The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-08

Tor days. AIIoI my Nlnb sic ulSuo Lave
taken a decided stand in the camp.
I was awakened next morning by Mat
ties clear voice twittering a ballad. At
breakfast she informed me that l must
not go home as [ intended, but was to
remain another month. In pity did.
But T regre tied it. 1t isn't necessary to
put in all the agonies that happened IN
those days. Suffice to say, that house
was the heaven of confusion.-M attic
trotted around under an arch little nat
finding congenial spirits. She forgot all
her housewife ways we had pieces ID our
hands" For little time 1 never saw
two persons SO utterly delighted with
each others shiftlesness. Backing and
powder, boots and bonnets, found place
In the sitting-room The parlors boosted
of more refined articles, such as collars
cuffs, slippers and laces.
John began to be rather lily supplied
in the way of shirts. Calling for one OF
those clean articles as a necessary part
of reception toilet, Matte laughinglly
said-''Now isn't it too funny, L really
forgot you neededa clean shirt. Six are
rough dry in the closet, | forgot to
put in the wash, and the others haven't a
button on. But you will not mind wait
ing, darling, and cousin Sabrina will sew
them on.
eve are late already" replied John
savagely.
AS might have been expected, we had
a late breakfast that morning. Matte
presided at the table, collarless, hair IN
diorder and slippers down at the heels.
Johns disposition being slightly RULED,
he was inclined to carry it further and
be displeased. He Numbered over his
coffee and babe us good morning.
We were to lunch for dinner. BY some
oversight John came home. He was ev-
identity hungry, and every body knows
what an abominable creature hungry
man is. have long looked for popular
indignation to do away with emotional
insanity in case of murder; and | am
satisfied Influenced by hunger Will be
the next plea.
s'Mattie,' said he in towering rage,
''when I married you, you were neat,
orderly, and endeavored to please me.
Should husband come to such dinner
as this? Really, madam, if had need OF
the grid1ron [ should as soon look IN
your dressing room as in the kitchen Tor
it,
And SO he went ON full quarter Of
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with rage. I expected a great scene,
but Matte sat very still and placid until
he paused, because he was too angry to
go on. Then she arose and going over
to him said
ssMy dear John, you astonish me!
most earnestly desire to please you.
am merely following your example.
When married you, you regarded my
slightest wish. Now you forget to pro-
vide for me, or give me money to keep
myself from starving. If desire your
boots, [ should find one pair under the
sitting-room sofa, and another under the
kitchen table. It follows that my tea
kettle might with propriety be found on
the best bed. When [ was married, my
father said I must pull the same way my
husband did-in a well-matched team,
one impulse controlled both. I tried to
be dutiful wife. shall take the path
you mark out for me-.
She smiled as she ceased, but John
saw how firm she was in the set, red lips.
He looked over to me just as 1 nodded
approvingly.
''She's r. ht," he gasped, "Ill run to
the market.sfor mutton chop" We had
a jolly little dinner after all John was
reformed man.
The relatives all wonder what course
John IS wife took with him. Far be it
from me to lisp what 7 know. Of all
abominable things, the most abominable
is to take advantage of being an inmate
of ones family to blazon about its Sc
cret ways. But I never see q patient
wife enduring husbands neglect and
forever righting what he has wronged,
b11t T feel IiIa SITTING down and telling
them about Johns wife.