The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-14
A Story Of Domestic Bliss.

After having been married some weeks,
it came to the head of young husband
in a neighboring city, onc Sunday, when
he had but little to occupy his mind, to
suggest to his wife that they should plain
lY and honestly state the faults that each
had discovered in the other since they
had been man and wife. After some hest
tation the wife agreed to the proposition,
but stipulated that the rehearsal should be
made in all sincerity and with an honest
view to the lettering of each other, as
otherwise 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 reluct-
ant. but his wife insisted that he was the
first TO propose the matter, and Is ne
was al 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 | OBJ
served in you after we began keeping
house was that YOU good deal neglected
the tn-ware You didn't keep it secured
as bright rs it should be. My mother al
ways took great pride in her tinware, and
kept it as bright rs a dollar"
Il am glad you have mentioned it,
dear" SAID the wife, blushing a little
thereafter you shall see no speck on cup
or pan. Pray proceed"
II have often observed. said the hus-
band. that You use dish rags long time
without washing them, and then finally
throw them away. Now when at home, l
remember that my mother always used to
wash out her dish rags when she was
done using them, and then hung them up
where they could dry, ready for the next
| time she would need them
| Blushing as before, the young vile prom
| ised to amend this fault.
| The husband continued with q most
formidable list Of similar faults, many
more than We havo space to enumerate,
when he declared that he could think Of
nothing more that was worthy OF men
ton
Now, said be, my dear, YOU begin
and tell me all the faults you have observ-
! ed in me since we have been married.
The young housewife sat in silence; her
face flushed to the temples, and great
! lump came in her throat, which She SEEM
Ell to be striving 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
her arms about her husbands neck, cried;
''Ay dear husband, YOU have not a fault
in the world, Ii YOU have even one, my
ewes 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 man
ner and just what should be done"
But, my DEAR said the husband, his
| face reddening and his voice growing
husky with emotion, lust think | have
gone and found all manner OF fault with
you. Now do tell me some of my faults !;
| know have many-ten times as many
as you ever had OF ever will have Let
me hear them"
| Indeed, husband it IS as l tell you );
| You have not & single fault that can see
| Whatever you do seems right in my eyes :;
and now that | know what good-lor
nothing little wretch am, l shall at once
begin the work Of reform and will try to
make myself worthy of you"
Nonsense, my dear, YOU know some
times ] 60 away and leave you without
any wood cut; stay up town when
ought to be at home; | spend my money
Tor drinks and cigars when oughtto bring
| it home to you--"
No, you DON'T cried his wife, 'you
do nothing of the kind. like to see you
enjoy yourself; should be unhappy were
you to do otherwise than just exactly as
you do
God bless You little wife :" cried the
now thoroughly subjugated husband :;
from this moment you have not a fault
in the world Indeed, you never had a
fault; | was but joking-don't remember
4 word | said" and he kissed away the
! tears that still trembled in the little wo-
mans eyes
Never again did the husband scrutinize
the tin ware nor examine the dish rag
never 50 much as mention one of the faults
| he had enumerated; but soon after neigh
! Dor women were wont to say:
ut is wonderful how neat Mrs
keeps everything about her house. Her
tinware is always as bright az new dol
lar and | do believe she not only washes
but irons her dish rag"
And the neighbor men were wont to
say;
What q steady fellow Al had got
to be Of late; he don't spend dime now
where he used to spend dollars, and can
never be kept from home half an hour
when he is not Mt work. He seems to al
most worship that wife Of his