New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-24
TWENTY-FIVE.
How the Wife Of a Utica Editor CurSce
his Cngovernable Temper.
Prom the Utica Herald

Prom the Utica Herald
| found the cherished face OF Mary Ann
wreatned in spoiles. the other evening. Whe4
| returned from my arduous daily toll. !
am engaged as standingman al saloon 90
many candidates are treating that the ca
loonkeeper hires six Of Us TO ne treated.
We all drink with every candidate VINO
comes in. and Il makes business pretty
brisk
Said mvchosen one: Joshua. am AFRAID
you do not always ind me an angel ID ci>-
sd I. That's so-h;c-my dear. don I
seldom find your 'nangel iD-ln anything
And" she added. you are not ai"aEs :
the most pleasant man IN the world.
|. | did not feel called on toreplE.
Nov" said she. read that.
She had cut an item from the columns o1
some paper wherein a deinented writer
told about some impossible woman. mo.
being troubled with bad temper, counted
twenty-five every time she was provoked.
and thus became sweet anIlaoIe anu
Gearlv-loved ornament Of the house OF her
deli.hted husband | read the article IS
well as the condition of nv head would a.
low. and remarked. "Bosh.'
Maria Ann paid no attention 20 me. but
uafulded hevtlan. She said that every
time | got mad should count twenty i've,
and every time SIZE got mad she would
count twenty i've ! asked her who he
thought would pay onr rent While W sal
and counted twenty i've over and over all
day long Then she said | was always ralS-
ing objections 10 her plans for our mutual
I'M ruvemtnt. and ! said | was not. and sht
said | was enough 10 Try the patieuce ol a
saint and | said she was 700. and she came
for me. and told her 10 count TWENTY-FIVE :;
but she forgot all about THAI. and Just tai
lied or,,. in my left eve.
Then | was going 70 demonstrate with
the poker. and she told ue 10 count twenty
i've. and said | would not. but | did before
she had pulled more than halt my haIr cut.
Then she made NE count twenty-TlH over
and over until ! v "a out of breath ana ielt
real pleasant and good natured. - We
went to supper. Now. the cat w&s curled
sat down. and did not Sc It then. bur
was pretty sure il was ther--ln fact.
knew r was there as well "a | wanted 10
and more too. felt inclined - rise up sud
denly, but a gathered 10 spring She bran
,lished the teapot ami murmureG: Joshua.
YOUR temper Is rising: count twenty-five
or Ill break Your lead. and that
cat was drawing map ct the tenth
ward with her claws around behind
me. with the street and boundaries MARKED
in nv blood. | rose 10 explain. and said.
NV dear-I-" but she carumed on ny
head with a welI-shot teacup. and sprinkIed
nv head with a quart OF bot tea and sat
down and COUNTED twenty five: bur il killed
the cat. The old fellow died hard. though.
| could feel HIN settle as his nine LIVES
went out one by one.
> A few davs' practice Of this rule under
the loving instruction & Maria Ann. Las
enabled me- 70 conquer Hly temper coI--
pletely. Nobody can get me mat now:
am in a state Of perpetual calm. and want
10 see the man that wrote that story. /
want IL lit LsuA Tor the hands Of az under
taker. and make demand for moCrnl.-
.,oo.:s among lis friends. Then | can de
happv-couuting twenty-five.