Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-08-21
From the HOME J0CRSAL.l
MATRIMONIAL IgFELICITI ES.
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by A. IRRITABLE MAN.

BE A. IRRITABLE NAN.
There sho7 arc pass he Fourth.
Don't my dear, say another word about
it." I said to my amiable spouse, in answer
to : desire she expressed to 20 to the sea
shore, with my sister to pass the Fourth of
July. " I can't help it if my sister and her
four boys have decided to-visit the sea-shore
before coming here it is no reason Why you
and your girls should 60. The other day It
appeared to me as.if yoU did not wish to see
my sister at all, and now you want TO leave
home to go where she Is. For my part l
could never fad any pleasure at the sea-shore
the beach is always hot. sandy and shade
less. Then you get your feet wet. and take
ooLl, and have tie consumption, aud die
Now, Il there be one place I dislike more than
another, It is the soa-saore.''
Well then" said my wife. suppose We
90 into the country, and pass the day at Q
quiet farm house. where wo can have fresh
milk, and eggs. ell I'll those kind Of
iLiags?"
" What 90 you mean, I should Ike to
know" I replied, by all these kind of
things!'
Why vegetables j2s. from the garden.
and mint - she answered.
g 1Iins .' I exclaimed; Sc what should do
with mint p
Why use It in a iulep." sic said. Il
an sure have cfton heard you speak Of mint
jule7s, aaa, i the mint be freshly gathered, 1
suppose i. makes q better jlIep."
F." don't believe II, - replied, 6. but at all
events this is the best reason you gave for 60
ing II to the country. After. ell, though,
the country is not the place for me; farm
houses are miserable Affairs, Iow-roofsd, hot,
aul abounding with spiders. They are always
small, aud you can't turn round in one with
cut rubbing your coat against its white wash
ed walls or knocking of your hat passing
through the low door-ways. Really, if there
be one place dislike more than another it is
farrn house Think Of something else can't
gee ..
Ny Uif. sighed.
e" why do you sigb?" Iasked. You are
always sishiny or weeping Why don't you
take matters easily, as 90, and not be for
ever making yourself miserable, Come have
you though. Of some other place to pass the
Fourth at
=. Wy not ~7, she replied, '' to our friend
the colclurs Place, up the Hudson. Eo has
often invited US, and I have 10 doubt, he
would be pleased to see Us. He lives, you
know, not far from the CatsEills. and we
| might ride iu the afternoon 10 the Mountain
| House"
1t Is not bad idea" / said g but. IN
fortunately the colonel Is with his regiment
at Washington, and I don't think his house
keeper would be particularly glad to see Us +;
At all events, I have no desi.y {, see her, for
/ If there bs one class of females dislike more
than another it IS housekeopors,"
And yet, =" saId my wife, Tnaliciously, You
often wish [ were a good housekeeper,"
paid 10 attention to this remark, but coz
tinued
:. After all [ do not see that VIC can DO
better than to remain at home 1 viii IN
vitc q few friends to dinner. and in the eve
ming We will have fire works, and be patriot
ic."
Don't. please, ask any enc 10 dinner
my wife sliI sc the very thought Of being
obliged 10 get dinner Or the Fourth OF July,
which Is always hot Dag, aud made up O
excitement, makes me ILL., Still, I would
rather get dinner for you than have you g0t
q dinner away from home, as you dil The 9th
er evening. Two days sickness, such as Tas
yours after i5, t. say nothing of tie money
It coatart tie trouble and care LA i
waiting OF yau, was paying rather too uucl
fer dlaacE.7
q. Bu- yya soscal nc into H." 1 rej.-2-l
g YOU knew vel enough that FrsIosrud t
have diuner at home, aud if you had uo
made such an ado about attending to II,
should Then, too, 1 would not have leci
sick, aa3 y7a would not have been obliged t
sit at my bedside for two days. Some hoy
. French dishes never agree Eiih me; l pre-
sumo because ,hey are 50 bigLly aaasoncd.-
1 anl convinced Jhat Plaiacr dishes, such q
y,u prepare. Al. healthier. Don't you tLinl
SO =
. Certainly, NJ vile answered 50 but
am not sure the French 4isaca were tc Llam
as much as the French wines"
''Now, M dear exclaimed, - you mus
not attempt to iajaro the reputation Of Frenc
, wines, for Of them I drank comparatively Iii
2 tie. Partook sParingly. however, of Ger
man and Spanish wines, also, as well rs sev
6 eral of American production.
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