Year: 1870

| to hear the dreaded step upon the stairs
and to hear one of the boys delightedly
| point out himself as a person Of great
| consequence, at that moment. A few
| minutes went by; he had not heard the
| chaise driven off, but nobody came fol
him. Half an hour had passed, when one
of the boys rushed exctedly in, to say that
the old building was really to be altered
now; he had heard Mr.. Cilley talk it al
over with one Of the owners, and it was
all settled, he guessed; he should not
wonder if workmen were there next Mon
day. Then James Symond's blood ran
freely once more; the man in the chalse
the pointing up at his window, the ques
ton about the doctor, who had hitherto
gone against any change, were explained
Dr. Bent was one of the owners.


Was ever any man so relieved and hap
py before? Grateful tears would come
into his eyes as he bent over his work
and he made swift, but earnest, humble
resolution thatsvery moment.


On that same afternoon, Mary, in try
ing TO find some new playthings for John


ME, had overturned on the table box con-


tanning her own little treasures, things


which had not seen the light for many a


year. Among these were some small re-


ward cards, with texts and notices, which
she read over as she took them up, recall
ing the old time when she had 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 cup-andball, the words kept


running in his mothers mind, "In honor


prefer one another Let nothing be done


through strife or vainglory; but in lowli-


ness of mind let each esteem the other


better than himself Look not every man


on his own things, but every man
also on the things of others"


What does looking on the things OF


others mean thought Mary to herself


Putting the verses together, sne could
not help seeing that to esteem others first,
and to look not on ones own things, were
exhortations to unselfishness; and follow
ing out her attempt to get 1t clear, she
thought: it must mean that we should try
to think how other people feel about these
things, instead of always thinking how we
feel. Il is not just what we do to others,
that is good for evil, but it is seeing how
things look to them, that is right. Now,
if James saw things as debut he doesn't
at all, and so he finds fault. But then like
flash came the thought, Do see things
as he does ?" and when she tried to put
herself in her husbands place, by remem-
bering like conversations they had held, ana
little things she had heard about his work
and his companions, with what she knew
Of 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
he must be punctual at his work, or
lose his place; their house, and bread, and
clothes, their very living, depended on his
promptness Of course he wished to go
neatly dressed to his work; she would not
have him disgrace her or himself; then his
buttons must be looked to in season, for
when he put garment on there was no
time for repairs. Then he had wood to
split and water to bring, after the
day's work was over; SO that his
time was almost all spent out OF the house.
She could manage many thingsto suit her
self; he must please other people, and peo-
ple who didn't care for him as she did; and
then she felt that her husband might have a
hundred cares and perplexitles which she
did not know. So for half an hour, Mary
had really been looking not at her own in
terests, but away from them, at the inter
ests of another. That half hour put new
aspect on the whole range Of her affairs.


Two days later Mr.. Symonds was split
ting wood while his wife was getting
breakfast everything seemed determined
to stop by the way James came in nun
gry and cold to find his, wife nervously
irving to make the kettle boil, to finish
setting the table, and quiet the fretting
baby all at once and just at that moment
Johnnie had managed to knock down a
dish to break in twenty pieces against the
stove hearth. Mary looked UP in mute
despair as her husband came in, expect
ing a storm, and feeling that there was
enough to raise one; but cheery voice
cried out, "Pick up the pieces, my boy !"
and she saw James catch up the baby. toss
ing her and euieting her in minute.
The fire burned, the kettle boiled, and
breakfast was quickly on the table. Mary
had not spoken word, for wonder; but
her husband, looking up quickly as she
handed him his cup of coffee, saw tears
shining in her eyes, and ne knew tnat
they were tears OF joy.


What a reward for a minutes selfcon-
troll!


These two never talked matters over, or
told each other what changed their minds;
ten to one if they had, the peace had
beer broken before it was fairly concluded.
But they practised the lesson which they
had received. %


Though each person is to consider the
interests of others, he is not called to
make the other see his interest in return.
The moral of this is not that persons
should be kind at home lest some calamity
oyertake their families, and they them
selves suffer remorse. 1t might be: Let
each person be just, and seeing fault cor
rect it. So, he viii not be slave to fears
of evil tidings. Or let no man or woman
hesitate to say, "I am wrong" when there
is occasion to make such confession.-01d
and Nsss.