The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-03-24
HIS OWN COIN.
By DELLA SANFORD.


this these ten years, ard your husband
is growing more and more fretfnl eve
ry year. / believe little wholesome
discipline of another kind would be
beneficial. He doesn't seem to think
that there is anybody in the world but
just himself, and the amount Of pet
ting and indulgence he gets is simply
preposterous. I'd try the other plan,
If it did not cure him, it would at
least make him feel uncomfortable,
and am sure be deserves it,"
These words and others of like i'm
port were addressed to Mira. Truman
one morning by her cousin who was
frequent visitor In the family, aud be-
fore whom Mr.. Truman did not think
it worth while to disguise his fault
inding propensities. e.r
AT breakfast every thing had gone
wrong as usual. In the first place it
was Eve minutes too late, very grave
fault and one which could not be over.
looked, or allowed to pass without
suitable reproof. Then the beef was
overdone, and the pie undone, the po-
tatoes soggy, the toast too dry, and the
eggs had been boiled full quarter of
a minute too long; and to crown all
the baby was worrisome, and so dis
turbed papa that Mrs. Truman was
obliged to take it from the room leav-
ing her breakfast untasted.
II have always told you." he said
testify, "that the table is no place for
crying young ones, but you will persist
in bringing her here nearly every
time. 1t is so provokingH and the
incensed husband assumed the look of
a martyr. OF course he knew that
there was no servant TO look after ba-
by, and that if is must be banished
from the table the mother must be
also.
Mrs. Truman shook her head half
sadly, half playfully, and said in an
swer to her cousins remarks, 81 am
afraid | should make bungling work.
don't understand the art, and dom t
believe l should care to be initiated" /"
but after her cousin had taken her
leave, and she was busying herself
| with the mornings work, the subject
came back to her mind. "There is no
denying" she said to herself, "that
James fretfulness increases as he
grows older. Pay him in his own
coin | wonder how it would work,
I've half mind to try it just for a
week, just by way of experiment. I've
tried to please him; I've tried to be
neat and tidy, aud punctual, and to
anticipate his wishes, and do every
thing for his comfort. I've yielded up
my preferences, and tastes, and wishes
in every thing, and shouldered bur.
dens that did not belong to me, and
economised, and curtailed expenses to
help along but he does not appreci-
ate my motives; and finds fault just
the same whether l do well or i'll, and
; as Abbie says, grows worse and worse
levery year." And as the morning
hours went slowly by, Mrs. Truman'E
face assumed an unwonted expression
of firmpess and determination.
1t was FIVE minutes past twelve-by
no means an unusual occurrence, and
would not have been, had the time
been extended to half an hour, OIL
even an hour-when Mr.. Truman
came in to dinner, and greatly to his
astonishment he received severe rep
remand for his tardiness, which SC
frustrated him that he forgot Co re-
prove Freddie for not having combed
| his hair, or to scOld baby who was sit
| ing on the floor crying Justify.
"James Truman" said his wifi
sharply, 'just see what you've done
you've brought in snow enough on
your feet to make sleighing, and l dc
believe you've left the outside door
open. Go and shut it, wont you, be
fore the hall is filled with snow. You
are so careless" He did as he was
bid too much annoyed to reply, When
they were seated at the table Mrs
Truman excused the half cooked
dishes, by saying that "the wood was
so good-for.nothing that she could
cook nothing fit to eat with it.
"The wood is the same we have beer
using all the time, and don't remem
Der hearing any complaint about j
before" ventured Mr.. Truman.
81 can't help it; it is wet and soggy
and has the appearance of having
been fished out Of bog; and now
think Of it the SCOT has not been clean
out of the stove pipe for six months
/ shall lay abed tomorrow morning
till it is DONE"
"That last barrel of -four will hav,
to be returned to the grocsr's. /
seems to me, james, that you are eul
{ pably careless in the selection of dou
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