Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-26

This is fair sample of MANY of
these stories, which deal with subjects
ecclesiastical, and have priests or
monks for their heroes. Another and
equally numerous class deals in Jokes
about domestic disputes. One. of
these, "The Bad-tempered Queen
smacks of Shakespeare's play, "The
Tanning of the Shrew." There was
once Queen, perhaps there have been
ID any, whose temper made her vicin-
ity anything but heaven upon earth.
She was young and beautiful and rich.
but for obvious reasons. was very I'M
willing to marry. She did not wish
master-not she; but her subjects
made such fuss about the matter that
she was forced to give way to them at
last, when she chose for her husband,
not King, but a certain Duke, who
never opened his lips, and whom she
therefore concluded to be an easy going,
manageable sort of man. The mar
riage fairly over, Her Majesty set
about making her arrangements just
as before, and issued invitations for a
great ball, without even so much as
consulting His Majesty, whom she
quite intended to be, as the ancient
Franks would have put it, lie roi
tiai7aea7lt. e5 z
To all this the husband, as usual,
said not a word; but few hours be-.
fore the banquet he called out to her:
"Put on your travelling dress as quick
ly as possible; the carrif ge will be
round immediately
Whereupon Her Majesty, with much
scorn, declared she would do no such
thing; she had to choose her evening
dress for the banquet.
eff you are not ready in five min
utes, when the carriage comes round,
it will be the worse for you," said
Monsieur the husband.
GLOW can / go to the country"
complained the wife, ''when | have
invited half the world to ball ?''
81 have invited no one," said the
quiet man, as quietly as ever. "And
now, don't stand hesitating when I
give an order; go out and get ready
immediately
Her Majesty was in half a dozen
minds about it, but she ended at last
by obeying, and five minutes after the
carriage came round she appeared also
in travelling costume. ......... 49,.
"You have kept me waiting," he
said; ''but | shall say nothing about
it this time. If it occurs again you
will be sorry for it. - '4
AS may be supposed, they did not
set off on the best of terms with each
other; and to show how much she was
offended with him the Queen took no
notice of him all the way, but fondled
little dog, which she held on her
knee, and talked to it all the time.
"Jump ON my lap said the hus-
band, watching an opportunity when
she was silent. 4ur .. ts-
"He will not obey you, said the
wife, contemptuously; g he is mine"
81 keep no one about me- said the
husband as quietly as ever, 'who does
not obey me- And he took out his
pistol and shot the dog dead, which
produced such an effect upon the
Queen that she did not venture to
complain. Very soon after they ar
rived at their journeys end, and as the
Queen was proceeding to her apart
ment her husband called her to him
and babe her take off his boots. She
was about to refuse, but thought bet
ter of it and complied. "Now," he
said, "sit down in this armchair and
| will take off yours, for my theory of
the marriage state is that husband and
wife should bemutually helpful to each
other. Chambers Journal.