The daily gazette., 1874-11-27
A MATRIMONIAL AECTUEE.

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TnE WAY A WIFE AND HUSBAND COM
PARED THEIR FAULTS, AND TIE HAP
pY RESULTS.
[ After having been married some
weeks it came into the head OF a young
Husband in this city, oneSnnday, when
he had but little to occupy his mind, to
suggest to his wife that they should
plainly and honestly state the faults
that each-had discoveredin the other
Isince they had been man and wife
After some hesitation the wife agreed
to the proposition, but stipulated that
the rehearsal should be-madcin all sin!
cority and with an honest view to the
bettering of each other, as otherwise it
would be or no use to speak of their
faults to which marriage had opened
their eyes. The husband was OF tho
same mind and the wife asked him I'd
begin with her faults. He was somel
what reluctant, but his wife insisted
that he was the first to propose the
matter, and as he was at the head of the
lhodsoit was Misplace to-take the lead |
FThus urged, he-began the recital. He
said: s.. Ills ~. g. f7tss
MY dear, one of the first faults Iob-
served in you after we began keeping
house was that you good dead neelect
the tinware.1 Youdidn't keep it s6ouiI
ed as bright as it. should be, My
mother- always took great pride4 10
} her tin.ware, and Kept itlas bribht as d
} dollar .l,7 20: oIl ~. 'SriaS-
Il am glad that you have mentioned
it, dear" said the wife, blushing lit
tie; hereafter you shall see no speck on
cup or pan. Pray proceed"
II have often observed,n said the
, husband, that you use your dishrags
a long time without washing them land
= then finally throw them away. Now,
5 lwhen at home, remember that my
> mother always used to wash out hh
dish-rags when she was done using
them, and then hang them up whert
,, they could dry, ready for the next timt
: she would need them" - - 49,.
II Blushing as before the young wifi
Ipromiscd to amend this fault 80
The husband continued with a mos
r formidable list of similar faults, many
: more than We have space to enumerah
e when he declared that he could thinl
A of nothing more than that was worthy
of mention. .a.
"Now," said he, "my dear, you be
! gin and tell me all the faults you have
, observed in me since we have beer
married. !,
The young housewife sat in silence
= her face flushed to the temples, and {
s great lump came in her throat, which
y she seemed TO be striving hard to swal
: low. . -tJ.
Proceed, my dear: tell me. all thu
faults you have observed in me, spar
n ing none" V--f
T Arising suddenly from her seat, tllt
o little wife burst into tears, and throw
r ing both her arms about her husband,
4 meek cried: n --g 5-
s My dear husband, you have not /;
e fault in the world If you have evci
one, my eyes have been SO. blinded bS
my love for you that as long rs W.
: have been married | have never onct
;. observed it. In my eyes you are per
:. feet, and all that you do seems to M
I to be done in the best manner and jus
a what should be done
1 'But, my dear" said the husband
/ his face reddening and his voice grow
ing husky with emotion, ''iust think
t | have gone and found all manner o.
9 faults with you know have many
? ten times as many as you over had o.
ever will have. Let me hear them"
II Indeed, husband, it is as l tell you
you have not a single fault that l cal
' see. Whatever you do seems right in
/ my eyes. And now that l know what
: u good-for-nothing little wretch am
+, shall at once begin the work OF re
: form, and try to make myself worthy
: OF you" za's --=f m I
"Nonsense, my dear; you know
q sometimes l go away and leave yoi
t without any wood cut; I stay up towi
G when ought to be at home; spend
: my money for drinks and cigars When
: | ought to bring it home to YOU"
Il mo you don't, "cried his wife, "yor
1 do nothing of the kind. like to sec
/ you enjoy yourself ! should be un
happy were you to do otherwise thar
!, just exactly as you do"
,, God bless you, little wifer' cried
the now thoroughly subjugated hus
: band, from this moment you hay,
r not a fault in the world Indeed, yo,
t never had fault l was but jolSingt7
a don't remember a word said l,-alt
he. kissed away the tears that ,stil
Itrembled, in the little womagaseyoS. s
Never again did the husbatM scrutif
!. ize the tinware or exai1line the dish
g rag-never so much as mentioned on