The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-16

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This celebrated writsr be ssssntly givef
the Public copy Of his lsttss tsths Primes
Of Wsles on the intsresaing bssinsn q
housekeeping and such iseidsotsls q T.
Welding oftwo hearts u one. Ws1s951
tnc4s;
Friend Walsa.-You rs0embse N.
- you in Canids lev yeass aeo. -.
9eAbss you TOO. ssadom foe0is pr.
Ihsarn Of Jour marriage 70 TIE Priatsis
Alexandra, b ment ter writ you . co0-
gratoolstory letter at the time, but I've bin
bildin barn this summer, D and hain't bad
no time to write letters 70 folks. Excooss
me.
Numeris changes has took place sinoa
We met In the body polite. The pody
polite, in fack, 10 sick. I somtimes think
il has got biles, friend Wales.
In my country we've got q waS, whilo
your country in oonjunktion with Csp'n
| SENS Of the AIobormy manetanes nootrol
position
As sed, manige my wife without any
particular trouble. When fust comms0sl
trainin' her institooted series of expert.
| ments, and them "a didn't work aband-
| ing'd. You'd better do similar. Your
wife may object to gcttin'up and bildin'
the tire in the mornin, but If you commenos
with her at once you may be able to ovsr-
KUN this prejoodiss I regret to obsarvs
that | didn't commence arly enu6.
wouldn't have you s'pose was ever kicked
out Of bed. Not at all. simply say, ia
regard to bildin fires, that didn't CON-
mence arly enuff. 1t was . ruther cold
mornin" when fust proposed the idee to
Betsy. It wasn' we'll received, aud
found myself layin on the floor putty sud-
dent. I thought I'd git up and bid the
fire myself
VI course now you're married you can
eat onions. allus did, and If I know nv
heart, I allus will. Ny daughter, who is
goin on II and is frisky, says they's dis.
gustin. And speakin' Of my daughter re-.
minds me that quite number of young
men have suddenly discovered that i'm .
very entertainin' old feller, and they visit
US frequently, specially on Sunday evenins.
One young chap-a lawyer by habit-don't
cum as much rs he did. Ny wife's father
lives with US. His intellect totters little,
and he saves the papers containin' the pro.
ceedings Of our State Legislator. The old
gen'rnan likes to read out loud, and he
reads tolble well. He eats hash freely.
which makes his voice clear; but as he on.
fortnllly has to spell the most of his words,
/ may say he reads slow. Wall, whenever
this lawyer made his appearance, would
set the old man readin' the Legislative re-
ports. Ikep the young lawyer up ono
night till IL o'clock, listenin' to lot Of
acts in regard to draw.bridge away orr in
the east part of the State, haven sent my
daughter to bed at half past 8. He HASN'T
bin there since, and understan' he says I
60 round swindln' the Public.
never attempted to reorganize my wife
but once. shall never attempt agin. I'd
bin to public dinner, and had allowed
myself to be betrayed into drinkin' several
peoples health; and wishin' to make-em
IS robust as possible, continued drinkin'
their healths until my own become affected.
Consekens was, presented myself at Bet
sey's bedside late at night with consid'ble
Ticker concealed about my person. had
sumhOw got perseshun of a hosswhip on nv
way home, aud remembtrin' sum cranky Oh.
servations of Mrs. Wards in the morning.
! snapt the whip putty lively, and, in very
loud voice, l said, Betsy. you need reor-
ganizin'! | have cum, Betsey,' contin.
ued- cracking the whip over the bed.-."I
have cum to reorganize you! Ha-avs you
per.rayed to-nite"
dream'd that night that sumbody had
laid hosswhip over me sev'ril conseckoo.
tiv times !; and when woke up found she
had. hain't drank much Of any thin
since. and il I ever have another reorgans.
in job on hand | shall let it out.
There's varis wavs of managin' . wife,
friend Wales. but the best and only safe
way is to let her do jist about Is she wants
to. Tdopted that there plan sum time ago.
and it works like charm.
Remember me kindly to Mrs. Wales, and
good luck to you bothl And as years roll
by, and accidents begin to happen to you
among which hope there'll be twins-ynu
will agree with me that family JOYS air the
only ones man can bet on with any Ger
tinty Of wnin.'
1t may interest you to know that Tm
prosperin' in pecoonery pnit of view.
make bout "a much in the course of yer
as Cabinet offisser does, & understand
my bizniss good deal better then sum Of
'em do.
Respects to st. Gorge 4 the Dragon.
Ever be happy"