The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-06
THE sREZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1877.
The Mans Versus Brown.

The Mans Versus Brown.
Mr.. EDITOR: The parties in the above en-.
titled cause having had hearing through your
columns, ] think ii but right and proper that
counsel should now "sum up" and see who is
right and who is wrong. In the case of Brown,
whose cause we will consider first, we find him in
presenting his own case-as all witnesses are in
their own behalf-cntrely biased and alb
sorbed in what he considers his troubles, his
"ghost in the closet" He is ambitious of
making out strong case for himself and fails.
His case is common one and easily remedied if
proper remedies are applied; not parallel
case to that Of Mrs Man, by any means, whose
case is incurabe
Well, to begin. In Browns lament of Mrs.
BIS. short comings, We are told that he rises on
Sunday morning, dresses himself in his "Sun-
day.go-to meetn'" clothes, eats his breakfast,
prepared by Mrs. B. (hayng limited means she
does not employ help) and then proceeds to
gear up his team for church, which concludes
his morning task; forgetting that these simple
duties are light compared to those of poor
Mrs. Brown, who, in addition TO her household
duties, which in large family consisting of
numerous little Browns is considerable, she has
herself and children TO prepare for church;
and no doubt, having in mind the frequent com
plants of her husband on former occasions is
striving her best to be in time. He being of
nervous temperament is growing inpatient
Mrs Brown has not trained him rs well regu-
lated husband should be, in the numerous and
various matters pertaining to the household
and consequently Brown can render her
no assistance, but must content himself by
grumbling and complaining. Brown, as friend
we suggest that there is something wrong, and
recommend you to give some thought TO the
matter, and see if you do not think that ii can
he cured. We feel sure that upon proper re-
lection you will in the future possess your soul
in little more patience. If you will cultivate
in earnest your desire to be Il "sincere Christ
ian," you will succeed, and we shall not hear
that the calm and resigned look you wear is
only fegned; that you put on your sanctimon-
ious looks as you do your Sunday clothes, only
for the day, and as cloak to hide your worldly
thoughts, which are engaged on your farm and
the mode of cultiyating, how you shall manure,
pillow and fence. Oh, no, Brown! your Christian
aspirations to be of help to you must be 'sin-
ccre," you must not take the farm to church
with you. The child's ambition to appear in
fashionable shoes was not wrong, simply the
eager desire of all children to appear as well
dressed as their comrades. The fault is with
those who allow such thoughts to grow I'M
checked. Brown must make fresh start, learn
to help his wife in the many ways that are open.
Give his mind and one day in the week to his
God and His worship let his farm work rest
as well as his thoughts thereof. He will feel
all the better for it and less like upbraiding his
worthy wife,
His case is very common and more the result
of thoughtlessness than anything else Have
some sympathy, Brown, for your wife and her
cares and work.
We now come to the case of Mrs. Man. Like
Browns, common enough. Unlike like Browns
incurable. In her eanestness TO present her
side, and hers only, she over-reaches herself, and
affords her opponent the weapons of attack
In her zeal to appear perfect, she convicts her
self OF being careless in the various duties per-
tanning to her household offices; Indifferent TO
her husbands comfort and neglectful of his
good manners. She tells us that Man came in
from his work in time to dress for the train, but
when he looked, as he naturally would, in his
drawer for his clothes, they We're not there
His shirts, perhaps, were mixed in with her pet
ticoats, his collars with her collars, his stock
ings with her stockings, or perhaps she had
them on, for certainly the woman who could
perform the masculine feat of kicking her hus.
bands boots down stairs, could wear his stock
ings, and we are only surprised that she didn't
have the boots on, as she evidently had the
breeches. She conyicts herself of being care
less of her own dress, for she was complacently
putting eleven pins where they would do most
good. Now we submit that no female possess
ing nice sense Of her domestic responsibilities,
rs well as due regard for neatness and careful
ness, would consent TO go with her dresses pin.
ned on, and running the risk of having them
drop OFF, She would have had them provided
with buttons, hooks, strings, &c. She does not
tell us that she had even one child to annoy her.
She had not blcst her husband with single
little Man, to whom should descend the name
and heritage. She had nothing to do but to
get ready for the train nothing 10 delay her,
Tor she conesses to not being q tidy housekeep-
cr; for the reason that had her husband been
properly taught, he would have known that the
cupboard door in the dining room was not the
place to hang his coat, nor was the hat rack, in
the hall the place to hang his vest, and no man
whose wife has set him aproper example would
think of such thing as pulling Off his boots
and leaving them around promiscuously.
"a hn1 hnnn ut apl 10
his duties came home in ample time to dress
for the train but couldn't find his clothes until
TOO late. When he found his shirt it was
wrong side out. Careless Mrs Man, to allow
her husbands shirt to come in from wash and
he put away wrong side out This modern
example of a housekeeper, and paragon of
wife, no doubt left these things to her servants.
Of course she had, or has, perfect right to do
so if she pleases, but TO parade herself in the
public prints as martyr, she has not. Her
complacent dignity while leisurely tying on her
bonnet, must have been greatly shocked at her
pedal extremity projecting Mans boots down
stairs, when she had been politely asked to bring
it down.
Well, she finally got off in time, and Man,
when he arrived at the depot too late, was sub
jected to the additional modification, of seeing
his wife riding on the platform of the rear car,
and waving her handkerchief. We can well
imagine Mans thoughts.
Well, madame, when | shared with YOU my
lot in life, supplied the only omission, and
made you by name what you already were by
nature, Man.
Mr.. Editor, don't you know Mrs. Man? do.
have known her long time. The family is
large one and | don't desire any further ac-
quaintance. U, b. ID.