Year: 1874

nOOnDs 1C WV
Enterprise, it came into the head of a
young husband in this city, one Sun
day, when ne 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 the wife
agreed to the proposition, but stipu-
lated that the rehearsal should be made
in all sincerity and with an honest
view to the bettering'of each other, as
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 with her faults
He was somewhat reluctant, but his
wife insisted that he was the first to
propose the matter, and as he was at
the head of the house it was his place
to take the lead. Thus urged, he be-
gan the recital. He said 8:


"My dear, one of the first faults |
observed in you after we began keep
ing house was that you a good deal
neglected the tinware You didn' t
keep it secured as bright as it should
be. My mother always took great
pride in her tinware, and Kept it as
bright as dollar


Il am glad that you have mentioned
it, dear, - said the wife, blushing lit
tie thereafter you shall see no speck
on cup or pan. Pray proceed"


81 have also observed" said the
husband, ''that you use your dish-rags
a long time without washing them, and
then 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 as before, the young wife
promised to amend the fault.


The husband continued with most
formidable list of similar faults, many
more than we have space to enumerate.
when he declared that he could think
OF nothing more that was worthy Of
mention.


"Now," said ne, ''my dear. you be-
gin and tell me all the faults you have
observed in me since we have been
married. .


The young housewife 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 Swal-
low


proceed. my dear; tell me all my
faults you have observed in me, spar
ing none -


Arising suddenly from her seat, the
little wife burst into tears, and throw
ing both arms about her husband S
neck, cried:


My dear husband, you have not a
fault in the world. If you have even
one, my eyes have been so blinded 0y
my love for you that SO long as we
have been married [ have never once
observed it In nay eyes you are
perfect, and all that you do seems to
me to be done ia the best manner and
just what should be done. "


'tBut, my dear" said the husband,
his face reddening and his voice grow
ing husky with emotion, 'just think,
I have gone and found all manner OF
fault with you. Now, do tell me some
of my faults [ know | have many
ten times as many as you ever had OF
ever will have Let me hear them"


Indeed, husband, it is as | tell you:
you have not single fault that | car
see, Whatever you do seems right in
my eyes; and now that [ know what 4
| good-for-nothing little wretch [ am
shall at once begin the work of reform
and try to make myself worthy O
you"


Nonsense, my dear, you know
sometimes l go away and leave yol
without any wood cut; [ stay up towr
when I ought to be at home | speuC
my money for drinks aud cigars wheI
I ought to bring it home to you; L


''No you don't" cried his wife
''you do nothing of the kind. I ik,
to see you enjoy yourself; should b
UNHAPPY were you to do otherwise thar
just exactly as you do u


''God bless you, little wife!" criec
the now thoroughly subjugated hus
F band ''from this moment you hav
: not fault in the world Indeed yol
never had fault; [ was but joking
don't remember a word [ said !" ant
he kissed away the tears that stil
trembled in the little woman's eyes.


Never again did the husband scruti
nize the tinware nor examine the dish
/ rag-never so much as mention one G
; the faults he had enumerated bu
: soon after the neighbor women wer


wont to say /: