Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1895 — A Hint to Husbands. [ARTICLE]

A Hint to Husbands.

A significant occurrence is reported from Louisville. Matt Schmidt had occasion to stay out later the other night than usual, and his wife, who is a nervous woman, became very much alarmed for fear of burglars, or something. She locked up the house tightly and went to bed, and when Mr. Schmidt came home and tried to get in he could not. He rang the bell, and as there was no response he forced the door and went upstairs. His wife was apparently sleeping peacefully, so he went to bed. In the morning he discovered that she had heard him trying to get in, and it had frightened her so that she had entirely lost the use of her “voice. It is to be feared that there will now be an epidemic of men coming home late and frightening their wives by forcing the door. Possibly, however, it may not have the same effect on every nervous, woman.