Year: 1875

/ G1ElLCIs


After having been married som,
weeks, it came into the head of
young husband in this city, on,
Sunday, when he had little TO occu
py his mind, to suggest to his wifi
that they should plainly and hon
estly state the faults that each haC
discovered in the other since they
had been man and wife. After
some hesitation the wife agreed tC
the prositiOn, but stipulated that
rehearsal should he made IN all sin
cerity and with an honest view to
the bettering of each other, as
otherwise it would be OF no use t.
to speak of the faults to which mar
riage had opened their eyes. The
husband was of the same mind, and
his wife asked him tO--begin with
her faults. He was somewhat re-
luctant, but his wife insisted that
he was the first to propose the mat
ter, and as he was at the head OF
the house it was his place to take
the lead. Thus urged, he began
the recital. He said:


My dear, one Of the first faults !
observed in you after we began
keeping house was that You a good
deal neglected the tinware. You
didn't keep it secured as bright as
it should be. Ny mother alway 5
took great pride in her tinware, and
kept it as bright as a dollar"


Il am glad that You have mention
ed it dear" said the wife, blushiLg
a little; thereafter YOU shall see no
speck on cup or pan. Pray pro
ceed.''


II have also observed" said the
husband, that you use your dish
rags long time without washing
them, and then finally throw them
away. Now, when at home, | re-
member that my mother always
used to wash out her dish rags when
she was done using them, aud 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 Il
most formidable list of similar
faults, many more than we have
space to enumerate, when he declar-
ed that be could think of nothing
more that was worldly OF mention.


"Now," said he, "my dear, you
begin and tell me all the faults you
have observed in me since we have
been married"


The young housewife sat in sill
ence; her face flushed to the tenn
plies, 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 observed in NE,
sparing none"


Arising suddenly from her seat,
the little wife burst into tears, and
throwing both arms about her hus
bands neck cried:


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


''But, nv dear" said the hus-
band, his face reddening 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; l have
many as YOU ever will have. Let
me hear hem.


Indeed, husband, it is as l tell
you; you have not single fault that
/ can see. Whatever you do seems
right in my eyes; and now what q
gOod-for- nothing little wretch / am,
/ shall try at once begin the work
Of reform, and try to make myself
worthy of YOU" 81


Nonsense, my dear, you know
sometimes go away and leave you
without any wood cut; stay up
town when l ought to be at home;
spend my money for drinks and
cigars when l ought to bring ii
home to you; l."


'No you don't" cried his wife;
'you do nothing of the kind. 1 like
to see you enjoy yourself; l should
be unhappy were you to do other
wise than just exactly as you dor


God bless you, little wifer =
cried the now thoroughly subjuga,
ted husband; "from this moment
you have not fault in the world
/ was but joking-don't remember
a word l saidP' and be kissed away
the tears that still trembled in the
little woman's eyes.


Never again did the husband
scrutinize tinware nor examine the
dish rag-never so much as men
tion one of the faults he had emu
merated; but soon after the neigh
Dor women were wont to say:


at is wonderful how neat Mrs
keeps everything about her house
Her tinware is always as bright a
a new dollar, and do believe
she not only washes, but irons he
dish ragsr And the neighbOr mel
were heard TO say:


"What a steady fellow M--ha
got to be of late; he don't spend
dime where he used to spend dol
lars, and can never be kept fro
home half an hour when he is


at work. seems TO Worship tha
wife of his"


The Prophet Tice.