The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-30

Now, girls, said Aunt Hetiy, put down
your embroider and worsted WORK. Do some.
thing sensible, and stop building air-castles;
and stop talking of lovers and honeymoope.
il makcs mo sick, perfoctly antifIonial.
Love is farce---matrimony is a humbue,
husbands arc domestic Napolens. Neros.
Alexanders, signing for other hearts 70 cou,
quer after they are sure Of yours. The hon.
eymoou is as short lived as lucifor match
after that you wear your wedding dress al
the wash tub, and your husband wouldnt
know it, You may pick up your own pock-
ethNndkerchief, holp yourself to chair, and
split your gown across the table 10 get
piece Of butter, while he il laying in his
breakfast as II il was the last no should get
this side Of Jordon when he GETS through
he viii aid your digestion (while you arc
slipping your first CUP Of ooffeel by inuuir-
ing what you'll have for dinner, wother tho
cold lamb was all ate yesterday, IL the char.
coal ia out, and what you gave for the Iast
green tea you bought. Then he gets up from
the table, lights his cigar with the last even
ing paper, that you have not had a chance
to read; gives two or three whiffs of smoke,
sure to give you the headache for the fore.
noon, and just as his coat tail is vanishing
through tho door, apologies for not doing
that orrand for you yesterday-thinks Il
doubtful It ho can to-day" so pressed tsiM
business" Hear him at Vintons while you
are at homo lining his old coat sleeves. Chill.
dren by tho ears all day, can't get out to
take air, feel as crazy as fly in a drum
husband comes home AT night, mods show
q ye do Fam" boxes Charley's ears, stands
little Fanny up in the corner, sits down in
the easiest chair, in tho warmost corner.
puts his feet up over tho CRATE, shutting
out all the FIRE, while the baby's little puS
nose grows blue with cold reads the news
paper all to himself, solaces his inner man
with hot cup of tea, and just as You are
lahoring under the hallucinaton that he
will ask you to take mouthful Of fresh air
with him, no puts on his dressing gown
and slippers, and begins to reckon up the
family expenses after which he lies down
on the sofa, and you keep time with your
needle, while he snoros till nine o'clock.
Next morning, ask him to leave Won "a lii.
tlo money" he looks at you as If 10 be
sure that You are in your right mind, draws
q sigh long enough to initiate pair Of bel.
lows, and asks you what You want of T.. and
It" a half dollar won't do" Gracious king
as if all those little shoes and stockings.
and pinatOres, and petticoats could DO had
for half dollar!" Oh, girlsl sot your
affections ON cats, poodlos, parrots or lap
dogs-but LOT matrimony alone. It's tho
hardest way on earth of getting living
you never know on earth whom your work
is done. Think of carrying eight or nine
children through the measles chicken pox,
rash, mumps and scarlet fever, some Of en-
twice over; 1t makes my sides ache to
think Of it. 0, you may scrimp and save
and twist and turn, and dig and delve and
economizo, and die, and your husband will
marry again, take what you've saved to
dress his second wifo with, and shall take
your portrait for fire board and--but
whats the use of talking I'll warrant ev.
cry one of you'll t,y it, the first chance YOU
get there's sort Of bewitchment some.
how | wish one half the world warn't
fools, and tother half idiots, / do. Oh, dear!