Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-09-04
SEEING HIMSELF AS OTHERS SAW
"Oh, wad some power the giftie gle us,
To see Ouraera a ithers see l1si''


Il really wish, Dora, You could have
c0fee fit to drink once week." said
Edward Taylor to his wife. "Why not
try my method-pour in cold water
and let it just come to boil?"
Il 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 was in the habit OF find
ing fault. Thank Heaven that isn't one
of my failings. 1 never find fault.
make suggestion now and then. But,
and he tasted his coffee agaln-'thiS
is certainly better than we usually have.
The flavor is excellent, but mild"
"Very mild" said his wife. fFa
"Are these fritters, or are they lead?
asked Mr.. Taylor, shortly after. ~.
"They are fritters, Edward, and excel.
lent ones, too," said his sister, Mrs. Fred
Hastings, plying his wife's mortiica-
ton.
lam glad if you can eat them," said
Mr.. Taylor. Here, Fred, try hot one;
perhaps it will be trifle BETTER" pass
Ing the plate to his sisters husband,
who was also DOra's brother. The two
friends had exchanged sisters when
they married five years before.
"NOw please excuse me, have i'm
p0rtant business down town that takes
me away earlier than usual" He put
on his hat and gloves and-pulled off a
button.
"Dora, why can't you sew on button
80 it will stay?"
"Those gloves are the ones you bought
yesterday, Edward" replied Mrs. Taylor
"The tmoreN reason why you should
have looked at them. Sale work isn't
intended to be permanent. But no mat.
ter, can do very we'll without buttons
said he, with an injured air.
leave them at home and take your
others, dO,"' urged his wife; Il will sew
on the buttons so that you can have
them this afternoon. Stay, will do so
now. 1t will take but a minute"
81 am in hurry, as l told you; and ]
should not have bought new gloves at
all if my old ones had been fit to wear
But a matter of one missing button is
nothing to me-" Mr.. Taylor's tone i'm
piled that nothing less than half dozen
could disturb his equanimity.
"Dorar' exclaimed Mrs. Hastings, af-
ter he was gone, "dOes Edward always
find as much fault as he has this morn
ing?" :,
mot always" replied Dora. She omit
ted to say that he often much more.
edward doesn't mean half he says. 1t
is habit, and one that he doesn't know
he has at ALL :.
III can plainly see he thinks himself
a martyr. What an abOminable cOmbi-
natiOnr' said his OutspOken sister. Zone
might take him to- be an idiot, but ]
know he isn't, and he is klnd-hearted
and loves you dearly"
eyes, Kate, Spoke up Fred. "Ned is a
good fellow, and would be the first to
condemn in others what he does him.
self"
60" said his wife, eagerly, 81 have an
idea"
keep it, my dear, till you get another
to 90 with it." said Fred, teazingly
But Kate did not notice the Interrupt
ton.
"Dora. let us show Edward up to him.
self as he is. using Fred for a mirror,
you know"
actly," replied Dora.
@Why. let Fred find fault with me
Just as Edward does with you; and then
he can see how he likes it. OF course,
he must not suspect that it 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 CAPT
tai at theatricals, and / will do my best
to be as meek as you are" And bright
laxative little Mrs. Hastings kissed heI
sister-in-law, while sympathetic teal
stood in her eye. !
II will agree to it If Dora does not OBJ,
iect." said Fred, for he was fully as in-
dignant as his wife DOra'S treatment
Dora was as straightforward and con-
scientiOus as she was gentle; however
Kate oyerruled her objections, and Sc
the matter stood when Mr.. Taylor re-
turned i'm the evening. He was unusual
ly pleasant, and disagreably surprised
at Fred's fault-fnding manner. Seem
ingly Kate could do nothing without be-
ING called to account by her husband.
sKate," as his wife took up book
they were both reading, will you OF
will you not leave that book mark where
Iplaced itr
sit is at the ninth chapter, isn't that TIT
sHow do / know? If 1 did, should bt
apt to need book mark"
'He ought to be sufficiently interested
not to need one, ought he not, Kate?'
said Mr.. Taylor, pleasantly.
"Yes-but Fred" and she stopped and
looked away.
SBut Fred-what?" asked her hus
band, glOOmily. IF you have any fault
to find with me, don't hesitate, beg"
swell, was only going to say tha
you seemed to like to find fault" sait
Kate. &
"No. thank Heaven; that isn't one O.
nv failings, only make suggestion
now and then. But what were you say
ing Ned, when Kate interrupted usp"
"Pve forgotten. But suppose we hav'
some music. Do you remember how
fond we used to be of singing Ami,
Laurie we four?"
Eyes, indeed" said Kate. 'Letu sing
1t tonight"
awhere is the music, Dora?" asked Mr.
Taylor.
iPm sure don't know, haven't seer
it in a long time" .
II do wish, Dora, that you had you
senses about you a little Oftener. M,
mother used to say that she could go il
the darkest night and find any articl,
in the house. But perhaps we can sing
it from memory. 49, - - ~
"But for bonny Annie Laurie,
- Iwould lay me down and de-. -
hummed Mr.. Taylor in his melodiou
tenor.
"How much easier 1t is for a man t
die for a woman-in s0ng-than 1t is q
live for her and make her want to Hy
too" said Kate.
Poor sis" thought Mr.. Taylor, look
ing kindly at her-"nO wonder she feel
the difference! Will you play the accom-
paniment, Kater