The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-10

pushed back his cnair delloerntely, ana
thought aloud, "In the name Of Heaven,
what does this meant
Mrs. Warren, whose countenance du-
ring this scene had worn sober aspect,
now smiled pleasantly, and an-wered!
"The viciuals were all on the stove at
the usual time"
OTIS strange they were not cooked
said Ray mond.
"Not at all" said Mrs. Warren "ihere
was no wood to cook them with"
In moment Easy Warren then saw
what ''moral" there WIS in his novel
dinner, and with keen appetite he went
to work on his wood pile. lie took his
linncr and snpoor togc her that dnv, and
he remembered that Mrs. Warren said
snow Raymond, whenever you leave
me without wood you must ca, victuals
that have been cooked on Il cold stove"
Many women would have stormcG and
scolded, but Mrs. Warren knew there
was a better way 10 correct her easy hus-
bands carelcssness, or shiitlessness, rs the
reader plcascs.
the hcu,p, and Raymond was about to go
with neghbor to n town meeting, his
wife bid his best coat, and reminded him
Of the empty -four barrel. Another day
his corn was to be gathered, when n
neighbor came and desired him TO assist
him with his horses and wagsn 1t was
a neighbor who often received favors, but
seldom rendered them; yet Easy Warren
could not refuse him. But when hs went
TO hitch his horses bcfIre the wagon, he
found that one Of the wheels were missing
OF course tho ueighbor was disappointed.
In the afternoon, when Raymond ex-
pressed wish to draw his corn, hi, wife
told him where he could find his lost wag.
on wheel
Thus was Easy Warrer's household
managed, until he began 10 realize prae-
tically what the error of his life had been
People said;
"Warren's farm looks much better than
il did years ago" Mrs Warren inter-
fered with Raymond's business whrs he
neglected it. and then she never found
fault or scoldeh, but took occasion TO show
his neglect to him in manner which i'm.
pressed him with his injustice to hi, own
interests.
Raymoud's cattle we're we'll cared for,
and were in good order. When his fences
were down, if he did not replace them, his
wife employed neighbor to make the
necessary repairs His wife took the pa
prrs and read she knew the state Of thu
market, and, TO oblge her, Raymond hac
his grain in market when the price wal
highest. So'no people said:
Easy Warren is a hen-pecked hus
band"
But he knew better and he often boast
ed that his wife WAS more Of a "businee
man" than / Q was.
They had lived together PEACEFUL.
some years, when, one day, Raym md wa
in good humor thinking over his prosper
Gus condition, md he old her, "rm ,
womans rights man of The true grit. The
ma say you wear the brecches if the,
please; I'm satisfied to have you do th
thinking OF our firm. And now | Sc
, what fool have been / must max
7 up for early shifllessnesv."
lie did make up for his early shif'les
ne@s, and under his wife 5 jndic,ous train
, ing he became Industrious Instead Of Ea
sY Warren.
Mrs. Warren had the corr oct idea {
, wonan's rights and woman's wrongs =
We commend her management TO thoS
t who have ''easy" husbands Espccia!l
do we commend it to thosa unfortunate
t who have earned for themselves the or
I probrious title Of sScoLps."