Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-25


world (herself included) are very prop
erly convinced that she is one of the
very best, though one of the most i'll
reputed managers of q house and home
living. Then, again, if he has done
something, or heard something, or seen
something, which he fails to tell her
perhaps because he deems it unimport-
ant, perhaps because he forgets all about
the matter-and knowledge of what
he has done comes to her ears, straight
way she sinks to the glOOmiest depths
of despair. She bewails over the cir
cumstance that she enjoys not his confi-
dence, much though she deserves to do
so, and draws many dismal compari-
sons between the way in which she and
a number of other less deserving wives
are treated. In short, she is never with
out a grievance-even the cut Of her
husbands coat or the color of his trou-
sers will supply her with one-and she
takes very good care that her grievan-
ces shall be displayed to the best advan-
tage.
A fretful wife is, however, more than
a mere manufacturer of grievances, she
being one of the most severely critical
persons extant. Her children are ever
lastingly writhing under the lash of her
satire and invective-whichs she can use
with great energy for an astonish-
ngly long time-while her poor hus-
band is continually exposing himself to
her taunts and stern aJmOnitions. In
what way they offend and in what way
he Outrages the prOrrieties it is not easy
to indicate, owing to the fact that the
grounds upon which she bases her OBJ
servatiOns arc often so microscopic that
they are patent to no senses except her
own. AS a matter of fact she is one of
a large class of people who make them
selves miserable by fretting over trivi-
alities which would look ridiculous if
they were set down upon paper, and
her life is made up of petty troubles,
any one of which would seem absurd if
it were described and stated to be
trial but which, when they are added
together and carefully made the most
OF. may possibly constitute a respecta-
BILE sum total OF misery. At all events,
for the credit of the fretting ladies', it is
to be hoped so. Those who have sat a;
a dinner table or in a room with thor
oughly peevish wife know how she can
make her miseries as she goes along,
apparently out of nothing at all, and
how intensely disagreeaGle she can rem
der herself. These persons Will not be
surprised at the TACT that her husband
becomes prone to neglect her society,
aud thereby supplies ner with a real
grievance. The wOUder would be il he
always took kindly 10 sharing his do
mesIic hearth with her, and became
passiOnaIely enamOred of the Occupa-
rion of escOrting her from place to
place, about the lack of inclination
which he displays in this direction, Sc
we're complaints are so often made. Al
ter all it Is not surprising that many
hard worked men lind il more pleasant
To join social circles, the members OF
winch, whatever they may think, never
say disagreeLble things 10 each other,
than il is 10 stay at home and listen to
| the hines OF women about matters OF
which they do not take the slightest in
terest. Though husbands wish To put
| up with the IufirmIties of their wives
they are but human, and when they re-
ceIve provocaIiOn, must, i'll some cases,
tender more fOrcibie than polite mai h
of disgust of the same,