The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-11

Il dare say" he grumblod, 'aha
they are cold IL there's any thin.
that requires 10 be warm, il Is a bake,
potato"
So saying he took one Of the po' Il.
toes in his hand. which, so far from
being cold. proved little too hot fol
him to hold comfortably in his hand.
Bnt it is needless to pursue the con.
versation further. 1t is but single
Illustration OF what happened far too
often.
One day when her husband had been
unusually unreasonable and fault-find-
ing, Mrs. Golding. unable to resist the
impulse. burst into tears, which fur
ther exasperated her husband. who
left the house in pet.
Before his wife had fully recovered
from her tears, friendly ncighbor
entered, who at once noticed that
something was the matter: Mrs.
Golding though at first reluctant, was
finally induced to reveal to her SYM
pathizing visitor the cause of her
grief. Had the latter been mischief
maker. this might have proved un.
fortunate, but such was not the case.
She was a woman Of wisdom and ex.
pcrience. and possessed no small
knowledge of human nature.
II think" she said. after a pause,
that il you will implicitly follow my
directions can put you in way of
curing your husband OF his disposition
to find fault"
"Do you really think you can?"
asked Mrs. Golding, eagerly. How
shall l 60 to workP''
I'm the first place" said Mrs. Ber.
tram. 'Tm quite confident that the
habit has grown upon him gradually
and almost impcrceptibly."
ut has indeed. When we first mar
ried he scarcely ever found fault with
me-"
"He is not now probably awave of
tho extent to which il governs Elm.
and would be very much SURPRISED tc.
be told that he was behaving unkindly
to you. But this does not alter the
fact. What he needs is a mirror in
which he can see himself"
"And how shall he be provided with
such mirror?'
You must do it. For day or two
you must assume his own habit Of
fault-iinding He will be surprised
and disturbed, and when he asks for
an explanation you must tell him your
Object
This proposition was rather a start.
ling one to mild Mrs. Golding, bul
after n time she came to see that il
might be productive of good. and
after some further advice and in
struction from Mrs. Bertram, she fell,
in measure prepared to carry it
out.
When Mr.. Golding came home it so
chanccd that his wife was in the front
entry.
Upon my word, Mr. Golding,' she
said, with as much sharpness as her
voice was capable of conveying "i,
seems to me you think nothing of
tracking mud in the house. l should
like to know how you expect me to
keep the house clean when you are
doing all in your power to dirty it. p
John Go!ding was completely taken
aback by such an outbnrst from his
usually mild and submissive wife-so
much so that he hardly knew what to
say.
II didn't think, Mary he said, with
unwonted mildness.
"Well, l hope you'll try to next
time. What made you so late this
evening? S,pper's bcen on the table
for the last fifteen minutes / do wish
you would make an effort to be here
in time.
Mrs. Golding found her role an easier
one than she had anticipated. Al
though she had not been in the habit
Of employing the language of fault
finding. she had been so accustomed
to hearing it fram her husbands lips
that it was not so hard to catch as she
had anticipated.
Il did not kHow l WAS so much in
he habit of being late" said Mr. Gold
ing. wondering what had come over
his wife.
Il dare say not,' said she. People
are not apt to be aware of their own
shortcomings. Did you stop at the
store and get that scwing-silk l asked
'or?"
Il declare, Mary, Iforgot all about
it."
Just as l expected. really wish
;ou had a better memory. Allis. You
SAINT have your vest mcndcd till it
well. Twill get it tomorrow. But
il seems 10 me, Mary. you might
peak in n little plcasAntcr tonA OF
course l didn't forget 1t on pur-
,ose."
You'd better come TO tea II you
don't want it cold" said his wife
preserving MS sober face as she coul4.
though she could scarcely help laugh
ng to herself ut the little plot in
which she was playinC so unaccus-