Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-26
SIGNED AS CAPTAIN.
How the Senator Signed the Article,
of Life.
And How His Wife Reversed the Order o,
Things.

thouSh they may be leaders in party
politics, in railroad deals. or in strength
some women are particularly adapted
TO the ruling profession, not the school
teachers mode of ruling, but the mode
of using the will over that of her hus-
oahd. called in such cases hen pecked
husbands"
just such a case where d man was a
ruler among men, and a woman was a
ruler also among men. was brought to
notice recently by the story told by an
Augusta druggist.
1t was one summer not many years
ago, begun the pharmacist, "when
was in the habit of going on a yachting
cruise every summer that I run afoul
of one of the class known as hen pecked
husbands
We cruised about the bays along the
Maine coast, and finally we stayed for
time at that well known summer re-
sort, Southeast Harbor, on Mount De-
sert Island, about IA miles from Bar
Harbor. The place had always been a
favorite of mine, and my shpmates
readily agreed with me upon arriving
there that it was place worthy OF
some consideration.
I'VE stopped there several days and
became acquainted with many very
nice people. among them being United
States senator whom I will call Hay
He was a genial sort of a fellow and
we soon got quite friendly. About
every day when we would cruise about
the island. Senator Hay would be with
US, though his wife never went and We
never saw much of her. He was good
story teller and many We're the happy
days we passed.
; "One evening we We're ali at the hotel.
and Senator Hay invited us up to his
rooms. After we had been there a
time, as there We're no ladies in The
room, Matthews proposed a smoke.
- oh, certainly, certainly agreed the
senator, you know told you to make
yourselves perfectly at home. l have
no cigars here. | am sorry to say. and
my case is empty. or | would have
offered you some. but smoke by al
means if you wish
doesn't Mrs. Hay object to smoke
about her rooms cautiously asked
Matthews.
Not in the least answered the
senator firmly. This is not our bed
. chamber either. Furthermore when |
signed articles on this voyage of life, |
signed as captain. and my Wife as
mate
I'VE lighted our cigars and sat back
telling stories and enjoying life gener-
ally but thought Hay was not really
enjoying himself; he acted nervous.
After a time the door was suddenly
opened and there stood Mrs. Hay glar-
> ing at us through the smoke. which
was thick enough to cut.
demanded of Mr.. Hay in a naughty
, manner
, 'Well--er my dear. er-you see-cr.
began the senator. who was 50 flus-
trated that he was almost speechess,
and it was no wonder. for that woman
stood there with her eyes blazing in Il
do
G ragged lioness finch under their steady.
: burning gaze. | had no doubts on my
mind then whether there were any
. women who had strong Wills or not.
have ever since stood in greater awe OF
the gentler sex. oh. I'll bet thai
woman could talk when once she got
started. so that man would think she
was made from the jaw of man, in
stead of from the rib.
But to return to the scene. The lady
might phase Hay and some of the
rest of us. but she couldn't phase Mat
D theWs. oh no, he wasn't of the phaS-
ing kind. He had brass enough in MS
| Il
before us as easily as though he was &c
ask the lady to dance and said: 1T Is
terribly improper in us to smoke here
but didn't think. You see, Senator Ha!
kindly invited us here. and we were 50
. comfortable that | passed around the
cigars and never asked MI. Hay if We
might. the liar) and SO we lit up.
hope you will pardon us. We Wouidn
!. have done it for the world, if we hat
= thought.
Well if you ever saw Thankful
look. it was the one the senator
flashed a. Matthews. and the madam
actually became gracious to us all
under the spell of the oily tongu9'
Matthews.
. 1T was a great byword with us aftei
that among ourselves, I signed artlcl9'