Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-07

ness 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
exhortations to unselfshness; and follow
ing out her attempt to get it clear, she
thought it must mean that we should try
to think how other people feel about these
things, instead of always thinking how we
feel. 1t 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,
if James saw things as debut he doesn't
Ut all, and so he finds fault. But then like
flash came the thought, Do see things
as he does ?" and when she tried to put
herself in her husbands place, by remem-
boring like conversations they had held, and
little things she had heard about his work
and his companions, with what she knew
Of herself she did seem to see better how
affairs must look to him, than she had ever
done before His time was not his own ;
he must be punctual at his work, or
lose his place; their house, and bread, and
clothes, their very living, depended on his
promptness. or course he wished to go
neatly dressed TO his work; she would not
have him disgrace her or himself; then his
buttons must be looked to in season, for
when he put garment on there was M
time for repairs. Then he had wood to
split and water to bring, after the
days work was over; 80 that his
time was almost all spent out of the house.
She could manage many thingsto suit her
SELF he must please other people, and peo-
pie who didn't care for him % she did and
then she felt that her husband might have a
hundred cares and perplexities which she
did not know. So for haitian hour, Mary
had really been looking not at her own in
tsrests, but away from them, at the inter
ests Of another. That half hour put new
aspect on the whole range of her affairs.
Two days later Mr.. Symonds was split
ting wood while his wife was getting
breakfast; everything seemed determined
to stop by the way; James came In hun
cry and cold to find his wife nervOusly
trying to make the kettle boil, to finish
setting the table, and quiet the fretting
baby all at once and just al that moment
Johnnie had managed to knock down a
dish to break in twenty pieces against the
stove hearth. Mary looked up in mute
despair, as her husband came in, expect
ing storm, and feeling that there was
enough to raise one; but CHEEKY voice
cried out, "Pick up the pieces, my boy !"
and she saw James catch up the baby, toss
ing her and quoting her in minute.
The fire burned. the kettle boiled, and
breakfast was quickly on the table. Mary
had not spoken'a 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 q reward for minutes self con-
troll!
These two never talked matters over, or
told each other what changed their minds
ten to one il they had, the peace had
been broken before it was fairly concluded.
But they practised the Lesson which they
mad received.
Though each person 10 to consider the
Interests Of others, he is not called 10
make the other see his interest in return.
The moral OF this 10 not that persons
should be kind at home lest some calamity
overtake their families and they them
selves suffer remorse. 1t might be: Let
each person be just, and seeing fault cor
rect it. so, he will not be = slave to fears
OF evil tidings. Or let no man or woman
hesitate to say, Il am wrong" when there
is occasion TO make such confession Old