The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-10-03
l.. John smith Lounges on the Sofa,


TTllrre j. 4 touch IF practical god sense about
tie following that Will BE- appreciated ~ many
d" ] declare, Mr.. Smith, this / Too bad. Lere
YOU are. stretched out on tie sofa. Mu>>Iug II all
up. and my nice carpet Is a.! spoiled y t!le tramp
Of YOUR cU.lr>, I-yOts. / shall! D. ashamed 70
bring any one into the IarlIr a-iiu-Lnt ! have
taken - much pains u Keep every tAIHs nice /
d. think. Nr. smith, you are TIE most thought
l-~-, careless man. | ever did sc; yyu don't ap-
PEAR tJ care how mach trouble you give Me. II
! had H. more c.Ia -hau ypa have. - >aaUl!
soon lave "a nice l,,siuS EuLs-!t would nst he
bong before oar D-w Hpl>. and furniture would
b. just as h.I as r4e Id" said john Smiths
wifi q, h.u, a. sire saw L.lA III cac Isrlgr taking
= nap uu the sofa.
Slr. Saith rose up slowly. auG answered, " /
wis tired and sleepy. Mary, aisd the weather was
hot. this room - quiet lui cool. and the sofa
looked - inviting. thaC could not resist the
temptation % -EDoz- . little. / thought that
when We were building = new house and furnish
iuZ IL thus, we were doing IL becau-. the old
house and furniture were not so comfortable -
desirable. aud that / and my own dear Mary
would indulge ourselves iu q little quiet leisure
in these nice r,yEs, and. !! we chose. III louHging
ON the sofas and rocking IN the>e cushioned arm
chair. away from the noise VI the family, and
the smell IF the cook stove.
I" did not dream Of dispensing You, Mary,
and ! thought ii would give you pleasure u sc
He euIOving a nap on tire sofa this warm alter
noon. I notice that when Merchant swell or
Colonel Bigham and their families are here, you
seem delighted 10 have sofas and cushioned arm
chairs for them 10 cit III or lounge upon. |
thought the house and sofas were TO use that
We were seeking our own pleasure when We paid
Il large sum of money for them but | suppose |
was mistaken, and that the house and furniture
are for stIanger~, and that we are 10 Fit in the
old kitchen and that If want To take a nap or
reSt a little when fatigucd. | am to lie on a slab
in the wood house and If YOU want 70 rest YOU
can 20 To the clildren's trundle bed, in the little
close bedroom, where tie flies can have 4 chance
1T YOU"
The irony of Mr.. Smiths reply only provoked
h< wife, amt seeing himself threatened with Il
repetition OF Mrs. Smiths speech, with unPleas-
ant additions and variations and knowing that
lac would get tired OF getting victories over her
III argument before she would think Of getting
tired Of defeat. lac took himself out. and Left Mrs.
Smith u fix ~ and dust out and lock him out Of
his own house. and took Il seat i'm an old chair in
the kitchen, which Mrs. Smith said WAS good
enough 10 use every day-in the kitchen where
no one sees II.
Poor. mistaken Mrs. Smith {, thought /. And
yet most women are like h.r. They want "a fine
house. and when they get it they want an out
house u live in. They cOntinc their family 20 q
few small rooms, poorly furnished. while the
main rooms, well furnished, are seen by the fami-
ly only when visitors come Both house and
furniture are too grand for use. The carpet is
too fine for their husbands 10 walk On. the mirrors
are too fine for them To- look into. just - il
goes-we women. | mean, and | am sorry that
many men are n foolish as we are. To please
others, or rather To excite their remarks, We build
houses, and furnish them for those outside the
family. and live Is poorly when we are rich a. we
did when We We're pDor-ls poorly III the new
house a. in the old.
1t is Il fatal day for enjoyment when Il family
gets q house and furniture too fine for use and
vet most women have an ambition 70 have it 50.
Hs-fer WpulI n la. If rIry lyHra ctufgurpl with
such a house and such furniture as is suited 10
every day use-the house large enough to accom-
moda:e ones friends, and the furniture such as
all use when ut homo.