The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-12-17
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raE coxF1DENTIAL TALK A YoGNe COUPLE
HAD ABOUT FAULTS.
After having been, married . somes som esM weeks, It
came into, the head Of a young husband IN This
eity,aione, Sunday, when he, had but. little. to
occupy his mine; !; to suggest Ito his wife that
the51 should plainly aand honestly state lthe
faults that each had discovered in the other
sincs, they had been man and wife. After
some hesitation the wife agreed to the PROPOSE
tion, but stipulated that the rehearsatsh he
madein all sincerity and with an honest view
to the lettering of each other, as otherwise 1t
wonld be of use to speak OF the. faultsto
which marriage had opened their eyes. The
asked~hi1ns to%5egin with hef faults He was
somewhat reluctant, but his wife insisted that
he was the frssty pppppse the matter, ard ay
he was at theshea3 osthSe honnsehEUas his paacA
TO make the lead. Thus urged, he began the
zecitsLeqHe said ;Fr.if .,,.. @!i;t,-:
sasasAIya dear, one Of Ithe first faults observed
ingon after wssbegan keeping house was that
yoiia good dsaf neglected the tinWafe. You
didn't keep it secured as bright as it should be.
Mytmother always, took great pride in her tin
ware, and kept, it. asb bright,as aldollar."'
1aSI am glad thas yeu have mentioned it, my
DEAR" said the wife, blushiug little; "hereaf-
ter you shall see no speck on cup or pan
Pray proceed. ~
81 have also Observed" said the husband,
ssthat you use your dish-rags along time with
out washing them, and then finally throw them
away! Now, when at home, remember that
hor h
rags when she was done using them, and then
hang them up where they could dry, ready for
tfYgnext time she would sneed" them:
Blushing as before, the young wife promised
to amend this faulta b
Tie husband continued With a. most formi-
dabM list of similar faults, many more than
:y1e hSye space to enumerate, whenhe declared
that he could think of nothing more that was
worthy, of MENTION yyny aF, gu >xyY.1
NOV, nv deal" said hte YOU begin and tell
ngal the faults you have observedin. me since
We have been married" !"
The young housewife sat in silence; Her
aaee flushed tothe temples and great lump
came lin her throat, which she seemed to be
striving hard to swallow. 80.
Proceed, my dear tell me all the faults you
have observed in me, sparlng noneP
ARISING suddenly; from J her seat, theaittle'
abpnt her husbands neck, cried: -. ..'; =.
'o.sMy dear husband, you have not q fault in
the world. IF you have even one, my eyes
have been 50. blind by: my love for you that so
long as We nave been married I'have never
once, observed it. In my eyes you are perfect,
aRdsansyeu do seems to me -tOs~be done ,iarthe
best manner, and just what should be done
sBns smY aear,' ssidgshe husband, his face
reddsning and his voice growing husky With
emotson, sjiust:. .thiAk, ha8e gone and found
Rl lManner fault ssith you. Now, do tell
me some Of my faults knowI have many.
ten times as many as you ever had or ever will
have. Let NE hear them"
ssIndeed, my husband, it is as tell you );
ydH haze not al single fault that 1 can: see:
Whatever you do seems right in my eyes, and
wretch 1 am, ] shall at once begin the work of
reform, and try to make myself worthy of
you" =
Nonsense, my dear, you know sometimes
90 away and leave you without any wood cut !;
stay up town when IJopght to beat yhome; |
spend my money foe drinks and. cigars when I
ought to bring, it home to you l."
aNo you DON'T cried his wife, 3"you do
nothing Of the&kind.\~ likeSto see you enjoy
yourself, 1 should be unhappy were you to do
otherwise than just exactly as you do"
SGod bless you, little wife !" scEiea the now
thoroughly subugated husband; s"from this
moment you have not d fault in the world !!
Indeed, ,yougnever, had fault; + was ybut jok-
ing-don' Il remember aSword said p' and She
kissed away the tears that still trembled in the
little woman's eyes. N,ys :
Never again did the husband scrudnize the
tinware nor examine the dish-rag-never so
much as mention one: Of the faults he had
enumerated; but soons otter the neighbor wo-
men were wont to say:
uaIt is:wonderful 1how meat Mrs. - keeps
everything about her house. ~ Her tinware is
aIways as bright as anew dollar, and Edo be-
lieve she not only washes, but irons her dish
rags" Ard the, neighbor men were heard to
say :. hat steady fellow M has got to
be of late; he don't spend a dime where he
used to spend dollars, and can never be kept
from home, half ah hour iwhensh he is not at
work. He seems to worship that little wife of
his. - - IV'iiFgisi9 CITY Enterprise. T
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WHEN THE CLOTHES TAKE FIRE.. Seize
!s.klapkes fomta bed, ora cloab or any woolen
fsbric-if none is at hand, take any woolen