Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-11-23
ELLEN JAYEEG' RESOLUTION.
a STORY FOR WIVES.

why don't you ever clean your boots
before you come into the house ?" said El-
len Jaynes to her husband i had just
nicely arranged the room. and settled down
10 my sewing as you came in now there it
is all to do over again. just look at the
dirt-from one end of the room to the 9th
er, and, suppose, it is the same thing in
the hall. Dear. dear am SO discouraged
and tired out with brushing ~
And so am discouraged and tired ont
with such continual fret-fretting every
time I come into the house Don't you
ever get tired of scoldiug?" was the provo
king response of the gentleman.
Il do get tired of speaking to you about
things which make me such deal of trou-
bie and yet you never seem to mind them
ut all"
Speaking in the manner you do will
not have that effect of that you may be
assured.
You are just so provoking as that; you
never seem to care how much go thro' =
Here the tears began to flow.
What a confounded scene abont a few
tracks on the carpet" calculated the in
corrigibe Mr. ,jayne>, with vigorous empha-
sis.
It's not that alone You know very
well, Charles, that wouldn' mind it for
once but it is 50 continually. Kou never
seem TO care how hard you make my work
1t Is the same in everything; and Charles,
why won't you be little more particular {?
Why need you make so much work, when
am trying 50 hard to keep things in good
order?' The shower was fast becoming a
Hood; Mrs. Jaynes produced her handker-
chief, and began afresh. oh dear the
trial Of living with such careless person !!
1t would have been so much better for me
II had never met you =
But Charles had departed shutting the
door with tremendous bang, leaving his
better half to have her cry ont by herself
And cry she did for time. with all her
might, fully convinced that she was the
most miserable, un!ucky, and unapprcC lated
of all housekeepers; then she began TO
think what Is the use of all this; nobody
cares about my tears; | am only making
myself sick for nothing. So she bathed her
eyes, brushed her carpet, and resumed her
sewing. But she was not in an amiable
inood-not by any means repentant nor for
giving, certainly NOT cheerful am sorry
to say. not ever peaceful; but very much
inclined to let her grievances be made man
itest. Accordingly they were hardly seated
at the dinner table before she commenced.
Did you see Parker about that wardrobe
this morning, as requested? -
No, hadn't the time was the encour-
aging response
Hadn't time! You never have time to
attend to my wishes. You couli have found
tine if you had chosen. IF you cared a
straw for your wife. yoa would attend to her
wishes little. Well, did YOU go to the
stove store to see about having that stove
cleaned? Itis almost impossible to bake
IN 1t, as | have often told you.
No; did not -
For mercy's sake, Mr. Jaynes, when will
you attend to it?'
i can't say anything else wanted p
Yes. Did you call at Lovell's to see
about matching that oilcloth?''
No"
Yet [ asked you to be sure and recoilect
II the last thing this morning. Was there
ever such careless man before? | never
saw anything ike it,
Mr.. Jaynes continued his dinner in ap