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Updated: June 14, 2025
Vain, showy, gaudy, and frivolous, Mrs Deacon Waldie held the same position to Mrs Todd that the boxmaster did to her husband.
She knew that Deacon Waldie despised, and, indeed, openly, and at all times, and often in her own presence, denounced the husband who allowed himself to be dictated to by his wife; and now he was in the very act of proving that her husband was worthy of that denouncement, and that she herself was the individual who, by exercising authority over her husband, had degraded him, and rendered him the subject of the deacon's scorn.
"Here it is," replied the simple boxmaster, taking it out. "Give it to me," said the deacon, taking it out of Andrew's hand; "we'll sune see if the bill's past due." Waldie hurried out of the room, telling Andrew, as he went out, that he would come back, and inform him how the fact stood.
She succeeded in her scheme, and Waldie consented but only as a king grants the prayer of a petition not only to give his own name to the bill, but to endeavour to get that of Mr Andrew Todd. Tears of thankfulness, and a full acknowledgment of his great power over her, was the reward offered and granted for this great condescension and unparalleled favour.
Andrew's mind was relieved by this statement; he paid the tavern-keeper for the liquor, and went away, to resume his ordinary occupations. At dinner-time he went home; and, during the meal, he began talking again about Deacon Waldie. "After a'," said he, "he is a guid cratur, the deacon. After the usage he got here last nicht, wha could hae thocht he wad hae taen ony interest in my affairs?"
This foresight was soon verified. The demands of Mrs Deacon Waldie were not limited to her own wants and wishes they were extended to those of her friends.
In a very short time Deacon Waldie became suspected and shunned no one would trust him, few would deal with him; and, before the termination of the period of his deaconship, he failed falling thus a victim to that female domination he so much dreaded, and for submitting to which he so much despised his friend the boxmaster. The fate of Mr Todd was signally different.
Because I mak nae secret o' what I hae nae reason to be ashamed o'. I dinna ken how you feel, Mr Waldie, but I think it's the pleasantest thing on earth to be, as it were, compelled to alloo yersel to be taen care o', and defended, and nursed, and petted, and ruled, by a guid wife. In my opinion, to be loved by a wife is only the half o' oor right.
Mrs Waldie did all in her power to aid the operation; but she did not forget the bill, which her father was pressing hard to procure. "Surely every man's no under the rule o' his wife," said she, with the view to leading to another cautioner. "No, God be thanked!" said the deacon, "there are some independent men i' the world besides mysel. Every husband's no henpecked.
There's the difficulty and I needna ask a woman how that's to be got owre." "Na, Murdoch ye needna ask me that question," replied the wife. "It's far beyond the reach o' my puir brain; but, if it's in the power o' ony mortal man to say how a difficulty o' that kind's to be mastered, it is in that o' Murdoch Waldie. Maybe ye may gie't a cast through yer powerfu mind.
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