Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1882 — Fault-Finding at Table. [ARTICLE]

Fault-Finding at Table.

Woe betide the woman married to a man who systematically growls at the table! Life brings her neither peace nor happiness; three times a day her tyrant growls and snarls like any other wild animal over bis food. I knew a man of this kind once, and how I pitied his wife and. daughters! One of the latter married in haste, one day—joined her fortunes with those of a comparatively poor man, not exactly in the same set as she was accustomed to live in, simply to have her meals in peace. It is said that she made her future husband swear that he would never make a fuss over his dinner, and I understand that to-day they are the happiest couple living. Reconciliation took place before they were married, but they left before the nuptial breakfast—we all remarked that—and though, of course, she visits the house, nothing could eves induce her to take a- meal there. She is a woman of spirit As for the man’s wife—poor woman! May be in younger days she might have thought of possible relief by means of divorce, and they do say—mind you I do not assert it. though it did come from a distinguished jurist—that something of this kind was entertained, but ssum a plea of mental insanity, when only food was placed before him, could not be advanced, for in every other relation in life—that is to say, save when at table —he was amiability itself. If he were only younger, the habit might be whipped out of him; as it is, it can only be borne with patience.