, 1876-08-27

| other side. We must all admit that women
have some qualities that do not add to their
usefulness, and which might, in the opinion OF
the other sex, be advantageously dispensed
with. For instance, they are SO constituted as
! to be always at the bottom OF any muss that
| may arise; and again, they, have tendency to
become mothers-ln-law and make trouble that
| way.
attention at this time is different In character
from these. 1t is that popularity belonging es-
scntially to women which fmpels them to never
matter whether the question at issue be Of small
! consequence or great, or OF no consequence at
all; no true woman will ever acknowledge that
she Is Or can be other than right In any position
| she may take upon any subject, or that she ever
has or can make an important mistake. do
! not say this In fault-fnding spirit It would
be unjust and unreasonable to impute blame to
women for possessing womanly qualities.
I am sure need not consume time in citing
Illustrations of the correctness of the statement
| have made concerning this great governing
feminine principle. Examples must be familiar
to all, and every married man-they are the
only men who know anything about WOMEN
can doubtless recall many instances that have
| been as near to him as the wife OF his OVID
| bosom. And who does not remember that ami
| able creature, who III maintenance OF this prin~
/ ciple dear to the female heart, went to glory
| with her head under wnter and her two fingers
working above the waves when she could no
| longer articulate ''Scissors."
| Mrs. Simpson is a woman Of this character.
She is good woman, as women gof-but that
| about ANYTHING that involves the Question Of
| her ahiliiv 40 a manager of ali matters that
! come under her jurisdiction. In short, Mrs.
| Simpson regards herself as being "smart."
| The following incident will serve to show the
/ tto,cn;n~ mi ,rhan She has done anrth;ng
whh ae acs not ne want T Innwn 1f er hnebsnds ny
name Is Jeremiah, He Is a verv different sort
~ o man ~ from his iamented an, i5mentno name.
ealn An ,rn om - nA' nnu do.aose Iera,n;sNar
TrTemn;ohN;. a1wova str;v;no r. mahe thines
nleasant and comfortable for Mrs. Si1nnson.
r woa in nnrs1oncc of This iisnosition that
jeremiah one On day % pu1chased as Ia new coptrivance @
for heat;ne and copsin9 nnrnoses> and when ne
;ntrodnceI It to the Attention Of Mrs. 8 he
said: 4 Nv deaT. this is called the Patent Non
! Explosive Water.Burner. By its use house
| Eecnino is nj Last mai]e easv- yon will have m
he un mors @ nnHer1one head nor over5nnc heef.
steak. Yon have oniv to mt the thinps in The
stove. and in q iiffy. or even less than iiffy,
thew are ready for lie table; and they're lust
rirSt every time- It. makes no smoke no dist
M ashes: It reo,,ires No End)inS. M coal no
dear! It needs only Water-and q yerv little
oiI: inst enough oil 10 grease HE inside of the
p1pes so that tie water Can toE through them
Without friction.'
The enthusiasm Of Jeremiah Was CONTAGIOUS.
and Mrs. Smnson was delighted with The pros
poets OF the patent non explosive. She could
scarcely control her impatience until the ap-
naratus Was nut in place. This was accom-
time the various workmen engaged found 1t nee
assary to take down the rear wall Of the house,
remove the plastering from the ceilings and
part Of the walls, take up the flooring in two
rooms, drill several holes In the stove, and
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