| time would be the most appropriate, ant
also the least liable to interruption. Yo'
)" cannot say, though, that | have ever con
descended to lecture you. trust | hav
more respect for my husband than to ut
/. ter n word to him which would have tn
e effect of lowering him in my own estlma
tiou. | do think, however, that you some
:. times deserve a reprimand, although yo
do not get it,"
i "Will you oblige me, my love-" sal
|. tendrly, "by going to sleep?"
70 Certainly )" she answered.
g There was a silence of three minute
y and q half I sunk into dose. M
n wife startled me by exclaiming:
- al do think you treat me too badl.
| am not allowed to express an opinion
,e nv own and when try to speak you ell
it deavor to stop me by telling me to 60
t. sleep. 1t was not 50 once. have see
VI the time when you were only too glad
10 listen to whatever | had to say an
,u would willingly sit up all night, to he'
me talk, if l would only let you. don
understand why you men change SO aft
re marriage. I'm certain | have not change
| in the least. What | was, in dispositic
IS and feelings, when girl, am now; b
oy no one would recognize you for the ami
as BILE, smooth-spokcn young man of-hc
ed many years ago were we married z
RS IL am sure don't know, and what
,e- more. don't care" replied. " Nc
lp- will YOU be quiet, and let me 60 to sic
: or not ?"
"oh, yes, go to sleep if you want tc
ou she answered and another brief siler
r." ensued, broken by my wife sobbingly
IKE claiming:
"Only nine years ago next June
he were married, and to here you say n
I'D that you don't know nor care when it to
place. is perfectly horrible, and somethl
lis that | never expected to hear from "
lips"
yes "Well, new that you have heard it.
nto exclaimed, I trust you will be able to
he'd to sleep, for | tell you positively that