Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-11-26
ACT UGLY AT HOME
A WORD ABOUT FRETrUL AND
! FAuLT-FINDING HUSBANDS.
Too Many Men Vent on the Family
Circle the Irritation They Have
Been Restraining All Day
: Necessity for "Growlery."

Men are apt to fall into careless
habits at home. They thoughtlessly,
perhaps, speak sharp words that
strike and stick and sting like arrows
In the heart.
They are not so 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 their
words.
They are perturbed with the mean
ness of men they have to do with in
business, and they come home fretful,
and, without thinking, vent on the
home circle the irritation they have
been restraining all day.
did you cook the fish l bought?"
said husband coming home at night
Yes, my dear"
II should like to know how You
cooked it. I'll bet any money you
have spoiled it for my eating
Taking off the covert thought so.
Why in the world did you fry it?"
my dear. 1 thought you preferred
1t fried"
"You thought no such thing. Why
didn't you boil it?"
1.-The last time we had fish l boiled
It and you said you liked it fried. But
have boiled some"
And she lifted a cover, showing the
shoulder of a cod nicely boiled.
"a pretty dish, this!" he exclaimed
Boiled fish, chips and porridge. elf
H.
you would have made chowder."
She Immediately placed before him
a dish containing an excellent chow
der, saying: my dear, this is your
favorite dish"
"Favorite dish, indeed!" growled
the grumbler. / would 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 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 mel"
Mrs. Carlyle described his home
coming. She had everything ready
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?
And until he found that blessed wedge
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 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
If he had been idle about the house
all day.
Let the husband have den, or a
"growlery," to which he may retire
when the animal should be marked
dangerous and let the wife when
she gets "sulky" go to her boudoir
from the French term "bouder" or
"sulking room," an apartment as nee
essary in every well-regulated home
as 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
growing husband or fault-fnding,
nagging wife-and husband-nagging is
as bad as observation-disclosures
Sun.