Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-03
HUBBIES OF SHREWS MEET.
Convention of Henpecked Martyre OF
Ring Held In England.

Convention of Henpecked Martyre OF
Ring Held In England.
If henpecked husbands in this coun-
try have ever had the temerity to get
together to enjoy freedom from the
tyranny of their petticoat government,
they have kept the fact discreetly tc
themselves. But there is a cub of
them in Boulderclough, Yorkshire, Eng
land. It meets annually, initiates new
members, discusses the years trials
and tribulations, drinks tea and revels
in it's ability Ito shake loose lef' " for
L few hours. A correspondent of the
Yorkshire Observer sped on the club
at it's last meeting on Easter Monday,
and in his paper he gives some lively
and Illuminating details of the affair.
1.-The yearly assembly Of these slaves
of the wedding ring" he explains, 'is
never in the same place two years to-
gether. For obvious reason the spot
chosen is always some remote building,
usually on hilltop, miles off the beat
en- track of. the Easter tripper, and
where women folk are not likely to
turn up and spoil the sport"
"SIaves" Met at School.
This year the so-called slaves met at
a. school ION the wild Soyland hillside.
some four miles distant from Sowerby
Bridge" They began arriving shortly
after dawn, surreptitiously, of course,
and with much looking backward to
make sure that they were not being
followed by any feminine tyrants.
They came singly or in pairs, not only
from all the neighboring parts OF the
Calder valley, but also from cities and
towns far afieId, for it is held that the
henpecked townsman is a greater thrail =.
f,, than his fellow TN 7if5frunate 'of the
country"
The city husband may smile at this.
But can he deny it? Life in the city
engende:s restlessness, and the restless
wife is the one most apt to harp on
the flaws in her husband and to try TO
improve him my making him do many
things not wholly in his line.
Took In New Members.
The Boulderclough branch of the An
cient and Select Order of. Henpecked
Fellows, however, was more concerned
at its last meeting with rejoicing in its
day Of freedom and in receiving ne"
members than it was with the basic
facts of nagging. The correspondent
SAYS that five candidates were admit
ted after thorough cross examination.
One of them, big and muscular, said
that he couldn't help his robustness
because he was away from home for
five days in the week!" He further as
sorted that he was not much OF
speaker, You see my wife does all the
talking" he added.
Another, who limped slightly, swore
that the limp was due to Juggling IN
scuttle Of coal twice a day. Still an
other was loudly cheered when he SAID
that he had been married for hfty
wears and that this was his first chance
L. break away from home. After CIV
ing proof Of this statement, he was ad-
mi,ted, Grade /, with honors."
Fun From "Bondaee."
At the close Of their day of freedom
"the comrades trudged back across the
hills, less blithe of spirit than when
they set out, but glad Of their snack OIL
liberty and cherishing the hope Oh an
other escape from servitude next year.
How much they are henpecked in
literal sense only the questions asked
by their wives on their arrival home
would tell accurately. Someho" their
highly original day o. grace suggests
that they are not any worse slaves Oh
the ring than the majority Of husbands
everywhere. At any rate their method
of getting some fun out Of their state
of marital bondage entitled them TO
credit for having a lively sense OF
humor.-providence Journal.