The union Democrat., 1869-02-13
The Marriage Qaessiea.

/ tween the two states, Just giNS my oNe>
ence of one day last week. On leaving the
claim one rainy evening, | met married
friend Of mine. and at bis invitation entered
his dwe,linp. We both had been working all
dav in the rain, and Notwithstanding our rub
her projections, were wet through to the
cuticle. There, when we entered, warm
FIRE, a steaming supper, dry change OF cio'n-
ing, and somebody ready to wait upon him.,
we're all before him. His big rubber coat
and boots was taken from him. lie had
not 10 see where they were hung-the thought
of them never entered bis head, until he cali
ed for them the next morning. Lie retired 10
little room, in few moments returned with
dry harness on. from head to foot. 1t was
time 10 sit down to sapper. lie drew MS
chair over to the table. and took one of the
Young ones upon his knee. was hospita-
bly nvited to partake, but could not. was
too full of my own miserable condition, the
gloomy house that awaited me, my total de-
priyatiou of all the real comforte of life, and
all through my own fault, to permit me to
enjoy anything. I was wet, but l was too
wrapt up in my other miseries to feel that !;
however, | made it an excuse for hasty de-
parture. and left fer my own cabin.
HIM" thought l, as l hurried home,
Miss Oldstyle is right. Woman is not de-
pendent female. See all that, that woman
does for that man-all that she can do. Con-
trast his position with mine. I'm a fool, I'm
fool to remain single another day"
had just then reached my cabin door. l
was too much disguised with myself, and that
long looking old cabin, even to decently open
the door. I sent it in before me with kick.
Invent to strike q light. The matches had
been on a shelf near the stove. A drop bad
trickeled down the stove pipe, ran little way
on the adjoining rafter, and had dropped just
on the matches, sc,aped and scraped, and IL
nally succeeded in lighting one. turned
nv attention then to the fire. The kindling
wood was damp. l had not thought in the
morning of providing against such contln-
cency, by having in a supply. What man
can think of these thirgs it ai'nt man s
business. Finally by grinding up a candle or
two succeeded in raising, if not fire, at
least big smoke.
1t was high time now to change my wet
clothing. took off my rubber coat; no one
to take it from me-had to hang tup myself,
shook myself out of my rubber boots-no one
to help me take them off. Had now to hunt
up some dry under-clothing. After pokeing
and tossing nv dudds about, dill get shirt.
When l had got completely inside of it. there
was no buttons on it-not even one. l got
auother--the only other one. l was by no
means in good humor now. lpushed myself
into it rather roughly, and had the satisfac-
ton of splitting it nearly all the way down
the back, and finally twisting Oft the neck
button. and the only button on it. Some folks
might imagine, that pin would do just as
we'll. Where would l get pin? Pre-ordain-
ed old bachelors may have pins IN their cab
ins-men who were destined from all eterni-
tv, to be bachelors-men whom the Lord IN
tended to step forth as examples, rs warnings
to youth, to avoid the miserable single state
these, say, may have pins in their cabins;
but natural beings, true descendants OF Adam,
men whom the Lord destined to have an Eve
to accompany them through life, never have
pine in their cabin. The Lord doesn't give
them that much forethought. just to punish
them for being alone. Well. got nail,
rusty old nail the walls are just studded with
them, and fastened my grey shirt with 1t.
1t was high time to have supper now-dont
YOU think so reader? The milkman and the
baker, leave their commodities outside of the
cabin, in places allotted for each cf them
should rath er have said the milkwoman, for l
get milk from poor widow of the neighbor-
hood. went out to bring them in. had
forgotten to put out the milk can, and the milk
woman had kindly left her pitcher. per-
ceived that she had given me an extra quan-
tity this time-the pitcher was flowing over.
l tasted it. 1t locked white, and tasted wa
terry. The dripping from the roof had been
pouring into it. II had increased the quanti-
ty almost six fold, but had deteriolated the
quality in the same proportion. Now for the
loaf of bread-I buy long loaf much the
shape of piece of kindling wood, split for
the stove. The baker stuffs it in dry wealth
er, into small piece os tin pipe, that throws
the water from .he gntter of the cabin, about
two feet out into large barrel keep there
to receive it. The loaf fits tightly, and is put
there TO protect it from foragiug party of
goats, that visit my neishborhocd at least
once day. 1t had not been raining when
the baker called, and he had stuffed it into
the usual place. Il was still safe--the goats
had not got it. 1t was safe, floating % the
top of the barrel beneath. / don't remember
distinctly whether ate anything or not that
EVENING" vas ,oo disgusted with myself and
my miserable single condition, to eat anything
guess.
Now such an evening of mishaps is not an
exceptional evening with me, nearly every
eran;ny ~ ia inst about the same: If IL ia not