Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-06
The Trial OF Housewives.

am no advocate Of angel-ism in ;,s
popular sense; uniess of the ayenginp sOr,.
would rather be scolded out OF nv Wits
or my wits scolded GU, Of NE, seven times
a week, than always be my dear led from
morning until night. But If ever the meek.
est of the meek has her patience tried be.
you'd calm endurance, it is in the spring a..
the year, when "lhe buds begin TO pu, forth
their tiny leaves, and the birds come back y
and-the men track in mud enough tn
stack a mountain. There is, really, moth.
ing more vexing than to clean the porcbey
and floors, aud, as soon as dried, hays. .
man, or small army of men and bows.
come stalking in with muddy boots and up.
set all the ltbors for cleanliness. You men
need hot wonder that women ecold. and
iolow you around with y mop or cloth.
II you never expect to do another act in
your life, clean your boots we'll before en-.
lering clean apartment. Don't expec, to
be greeted with smiles if you bring il, mud.
1t is expecting altogether too much. I,is
not miuistration of 1--we that women de.
light to be eternally cleaning alter some
careless, heedless fellow.
Another thing. It'd, housewives re;o;ca
in well llkept stoves--brigh', c;ean.look Nv
stoves. All! but what work "beast" Of =
man will make with one in ten minutes
mounting his boots on the hearth. to ,b,w
off the half frozen mud, be makes il lock
like mud pond. Some men have the hab.
il Of paving the ashes out on the hearth.
opening the wrong doors, putting in som.
huge "chunk" that is altogether too large.
which SINNERS and smokes everybody to
distraction before 1t settles down into the
stoves comprehension. And then the men
who spit on the stove, at the stove, in il, and
convert the wood-box into spit,oon! In.
deed, it is sufficient cause for divorce
When l get to be Jus,ce-in. Chief Of ,ha
Divorce Courts, shall enquire particularly
into the splitting habits Of The men, and If
they look we'll to their boots. If their re.
cord IN these matters is not clear. there will
be no hope for them. Onlv woman can
sympalhize with a woman in such matters.
Ii you think il S lIy thing for women To
make such fuss about such matters. Won
may take the unc'ion home to your soul
that YOU don't know anything about large
matters. We can get along with stinginess.
crabbedness, crossness, all your manish
egotlsm, but we cannot stand your careless
slovenlness You must either look 10
your boots, or expect to be annihilated the
moment you cross our threshold. I,isa
great deal easier for you to leave the mud.
and straw, and gravel, out of doors, than
for Us to clean it out after you. 1t is your
duty to provide scrapers, and brooms. and
rugs, sticks, stones and planks, if need be,
to facilitate IoQt. rl,a nina
Iherr! intended at the outse, TO talk
gently TO you about the muddy season."
ard With winning words and WAYS, show
you What monsters Of heed!essnes s YOU
have hitherto been. But instead. / have
sco!ded you Ike a ishwoman; and unless
it is new thing 10 you, you will 90 on a.
heretofore. just the same as if hadti'.
lifted up ny voice in behalf Of clean ..ores
and a3ors.--Rara3 Ne,s lU2h:r.