Mr. Henderson is a very cynical person and is quick to criticize others, especially women. He has no idea about the amount of work that needs to be done on a farm, yet he quickly forms an opinion about Minnie Wright's housekeeping skills. This opinion is evident in the following exchange with Mrs. Hale:
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Dirty towels! (kicks his foot against the pans under the sink) Not much of a housekeeper, would you say, ladies?
MRS HALE: (stiffly) There's a great deal of work to be done on a farm.
COUNTY ATTORNEY: To be sure. And yet (with a little bow to her) I know there are some Dickson county farmhouses which do not have such roller towels. (He gives it a pull to expose its length again.)
