North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-09-23
VOL. 3, NO. 7.
ARTEMUs WARD TO THE PRICE OF
WALES. t'

Friend Wales You remember me- [
saw you in Canady few years ago. / re.
member you too. / seldom forgit person.
hearn ofyour marriage to the Prihtcis
Alexantry, & ment to writ you congratoo-
latory letter at the time, but I've been bildin
barn this summer, & haint had no time to
write letters to folks. Excoos me. NV oh.
jeck in now addressln you is to Civ you sum
advice, friend Wales, about managin your
wife: bizness I've had over thirty years ex-
perience ir.
You had good weddin. The papers have
a 60 deal to say about wilkins" in connec-
tion tharewith. ! Not knowing what tina.
air and so | frankly tells you, my noble lord
pook of the throne, | can't zackly say wheth-
Yer we had 'em or not. We was both very
much frustrated. But never enjoyed my
self better in my life.
Dowtless: your supper was head of our'n.
As regards eatin' uses Baldinsville was alters
shakey. .....
But you can git a good meal in New York,
and cheap too. You can git a half mackril
at Delmonico's or Mr.. Mason Dury's for six
dollars, and billed pertaters throw'd in. As
sed l manige my wife without any particu-
lar trouble. ......
When ! fust commenst trainin' her ins,i-
tutcd cerIes of experiments, and them as
didn't work abandng'd, You'd better do
similer. your wife may objeck to gettin up
and bildin the fire in the h3rniu, but if YOU
commence with her at once you may be able
to overkum this prejoodis. l regret to OBJ
sarve that didn't commence arly enufT. Il
was ruther cold mornin' when fust pro.
posed the idee to Betsy. 1t wasn't we'll re-
ceivcd, and found myself layin' on the floor
putty suddent, tho't I'd git up and bid
the fire myself ....
My wife is SO years old, and allus sustained
good character, She's good cook. Her
mother lived to vener'ble age, and died
while in the act of frying slaPacks for the
county Commissioners. And may no rood
hand pluk flour from her toom,stun! We
halnt got any picter of the old lady, because
she'd never stand for her ambrotipe and
therefore [ can't give her likeness to tho
world thro' the mcejum of the illustrated
papers; but as she wasn't a brigadier- giural, +,
farticlcrly, don't s'pose they'd publish it,
any how.
It's best to Civ woman considable leeway.
naber of mine, Mr., Roofls Minkins was
once very sick with the fever but his wife
moved bis bed into the door yard while she
was cleanin' house. told Roofus th hwasn's
the thing, specially as it was rainin vOlntE !;
but he wanted to give his wife dis{1s lee
way" That was much. told MfA Min
kins that her Roofus would die if he staid ous
there in the rain much longer when sha said
/" it shan't be my fault If he dies unprepared,'
at the same time tossin' him his mothers
bible. 1t war orful I stood by, however,
and nursed him as Wells could, butd was
putty wet nuss, tell you. &c
There's varis ways of managin' q wife,
friend Wales, but the best and only safe way
is to let her do jist about as she wants to.
l'dopted that there plan sum time ago,& it
works like a charm
Remember ,ne kindly to Mrs. Wales, and
good luck to you both! And as years roll
by, and accidents begin to happen to you
among which hope ther'll be Twins you
will agree with me that family joys air the
only only ones man can bet on with any
certainty of winnin'.
1t may interest you to know that Pm
prosperin' in a pecooncry pint of view.
make bout as much in the course of a year
as Cabinet offisser does, & | understan' nv
bizniss good deal better than sum of 'em do
Respecks to St. George the Dragon.
''Ever be happy"
4. WARD.