Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-16
How a Wife Cured Her Husband.

After having been married som
weeks it came into the head of
young husband, one Sunday, whel
he had but little to occupy his mind
to suggest to his wife that they shoult
plainly and honestly state the fault
that each had discovered in the othe
since they had been man and wife
After some hesitation the wife agreed
to the proposition, but stipulated tina
the rehearsal should be made in al
sincerity and with an honest view t.
the lettering of each other, as other
wise it would be of no use to speak O.
the faults to which marriage hac
opened their eyes. The husband wa.
of the same mind, and his wife asked
him to begin. He was somewhat re
luctant, but his wife insisted that hi
was first to propose the matter, and az
he was the head of the house it was
his place to take the lead. Thus urg
ed, he began the recitation:
MY dear, one of the first faults
that [ observed in you after we began
keeping house was that you a gooc
deal neglected the tinware. Ny moth
er always took a great pride in hel
tinware and kept it as bright as a dol
lar"
Il am glad you have mentioned it
dear, said the wife, blushing a little
hereafter you shall see no spot on
cup or pan. Pray, proceed.
II have also observed" said the
husband, ''that you use your dishrags
a long time without washing them
and finally throw them away. Now,
when at home, [ remember that my
mother always used to wash out hel
dishrags when she was done using
them, and hung them up where they
could dry, ready for the next time
when she would need them"
Blushing as before, the young wife
promised to mend this fault
The husband continued with q
most formidable list of similar faults,
many more than we have space tC
enumerate, when he declared he could
think of nothing more worthy OF
mention.
'Now, my dear" said he, ''you be-
gin and tell me all the faults you
have discovered in me since we have
been married"
The wife sat in silence. Her face
flushed to the temples and a great
lump came in her throat, which she
seemed to be striving hard to swallow.
Proceed, my dear; tell me all the
faults you have discovered in me;
spare none"
Arising suddenly from her seat, the
little wife burst into tears, and throw
ing both arms around her husbands
neck, cried:
''My dear husband, you have not a
fault in the world If you have one,
my eyes have been so blinded by my
love for you that so long as we have
been married [ never, once observed
it. In my eyes you are perfect, and
all that you do seems to be done in
the best manner and just what should
be done"
Nonsense, my dear you know that
sometimes [ go away and leave you
without any wood cut; [ stay down
town when [ ought to be at home;
spend money for drink and cigars
when I ought to bring it home to you
II
mo, you DON'T" cried his wife,
you do nothing of the kind. I 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 subjugated husband; from
this moment you have not fault in
the world. Indeed you never had q
fault; [ was joking. don't remember
a word I said"
And he kissed away the tears that
still trembled in the little woman's
eyes.
Never again did the husband scru-
tinize the tinware nor examine the
dishrag never so much as mentioned
one of the faults he had enumerated.
but sood after the neighbor women
were wont to say:
Tt is wonderful how neat Mrs.
keeps everything about her house,
Her tinware is as bright as a new dol
lar, and [ do believe she not only
washes but irons her dishrags."
And the neighbor men were heard
to say: ''What steady fellow
has got to be of late; he don't spend g
dime where he used to spend dollars
and can never be kept from home hall
an hour when he is not at work. He
seems to worship that wife of his. 3"