The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-08-19
ACT UGLY AT HOME
a WORD ABOUT FRETFuL AND
FAuLT-FlNDlNG HUSBANDS.
Toe Many Men Vent on the Family
Circle tho 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,
toe 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 / bought"
said q 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 it for my eating
Taking off the covert thought Sc.
Why in the world did you fry It'll"
MY dear, I thought you preferred
it fried"
"You thought no such thing. Why
didn't you boil it,"
The last time we had fish I boiled
it and you said you liked 1t fried. But
l 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. i
you had not been the stupidest woman
you would have made a 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. 7 would rather have a
boiled frog."H
This was/a common expression of
hts and had been anticipated, and 80
she uncovered a big dish, and there
was a large frog indeed.
Mrs. Carlyle said of her Thomas:
IF he would only be satisfied! But
I 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
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? HeSWalked to
the window and shook it and asked,
Where's the wedge of the wspdoW9.
And until he found that blessed wedge
nothing would content him. He said
the window would rattle and spoil
all" INN
Jean Paul Richter says: "Distspce
Injuries love less than nearness.a
People are more polite when they
do not see too much of each otnei.
There is generally greater harn>ny
when a husbands duties ~necesslRte
his remaining several hours ofsfhe
day from home.
To the husband the wife will apHar
more lovely after such absence tan
if no had been idle about the hose
all day.
Let the husband have a den, ga
"growlery," to which ne may fe{e
when the animal should be marAd
dangerous" and let the wife WIN
she gets "sulky' go to her Dondr
from the French term "bouder" +
"sulking room," an apartment as n
esgary in every well-regulated ho''
as a bathroom, and SO in the "gro1
ery" and the "boudoir" may be al
waited the every much married" fe
ing. ~,
here" might appropriately De
scribed we the door Wnere paes ..
a growing husband or a fault-nnol
nagging wife-and husband-nagglne
as bad as Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
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