Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

doctor, were explained. Doctor Bent was one
Of the owners, and had hitherto gone against
any change
Was ever any man so relieved and happy
before Grateful tears would come into his
eyes as he bent over his work and he made
a swift, but earnest, humble resolution that
very moment
On that same afternoon, Mary, in trying to
find some new paythings for johnnie, had
overturned on the table box containing her
own little treasures, things which had not
seen the light for many year. Among these
we're some small reward-cards, with texts and
notices, which she read over as she took them
up, recalling the old time when she had car
riod them home in triumph and learned all
that was on them, before night.
Now, while she was sewing again, and
johnnie was playing with bright shells and
her own old oup-and-ball, the words kept
running in his mothers mind, In honor pre-
lcrring one another Let nothing be done
through strife or vainglory but in lowliness
Of mind let each esteem the other better than
himself Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the things of
others
What does looking on the things of others
mean thought Mary to herself
Putting the verses together, she could not
help seeing that TO esteem others first, and TO
look not on ones own things, were both ex-
hortations to unsel6shness and following out
her attempt TO get it clear she thought = it
must mean that we should try to think how
other people feel about things, instead of al
ways thinking how we feel. Ii is not Just
what we do to others, that is good for evil,
but it is seeing how things look to them, that
Is right. Now, ifJamessaw things as | do
but he doesn't at all and so he finds fault.
But then, like flash, came the thought, do
see things as he does aud when she tried to
put herself in her husbands place, by remem-
berlng little conversations they had held, and
little things she had heard about his work and
his companions, with what she knew of her.
scit she did seem to see better how affairs
must look to him, than she had ever done be-
fore. His time was not his own he must be
puuctual at his work, or lose his place their
house, and bread, and clothes, their very liv-
ing, depended on his promptness. OF course
he wished to go neatly dressed to his work /;
she would not have him disgrace her or him
self; then his buttons must be looked to in
season, for when he put garment on there
was no time for repairs. Then he had wood
to split and water to bring, after the days
work was over so that his time was almost
all spent out Of the house. She could man
age many things to suit herself; he must
please other people, and people who didn't
care for him as she did and then she felt
that her husband might have hundred cares
and perplexities which she did not know
So, for half an hour, Mary had really been
looking, not at her own interests, but away
from it, at the interests Of another. That
half hour put anew aspect on the whole range
Of her affairs.
Two days later, Mr.. Symonds was splitting
wood while his wife was getting breakfast !;
everything seemed determined to stop BY the
way; james came in hungry and cold to find
his wife nervously trying to make the kettle
boil, to finish setting the table, and quiet the
tretting baby all at once and just at that
moment johnnie had managed to knock down
a dish to break in twenty pieces against the
stove hearth. Mary looked up in mute de-
spair, as her husband came in, expecting
storm, and feeling that there was enough to
raise one but CHEEKY voice cried out, q" Pick
up the pieces, my boy !" and she saw james
catch up the baby, tossing her and quieting
her in minute. The fire burned, the kettle
boiled, and breakfast was quickly on the
table. Mary had not spoken word, for
wonder; but her husband, looking up quickly
as she handed him his cup of coffee, saw tears
shining in her eyes, and he knew that they
were tears of joy.
What a reward for minutes self.control !!
These two never talked matters over, or
told each other what had changed their
minds; ten to one if they had, the peace had
been broken before it was fairly concluded.
But they practised the lesson which they had
received.
Though each person is to consider the in
terests Of others, he is not called to make the
others see his interest in return. The moral
OF this is not that persons should be kind at
home lest some calamity overtake their fami-
lies, and they themselves suffer remorse 1t
might be; Let each person be just, and see
ing fault correct it. So, he will not be a
slave to fears of evil tidings. Or let no
man or woman hesitate to say, 6 am wrong"
when there is occasion to make such con-
iession.