The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-07-03

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When you're dealing with wives to be like owl
appear wiser than you reallyare, III a woman ono
gets into her head that she's the smartest, she'
/ tyrannige over you like cat over mousse
| Mrs. Rasher is big and am little; and Pm nat
uralIy mild and torgiving, which is very muc
against me; and don't mind owning that hap
given up to her more than ought, for instanc
cutting seme of my best friends, which
don't intend doing any longer. But where di
l leave nv good old uncle and aunt?-standin
in the door, winking under the sudden glare
and evidently unprepared for company. Whel
Marier saw who they were, she started to then
20 hurry them up stairs, but Aunt Rasher me
her hall way, and got hold OF her hand, whjcl
she shook like ague fit, crying out in tha
sharp, high voice of hers--"Hew do ye do
niece? no do We do? I'd no idea you'd make
company for US the first night, or we'd a CONT
more fixed up, though twas drefful dusty ri
ding Pm sorry we disappointed your compa
ny, for it's nigh about bed time and | spose
they're almost ready to go home agn." While
old uncle be just kept peerng around through
his spectaces and saying--"Hoity toity! hoity,
toty! mighty fine! mighty fineP' When hur-
ried forward to make them welcome, | cast a
kind OF a squnt towards Mrs. r and | saw
she understood that | was at the bottom Of this
visit. She was white she was so mad, but |
kissed old auntie and told her she was like an
old maid, she was growing younger every day.
and she laughed and said was the same boy /
used to b., when lived at their house and did
chores for my board. La! !a o hol you should
have seen Mrs Rasher then! Mrs. Ftz Sim
mons Uttered slightly in her usual disagreeable
way. Marier pounced on the old lady hike a
hawk on a young chicken, and few out of the
parlor will her, while uncle followed, shaking
his head as if finding fault with things. The
old couple were turned over to the tender mor-
cics of the butler and chambermaid, and in ten
minutes my wife was back again, smiling as
sweet as syrup, and talking to Easelby about
Church's IcebergS as cool as ice cream. Invent
down to the dining room and talked with 'em
while they eat their supper, which didn't take
long, as auntie said she was TOO tired to eat,
and she guessed, if Marer would excuse her,
she'd GO up to bed, il the company wouldn't
think hard; ard uncle said he'd go too. went
pack to the parlors, after they'd said good night,
o see how matters were progressing in hat
quarter. Mrs Rasher wouldn't look towards
ne, but kept making herself agreeable TO the
toung men. he room was quite still, when
Ill of sudden the door was opened a little
ihCh, anu dl'ilNlNS fNiSN Cdlhc 'HIbuSl II iIhG
Wind through key yhue-she tried to whisper
md was heard all the phiDer-"M Mari
II. can't YOU lend me good thick nightcap?-
forgot to put any up and shall have the neu-
alogy terrible if | sleep without"
fit kind Of sorry or Mrs. RaSher, she look
ID so red in the face; so got one of the ladies
0 rafting at the panny before she came back,
rut when heard her telling somebody that
I ljy,t I,oy Su II a mt
o get forty or fifty thousand dollars when they
lied" was mad, and answered out before
EN- all, thai Uncle Rashcr hadn't more'n sew
N thousand to his name, and that was going to
us son--'h hat | ,ked 'em to my house because
liked 'em, and respected em too, She dil'nt
are to answer. for lear I'd tell the story about
he ginge} bread and measles, which she has a
mortal terror Of and kept torncn,ing her by
iStant allusiOn5 10 it until she va glad enough
o bid her fashionable friends geod night o
Iui! but didn't she want to blow me up, when |
he got shur up in her own room?- Have some |
Il the Said, Snith?-The way she hounced |
hing3 around was a caution to small man
ut slid INTO bed gently, and went to snoring |
oNlY while she was twitchng at the string OF |
er gaiter, which she had pulled into knot in |
he height Of her ill-temper.
"You needn't Snore, husband for you amt
sleep any more'n a weasel 3" says be, breaking |
he string; chow long are they going to stay!-
Il asked em to stay a month"; Says |, half
pening one eye to see the effect.
Crack went the string, and whiz came the
alter straight in my lace. She did not speak |
gain that night, and when q woman is silent, /
e ware of her! she's as dangerous as bier
hats lust ready to burst. felt a little unea-
Y mex morning, for fear she'd do something
o hurt her VISITORS ceilings, but | was surpri-
ed TO find her as amiable as q lamb. She was
s sociaUle as old aunt e herself, talked to uncle
!asher about his farm, and stock, and ordered
nut the carriage to take them ride, after break
asst, to show them the city. When | come
ome from my warehouse, ound the old lollts |
II the best of humor; they'd had a nice day, and
cen great deal. But no callers happened in,
much to my chagrin. Well, the long and short
i it, boys, is,--that she got the start of me. -
'he took 'em out every day. somewhere; once |
o Barnums Museum, once to see some won |
erful panorama, and to all kind Of places that
ickled 'em amazingly; but saw that they new
II went anywhere where there was danger o!
Meeting any Of her acquaintances and not
cuI called or whole week, that is, they call !
d. but they were no. admitted; the tootmen
lad orders not to be at home to anybody: and
i the end of week they had visited so hard
hey were ready to go home and take Marier
With 'em; so she went, and I've taken advan.
age Of circumstances to have bachelors par
y. Well have good time to- light il we nev-
n do again. Fill up boys, and drink to the
oast, I'VE wont go home till morning" No
We won't" Yes you 'oHr' Who spoke then,
,oys2 | declare it sounded precisely like Mrs,
}asher's voice but she's in the country you
know. Did any of the rest of you hear it? You
lidf then wasn't mistaken. John, open the
loor softly and see if any of the servants are
playing tricks! No! then it must have been
spirits, OF course; though we've
aiken nothing stronger than champagne.
john bring in that basket of bottled cider
Mrs. Ra>her sent by express to-day 1t must
De good, Tor uncle bottled it himself. Bless her
heart, she couldn't have felt SO very spi,etnl, OF
she wouldn't have thought of my paftiality or
Jersey cider. Now, then, cork, ycu needn't
stand guard any longer 1t sparkles like Ca
tawba-try itl--Bclodre Of poison" Great
goodness! it cant be that the partner of my bo-
som has attempted-has carried her resent
ment so ar--Gentemen don't touch it. don't
want to kill my friends, whatever my own fate
may be. Ny wiIe's voice again If catch
the scoundrel that's playing off this silly trick,
be il he or she, I'll box their ears and discharge
'em without heir wages. John, look in the
dumb waiter, and all about It's somebody
playing joke, gentlemen Pm convinced; but
to be on the safe side, we'd better not touch
the cider.
''Consomme Of chicken;" very good, John,
we'll soon consume your consomme, that is, if
we ike it. Say, Jones, why ought good din
ner 10 satisfy partakerp--W Well, there's good
many reasons, but he finishing one is--that he's
sure to get his deserts at the last. POor?--
You'd make poor conundrums yourself Smith,
il YOU were as afraid ofghosts as am, and had
one at ycur supper as unexpectedly | expect