Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-23
A Wife.S Strategy.

One day, as Xachariah Hodson was going to
his daily voca,ions after breakfast, he purchas-
ed fine, large Goldfish, and sent it home with
directions to have it cooked for dinner. As no
particular mode OF cooking it was prescribed,
the good woman we'll knew that, whether she
boiled 1t or made it up into chowder, her hus-
band would scold her when be came home.
l'ut she resolved to please him for once, II pos
sihle and therefore cooked portions sever
al different styles, and with some dttlculty pro-
cured an amphibous animal from the brook,
and pumped it into the pot In due time her
husband came home some covered dishes
we're placed upon the table, aud with irown-
ing, fault finding look, the. moody man com
mcnccd the conversation:
''Wel', wife, did you get the fish | boughtY'
"Ies, husband"
81 should like to know how you have cooked
it, LII bet anything you've spoiled it for my
eating (TakiDg off the cover.) Il thought
So What in the creation possessed you to try
il? | would as lief eat boiled frog. -
"Why husband, | thought you liked 1t best
fried"
You didn't thiuk any such thing; you
knew better never liked fried fish. why
Zachariah the last time we had fresh fish;
you know | boiled it, and you said you liked it
best fried. But have boiled some also.
SO saying, she lifted the cover, and 10 ! the
shoulders OF the cod nicely boiled, was deposl-
ted IN dish sight which would have made
an .spcllrc rejoice, but which only added to
ue Immature OF her husband.
"A :, pretty dish, this ~ exclaimed he; boil
rm "n HSN: chips and porridge! IF you hadn' been
wonIS " u, the most stupid of womanklnd, you
III, VI. nav, n"Ee made it into chowder j.
,,,,aas ,aaS patient Wife with smile, Immediately
'ei'cnt clowicr.
no,'ly Wy dear, said she, Il was resolved to
~. sou inerc is your favorite dish.
r,,Lss sIo'le h uS'! indeed dare say. would
,n,;E ms common expression Of his, had been
'ra" la'cu ty his wife, who, as soon as the
Jh',le!ce ''h was expressed, uncovered large
Lnll T fl neaf Iler husband, and there was large
a, i'oE' OF poreutous dimensions aud pugna-
X,aL..a> aspect stretched out at full length
tr,h.A 1ai Sllfng from his chair, not a little
''IIIH'encd at the unexpected reptile
b,.'. - >uFy mood was finally overcome, and be
nJ., nN out INTO hearty laugh He acknowl-
w. W. that his wife was right and that he was
b.u"s' and declared that she should never again
have have OCCASION to read him such lesson; and
"' was as good as his word
oriWHh CONDITION OF HAYrL-Bishop Coxc,
" es'ern New York, having returned from
%,l rto5faeted visit to Hayti, is quoted as having
"a, "a,:o In public address that Hayti has pop
HS.T nr.,lpn OF 100000, St. Domingo of 200, 1000.
~ 'ne nay:lans not more than 100 900 are
;" ;Tv"aai Christians, 100000 being barbariaus
MAJ !" savage state residing in mud houses, half
,"Aeu' worshlplng the spirit of the evil one to
iIrpe;lse his wrath, receiving and treating kind
y y, missionaries who are sent to them to propti-
I l,e The white man. devil, and once year offer
,hau Luau sacrifices to appeasc the evil spiritwhich
on Mey worship, offering up children and ieasting
tn ,r 'hGlr flesh. He represents the whole coun-
~ Wy lew miles from the principal towns aud
,"taseS as an almost unbroken and almost im
laSSahc Wilderness Hush Chronicle.