The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-10-11
Telling Each Others Faults.

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After having been married some weeks
1t came into the head of young hus-
band one Sunday. when lie had but little
To occupy his mind, to suggest to his wife
that they should plainly and honestly
state the faults that each had discovered
in the other since they had been man
and wife After some hesitation his
wife agreed to the proposition, but stip.
mlatei that the rehearsal should be made
in all sincerity, and with an honest view
20 the bct,cring of each other, otherwise
it would be Of no use to speak of the
| faults to which marriage had opened
| their eyes. The husband was of the
same mind and his wife asked him to
begin He was somewhat reluctant. but
his wife insisted that he was the first to
propose the matter, and as ho was the
| head of the house, il was his place to
take the lead. Thus urged he began the
| recital.
He said:
"My dear, one of the first faults that
observed in you after we began keeping
house WAS that you good deal neglected
the tinware. My mother always took
great pride in her tiuware, and kept it rs
bright as dollar"
II am glad you have mentioned it.,
dear said the wife, blushing little !;
thereafter you shall see no spot on cup
/ or pan. Pay proceed
Il have aisu observed that you use
your dish rags 4 long time without wash
ing them, and finally throw them away.
Now when at home, remember that
my mother always used to wash out her
dish.rags when she was done using them,
and then hung them up where they
could dry, ready for the next time she
would need them"
Blushing, rs before, tho young wife
promised to amend this fault.
The husband continued with most
formidable list Of similar faults, many
more than we have space to enumerate,
when lie declared that he could think OF
nothing more worthy Of mention.
Now, my DEAR" said he, "you begin
and tell me all the faults you have dis.
covered i'll me since we have been mar.
ried."
The wife sat in silence. Her face
flushed to the temples and great lumr
came to 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 throwing
both arms about her husbands neck, ,
cried
"My dear husband, you have not n
fault in the world. If you have one my
eyes have been so blinded by my love for
you that so long rs we have been mar.
eyes you are perfect, and all that you do
n In in,
just what should be-"
But, my DEAR" said the husband, his
face rcddening and his voice growing
husky with emotion, 'just think, have
gone and found all manner Of fault with
you. Now do tell me some Of my faults ;
know | nave many-tcn times as many
NJ you ever had or will have. Let me
hear them"
Indeed. husband. it is as tell you ;
you have not II single fault that can
| see. Whatever you do seems right in
my eyes, and now that | know what a
good ior nothing little wretch am, I
shall at once bcgin the work of reform
aud try TO make myself worthy of you"
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, I spend
money for drink and cigars when 7
ought to bring it home 10 you, Il"
mo, you don't" cried his wife; "you
do nothing Of the kind. J like to see
you enjoy yourself; should be unhap-
py were you to do otherwise than exactly
M you do"
God bless you, little wife," cried the
now subjugated husband, "from this
moment you have no faults in the world.
Indeed, you never had fault; was
joking, don't remember word said 7"
And he kissed away the tears that trem-
bled in the little woman's eyes.
Never again did the husband scruti-
nize the tinware nor examine the dish
rag-never so much US mention one Of
the faults he had enumcrated-but soon
after the neighbor women were wont to
say:
"It is wonderful how neat Mrs. --
keeps everything about her house. Her
tinware is as bright as dollar, and / do
believe she not only washes but irons her
dish rags" And the neighbor men were
heard to say "What steady fellow
-- has got TO be Of late; he don't
spend a dime where he used to spend
dollars. and can never be kept from
home half an hour when he is not at
work. He seems to worship that wife of
| his"