Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-06
Educating a Husband.

~ hin Duolucoof was suuHlJ tN0cuuctu III wrap
per aud slippers, aud seated in his own parti-
'ular loungng.chair, by his own freside
And if man cannot take some comfort un.
Ter such circumstances, there is little use IN
ooking for it elsewhere.
Mr.. Harry evidently did 6ud some com
fort, for, as he stretched his six feet Of man
mood comfortably out in the chair, to toast
his toes at the fire, he exclaimed, with a sigh
Of profound satisfaction
Well, this is pleasant, sure enough" Mr.
Harry was quite right. The little parlor was
The prettiest and cosiest Of pretty and cosey
rooms, furnished with perfect neatness, in
most excellent taste. The fire snapped and
tracked away most merrily in the open crate,
The lamp burned brightly upon the crimson
covered work-stand, and, prettiest and neat
est Of all, Nora, Harrys little six-months'
wife, sat upon the opposite side Of the table,
with some light work in her hands.
Mr.. Harry himself was rot an unpleasant
part Of the picture. Tall, handsome, broad
Of breast and strong Of limb, one Of the kind
Of men it makes you glad to look at, nobody
would have been to blame if they did look at
him. And being Of a mental and moral COM
position in keeping with his looks, it is no
matter Of wonder that pretty, brown-eyed No
ra Lewis fell a victim to his charms aud, af-
ter years courtship, consented to be led to
the hymenial altar and become Mrs Harry
Allison.
Now, don't intend you shall infer from
my fattering description that Mr. Harry was
a masculine piece Of perfection. Far from
it. Like most of his brother lords Of crea-
ton, he had faults in abundance, as little
Nora soon discovered But that wise little
woman had a quiet way Of managing her
worser half in his tantrums which had quite
cured him of some Of them.
The one which gave her the most trouble
was propensity he had for leaving things
lying around loose, in a fashion not agreeable
to an orderly little person like herself, and for
instituting places in which to bestow some Of
his personal belongings, to which she had de-
cided objections.
Indeed, at this very moment, though her
face was calm aud sweet, little Nora was
somewhat wearied and sore, inwardly and
strongly inclined to be provoked at her liege
lord And the cause of her grievance was
nothing more than the pretty pair Of slip
pers, worked by her own busy fingers, which
now adorned his reposing feet. Or rather it
was a light phase Of masculine peryerseness
exhibited through the medium of pair Of
slippers.
Mr.. Harry had fallen into a convenient
fashion Of leaving his slippers under the par
lor sofa in order to have EN- handy. Nora
did not admire them as an ornament TO her
neat little parlor, and ventured several times
to remove them to their proper place in
the closet. Mr.. Harry had strongly limited
his dissatisfaction with this little arrangement
of hers before Tonight, when he came in
somewhat tired and fretted, from his work
he grumbed openly at poor Nora and i'm.
patiently desired her to let things alone where
he put them.
Nora was by no means q scold, but she was
spirited little body, and determined to as
sert her own rights. Whereupon she pro.
ceeded to declare her platform by giving
Harry to understand that she was not going
to get the reputation Of an untidy housekeepeT
for the sake of humoring him in an unreason
able whim, and she would be much obliged tC
him if he would put his slippers in the closet
where they belonged. Mr.. Harry retorteC
spicily, and but for Noras determination no
to quarrel, the two might have had matri
monial storm. As it was the cloud speedily
blew over, and the head Of the family, will
mans easy forgetfulness, stretched himsel
out for his evenings comfort, utterly obiyioui
that any cloud had ever darkened the connu
bal sky. But women have longer memories
and Nora, though she did not
"Gather her brows, like a gathering storm,
Nursing her wrath to keep ii warm"
yet, as she sat and sewed, she "kept thes
things in her heart and pondered them,' lik,
Mary of old Even after they had retired t,
their room and their bed, and her liege lort
lay beside her, making the night hideous witt
his unearthly snores, Nora lay long awake
keeping up most Industrious thinking, i
haply She might invent some way to hrini
that rebelious Harry to her own idea Of orde
and fitness, and, in short, take him on hi
matrimonial education, without interruptinj
the peace and harmony of their quiet home.
Woman's wit, having will, seldom fail
to find way Before little Mrs. Alliso
shut her brown eyes for the night she had hi
upon a plan to her satisfaction, and had re
solved to compass by management what sh
could not attain as an act of justice. And
propose to tell you how her plan succeeded.
The next morning, when Harry drew on hi
boots to 90 down town, he flung his slippers
as usual, under the sofa, and said to his wife
in a tone of decision
Now Nora, child, want you to let m
slippers alone to-day, so they'll be hand
when | come home tonight"
But, Harry, why not put them in tn
closet ?" demonstrated Nora, making las
effort to carry the field by open warfare.
Too much trouble replied Mr.. Harry
" A mans home isn't a home if he can't d
as he pleases with his things"
But they don't look nice. They spol
the looks of the room," said Nora, gently.
"Yes they do" No, they don't sal
Mr.. Harry, mixing up his answer with
mans customary clearness You just lC
it be, Nora thing looks as well in on
place as another"
4" Does it ?" asked Nora, demurey. Bu
as she held up her face for a good-by kiss,
Harry had been quite as sharp as he nigh
have been he would have noticed a peculo
little smile dimpling the corners of he
mouth, and set himself to work and study il
meaning
He, however, saw nothing unusual, an
took himself of, feeling highly elated wit
the consciousness Of possessing such meel
submissive little wife, 80 ready to obey b
orders.
All, Master Harry lords of creation, b.
fore your day, have found themselves undC
woman's control when and where they ieai
expected it. =.
: Little Mrs. Nora employed herself wit
f her morning duties like an industrious lit
housewife, as she was Every thing eli
was put in perfect order, but the unfort,
!, nate slippers were left untouched, in plal
sight under the sofa. AS the clock struC
eleven she went out to the kitcken, to CIV
some assistance, in the matter OF Dime
to the stout Irish girl who was queen OF u
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