Year: 1870

talk il all over with one Of the own.
ers, and Il was all settled, no guessed;
he should not wonder if workmen
were there next Monday. Then
James Symond's blood ran freely once
more the man in the chaise, the
pointing up at the window, tho ques
tion about the doctor, wero explained.
Doctor Bent was ono Of the owners,
and had hitherto gone against any
change.


Was ever any man so relieved and
happy before? Grateful tears would
come into his eyes as he bent over bis
work and he made swift, but earn,
est, humble resolution that very mo.
ment


On that same afternoon, Mary, in
trying TO find some new playtbings
for Johnnie, had overturned on the
table a box containing her own little
treasures, things which had not seen
the light for many year. Among
these were some small reward cards,
with texts and notices, which she
read over as she took them up, recall
ing the old time when she bad carried
them home in triumph and learned all
that was on them, before night.


Now, while she was sewing again,
and Johnnie was playing with bright
shells and her own old cup-and ball,
the words kept running in bis moth.
er's mind. "ln honor prcferring one
another. Let nothing be done through
strife or vain glory; but in lowliness
of mind LET each esteem other better
than himself Look not every man
on his own things, but every man also
on the things of others"


What docs looking on the things OF
others mean thought Mary to her
self


Putting the verses together, she
could not help seeing that TO esteem
others FIRST, aud to look out on one
own things, were both exhortations
to unselfshness; and following out
her attempt to get il clear, she
thought lit must mean that We
should try to think how other people
feel about things, instead Of always
thinking how we feel. 1t is not Just
what we do to others, that is good for
evil, but il is seeing how things look
10 them, that is right Now, II Jane.
saw things as do-bat he doesn't al
all and so be finds fault But then
like a flash, came the thought, ado
see things as he does p and when she
tried to put herself in her husbands
place, by remembering little convor.
sations they had held, and little things
she had heard about bis work and hi,
companions, with what she knew oi
herself, she did seem TO see better
how affairs must look TO him, than
she had ever done before. His time
was not his own; ho must be punctu.
al at his work or lose bis place their
house, and bread, and clothes, their
very living, depended on his prompt.
ness. OF course be wished to 20
neatly dressed 10 his work she would
not have him disgrace her or himself
then his buttons must be looked 20 10
season, for whom he put a garment on
there was no time for repairs Then
he had wood to split and water to
bring, aler the days work was over
so that his time was almost all spent
out Of the house She could manage
many things TO suit herself; he must
please other people, aud people who
didn't care for him as she did and
then she felt that her husband might
have hundred cares and pcrplexities
which she did not know. So, for hall
an hour, Mary had really been look.
ing not nj her own interests, but away
from il, at the interests of another
That half hour put a new aspect on
the whole range Of her affairs.


Two days later Mr. Symonds was
splitting wood while his wife was get.
ting breakfast; everything seemed
determined to stop by the way James
came in hungry and cold to ind bis
wife nervously trying TO mako the
kettle boil, TO finish setting the table,
and quiet the fretling baby all at once;
and Just at that moment Johnnie had
managed to knock down a dish Ia
break in twenty pieces against the
stove hearth Mary looked up in
mute despair, as her husband came in
expecting o storm, and feeling that
there was enough TO raise one but a
chccry voice cried out, "Pick MP the
pieces, my boyy and she saw james
catch up the baby, tossing her and
quoting her in a minute. The fire
burned, the kettle boiled, and break
fast was quickly on the table. Mary
had not spoken a word, for wonder
but her husband, looking up quickly
as she handed him bis cup of coffee,
saw tears shining in her eyes, aud ho
knew that they were tears of JOY.


What a reward for a Minutes self
control


These two never talked matters
over, or told each other what had
changed their minds ten 20 one II
they had, the peace had bccn broken
before it was fairly concluded But
they practicel the lesson which they
had received


Though each person is to consider
the interests Of others, he is not call.
ed to make others see his interest
in return. Tho moral of this is not
that persons should be kind at home
lest somo calamity ovortako their
families, and themselves suilcr re-
morse It might be; Let each per.
son be just, aud seeing a fault correct
it. SO, lac will not be a slave to fears
of evil liding Or let no man or wo.
man hesitate TO say, ~ am wrong
when there is occasion to make such
confession.


An lrishman who was brought up
in the country happened one day to
be walking along n street in Dublin,
when he was attacked by a fcrocious
dog. Pat ran into the middle of the
street TO pick up a cobble-stono to de-
fond himself but finding il secured,