The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-01
MARRIED LIFE IN NEVADA
The Confidential Talk n Young (,ouoIr l,. y
AboHt Faults, and What Came of It,
From the virginia City Enterprise.

About Faults, and What Game of II, MAJ"
From the Virginia City Enterprise.
After having been married some
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
nlainly and honestly state the faults
that each had discovered in the other
since they had been husband and wife.
After some hesitation the wife agreed
To the proposition, but stipulated that
the rehearsal should be made In all sin
ceritv and with an honest view to the
bettering of each other, as otherwise 1t
would be of no use to speak OF the
faults to which marriage had opened
their ewes. The husband was OF the
same mind, and his wife asked him to
begin with her faults. He was some
what reluctant, but his wife lnslsted
that he was the first to propose the mat
ter, 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 L
observed in you after we began keeping
house was that you good deal neglect
ed the tinware. You didn't keep it as
bright as it should be. My mother
always took pride in her tinware, and
kept it as bright as a dollar.
Sc am glad that you have mentioned
it, dear said the wife, blushing lit
tie; g hel eafter you shall see no speck
on cup or pan. Pray proceed
81 have also observed . said the hus
band, ssthat you use your dlsh-rags a
long time without washing them, and
then finally throw them away. Now,
| when at home, [ remember 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.
! Finishing as before, the young wife
pr uised to amend this fault
me husband continued with 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 men
ton.
Now" said he, 6 my dear, you be
gin and tell me all the faults you have
observed in me since we were married.
The young housewife sat in silence
her face flushed to the temples, and {
great lump came in her throat, whicl
she seemed to be striving hard to swal
low.
Proceed, my dear; tell me all tn,
faults you have observed in me, sparins
J none
Arising suddenly from her seat, tn
/ little wife burst into tears, and THROWN,
10th arms about her husbands neck
cried:
/ My dear husband you have not
fault in the world If you have evel
, one, my eyes have been so blinded b.
: my love for you that SO long as we hav
been married L have never once oh
: served it. In my eyes you are perfect
: and all that you do seems to me to b.
s done in the best manner and just wha
7 should be done. .
S g But, my DEAR" said the husband
+ his face reddening and his voice grow
t ing husky with emotion; 'tjust think
e I have gone and found all manner o
: fault with you. Now. do tell me som
of my faults; know have many-te
e times as many as you ever had or eve
e will nave. Let me hear them"
+ 50 Indeed, husband. it is as I tell you
j you have not7a single fault that / ca
r see. Whatever you do seems right i
f my eyes; and now that / know what
: good -for-nothing little wretch 1 am,
4 shall at once begin the work of reform
t aud try to make myself worthy of you.
It 8 Nonsense, my dear, you kno'
l. sometimes | go away, and leave yo
It without any wood cut; 1 stay up tow
# when ought to be at home; spen
S my money for drinks and cigars when
i ought to bring it home to you; L
Il - No you don't" cried his wife; s' yo
do nothing of the kind. [ like to Sc
you enjoy yourself; l should be unhal
: py were you to do otherwise than jus
exactly as you do ~
s "God bless you, little wife - erie
}. the now thoroughly subjugated hui
o band; from this moment you have Nc
i fault in the world Indeed, you neve
e had fault; was but joking-don't r'
r member a word I saidl" and he kisse
b away the tears that still trembled in tt
Y little woman's eyes.
a Never again did the husband scrutil
l. re the tinware, nor examine the dlsl
r ag-never so much as mention one
2 the faults he had enumerated; but SOC
# after the neighbor women were wont
i say:
y cit is wonderful how neat Mrs. =
IS keeps everything about her house. 81,
n tinware is always as bright as a ne
n dollar, and do believe she not on
II washes, but irons her dish-rags 70 Al
1 the neighbor fmen were heard to sa,
g FsWhat steady fellow M has got
q be of late; he don't spend dime whe.
# he used to spend dollars, and can new
q be kept from home half an hour whe
Le he is not at work. He seems to worsh
II that wife of his.