The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-29
A wIFE's TACT.


weeks, it came into the head Of a young
husband one Sunday, when he 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 made man and wife. After some
hesitation the wife agreed to the prop
osition, but stipulated that the re-
hearsal should be made in all sincerity
and with an honest view to the better
ing of each other, as otherwise il would
be Of no use to speak Of the faults to
which marriage had opened their eyes.
The husband was of the same mind I;
and his wife asked him to begin. He
was somewhat reluctant, but his wife in
sisted that he was the first to propose
the matter, and, as he 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 keep
ing house was that you neglected the
tinware. My mother always took great
pride in her tinware, and kept il as
bright as a dollar"
al am glad you have mentioned it,
dear" said the wife blushing a little;
thereafter you shall see no spot on cup
or pan. Pray proceed"
al have always Observed" said the
husband, "that you use your dish rags
a long time without washing them, and
finally throw them away. Now, when
at home, remember that my mother
always used 10 wash out her dish rags
when she was done using them, and
then hang them up where they could
dry, ready for the next time she would
need them"
Blushing as before, the young wife
promised to amend this fault.
The husband continued with a most
formidable list OF similar faults, many
more than we have space to enumeratc,
when he declared that he could think
of nothing more worthy of mention.
"Now my DEAR" he said, "you begin
and tell me all the faults you have dis
covered in me since we have been mar
ried."
The wife sat in silence. Her face
flushed to the temples, and 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 S
neck, cried
"My dear husband, you have not a
fault in the world. II you have one,
my eyes have been SO blinded by my
love for you that so long rs we have
been married have 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"
"But, my DEAR" said the husband,
his face rcddening and his voice grow.
ing husky with emotion. "just think, |
have gone and found all manner Of
fault with you. Now do tell me some
Of my faults; know l have many
ten times as many as you ever had or
ever will have. Let me hear them."
"Indecd, husband, it is as tell you !;
you have not a single fault that | can
see. Whatever you do seems right in
my eyes, and now that know what a
good-for. nothing little wretch am, |
shall at once begin my work Of reform
and try to make myself worthy Of you.
"Noosense, my dear, you know that
sometimes so away and leave you
without any wood cut. stay up town
when ought to be at home. spend
money for drink and cigars when |
ough, to bring il home to you. L."
"No, you DON'T" cried his wife,
"you do nothing OF the kind. ! like
to see you enjoy yourself; should be
unhappy were you to do otherwise than
just exactly as you do.
"God bless you, wife," cried the
now subjugated husband "from this
moment you have not fault in the
world. Indeed, you never had fault /;
| was joking don't remember word |
said! !" and he kissed away the tears
that still trcmbled in the little woman's
eyes.
Never again did the husband scruti-
nizc tinwarc nor examine the dishrag /;
never so much as mentioned one Of the
faults he had enumerated; hut soon
after the neighbor women were wont to
say:
at is wonderful how neat Mrs. -
keeps everything about her house. Her
tinwarc is rs bright rs n new dollar,
and | do believe that she not only
washes but irons her dishrags." And
the neighbor men were heard to say:
"What a steady fellow has gotto be
ofiate. Hedon'tspend dime where he
used TO spend dollars, and never can be
kept from home half an hour when he
is not at work. He seems to worship
that wife of his"
HAPPY EVERY DAy.--Sidney Smith
cut the following from a newspaper and
preserved it for himself: "When you
rise in the morning, form the resolu-
ton to make the day happy one to
some fellow.creature. II is easily done,
"A let-off garment to the man who
needs it, kind word to the sorrowful,
an encouraging expression to the striv-
ing-trifies in themselves light as air.
will do il at least for twenty-four hours.
And If you arc young, depend upon it,
it will tell when you are old, and ifyou
are old, rest assured it will send you
gently and happily down the stream OF
time to eternity. If you send one per-
son, only one, happily through each
day, that is three hundred and sixty-hve
in the course Of the year. II you live
only forty years after you commence that
,.o,,r.o ~ ,,,ed;~;ne von have made