Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-04

bell was followed by the announcement OF MI Fry
Pry had popped ill., as he said, to see how they all
did, and have little social chat" but, as it turn
ed out, unfortunately foC the peace Of our excel
tent coupled he was Just in season TO hear from Mrs
Battles lips, relation Of what she called her
" frightful adventure with the mouse"
"No, my dear" interrupted Mr. b., "a rat"
Excuse me, love; but twas mouse"
" But assure you, Madam, il was rat"
I" / beg your pardon, sir; notwithstanding you
assure me, am quite sure it was mouse"
Don't tell me, Mrs Battle; do you think I'm
| fool, not to know raj from a mouse, aud ia my
own house, too p
keep cool, Mr Battle don't get huGy Just be-
cause spoke word. Some how other lately,
[ caR never open my lips before you, but you must
fly into pet. Aud then you must be twit--twit
--twitting me always about your house, as if you
we're lord Of everything here, and were only your
humble servant. declare, Battle,yo are as cross
as bear, Battle, and unreasonable as You can
| live"
" Mrs Battle you are enough to provoke a saint.
Three times yoa have eoutradicted me- and"
An because | said mouse wasn't rat. A
mouse amt rat, and you know it Battle"
Mrs Battle, there's no standing this-No!-
nor won't stand it any longer. ] will have di.
yorce, il there's one to be had in the country.
won't live with such termigant MOL wont, Mrs
Battle, and that is the Tong and short OF it,"
Here Mrs Battle fell back ia her chair, and
burst in flood Of tears. Pry, finding matters get.
ting little too hot crept silly oil the room, aud
run for home as if from hornets nest. Mr. Bat
tie paced the room hurriedly to and FRO, for the
space Of FIVE minutes or more. with banched check,
aud lip quivering with rage. aud finally seated him
self by window, and with air Of affected I'M
concern. began to whistle Yankee doodle. lie had
been seated but three or four minutes, when his
wife, suddenly rising up, came across the room.
threw her arms afectionately about his neck, and
buried her head in his bosom.
"My dear husband"
"My dear WIFE.
al have ofFcnded-deepy offended you. Can
you forgive met 7"
ayes, sweet, thousand times"
How foolish was to dispute With YOU dear
one, about such tribe"
Eyes, it was very foolish in both Of US. But
never mind thank heaven, we've come to our sen.
ses again. Kiss me, durling-there, ais made up
Amt we happy now"
Eyes, my love. Clouds will come some times
but thank Providence, they are all gone now. We
couldn't have expected sunshine always. Oh,woni
we have the precious times together hereafter. low
ing each other so ienderly! There, it does seem
to me il were at this moment, perfectly per
. fecty happy"
= blessed, blessed wife Kiss me again, dar
ling. There--we've had the last Of our quarrel
Yes, dearest. And il we were going to quarre
again-whch never can belt would be abou
something of more Importance wouldn't it, love
The more think Off the more foolish it appears
quarrelling about so triaing thing as mouse"
"You forgot, my dear; rat you mean"
"No, my dear, mean mouse"
How can you, Mrs Battle, sag mouse, wheI
I've told you over aud again twas rat! D'y'
. think I've no eyes p
81 say what mean, Mr. Battle, and mean jus
o what say 10 say that was rat, Is the most alb
: surd thing | ever heard A rat, indeed I"
"Absurd or not, Mrs Battle, tell you you ar
simpeton. You don't know beans from broom
stick |"
"Then it's because I've lived so long with you
Battle don't believe you ever saw rat, Battle
% Every body knows they have long round tails, lik
: file. But Pm an abused woman, and won't pu
up with such treatment longer. III go home
my fathers Well see, then, how some folks wi
get long. And viii tell you Battle, il was
le mouse"
:, "And I'll tell you, Mrs Battle, it want mouse.
- '"Twas a mouse"
- '"Twas rat"
~ "Twas a mouse" "Rat" "Mouse." "Rat.
~ "Mouse" "Rat" Mouse" Rat" "Mou-" al
~ -" en-"
in Just al this moment, stage-coach drew up b
10 fore the door and the appearance Of an old and lon
y expected friend, who after long absence, bur
4. suddenly into the room, put down oil hostillite
de and threw both parties into temporary humor.-
of To this day, however. the cause Of Mrs. Battle
at. fright has never ceased TO be prolific source
contention, Mr.. Battle Insisting most strenuous
* that sit was a rat" and Mrs Battle protesting wi
es equal periinacity that twas mouse" A hundr'
m. times they have squabbled ill almost ready
'or broomstck each other, aud hundred times tn
led have Just made all up again. and asked each othe
his forgiveness, when M unfortunate alluson by OF
iy- of the parties to the cause Of their quarrel h
re-. caused all the smothered fires Of rage and indg
far ton to break forth afresh- Yankee Blade.