The Osceola times., 1881-09-24
HAVING ONES WAY.

HAVING ONES WAY.
eAnd why should not go?" demand.
ed goutingly.
Because il is not tit piece for you TO
see. darling" answered my husband.
II am the best Judge Of what is and
what is not fit for me 10 see ! returned
with dignity.
win looks at me and stares and
laughs.
"Are YOU" Upon what grounds do
YOU put forward your claims Tor superb
ority OF Judgment
Married women are always allowed
more freedom of action than single girls
/ rejoin evsnsively, quoting from speech
once made to me by a disagreeable
married friend in reproof of some
scatter Drained oflense had committed
and which | had defended by asserting
that she had done the like deed her
self.
"single girls-married womenl All
YOU dear little wife of nineteen years"
cried VIII, attempting 10 kiss me; but
| am offended, aud turn away my
head.
81 shall go." say, opposition having
only increased my desire to witness the
notorious piece now being performed at
the Variety theater.
"No, dear. ! am sure you will not
when tell you that do not wish You
to go.'
"lndeed | shall, whatever your wishes
may be- is my mutinous reply.
"Dolly!"-
"Wiln"
| return his glance of reproving sur
prize with one of unbashed defiance,
and then with every appearance of com
posure resume my work.
In and ont Of the canvas flies my
needle Will has shut up the book he
was reading and sits idly lingering the
paper-cutter. He is the first to break the
silence.
"You said Just now, dear, that married
women have more freedom of action
than single ones That is hardly cor
rect for, after marriage, a woman has her
husbands will and opinion 10 consult"
The lord-and master style of this adj
dress is too much for me. could not
take kindly TO control in any shape or
form.
Then | suppose you think wife
approval of every trifiing word she
utters and every tritiing deed she per
forms?'
"No, do not think anything of the
sort; but think there are some matters
upon which a man must necessarily he
more able to form an opinion than a
woman; and in these matters wife
ought certainly 10 submit her will to her
husbands"
(which being interpreted, means that
| ought TO submit my will to yours. and
ought not to 90 to see Fact and Fiction"
Exactly" says viii, with sigh Of
relief, evidently imagining the whole
affair comfortably disposed. II is not
though.
"Well. don't agree with you at all,
and mean TO 90. iou went"
81 know did; and that is the reason
why | am anxious You should not. saw
and heard things which | do not think
it right my wife should see and hear"
"Well. YOU formed your opinion from
personal observation; and | shall form
mine in the same way"
dolly understand that | distinctly
and decidedly forbid your going"
The only answer make 10 this prohi.
bition is slight shrug of the shoulders
as bend nearer to the light in order
that may choose correctly between two
approximate shades of green. | do not
know after all that am really so very
anxious to witness this particular piece
but do not like to be thwarted or con-
tradicted Accordingly my husbands
veto decides me. shall 80, please him
or displease him. Ii is as well to let
VIII see that, though | am his wife,
have an individuality of my own.
have read and have been told that
husbands are too fond OF reducing their
wives TO state of colorless, unquestion-
ing obedience, of treating them, in fact
exactly as il they were creature posses
sed of no brains, hopes, or ideas of then
own.
That state of blind subjection is not al
all in accordance with my view of the
marriage contract. II is all very fine tc
saw that one will love, honor and obey
ones husband. Love- Yes, | do love
Will better than any one else in the
world. And honor him do to-he il
good and true and worthy of honor. But
obey that is altogether a different thing
He is only q man after all, and not sc
many years older than myself.
1t is right of course to obey ones par
ents; but a husband-no, that is expect
ing too much. cannot think why they
want to put such clause into the scr
vice. DO not believe that, when wo
men utter the word they ever mean tC
carry out the spirit of the vow.
Yes, having duly considered the sub
iect, am rather glad than not that this
cause of disagreement has arisen between
US. as | can now assert myself, aud show
Will that it will be of no use to domi
neer over me, as intend always TO hav,
NV own way. Occasionally may yielC
10 him, but only when il suits me TO d,
so. As rule. | shall act upon my owr
Judgement judged for myself when
married him. That is positive proof tha
my Judgment is good and sound; and Sc
| shall tell him il he ventures TO disput,
the fact. shall ask Mrs. Upton TO ac
company me do not particularly ear,
for her-she is a rather ilighty individual
especially for widow; but there is moi
anybody else should like 10 ask.
/ Mrs. Upton declares that she would b,
delighted to go. 1t is the very best piece
she AYERS that she is longing to see.
propose Wednesday, as Will will be late
hsane that evening; and fortunately
Wednesday will suit her arrangements
admirably.
I Wednesday comes; and | feel exactly
as though ! were conspirator meditat-
ing some heinous crime, plotting against
the happiness of some one dear TO me
| verify believe that were il not that