The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-04
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weeks, it came into the head OF a
young husband in this city, one
Sunday, 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 discovered in the other since
they had been man and wife. After
some hesitation the wife agreed to
the proposition, but stipulated that
the rehearsal should be made in all
sincerity and with an honest view to
the bettering ofeach other, as other
wise it would be Of no use to speak
of the faults to which marriage had
opened their eyes. The husband
was of the same mind, and his wife
asked him to begin with her faults.
He was somewhat reluctant, but his
wife insisted that he was the first to
propose the matter, and as he was
at the head of the house it was his
place to take the lead. Thus urged,
he began the recital. He said:
"My dear, one of the first faults
observed in you after we began keep
ing house was that you good deal
neglected the tinware. You didn't
keep it secured as bright as it should
be. My mother always took great
pride in her tinware, and kept it as
bright as a dollar"
81 am glad that you have men
toned it, DEAR" said the wife, blush
ing a little; thereafter you shall see
no speck on cup or pan. Pray pro
ceed."
81 have often observed, said the
husband, "that you use your dish
rags a long time without washing
them, and then finally throw them
away. Now when at home, l re,
member that my mother always used
to wash out her dish rags when she
was done using them, and then hang
them up where they could dry, ready
for the next time she would need
them"
Blushing as before, the young wife
promised to amend this fault.
The husband continued with a
most formidable list of similar faults,
many more than we have space to
enumerate, when he declared that he
could think of nothing more that
was worthy of mention.
"Now," said he, "my dear, you be-
gin and tell me all the faults you
have observed in me since we have
been married"
The young housewife sat in 81
lence, her face flushed to the tenn
pies, and great lump came in her
throat, which she seemed to be striV-
ing hard to swallow.
proceed, my dear; tell me all the
faults you have observed in me,
sparing none"
Arising suddenly from her seat
the little wife burst into tears, and
throwing both arms about her hus-
bands neck, cried:
"My dear husband, you have moi
, a fault in the world. If you have
even one, my eyes have been SO
blinded by my love for you that as
long as we have been married ]
, have never once observed it. In my
eyes you are perfect, and all that you
do seems to me to be done in the
best manner and just what should be
done"
"But, my DEAR" said the husband
: his face reddening and his voice
growing husky with emotion, ''just
think; 1 have gone and found all
T manner of fault with you. Now dc
: tell me some Of my faults; ] know
have many-ten times as many as
! you ever had or ever will have. Let
! me hear them"
Indeed, husband, it is as l tell
you; you have not single fault
: that l can see. Whatever you dc
: seems right in my eyes; and now
that 1 know what good-tor-nothing
little wretch l am, shall at once
I begin the work of reform, and try tc
i. make myself worthy Of you"
Nonsense, my dear, you know
sometimes l go away and leave you
without any wood cut; 1 stay uE
town when 1 ought to be at home;
I spend my money for drinks an(
{! cigars when ought to bring it home
to you; +"
SNo you DON'T" cried his wife
"you do nothing Of the kiud. like
to see you enjoy yourself; should
be unhappy were you to do other
wise than just exactly as you dor
"God bless you, little wifer' criet
the now thoroughly subjugated hus
band; "from this moment you havl
not fault in the world! Indeed
you never had a fault; 1 was bu
joking-don't remember a word
saidr' and he kissed away the tear
that still trembled in the little wo
D mans eyes.
n Never again did the husband scru
3 tinize the tinware nor examine thu
y dish-rag g-never so much as mention
y one of the faults he had enumerated
but soon after the neighbor womer
were wont to say:
; '1t is wonderful how neat Mrs. :
keeps everything about her house
+ Her tinware is always as bright as
= new dollar; and do believe she no
! only washes but irons her dish
!, ragsp And the neighbor men were
Il Il heard to say: "What a steady fellow
M has got to be of late; hC
don't spend a dime where he used
to spend dollars, and can never bt
kept from home half an hour wher
! he is not at work. He seems always
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