Six
o'clock
I got them all home this afternoon -- books as well as shelves -- and in less than an hour after their arrival , the nail was knocked into the wall opposite the fire-place ; the shelves hung , and all the books arranged upon them . How nice they look , and how pleased will dear William be when he returns ! I declare I would not exchange the happiness I now feel in giving him pleasure for the finest house , with the grandest entrance to it too , that ever was built . Six o'clock : and William will be home at seven ! AND first , let us speak to the young husband , in the words of the author of that excellent little volume , `` A Whisper to a Newly-Married Pair . '' ` Earnestly endeavour to obtain among your acquaintance the character of a _ good husband _ ; and abhor that _ would-be _ wit , which I have sometimes seen practised among men of the world -- a kind of coarse jesting on the bondage of the _ married state _ , and a laugh at the shackles which a _ wife _ imposes . On the contrary , be it your pride to exhibit to the world that sight on which the wise man passes such an encomium : _ Beautiful before God and men are a man and his wife that agree together .