Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-18

Putting the verses together she could not
help seeing that to esteem others first, and
10 look not on ones own things, were both
exhortations TO unselhshness and following
out her attempt to get 1t clear, she thought
IL must mean that we should try to think
how other people feel about things, instead
of always thinking how we feel. 1t is not
just what we do to others that is good or
evil, but it is seeing how things look to
them that is right. Now, IL James saw
things as l debut he doesn't at all and
so he finds fault. But then, like flash
came the thought, DO / see things as he
does ?" and when she tried to put herself
in her husbands place, by remembering lit
tie conversations they had held, and little
things she had heard about his work and
his companions, with what she knew OF her
self, she did seem to see better how affairs
must look to him, than she had ever done be-
fore His time was not his own he must
be punctual at his work, or lose his place
their house, and bread, and clothes, their
very living, depended on his promptness.
Of course he wished to go neatly dressed to
his work she would not have him disgrace
her or himself then his buttons must be
looked to in season, for when he had put a
garment on there was no time for repairs.
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bring, after the days work was over, 80
that his time was almost all spent out of
the house. She could manage many things
to suit herself he must please other people,
and people who didn't care for him as she
did and then she felt that her husband
might have hundred cares and perplex-
tiles which she did not know. So, for half
an hour, Mary had really been looking, not
at her own interest but away from it, at
the interests of another. That half hour
put new aspect on the whole range OF her
affairs.
Two days later, Mr.. Symonds was split
ting wood while his wife was getting break
fast; everything seemed to stop by the
way; James came in hungry and cold, to
find his wife nervously trying to make the
kettle boil, to finish setting the table, and
quiet the fretting baby all at once and
Just at that moment Johnnie had man
aged to knock down dish to break in
twenty pieces against the stove hearth.
Mary looked up in mute despair, as her hus-
band came in, expecting a storm, and feel
ing that there was enough TO raise one
but CHEEKY voice cried out, Pick up the
pieces, my boy |" and she saw James catch
up the baby, tossing her and quieting her in
minute. The fire burned, the kettle
boiled, and breakfast was quickly on the
table. Mary had not spoken a word, for
wonder but her husband, looking up
quickly as she handed him his cup of coffee,
saw tears shining in her eyes, and he knew
that they were tears of Joy.
What a reward for minutes self-con-
troll
These two never talked matters over, or
told each other what had changed their
minds ten to one if they had, the peace
had been broken before it was fairly con-
cluded. But they practiced the lesson
they had received.
Though each person is to consider the in
terests of others, he is mol called to make
the others see his interests in return. The
moral Of this is not that persons should be
kind at home lest some calamity overtake
their families, and they themseve suffer re-
morse 1t might be: Let each person be
just, and, seeing fault, correct it. So, he
will not be slave to fears of evil tidings.
Or let no man or woman hesitate to say, " |
am wrong" when there is occasion to make
such confession. And it might be stretched
to mean: Let none ever sit down and brood
alone over supposed injuries but first seek
to see the whole matter from the other side.