The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-06-17
TIE FIRST QUARREL.
From Once a Month.

1 enough to try tee patience Of job don
believe there is a. other woman living has
to bear what dol Who'd ever think that
| came in here after breakfast and worked
good hour putting things to rights? And
/ nov, what does il look likc?"
Tears stood in the little wife's eyes and
her face heightened out till you would have
/ thought she had Just heard Of death.
''What is it, Susie2 What's up now?-
/ What does ,chdt hook hke?'' And Mr..
/ Graham ttrnud careIcs>fy, and good-natui-
| edly, too from the double-leaird article on
Recausu uctiQn, which he had been SO earn
/ cstly reading, that though he had heard,
/ he had scarcely eomprcGendod Il word of
| the complaint.
That's just like you, George. IF |
We're to tell you the house was on fire, You d
only look around and say, ''Whcre, Su>
| sie?"
He laughed; hearty laugh it was, TOO,
clear and ringing; laugh that many wife
would have treasured up as men do pearls
| and precious stones.
| 1t retted Mrs. Graham, and she said,
| Sharply, = IL you'd open your eyes, you'd
see what does echat look ike
| He rubbed them hriskly, and then peer
ed around. Il declare, Susie, | don't
know what you mean. The carpet is swept,
! the furniture busted, the lamps trimmed,
the fire bright-what is it? cant for the
| lite Of me see anything wrong.
| "You can't! No, of course ycu can't!
See there, and there, ard there, and
there, and she pointed rapidly, her EN-.
| phasis growing more incisive each time, to
his heavy overcoat which lay 10 a tunbled
mass on the lounge; to his hot which was
lodged unceremouiousy in the middle of
her work-basket; to his ruhbers which were
roasting on the stoyehearth, and to bis
| gloves which had demurely settled thcm~
selves en- the mantle place.
Il see, | see, Susie, b" t then you know
| am careless, goo d>toi-nothiug sort of a
taiiow who bad never had any bringing up,
aad you must make allowances, my dear,
and tossing tie paper on the able he
| caught her hand and drew her ntly upon
his lap and said soothingIy 0s cne might
talk TO q fretiuI child, Don't be cross now,
pet, Cause | didn't mean anything bad,
}on know. Put up your bps and TT me
kiss away that poUt.
But the lips were not put up to me,t the
touch OF those bearded ones. Instead,
they assumed rightly, sQuareness, inmOya-
bility,
Must | have the lecture FIRST, wify,
baiore can either give or claim a kiss?
Woh out with it then. The sooner u
whipI ed the sooner ill stop hurting. as /
used to say to the boys when the schou!-
master was after me with the rod OF cor
raction. Bat, Sa.ie, and here his tones
whici had so far been jccular, assumed u
touching earuestness Il don Ike this he
iDu scNldrd fvprv fi1pp ! cpoe into the
house. We borne 1t so lar patiently: luz
1t IS wearing 90 my tompeh1 shan Dtt
able to nor 1t much longer, m afraid !
shall scoll back and then we will qua,,reE
ana theu--our home VIII be no home' but
shall | say it, .busic?--whnt too many
homes are, nothlugg, more nor less than
cheap editions oil he'll ltseIl. -
Ent George; how can l heIp II! 1ou
DO tTy me lerrIbly.
"How, Snslt?
why, BY rever rntugg youf things
where rhey belong was brought up 10
haye place tor everything aud everything
III It's place, and It does worry me to come
N from tn Kitchen urId ami not ana men
ind the sitting room looking 50. IKE 10
have things neat and orderly.
'l}ut you know we can t have all we
Want ~ this world Sus'e, ano IS II Welth
NRllo Tor you to tret ycur te away Just DC
cause | can always think to put NY gloves
IN my pocket, aud hang up my coat ana
hat, and leave my rnDbefS III the entry!
That word fret was 40 unfortunate
one; it stung her. and she Said tltteriy'
but you necer thihk, george, ioa come
ru.hing IN like . "hirlwiad, and toss your.
things pellmcii every when way ana y
ther're even, picked up and put IN tReiT
places, It Is and not YOU that 90 Il ana
| am getting tired OF 1t. / can ana won
stand it any longer. -,
v hat wll you do susie. Ihefe was
severity in his tone now
DO? Why, went stand IT.. won t
be any man $ save, and the black eyes
flashed d fnahIy; g,
Dli ever ask you 20 be my save!
Tbs nan eyes lqere flashing row.
but what else am /! tui IKE one
from morning till night to do up the work
and put things IN order, and you come N
| and undo It all, just as I've got through
! 1t is enough to make saint swear.
, She was 50 excited now, she har lily knew
what She said. 49,,
| And what am |? he retorted. ii
you're slave, LIN ono quite as much
Who earns every cent thar br9ueht IN?
no p'ys the rent and buys the iuei' ana
lays III the ,proVi3,l.onH Who clothes MIS-
Susan Graham, Ia like to know
She earned her own clothes, once ana
she can do ii again, George Gaaham, II II
is necessary, and no thanks to you or any
other man
Its a pity she hadn't kept on earring
them herself, Then she'd never had u,
| pick up and put away her husband 5, ana
he-well 1t would not be gehtlemanly to say
il
Out with 1t SIR. Never spoil JOKE iof
relation, $ sake.
And he wouIdn,,t Fave caught Tartar
| but been a hanpy old bach, Lord, but Cow