Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-21
MRS. sKINFL1NT EXCITED.

care youawarc, Mr.. Skinhint, that
you rocked on the baby's fingers
Have you the audacity, you incon-
siderate brute, to call my child a
signalling brat because she's cry
ing? I'll let you know I'm not to
be insulted by any such epithets, for
an insult to my baby is an insult to
its motherl You don't deserve to
have any children, Mr.. Skinaint
you should have lived and died an
old, withered, dried-up, misery old
bachelor You are not worthy of
such an afectionate wife!
"Me angry, Mr.. Skinfint Me
angry! l never was calmer in all
my life. 1t is you who are excited,
and you sit there as unmoYed as if
the poor, darling baby was not ru-
ming her lungs by her agonizing
screams.
"You will leave the house, will
you, if / don't hush! You are
afraid to leave it, sir; if a friend
should meet you and inquire after
your wife and the angel baby, whom
you have just designated a squalIing
brat, you would not dare to look
him in the face.
Did you say d-n the baby, Mr..
SAinfint3 Oh, you brute You
ill-defned semblance of humanity
III tell my parents how their dear
grandchild has been impiously ours
ed by an inHuman father. They'll
see, sir, whether Pm to be treated
in this outrageous manner. I'll have
a divorce tomorrow
"You'd be happy to crafty me,
would your Then, sir, I will not
sue for one, just for spite. I'll live
with you till my dying day!
"Did you say, sir, you hope it will
come soon2 1t shall not come soon.
I'll live to see you buried, and I'll
plant a burning bush over your
grave, I'll build pyramid of brick
over you, sir, so you can't come up
at the resurrection. l never want
to see your villainous face again!
"Our poor, dear infant is abso-
lutely suffering for tooth-ring, but
you won't buy it. You carry a FIVE
cent piece in your pocket until the
Goddess of Liberty looks like a
skeleton. The other day you refus-
ed Johnny cent to buy him slate
pencil. Let him borrow one,' says
you. Perhaps you wouldn't object
to his stealing one? 1t is of no i'm
portance to you, if the cent is only
saved. Mr.. Skinfint, you are the
meanestman living! You'd pry out
mosquitoes eyes to furnish oil for
your lampsl You found four oys-
ter shells in the slop bucket, and
came into my room, awakening the
blessed baby with your eternal com
plants about extravaganza.
"You haven't got money? lisa
lie, Mr.. Skinfint Where are the
five thousand dollars which my gen
erous father gave you as my dow
9ry9
"Out at interest, are they? Well,
Who gets the interest? 1t doesn't
,ome to this house. If l ask for
bingham apron, you whine about
,overty; if l mention a new silk
we worn my faded one five years
you have spasmodic collapse in
our pocket. Your fingers are
CARED, sir, where the tightly
queezed eagle on the half dollars
it you. You squeeze a new cent,
If, till you can hear the Indian yell
mile.
"Did youic call me a liar, Mr.. Skin
intP To be called liar by q brute
f a husband, in my own room -
his is intolerable! yes, sir, abom-
lablel I'll send for my brother,
nd have him punce you.
"Don't call me excited, sir, it is
nough to arouse any unprotected
smale You think that because the
IVY makes me your property, l am
} be kicked about as you please
,ut I'll not suffer it, sir; I'll resort
} the Indiana Legislature I'll have
divorce; the children will cling to
leir much-abused ma; I'll"
At this iuncture Mr. S, put on his
at and left the house, while Mrs. S.
uieted the unwerned cause of all
MS disturbance by resort to the t
sual remedy. i