But it's not quite fair on the husband really, because, after a time, people begin to think that he really must be rather a bear to be so strict with his wife.
And he gets disliked, very often, accordingly.
If you don't want to do a thing, say so; don't make your husband the scapegoat.
Of course the wife who does this kind of thing never dreams that people will blame her husband: it's just a convenient fiction to her.
But people are apt to think less of her husband because of it.
So you'll be wise to find some other excuse when excuses are necessary.—Exchange.
A Necessity in the Pantry
"How can you get along without a ham in the house?" asked one housewife of another; "to me it is as necessary as anything we ever have in our pantry."