The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-04-04

"They were not, or l should have
seen them" I reiterated just as decided
Iy. ..-
"Well. have it your own way; but
know they were there" she rspli-
ed. @
"But you won't let me have it my
own way" l answered.
"Yss, will" she replied.
"Well, them continued, 'you con-
fess they were not there?"
IL do no such thing" she replied
81 simply say you can have your own
way"
Very well; then say they were not
there"
But say they were," she exclaim-
ed, with considerable spirit.
saw there was no use in arguing the
matter, SO l remained client, although
felt l was imposed upon. l suppose
shall learn by and by. the impossibility
of convincing a woman that she is in
error. All your assertions, all your log
ic, all your arguments are thrown away
upon her. She holds fast to her first
idea with tenacity which is admirable
when it comedies with your own correct
judgment, but obnoxious in the first de-
gree when opposed to it. Thoughts like
these passed through my mind, but were
suddenly checked. when, on attempting
to draw on one of my boots, l found it
half full Of water.
know / am an amiable man, not Civ
en- to fault finding unless provoked there
TO by aggravating circumstance: the en-
durance of which would be criminal in-
stead Of praiseworthy. On the present
occasion, therefore, l uttered an objur-
cation, savoring less Of paradise than Of
hades, which caused my wife to ex-
claim,
"My dear. why do you speak so?"
w uo WOui0 uOb pSdA oSp SliSuiA
like to know" answered, eff he found
his boots turned into a ever, or some
thing worse? That mischievous boy Of
ours must be corrected. He engages in
all kinds Of tricks, and 1 don't see why
you can't keep an eye on him through
the day, and restrain him from mischief
You let him do just as he likes, however,
and never correct him for any annoy
ance he may cause me. Because it
doesn't interfere with your comfort, you
will sit by an look on unrebukingly.-
OF course. am nothing"
"Now, my dear husband" she replied
"you are unkind and ungenerous. You
know we'll enough that if should find
the little fellow engaged in any kind o.
mischief would put stop to it imme.
diately. But il my back is turned 70,
an instant, he takes that opportunity of
doing something that he ought not to-
1t is more than ana able to do, to keer
the little fellow in order and attend to
my household cuties. The entire time
of one person is required to keep watch
over him and prevent him from doing
that which he ought not 20 do. For my
part, i am very sorry that he has filled
your boots with water, and cannot i'm
agine when he did it."
"But you should have kept him from
doing it, l replied. eff there be one
thing dislike more than another, it is to
have my boots flled with water"
"lt certainly is provoking" said my
wife. quite cody; "but l cannot help
it,"
"But you ought to have helped it,"
said; "and your thinking it very provo
king isn't calculated to do any good
Your saying so rather irritates me, thar
otherwise. Well, since my boots are
wet, must wear my shoes, suppose
but where are they? can't 6nd
themi''
"Why, / sent them this forenoon to b.
repaired; you know they needed it. and
you said yesterday they had better be
sent Immediately"
"Good gracious! ny DEAR" l exclaim
ed, "what an unreasoning woman. Yor
do every thing at the wrong time. Now
if you had sent those shoes yesterday
as suggested, they would have beer
done by this ii me; but no. you must wal
until to-day, and now, that | want then
they are not forthcoming. wish te
gracious You would just leave my boot.
and shoes alone"
al shall, sir, hereafter, without fail
.But what am to do, l should like
to know? The boots have worn al
day are too thick and heavy for this even
ing, and that other pair are uncomforta
bly, tight
Suppose you wear your slippers
those which Musidera worked for you