Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-04
From the Portland Transcript.
HOW She CONQUERED HIM.

On 81 public road just outside of
Bridgeton, n. J., there lives farmer
and his wife, who may often be seen
IN town on Saturday afternoons,
trading off butter and eggs for grocer
les. I believe they always drive two
white horses to little carriage, and
are what the world calls pretty
good sort Of folks" but the world
don't know anything about the awful
time that rosy checked, smiling-faced
woman had getting her husband,
Jedediah Jones, Esq, cut out to suit
her own mind; because, you see, ne
had had q first wife, an easy, happy
sort Of q woman who let her husband
do just as he pleased, and never said
a word back. There are very few
such women now g. days, and when
there are, they don't live long, and so
OF course, Rachel Jane, No. One soon
died, leaving Jedediah alone with his
faults, to hunt up another woman.
Well, Jededieh had such an easy time
with his first wife that he was in
powerful hurry to take another, be-
ieving all women to be angels.
Now the greatest fault this man had
was poking his nose into something
that was none of his business. His
new wife called it ''cot-beGtying, and
was determined to break him OF it.
It was very annoying to q woman
with such spirit as Sarah Ann Jones
to have her husband leave his work
out doors, five or six times day, to
see what she was doing in the house.
As the honeymoon wore off, it became
ND I0n0 h lA y
Sarah Ann at last determined she
would have no more it.
One day, In particular, he seemed
more cotty than usual. for, in going
out to his work, he stopped in the
shed to turn the broom, brush-part.
down, saying, as he did so: "Sarah
Ann, don't you know any better than
to turn g broom upside down? Ra-
chel Jane never did such q thing"
81 am mistress now, and not Ra.
chel Jane" said Sarah Ann, as she
stepped out to turn up the broom
again.
He cast upon her look of defiance,
which meant that war had COM
menced, and We would see who came
eff conqueror.
Accordingly, much earlier in the day
than usual, he came into the house
and lifted off the lid OF the dinner-pot
to see what he was going to have for
dinner.
"Humph," he erunted, "you bile
your taters in too much water. You
don't want more'n the bottom OF
that pot covered with water. Steam
will do the rest" and he lifted up the
pot and poured out half the water. but
no sooner done than Sarah Ann
slipped IN more water, saying: "Who's
DliIng these pertaters, you or me?"
JED ediah, thinking it best not to no.
tice the fresh addition OF water began
10 gather up all the chairs and slip
them, seats first, under the extension
table.
"Pll not have my chairs put out OF
sieht in that way" said Sarah Ann.
You make the room look as empty
them about again, one near little
stand, another under g. window, until
the old cosy look came back, much to
JededIah's DISGUST, who went on up
stairs, slamming the door behind
aim.
Mrs. Jones could hear g. great deal
or hauilng and moving up above her,
but thought it best, just then, to keep
on getting dinner. Mr.. Jones soon
came down, looking very red IN the
face, but triumphant, SO he passed on
outdoors.
Il must go up and see what he has
been about, said Mrs. Jones to her
self.
she found the bedsteads, bureaus,
washstands, towe-racks and chairs
all arranged one side of the room,
while the other three sides were left
entirely bare. She was so angry that
it did not take her many minutes to
get things back in their old position,
and down stairs she went just in time
to meet her husband coming in to
dinner.
ook here" she said, with flashing
eyes, ''if | am not capable of managing
this house, the quicker you get anoth.