Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-08-14
From the HOME JOURNAL.
MATRIMONIAL INFELICITI ES.
[order q dinner.
BY Az IRRITABLE MAN.

drew on my gloves, preparatory to going down
towr the other morning, Il very nearly forgot to
tell you that have asked three or four friends TO
dine with me to-day
You don't mean to say exclaimed my wife,
that you have asked them to come home with
you to dinner q
l certainly do not mean to say anything else
1 answered. Where should they dine with me,
if not at my own table, should Ike to know p
Why, thought she replied, you had per-
haps asked them to take dinner with you at the
'Maison .Doree,' of which hear you talk
Il don't see why 1 replied, you should think
any such thing, The fact is, YOU think great
deal too much. If you would do more, and
think less, my home would be pleasanter than it
is'
Il am sure,' said my wife, 4 do much more
than am able to, and how am going to pre-
pare dinner for your company to-day 1 do not
know. l wish, my dear, you would not invite
gentlemen to dine with you unless you tell me
Of it, at least the day before. 1 am not always
prepared to entertain company at few hours
notice, and today especially. it is very incon-
venlent.'
Good gracious exclaimed, 4 should real
ly like to know when it has ever been conven-
| lent. 1 do not remember, during the many
years of our marriage. of once inviting friend
to dine with me but you declared it to be incon-
| venient. Nowr if there be one word 1 dislike
| more than another, it is the word inconvenient
| We'll my DEAR she said i shall do the best /
can but l regret extremely that you selected
this day.
a.; ,Io,- I
| cd.
Because it is washing day, and it viii be al
most impossible TO prepare handsome dinner,
at the same time.'
We'll then, let the washing go,'I said; who
cares! suppose it will keep till tomorrow,
won't it p
But the servant has already commenced it,
she answered,
Then tell her to stop, if you want her to as
sist you in getting dinner,' said. 1 suppose
she can let the clothes soak, can't she2
| I presume she will be obliged to- my wife
replied 'but she will be terribly cross about it,
and dare say before the dinner is ready, she
will drive me distracted.'
We'll if :he don't like it, tell her she can co.
I said i wouldn't be ruled by servants, any
way
| 4 don't see that sending her away will help
| me in the least she replied, sas in that case
should have the dinner to prepare alone, besides
a prospect of doing the washing tomorrow
| 'Pshaw!' exclaimed, you know very well
that you will not have to do any such thing;
but you like 20 say so, just to make NE think
| you will have terrible time getting dinner for
five or six persons"
Five or sixl' exclaimed my wife 1 thought
| you said three or four
We'll, now l say added, five or six; and
if that isn't satisfactory III make iit seven or
eight. l am sure amt particular
1t will make very little difference to me- my
wife replied, whether dozen come. 1 VIII see
that everything you provide for the dinner is
properly prepared. and placed on the table; but
| for more than that, L cannot answer
well, you are certainly pretty wife, / re-
piled, IF you expect that l am going to neglect
my business down town by stopping at the mar
ket to select the materials Of dinner / think
if give you the money to purchase whatever is
necessary, you Will attend to that part of the
matter yourself
Now, my dear,' my wife continued, 1t will
Y
and also attend to making pastry, and oversee
ing the cleaning of the silver, the sweeping O
the parlors, and hundred other little matters
: of which you have no idea No, you must or
! der from market whatever you wish, and alsC
see that it is sent home. 1t is nearly ter
o'clock, and this dinner. which to be properly
prepared, ought to have my undivided attention
for two days, must be gotten up in six or sever
hours
Good gracious = l exclaimed, what a fls
you are making about little dinner. On,
; would think that We never dined at all. Why
all you have to do is to cook a trifle more meat
; than usual 1t don't seem much of a task t
me-
Very well,' said my wife, just send hom
from the market the trife more meat and vege
tables which you think will suffice, and l vii
) attend to having :hem cooked
Very WE'LL said, will try to remember t,
stop at the market; but if the meat and vegeta
; bles don't come in an hour so, You had bette
/, send, or 90 yourself. to see about them. yol
know well enough my dear, that if there be on
thing dislike doing more than another, it i
going to market. Good by. Let the dinner b
ready precisely at six o'clock, ard set the tabl
, for six persons besides ourselves
Stop my DEAR my wife replied you hav
r not told me what you intend to have for dinner.
Yes have / replied meat aud vegetables
o But what kind of meat persisted my wife
e 'and what vegetables Will you have fish an
soup and strawberries and ielles2 and whs
wine will you have Put the Ice ?