Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-01

and with good store Of housewifely wis
dom that has more than once been the saw
ing of our happiness yitaz5 Go II i
This last sentence may cause you to
open your eyes. Intended it to do 50.
Yes sir, | repeat, the saving of our happi-
ness, for you must know that sore enc
my to our welded joy has lu-ked in our
home since about year after our wedding
day. 1t needed the angels good house.
wifery to break his spells and cheer the
path which otherwise might have been
gloomy enough to tread.
This enemy (shall | say it9) is untidi-
ness-a want Of proper regard for person.
al appearance--that peculiar care which
lent a thousand and one graces to my
bride for the fast happy year gradually
died away. Other duties and household
cares soon began to monopolize there was
no time for mere personal adornment.
First my wife waited till after breakfast
"to dress up"-then after dinner came to
be considered early enough-then after
supper, when the children were In bed, out
Of the way, was made to suffice: and at
last only Sunday saw her decked as my
wife should be. After while, between
gstting the children off to Sunday Scnool
and letting the girls have their Sunday
in turns" taking nap in the afternoon,
and all such hindrances, even the Sunday
rigging was Abandoned, until now my
} poor wife has become (deplorable as it is
to. confess i) slattern. II came about
, very gradually, first, the hair gathered
} up hurriedly--then belt left of-then
the white cuffs that once made coffee pour
ing seem like an inspiration, were cast
away the the collar vanished then a
! hook or two of the dress then tear or
rip neglected then old shoes worn too
long for the sake of ease in DONG up the
mornings work until at last in the dip
pidated, wretched looking object before me
RI do not exaggerated | could scarce see
trace of my blooming and once tidy
Bessie. .t.... ...s...
) Invain expostulated--in vain scold.
ed, sulked. even sneered. l was told not
: to be 50 fussy, SO unreasonable. ! had
any quantity of household cares thrown in
NV eare, at mere hint Even my own
children were aupg at me as IN argument
Didn't I like to see them Just SO 9 "he
; was to do it but her, she woula .'Ae u
see the house like q new pin7 Wasn't il
: like new pin ? Didn'tI like good
Gun Of coffee for hreafast. and cakes with
G some life in them Didn't I like o good
9 dinner? Wasn't perfect goose about
G my Sunday collars and shirts9 Who could
j., say anything ever went at ends about hel
! house? Wasn't everything just as nea
L and clean and complete as could be
Where would it all be, she would like Il
u know, if she didn't attend to it? Wha
: time had she for dressing up in fol de-rols
J and so on ad ingnitum until my hea'
u spun and | began to fancy myself foo
. . for imagining my wife could make hersel
" look respectable. s1 mtla
Now, Mr.. Editor, this is the state 0
= things in my household to day, nor am
alone in the affliction. Other farmer
have the same thing to endure. Ther
is are exceptions | know but such exceT
l. tions are rarer than they should be.
know that time brings defects lanknet
a or stoutness comes with years roses fad
r. out Of the cheeks, the teeth mysteriousl
10 yanish-tbe hair, most sad Of all grow
~ thin on top but what Of that? So muc
AZ the more need of extra care and attention
en- In any case | have uot to dcplore any vi
"a warantable change in my Bessie's look
no Time has dealt kindly with her. She ca
., make herself buxom and fair at will
a and buxom or not, tidy or not. she is IN
he all my only wife, the mother Of my lit
,er ones and can help loving her thong
! sometimes think I'm q fool for SO doin
as know she has cares and plenty Of wor
Cd but it is not these that have stripped b
,ot Of the grace of tidy dressing. 1t is Il
he indifference tbat comes with these care
ole Her vomanly love Of dress and 6nery
of satisfied in rigging the children tasteful
and good hand she is at III in keepil
in the boys in a state Of constant distre
,ed on account Of those dreadful heads OF hs
,ot She even relieves the pent up love Of I
ire beautiful on ME. My collars and shi'
lid are the pride Of her heart The tai
,bo linen too is faultless--her churns !
ad. tables, her house from top to bottom q
ro. bottom to top--even her garden and do
vas yard-2evcry thing receives her graccf
his bosy touches--bt herself 4 Fl
not Now, Mr.. Editor, you can't help !
| IN 8 . a
to case. I've tried every possible argumt
sir, there and failed but you may do 9TH