The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-11-05
4 Matrimonial Lecture,

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After k.y:as been married some weeks,
it came into the head of young lpsbauG
IN this city, one Sunday, when he had but
little TO occupy hi. mind. to suggest to his
wife shat shfy SHOULD plainly sad honestly
stale the faults that each Ind discovered IN
the other since they Ind bee nap nIl wife
Ger some hesitation the wife agreed to
the proposition. hut stipulated that the
rehearsal should be made in all sincerity
and with an hone.t view to the lettering Of
each other, as otherwise 1t wogid be OF no
Use 10 speak .. the faults to ~hich marriage
had opened their eyes. The husband Ws,
ot the same mind, and his wife asked him
to L-gin with her faults. lie vas some
what reiHp'aut, hat ms .iie insisted Tn"t
&c Mas n" hrs' t" rsp"sc ihr I.ait.f, aud
a. hr VA, It 81" hctG & tue house It vas
"a, pace - lax. The .,mu. l.us urged,
ne bcsan the recital He sa.u:
My DER, one ut the first faults | obse. "
-d ia you after We began keeping house was
snat y"u good zeal neglected. The tinwa,e.
You d.dn't Aeti II scoIreI as bright IL
should be. My mother always took great
rte ia her uuw"re and kept 1t Us bright
, "a u 4o!!ar.'
i am glad that yol haze mcntioL-d 1t,
dear, sad the vie, ola: hing little: he.s-
after uu shall see no speck ON cap or pan.
Pray proceed"
II hay. often observed" said the Eus-
band, chat YOU often use your dish-rass II
long time without washing them, and thsn
hnai'y throw them away. Now, when at
! home, | remember that my mother always
| used to wash out her dish rugs when she
up where they could dry, reauy for The n, 1t
| time ehe wopld need them"
Bushing AS before, the young wife prem
:sed to amend this fault.
TIE husband continued with most FOR
mIdsble lat Of similar iuult-, many porp
than We have space to enulnerate, ~hen he
declared that he could think o: nothing
more that Mas worthy Of 'nent.an.
"Now,' said he. my lear, you begin and
tell me all the faults yoq nave qkseryed in
me since We have been married"
TIE yevHg housewife sat in silence; her
fac, flushed TO the ::npls.. and great
lump came IN her throat, which she sec u,ed
10 be striving hard to swallow.
Proceed, my dear; tell me all the faults
you have observed in me, sparins nouei"
Arising suddenly FROM her seat, the little
wife burst INTO tears, and throwing both
arms about her husband. neck, cried;
Only dear husband, you have not fault
IN the world. IF you have even one, my
eyes have been 80 blndsdi by my lov. for
you That as long As We gave been married
! have never once observed it. Ia my eyes
yor are perfect, aaI all that you do seems
t, me t" be done in the best manner and
just whst should be dong"
"Rat, my dear" said the husband, III.
face reddenng and his voice grow ing husky
with em.tion. Just think: have gone ii, d
found all manner Of iauit With YOU. Now
do tell me some u, my iuuits; know
have many-ten times Is many ns you ever
lad Or ever i'll have. Let me heas The ~ "
Indeed, husband, it is n. tell you; YOU
have NOT a single iaut that can zee.
Whatever you do seems right in my eyes !;
and now that know what a cood.for moth
ing little wretch | am. shnll at ouca begin
| the work Of Ieform and try to make myeelt
worthy Of you
''Nonsense,' nv dear, You know some
lines 50 AWAY aud leave you wlthou. any
wood Gu stay up town when ought
10 be at nome; Ispend my money for drLks
AMI cigars when l ought to bring it home
To you, L?
"Sc. you DON'T" cried his wife; "you
do nothing of the kind. like to see you
enjoy Yourself; ] should be uphappy were
vuu 20 d. otherwise shaa just esactiy ss
you dog
: God bless you, little wiic.' cried the
now thoroughly .ubjugated husband: from
this moment you hss.s PCT fault 10 the
woric. Indeed you neyer hsi g fault;
va. hu, joking--ion's remember q word
| | saiir' end lac kissed away the tears tina.
sill trembe1 IN the little woman's yves.
Never again dss 20 BY band serutini1e
shr tioware nor eIsDine the d'.a ,ag--neser
50 nGch As mention one OF the faults he
had enumerated: b,s s9un after the neigh
Dor women were wont 70 say:
ut is wonderful how neat Ms -
keeps everything about be; heas-- Her
tin~.re is Arrays rs bright as new 'Ioiiar /;
and do believe she no, only washes 5ut
irons h.r dish rag.?' And the neiahber
men we're heard 70 say; "whas a steady
fellow Mr. - has got 10 be Of late: b.
dol't spend n dime here he used 20 .pend
lars, ahd car never be kept from home
aaif an hour when - is NOT ut work. lie
seems almost ~ worship that wife oil b,s. -
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