The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-25
LIKE CURES LIKE.

while over her face there crept gradually
an expression OF pain and perpleXity
that was not habitual there. Her Wild
owed sister had just left her after q
months visit, and in her parting chat
had said:
"Faith, dear, would not pain you for
the world; but l want to speak to you
very plainly, not only for your own sake,
but for the chidren's, and for the sake
OF Martin himself. You are making a
mistake.
IL make many, am afraid, Lottie."
"Less than most folks, you may rest
assured But the one mistake mean,
is encouraging Martin in his horrible
habit of fault-inding and complaining
with every breath he draws. You bear
it so quietly yourself, you stand be-
tween MIN and the servants so enectu-
ally, you train the children so perfectly
that the man does not realize how hate
full he isl There, don't mean that, but
how hateful his habits of grumbling are.
You do it for week and see how the
household stands. 1t may open Martins
eyes them"
And SO as Faith West stitched, she
pondered with a thoughtful lace over
LottIe's words.
..pn try it," Faith said at last in low
tone.
| leb III dIblu 5cc uOW ~ oOuhuos anu
here he comes up the walk! There's
Johnny's rocking-horse upset on the
grass, so he'll havea grievance all ready
made"
~ do wish, Faith" said the liege lord,
entering the room at that moment, "you
would make those children put their toys
away when they are not using them. 1
nearly broke my neck over Johnny's
horse coming in"
Instead OF rising Jas usual, and putting
the offending toy away, Faith answered,
in voice as tretful as his own:
"Dear me, Martin, | can't be always
running after the children. lfyou would
get me sewing-machine like other wo-
men have,I might get a chance to be
perpetual child's nurse, but l have as
much as can do at this time OF year to
attend to the children's clothes and let
their toys go. If your neck is hurt why
don't you send Tor doctor~
"Who said my neck was hurtW said
Martin, his eyes wide open in, amaze.
| "You said you almost broke it over
tea-beli, aud l have whole days sew-
ing on this suit yet. l never shall have
Susy's things ready"
Martin West looked into Faiths face
} WITH much Of the same expression OF
alarm he might have had il she had
shown symptoms Of smallpox or incipi-
Il ent brain-ieYer. For once he sat down
at the bountiful table without a crili.
cism, and allowed the four children 10
take their places. without remark. But
| Faith, pouring out the tea, suddenly
cried, In snappish tone that startled
tour pairs oil childish eyes into intense
surprise.
"This tea is perfect slops! Ring the
bell. ANY," And as the servant ap-
peared:
NTake away this tea pot, and see il
you can bring us some tea that is fitto
drink"
Jane, the waiter. looked twice at hel
gentle mistress before she seemed to com
prebend that it was Mrs. west herself
! that spoke, but finally took up the teapot
and retired, to tell the diretul news il
a the kitchen that
= "Mrs. West was out of temper" 4
"Amy, do sit up" fretted her mother
, "you are getting an awful stoop. Deal
me what heavy mullins! They are like
lead"
a 81 think they are very good, Faith.
I said Martin; and his wife could scarcely
< keep her gravity at his rueful lace.
+ 81 do wish, Faith, you would request
: Jane to dust this room now anu them
I Jingle went the bell under quicl
A.
haste.
g .sJane, how often have told you t,
n dust this room every dayW asked Faith
i in u high-pitch scolding tone.
!, "Indade, marin, it was busted thi
!, blessed morning in every corner"
I "Well, it is IN perfect piles Of dus
K now. Get the duster now, Jane, ant
: dust it properly" and Mrs. West bus
u tied about the room, moving every chair
n Ln NH frnn, -rnln ..
9 place, politely requesting Martin ever.
d minute to move just little that Jan
g might dust here or there, scolding an,
!, fretting, till her husband heartily wishe,
S he had never seen the tiny specks tina
p had raised such a whirlwind about hi
u ears.
1t was quite bedtime for the tw,
1 Younger children before the room wa
q busted to Mrs. Vests satisfaction, an
II with sigh of relief Martin opened hi
e evening paper as Faith led Johnny an
70 Susy Out OF the room, while Fred an
Amy Wondered whether escaping
: sco.ding from papa balanced these uni
il slIal demonstrations from mamma. The
e were deeply interested in game {
|, backgammon, as Faith, opening the dool
D heard Martin say:
l. s'Do stop that rafting of dicel Yol
20 childrehar always making a noise."
IS Instead OF making them cushion TO
the dice TO fall upon, or stopping th
% annoyance in any of her usual quiet way
=. without irritating the children, Fait
" said, sharply:
e "Shut up that backgammon board, an
a. 20 to bedl will have little peac
\. somehow"
= "My DEAR" demonstrated Martin, a
the children teariully Obeyed, "wasn
~ you little harsh"
y aDear me. Martin, II they were not dil
a turbing you, what did you say they wer
b. for? Pm sure dont care how muc
n noise they ma!lew
l. Martin subsidized behind his paper, il
10 wardly wondering what could be th
matter with Faith, and IL he really ha
ts married a bad.tempered woman afte
70 all; but he found no more fault ths
9. night. /.
- Morning found Mrs. West In q wora
\, temper tnan the one she retired will
;" Martin really, had no time to find OF
that the beautifully broiled steak wa
B. tough, so rapidly was it whisked off th
q, table and mutton-chops ordered; ths
the eggs were hard, for they were ais
n put on the ''retired list;" that the coffe
was weak, before it was peremptoril
- sent away. There was long, fretf,
q harangue on the impossibility OF tinisl