Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-08-19
Tie Submissive Wife.

FI0arO is responsible for the following:
Mrs Jones saws she hates those women
who are always crying out for their rights
She is happy and contented 10 submit her
will to her husbands. as it is a wlfe's duty
to do. She scorns the idea of not allowing
a man to be master of his own house. She
observes that - no one can accuse her OF
setting up her will in opposition to that OF
her husband Jones acknowledges this;
vet, somehow or other, he never seems to
have his own way. He comforts himself
that he might have it if he wanted to; and
he SAYS, - there is nothing to prevent his
doing sO.''
Very soon after he married, Jones, who
is very fond of cigar after dinner, and
likes to smoke it while lying on the sofa,
asked his wife if she minded it. Mrs Jones
with a smile, said, d" Never mind me, dear;
smoke your cigar Jones SAID, Il do
mind YOU, dear; tell me, will it annoy
| you?n
Mrs Jones then confessed that the smell
of 8 cipar had such an effect on her that
she was always . laid up for days after
ward Jones doesn't smoke in the house
Mrs. Jones told Jones that he mustn't give
ND his club because he was married; she
would not hear of such Il thing; he must
enioy himself. and be as free us ever. Jones
raIher liked this But when, after Il week
or two of married life, he proposed visiting
the club. he found that to do so would en-
dancer Mrs. Jones' sanity. if not her life.
/ She didn't mind his going, bat she had
never STAYED alone in IL house by herself.
She couldn't call the servant IN to sit win
her: that would never do. But it dldn
matter; Jones must 90; only he must
promise that he won't be frightened If he
found her in a fit when he returned. She
didn't know chat she would have Il tit, bul
she might have one. Jones gave up the
club.
Now Jones, comparatively with Mrs
Jones. is raising quite Il large family; he
has fonr children. The other day Jone
remarked that he should be obliged to sc
, a new business suit, rs the clothes he wore
were looking seedy Mrs. Jones said b,
all means Jones should have Il new suit o
clothes, and she begged he would not bottle
himself because she had no spring dress
and the carpet in the front room was no
z fit to be seen, and Harry and George botl
4 wanted new suits and new boots. Ihe.
: could 90 without these things; papa mus
!, have his nice new clothes" Jones dld no
buy anv new clothes; and he has mole Il
> his right boot, which he tries to concea
d bv hiking his stocking when 1t show
= through. :
: Jones used not to 60 to church before n
u was married. He goes now twice ever
) Sunday. Mrs Jones said she could g
J. alone well enough. She did not mind wha
e all her friends and relatives would say,
:. her husband did not accompany her; tha
: is. she did not care for herself, though sh
nnst confess that to hear her Albert spoke
; of as these people all good people
n their tn way, but severe would L speak
l. him. would make her feel as if she neve
q could lift up her head again.
: Mrs. Jones is always ready to give
l. her win to her husbands. He has only
&c saw she is wrong and she will give In In
!, minute. She does not mind suffering. :
- he wants to have the window open' 81
. does not say he shan't. She only remin.
him what cold she caught only two weei
ago through the window being openet
,e but, after all, it didn't last long, and dldn
of matter. Mrs. Jones is not the only SUI
,e nissive wife who manages, by suDmlttin
ID to get her own way in every thing b
G. still Jones is happy, and such thing as
,e quarrel is rarity in the Jones domicll
IS . Wives, submit yourselves to your hu
bands" Take example by Mrs. Jones.