The Columbus journal., 1909-09-15

a WORD ABOUT FRETFul AND
FAULT.FlNnlNo HUSBANDs.
Too Many Men Vent on the Family
Circle the Irritation They Have
Been Restraining All Day
Necessity for "Growlory."

Men are apt to fall into careless
habits at home. They thoughtlessly
perhaps. speak sharp words thai
strike and stick and sting like arrow.
in the heart.
They are not 80 abroad. They are
thoughtful to other women, and smile
their sweetest smile. But at home
too often. they are careless in speech
and unmindful Of the effect of theil
words.
They are perturbed with the mean.
ness Of men they have to do with in
business, and they come home .4fetful
and. without thinking, vent on the
home circle the irritation they have
been restraining all day.
Did you cook the fish bought? p
said 3 husband coming home at night
Yes, my dear"
Il should like to know how you
cooked It. I'll bet any money you
have spoiled 1t for my eating"
Taking on the covert thought 80.
Why in the world. did you fry it?''
my dear, l thought you preferred
It fried"
You thought no such thing. Why
didn't you boil it?'
The last time we had fish boiled
1t and you said you liked it fried. But
I have boiled s0me.".
And she lifted a cover, showing the
shoulder Of cod nicely boiled.
"A pretty dish. this!" he exclaimed.
Boiled 1ish, chips and porridge. If
you had not been the stupidest woman
you would have made a chowder."
She Immediately placed before him
q dish containing an excellent chow.
der. saying: MY dear. this is your
favorite dish"
''Fayor1te dish, indeed!" growled
the grumbler. Iwould rather have a
boiled frog"
This was a common expression of
his and had been anticipated. and so
she uncovered big dish. and there
was a large frog indeed
Mrs. Carlyle said of her Thomas:
If he would only be satisfied! But
/ have had to learn that when he
does not find fault he is pleased. and
that has to content me-"
Mrs. Carlyle described his home
coming. She had everything ready
for him-his dinner, his armchair. ev-
erything as comfortable as possible.
He arrived and she says:
AFTER he had Just greeted me, what
do you think he did? He walked to
the window and shook 1t and asked.
Where's the wedge of the Window
nothing would content him. He said
the window would rattle and spoil
ALL" :.
Jean Paul Richter says: Distance
Injuries love less than" nearness."
People are more polite when they
do not see too much Of each other.
There Is generally greater harmony
when q husbands duties necessitate
his remaining several hours of the
day from home.
To the husband the wife will appear
more lovely after such absence than
IL uS u0O OCCu AUIC 0OOuS SA1S uOO0C
all day.
Let the husband have a den, or a
'growlery." to which he may retire |
when the animal should be marked
dangerous" and let the wife when
she gets "sulky'' 60 to her boudoir
from the French term boulder" or
''sulking room." an apartment as nee.
essary in every wellregulated home
as a bathroom. and SO in the "grOwl
cry" and the "boudoir' may be allie
waited the "very much married" feel
Ing.
"All hope abandon, ye who enter
here" might appropriately be in
scribed over the door where presides
4 growing husband or a fault-finding:
wife-and husband-nagging is
as bad as observation-disclosures