Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-04
A Domestic Scene-AH About n ParasOl
TasSel.
From the Cincinnati Times


A parasol tassel is a very small thing to
create difficulty in a mans family, yet,
insignificant as il is in itself, il did cause
much domestic trouble ont in the West
End last night The night was warm, as
many who were tossing about IN Intellectual
efforts to sleep may remember.
Taking q stroll on the streets, about
eleven o'clock, to see what we could see,
we came upon discordant couple. man
and wife, evidently, who were so earnestly
engaged in family dispute between them
selves they didn't observe us, so we stopped
and observed them. They were of unmis-
taxable Teutonic origin.
The husband, stubborn and morose, was
seated on the doorstep of a planning mill
and the wife was standing in front of him
on the sidewalk emptying imaginary walls
of wrath upon his head. varied with female
lamentations and pleadings usual upon
such occasions, all of which he received
with occasional sullen remonstrance.
"Only two years married, already" said
the indignant wife, 'and you running
aroundt NIT de girls, pooty quick. You
ought to be ashamed NIT mine self. But
here is the leetle barasol tassle vot found
in your pocket. Yust SIGH leetle tassle
vot Catrina vot Trumps barasol don have
got allie vile. Vot you got to say to dose 2
'.vot Igot to say" returned the husband,
in a tone ofinjured innocence. "Vot ltole
YOU already, vot 1 always tell you and vot
never tell you some what Tive, and always
will tole you / found the leedle barasol
iassel at the pase pail grounds, and that's
more's what's the nader"
The wife would not accept the explana-
ton, but continued to accuse him of connu-
bal derelictions, although the only evidence
only evidence she seemed to have on hand
VS. the parasol tassel At length. another
actor appeared on the scene. he proved
to be neighbor ftheirs, and although he
he came strolling along, whistling in an
indifferent manner, as If on no purpose
bent, it was apparent that he had sought
them with the view of effectihg reconcllia
tion and getting them home.
s.Hallo, Hans, vas this your" said the
new conner, acting as though surprised at
finding him there; you are poorly late ont.
amt 1t why you no 60 home ?"
al don go home any more, that's why |
amt out pooty quick late" replied Hans.
gloomily.
The neighbor inquired the reason of their
difficulty which Mrs. Hans was not slow to
give, exhibiting the suspicious tassel.
what" said the neighbor, in astonish-
ment, "a leedle tassel like dose make all
these difficulties! Wy bicks up heep dose
leedle tassels at the pase pail grounds efry
tay vot don go town there. Got tozzens
Thousands of EN- at home, guess not.
Won leedle parasoi tassel! Veil, you youst
like to see my pureau tiawers full of dose
tassels yot / dells you, INT my frau she
likes nm, unit says its pully. Won leedle
tassel makes all dis troubles. Veil if
hadn't ouf polieved it 1 never would hal
seen H.
He continued in this strain, and finally
made out that every married man in the
neighborhood had bushels Of "leedle bara-
sol tassels," which they picked up at the
base ball grounds, conveying the idea that
the mir fairly rained tassels whenever there
was throng of ladies to witness base ball
match.
The woman at length became moderately
pacified and consented to 60 home. orget-
ting and forgiving if Hans would, and
Hans, after an amount of grumbhng and
hesitation, which his injured feelings SEEM
ed 70 demand, consented, and they went
home; the well.meaning but somewhat ex-
travagant neighbor still dwelling upon the
heap of parasol tassels he had himself ac-
cumulated at the ''pase pail grounds"