The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-07-22
SEEING HMSELF AS OTHERS SAW

SEEING HMsELF As OTHERS SAW
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"I really wish. Dora, you could have
coffee fit to drink once a week." said
Edward Taylor tn his wife. Why not
try my method-pour in cold water
and let it just come to q boil"
=" did this morning" answered Mrs.
Taylor. pleasantly, " and this is the re-
suit. knew you would find fault with
it."
"Dora, any one would think to hear
you speak that 1 was in the habit of
finding fault. Thank Heaven that isn't
one of my failings. Inever find fault.
make q suggestion now and then.
But, and he tasted his coffee again
-" this is certainly better than we
usually have. The favor is excellent,
but mild"
"Very mild" said his wife.
"Are these fritters, or are they leadg"
asked Mr.. Taylor, shortly after.
They are fritters, Edward. and ex-
cellent ones, too." said his sister, Mrs.
Fred Hastings, plying his wife's morti-
"I am glad if you can eat Them"
said Mr.. Taylor. Here, Fred, try .
hot one; perhaps it will be trifie bet
ter;" passing the plate to his sisters
husband, who was also Dora's brother.
The two friends had exchanged sisters
when they married i've years before.
Now please excuse me, / have i'm
portant business down town that takes
me away earlier than usual" He put
on his hat and gloves and-pulled Of q
button.
"Dors, why can't you sew on but
ton 80 it will stayP"
Those gloves are the ones you
bought yesterday. Edward" replied
Mrs. Taylor.
"The more reason why you should
have looked at them. Sale work isn't
intended to be permanent. But 60 mat
ter, can do very well without buttons.
said he, with an injured air.
Leave them at home and take your
others. do" urged his wife; 81 will
sew on the buttons SO that you can
have them this afternoon. Stay, will
do so now. 1t will take but q minute. !"
am in hurry, as told you; and I
should not have bought new gloves at
all if my old ones had been fit to wear.
But q matter of one missing button is
implied that nothing less than half q
dozen could disturb his equanimity.
"Dorar' exclaimed Mrs. Hastings,
after he was gone, "does Edward al
ways find as much fault as he has this
morningr'
"Not always" replied Dora She
omitted to say that he often did much
more. Edward doesn't mean half he
says. 1t is habit, and one that he
doesn't know he has at all"
al can plainly see he thinks himself
q martyr. What an abominable combi-
nationf' said his outspoken sister.
Zone might take him to be an idiot, but
/ know he isn't, and he is kind-hearted
and loves you dearly"
.1-r"Yes, Kate" spoke up Fred. "Ned
il . good fellow, and would be the first
to condemn in others what he does him.
self"
90" said his wife, eagerly, have
an idea"
= keep it, my dear. till you ge,
another to go with it." said Fred, teaz-
ingly. But Kate did not notice the in
terruption.
"Dora, let us show Edward up to
himself as he is, using Fred for mirror.
you know"
"Howa 1 don't think 1 understand,
exactly" replied Dora
"Why. let Fred find fault with me
Just as Edward does with you; and
and then he can see how he likes it.
OF course, he must not suspect that il
isn't Fred's real manner. He won't
for you know it is five years since we
have met, and we only came last night
Fred is capital at theatricals, and will
do my best to be as meek as you are. u
And bright, talkative little Mrs. Hast
inzs kissed her sister-in-law, while 9
sympathetic tear stood in her eve.
s.f will agree to it, if Dora does not
object" said Fred, for he was fully a
indignant as his wife at Dora's treat
ment.
Dora was as straightforward and con
scientious as she was gentle; however
Kate overruled her objections, and 81
the matter stood when Mr.. Taylor re
turned in the evening. He was unusu
ally pleasant, and disagreeably sur
prised at Fred,s fault finding manner
Seemingly Kate could do nothing with
out being called to account by her hus
band.
"Kate," as his wife took up bool
they were both reading, evil you o.
will you not leave that book mark whers
placed itf"
"Why, I haven't touched it." sale
she, it is at the ninth chapter. Ism
that the placep"
"How do I knowf If did. SHOULD
be apt to need a book-mark?"
He ought to be sufficiently inter
ested not to need one, ought he not
Kate" said Mr.: Taylor. pleasantly.
"Yes-but Fred" and she stoppet
~-I l,oLoH
"But Fred-what?" asked her hus
band, gloomily. "H you have any faul
to find with me, don't hesitate, beg.
"Well, I was only going to say tha
you seemed to like to find fault" sal,
Kate. ~
"No, thank Heaven; that isn't ON
of my failings, only make sugges
ton now and then. But what wer
you saying, Ned, when Kate interrupte'
us?"
"rve forgotten. But suppose W
have some music. Do you remembe
how fond we used to be of singin,
Annie Laurie we foure"
"Yes, indeed" said Kate. "Let u
sing it tonight"
"Where Is the music, Dorap" aske
Mr.. Taylor.
"Tm sure I don't know, 1 haven
seen it in . long time"
al do wish, Dora, that you had you
senses about you little oftcner. NJ
mother used to say that she coul,
20 in the darkest night and find an
article in the house. But perhaps W
can sing it from memory.
but for bonny Annie Laurie.
would lay me down and die.
hummed Mr.. Taylor in his melodiou