After some hesitation the wife agreed
to the proposition, but stipulated that
the rehearsal should be made in all
sincerity and with an honest view to
the bettering of each other, as other
wise 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. He was somewhat re
luctant, but his wife insisted that he
was first to propose the matter, and as
ho was the head of the house it was
his place to take the lead. Thus urg
ed, he began the recitation;
“My dear, one of the first faults
that I observed in you after we began
keeping house was that you a good
deal neglected the tinware. My moth
er always tooic a great pride in her
tinware and kept it as bright as a dol
lar."
“I am glad you have mentioned it,
dear,' 1 said the wife, blushing a little;
“hereafter you shall see no spot on
enp or pan. Pray, proceed.
“1 have also observed,"’ said the
husband, “that you use your dishrags
a long time without washing them
and finally throw them away. Now,
when at home, I remember that my
mother always used to wash out her
dishrags when site was done using
them, and hung them tip where they
could dry, ready for the next time
when she would need them.”
Blushing as before, the young wife
promised to mend this fault.
The husband continued with a
most formidable list of similar faults,
many more than we have space to
enumerate, when he declared he could
think of nothing more worthy of
mention.
