The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-03-11

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eyes he is. Don't attempt to dc.
fcnd the wretch. But if, as you say
he loves you, and finds fault more from
habit than from any settled i'll will, he is
not past help. have known men like
him. They are naturally pctulcnt, but
they generally have no idea how cross they
sometimes are. They can govern them
selves if they like, though they are not
incurable."
MY dearest Mrs. Maston," said
Laura, with an earnest face, you really
appear to understand my case, and if you
can suggest any method of curing George
Of this fault-linding, you will remove the
only obstacle in the way of my perfect
happiness"
"Ah, my dear Laura, you don't under
stand the men as well as I do TO root
the rank weed out of your husbands heart,
you have only to convince him that it is
there, and demonstrate how hateful it is.
Now, if you say to him kindly George,
don't | pray you, find fault with every
thing he will reply-kissing you perhaps
that he never finds fault without a rea-
son, and go on, as thoughtless as ever,
venting his spleen at everything"
But you would not have me reprovc
him in an unkind manner :"
"No, indeed-that would make him
worse still. say you must demonstrate
to him the hatefulness Of this habit of
fault-fnding."
" But how :"
"Why, when he finds fault you must
help him. If he scolds at the coffee, you
must show disposition to throw it out o.
the window. If he complains Of cold
room, you must shiver and shake, and scold
the girl for not keeping q better fire
When he calls the bread heavy, you must
suggest the idea of using it as clock weights
to save the expense of lead. In short you
must either out-frct him, and find ten times
as much fault as he does, or drown his
voice in the petulent tones of your own.
Show him how perfectly miserable you can
make each other by continual fault finding !;
give him a foretastc of the beautiful bed
lam you can create for him if you try
Thus you will set him thinking and he
must agree that the fault that seems so
uncomfortable in you, is quito as far from
seeming amiable in himself"
Laura was amused by her friends singu-
lar counsel; but she was not fully con-
vinced of her friends safety, until Mrs.
Marston declared herself in serious earnest,
and instanced q cross husband who had
been cured in the manner she so warmly
recommended
After long discussion on the subject,
Mrs. Carwell expressed her willingness to
follow her friends advice, but seemed to
doubt her ability to play the character it
would be necessary for her to assume.
Mrs. Marston, however succeeded in per-
suading her to make the attempt, and
having favored her with full instructions
how to act, babe her good morning, and
gaily took her leave.
Mr.. Carwell awaited with some anxiety
her husbands return to dinner, and when
he at length arrived, it was not without
many misgivings that she remembered her
resolution to meet him in the same humor
he himself was in.
1t was cold, raw day in November,
and it SO happened that Mr.. Carwell was
unusually cross.
"Such wretched weather :" he cxclaim-
ed, rubbing his hands, and scowling "and
this room is as cold as barn"
L" Janc," said Laura, "why don't you
keep better fire here Pile on the coal
we are freezing"
And she quietly rocked the baby, while
her brow seemed to be overshadowed by|
some great trouble.
Isn't dinner ready" :" asked Mr.. Car
well, in pctulent tone. "It is two
o'clock. When q man comes homo to
dinner, he does not like to be kept wait
ing"
"Why is not dinner ready, Jane ?"
said Mrs. Carwcll. You know that two
o'clock is the hour VIC dine at.n