Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-10-12
HOW HE WAS CURED.

Is NV NouI ttNttI lIotll Aiei UGIls LII
ma ~ questioned Mrs. W2rthington,
tiny, silver-haired old lady with a gentle
smile.
"Yes 4; mother. Essie is very i'll with
low, nervous fever, and they want me TO
come and stay until she is better. The
carriage will be sent here at three
o'clock, mother" and Miss Pauline's
eyes snapped. II think it is about time
Bert's tyranny over that little martyr
was ended. He's killing her."
"Lina He is your brother"
~ can see his faults if be is.
I ~ never heard Essie complain"
''She never would. But look at her.
Nine years age, when she was married,
she was lively sunbeam so bright and
pretty. Now, pale, quiet and reserved
her voice is seldom heard, her smile Is
seldom seen. A wintry shadow Of her
former brightness ! Now she has broken
down. You have seen her n: home, but
surely when she is here you see the
change"
"Yes, dear, she has changed; but
family cares"
"Has Louie changed so? She has
been twelve years married"
Mrs. Worthing:on was silent Louie
was her Oldest child, and presided over
the home in which her mother had been
a crippled prisoner for fifteen years. She
took all the household care, and had five
children, ard yet Louie had gained in
beauty, and certainly cheerful happiness
since her marriage, even if the sport Of
girlhood was gone.
Henry appreciates Louie" said Ii.
ma "there lies the difference between
her happiness and Essie's detection. If
there is any domestic trouble, Horny and
Louie share it, and Herbert shifts it all
upon Essis. lie is an habitual fault
fnder.p
perhaps, dear. Essle is not as good
housekeeper as Louie. Herbert may
have cause to find fault"
"Once in ten times he may. I never
saw faultless housekeeper; but Essia
and her house are tho nearest approach
to perfection | ever did See"
"You never spoke this way before,
Lima"
because Louie and thought it bet
ter not to worry you with trouble be-
yond your help. But firmly believing as
do now, that Herbert is actually worry
ing his wife into her grave, / intend to
give him lesson-that is II you can
spare me to CO."
"You must 60, dear. shall get along
nicely"
So when Herbert Worthington sent his
carriage, Lima was quite ready for the
fourteen miles drive to her brothers
house. 1t was a house wherein no spirit
of repining and fault finding should have
found an adobe. Spacious. Handsomely
furnished, with well-trainud servants and
all the comforts wealth could furnish, it
seemed perfect paradise to VISITORS
But demon lurked there to poison All
and this demon Lima had come TO exor-
else.
For the first fortnight Essie took all
her time and care, the gentle spirit hover
ing very near the portal of the eternal
home. There was a babe, too six months
old, and its wants filled the spare mo-
ments. Herbert snarled and fretted over
domestic shortcomings, but Lima per
emptorily forbade all mention Of these in
the sick room, having the doctors au-
thority for saying the patients very life
depended upon quiet. But when conya-
lescense commenced Lima sent Essie and
the baby to visit old Mrs. Worthington,
and took control of Herbert, the older
children and the household, fully deter
mined to show her brother how far be
carried his absurd habit Of fault finding.
The first dinner saw the beginning Of
the lesson Lima meant to teach, by prae-
tically illustrating some Of Herbert's alb
surdities. Herbert entered the dining
room, his handsome face disfgured by
frown.
Soup" SAID Herbert, lifting the tur-
CCh peiieCt OiSH WdlbF ~
Susan" said Lima, sharply, before
Herbert could lit the lade, take that
tureen to the kitchen, and tell Jane that
the soup is not fit to eat"
Susan promptly obeyed. Herbert
looked rather ruefully at the vanishing
dish. lie was especially fond Of soup,
and the saycry fumes OF the delicious
dish was tantalizing. Essie would have
some gentle excuse-never whipped of
his dinner in that way. All dinner time
Lima kept up ding dong about the
soup, till Herbert heartily wished lie had
said nothing about it. Bat his magma
tioa had detected a burnt flavor in the pud-
ding, and before he could demonstrate
that dish had followed the soup.
"I'll get this house in some kind Of
order before L leave it," said Lima, en-
phatically.
Before you leave it," said Herbert,
sharply. "Do you suppose you arc
better housekeeper than Essie ? Why, [
have not friend who doesn't envy me
the exquisite order OF my house and my
dainty table,"
Herbert, you surprise me. Only yes
terday / heard you say You did wish
there was ever anything tit to eat on the
table,
"One don't expect every word to be
taken literally" said Herbert, rather
sulkiIy.
But an hour later, finding streak OF
dust in the sitting room, he declared,